Salt Lake City Director of Homeless Policy and Outreach Andrew Johnston said communities that focus on shelters, affordable housing and services are more effective in reducing homelessness.
Instead, residents are also paying the price when state funds fall short, some said Thursday. Westgate Lofts resident John Maz said his area’s homeowner association — which includes 73 units in the Rio Grande community — is on pace to spend $100,000 “directly related to vandalism and security issues for our building” resulting from shelters.
“We’re accumulating all these costs, and it’s going to become a financial issue for our buildings to foot these bills,” Maz said. “Chief [Brown] mentioned all these protocols that are going to be put in place — it’s taking too long, and I know that you can only do so much ... all these policies sound great for long term, but we’re not getting any instant alleviation for the citizens of the community.
But for short-term solutions that aren’t just a few hours in a jail cell for a misdemeanor crime, Mendenhall said agencies like the district attorney’s office, emergency rooms and the police need to work more closely together with the unhoused community.
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