Chime in with Mayor Rocky Anderson & Homeless Advocate Ty Bellamy

from Utah Stories July 2023

IMmigrants renew diamond legacy

@american236

It’s not about housing the homeless, it’s about educating them and helping them become self-reliant and helping them get their needs met, their physical, mental, emotional and family needs met. It’s a lot more than just homelessness. These people have some serious personal problems going on in their lives that need attention.

Comments on Instagram about the hasty demolition of the Utah Pantages Theater—one of the most historic buildings in all of Utah.

vertical_diner_slc

This is very, very sad. We want to have history. We know that history is not just on paper but in physical form that we can look at, touch, feel and sometimes taste. We need to put an end to this madness. Most developers are not here for the long term. Most only think in terms of 5-10 year returns. Time to come together to finally put a stop to this destruction. Let’s just act logically and reasonably. Balance is key. This is not a balanced approach.

Duendelounge

I’m glad you are writing about this. @hines rushed to tear it down because of all the notoriety they were getting because of the lawsuits @avengetheutahpantages was creating. It made them nervous and they wanted that property that was next to the Kearns building they already own. It’s a total disgrace and a massive loss to taxpayers and residents of Utah.

A comment on the Instagram Reel regarding homeless camps abatements.

Golancers82

I think it should be criminal to take other people’s property. Yes, I know that there needs to be something done about so many people on the streets, but I hope that everybody is realizing that [Mayor] Mendenhall does not care about them and never has. Just another phony. During the winter, nobody should have frozen to death. There were plenty of businesses that were empty that could have housed the homeless but they chose not to. Remember that when it’s time to vote, people!

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