$1.50 Sept. 6, 2024 | Vol. 3 Iss. 31
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NEWS IN BRIEF THE LIFELINE BUILDING at 1130 West Center Street in North Salt Lake. The county and state are considering helping to fund the purchase of the property by Switchpoint.
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County and NSL residents at odds over homeless shelter
NORTH SALT LAKE—North Salt Lake residents are speaking out against the possibility of a homeless shelter in their neighborhood. The private company Switchpoint, which provides resources for the homeless, has put down earnest money to buy the Lifeline building that is near several elementary schools. By Becky Ginos becky.g@davisjournal.com
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t was standing room only at the North Salt Lake City Council meeting Tuesday night as residents petitioned the city to stop a proposal for a homeless shelter coming into
their neighborhood after hearing that Switchpoint, a private company that provides resources for those who are experiencing homelessness, was considering purchasing the Lifeline building at 1130 West Center Street. Residents also attended last week’s county commission meeting to express their concern to the commission. “The proximity of the entrance of the building to the Legacy Trail is 72 steps,” one resident said. “The back of the school (Foxboro Elementary) recess area to the front door is .76 miles. It’s .77 miles from the farthest south entrance to walk on the same sidewalks children are walking alone to and from school.” Residents also voiced concern that the decision seems to keep bounc-
ing back and forth between the county and the state and they were never given the opportunity to weigh in. “Where can we go to have our voices heard?” another woman said. “I had major concern with the bill that passed in 2023 requiring counties our size to provide shelter beds for Code Blue and Winter Response,” said Commissioner Lorene Kamalu. “Code Blue and Winter Response means beds for unhoused people for extremely cold days and also 60+ beds from Oct. 15-April 30. We have not yet had a general population homeless shelter in our county.” Since the 2023 law passed, a task force of voting city mayors from Bountiful, Farmington, Kaysville, Please see SHELTER pg. 2
Hot dog record broken
Monday, Sept. 2, Joey Chesnut, the current holder of the world record for most hot dogs eaten in one sitting broke his own world record by polishing off 83 hot dogs and buns in the span of just 10 minutes. Chesnut’s previous record was set just three years ago when he ate 76 dogs and buns in the same amount of time. His chief competitor, Takeru Kobayashi of Japan, was able to down 66 hotdogs and buns in the time, and despite coming in second, told the press he felt he did his best. Neither Chesnut nor Kobayashi were able to compete at the annual Nathan’s Famous Fourth of July Hot Dog Eating Contest due to sponsorship deals and contractual conflicts.