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Salt Lake City looks at moving homeless services

Salt Lake City officials have tried for years to find ways to discourage homeless people from frequenting Pioneer Park, but now officials are joined by business leaders and even Utah's governor, who say it's time to take a serious look at moving facilities that serve the city's homeless. "There is no question historic Pioneer Park and the Rio Grande area have become magnets for the homeless, bringing to these areas an increased incidence in arrests for drugs, violent crime and sexual solicitation," Carpenter said. The coalition, made of up nearby developers, business owners and police, has talked about renovating or moving the emergency shelter and is now raising money to build 300 housing units for the homeless. Matt Minkevitch, executive director of the Road Home shelter, wouldn't comment on whether it should move but said it's important that homeless people using the shelter and nearby soup kitchen can easily access the clinic and other services.

 

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