SALT LAKE CITY – Salt Lake City Mayor Erin Mendenhall issued an 11th emergency proclamation giving restaurants and retail entities the ability to operate outside on their own private property, or adjacent city-owned property as permitted by the city. “We hope this change gives business owners the ability to increase their ability to serve their […]
Salt Lake City Enacts Week-long Nighttime Curfew
Para leer el comunicado de prensa en español oprima aquí. SALT LAKE CITY – Salt Lake City Mayor Erin Mendenhall announced a new curfew for all of Salt Lake City beginning tonight, Monday, June 1, extending through Monday, June 8. The curfew will begin each evening at 8 p.m. and end at 6 a.m. each […]
Mayor Erin Mendenhall Issues Emergency Proclamation Enacting Curfew For City
Para leer este comunicado de prensa en español oprima AQUI. Para leer la proclamación oprima AQUÍ. SALT LAKE CITY – Salt Lake City Mayor Erin Mendenhall tonight issued an emergency proclamation enacting a curfew to take effect at 8:00 p.m. This curfew will apply to the whole of Salt Lake City and last through 6 […]
Salt Lake City Takes New Action on ‘Tech Lake City’, Hiring Clark Cahoon to Oversee Technology and Innovation Strategy
Salt Lake City is ripe to develop a pipeline of new tech and life science startup businesses and amplify the culture of tech that already calls the capital city home. And now more than ever, it is time to imagine and build a more sustainable economy to benefit all city residents. Since her first day […]
Proposed Budget to Move Salt Lake City Closer to Equity, Despite Pandemic, Economic Unknowns
May 5, 2020 SALT LAKE CITY — Mayor Erin Mendenhall presented to the City Council Tuesday night a balanced, proposed Fiscal Year 2020-21 Budget that retains current staffing levels while focusing on the Mayor’s priority of creating equitable opportunities for all. “We’re in a financially stable place today thanks to previous growth, and I am […]
Salt Lake City’s Net Zero fire stations earn Platinum and Gold certifications from U.S. Green Building Council
Salt Lake City’s two groundbreaking Net Zero fire stations have been recognized with top environmental sustainability certifications from the U.S. Green Building Council. Station No. 3, 2425 S. 900 East, and Station No. 14, 3800 W. California Ave., were honored with LEED Platinum and Gold certifications, respectively, in early April. LEED — Leadership in Energy […]
New City Flag Design Sought To Personify, Unite Salt Lake City
SALT LAKE CITY — A new flag will wave above Salt Lake City by the end of the year, and the City wants people of all ages to help with the design process. After years of hearing that the current green flag with its mountains, skyline, and text have left people wanting, Salt Lake City […]
Salt Lake City On Track To Plant 1,000 Westside Trees
SALT LAKE CITY — Salt Lake City Mayor Erin Mendenhall officially kicked off her 1,000 Trees initiative on Arbor Day with a tree planting at Rosewood Park, 1400 North 1200 West. 25 Turkish Filbert and Redbud trees were added to the western edge of the park, bringing the total number of trees planted throughout Salt Lake […]
Salt Lake City Announces Opening of Stay Safe Stay Active Streets
SALT LAKE CITY – Beginning Thursday, April 23, Salt Lake City will start to temporarily open some city streets to pedestrian and bicycle traffic in order to allow space to recreate while also remaining at a safe distance from people. The first street to “open” will be 500 North from approximately Redwood Road to 800 […]
Salt Lake City distributes nearly $1,000,000 to local businesses through Emergency Loan Program
SALT LAKE CITY – 52 Salt Lake City businesses have been selected to receive immediate funding through Salt Lake City’s Emergency Loan Program to offset revenue losses during the COVID-19 crisis. Applicants were awarded funding in two rounds, with nearly $500,000 in total being allocated to 26 businesses in each round. “We know there are […]