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Erin Mendenhall
Mayor | Salt Lake City, UT

Salt Lake City Mayor Erin Mendenhall’s Plan to Improve Public Safety

Idea Category: Addressing Homelessness, Public Safety

Salt Lake City Mayor Erin Mendenhall’s recently announced comprehensive plan to address crime and improve public safety has received bipartisan support from Governor Spencer Cox and members of the Republican-controlled state legislature. With 50 concrete initiatives, Mendenhall aims to address crime at its root causes by expanding access to permanent housing and temporary shelters and by increasing mental and behavioral healthcare offerings, while also beefing up police presence in downtown Salt Lake City. Mendenhall let it be known that being unsheltered is not a crime, but public safety matters and homelessness do intersect, which often comes because of mental health challenges, drug addiction, human trafficking and more. "It is also true that the presence of unsheltered individuals, some of whom face severe mental illness, can make people feel unsafe, and the impacts of unsheltered homelessness can hurt the communities," Mendenhall said.

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Boise Mayor Lauren McLean and Salt Lake City Mayor Erin Mendenhall Find Creative Solutions Around LGBTQ+ Flag Banning Laws

Idea Category: Advocacy | Funding Source: ARP

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Salt Lake City Mayor Erin Mendenhall Launched a New Tenant Resoure Center to Support Renters and Prevent Displacement

Idea Category: Housing | Funding Source: ARP

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Salt Lake City Mayor Erin Mendenhall Advanced Partnership to Invest in Solar Power for Marginalized Neighborhoods

Idea Category: Clean Energy, Promoting Equity | Funding Source: ARP

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Utah: Salt Lake City Mayor Erin Mendenhall Helped Residents with Water Conservation Efforts

Idea Category: Climate Change, Infrastructure | Funding Source: ARP

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ARP: Salt Lake City UT, Community Investments to Help with COVID Recovery

Idea Category: COVID | Funding Source: ARP

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ARP: Salt Lake City UT, Bundles Child Care, Job Training

Idea Category: Jobs and Entrepreneurship | Funding Source: ARP

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Formal Declaration of Racism as a Public Health Crisis

Idea Category: Equity & Opportunity | Funding Source: ARP

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SLC Digital Equity

Idea Category: Broadband, Education, Infrastructure | Funding Source: ARP

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