Davis County considers permanent emergency shelter in North Salt Lake
Aug 28, 2024, 9:30 AM | Updated: 4:54 pm
A homeless shelter could be moving near a North Salt Lake neighborhood and county leaders say there's little they can do to stop it. (Mark Less, KSL TV)
(Mark Less, KSL TV)
NORTH SALT LAKE — A permanent emergency shelter could be moving near a North Salt Lake neighborhood, and county leaders said there’s little they can do to stop it.
Homeowners of the Foxboro subdivision recently learned that the former LifeLine Teen Treatment Center, located at 1130 W. Center, just a few blocks from their homes, could soon become a new homeless shelter with at least 80 beds.
“Everybody agrees that there needs to be places for the homeless people, services and help. This place has no access to any of that,” said Sharon Stanger, one of the homeowners who lives near the proposed site.
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After learning about the upcoming shelter last week, Stanger and dozens of other residents confronted the Davis County Commission during its Tuesday morning meeting. However, the commissioners said there was very little they could do about the shelter.
“The process is very challenging because, on the one hand, it’s designed to not be open and public,” said Davis County Commissioner Lorene Kamalu.
Kamalu said a local task force, composed of the area mayors and a county commissioner, was tasked with developing housing plans for “code blue” conditions in the winter.
