State officials have notified advocates who were involved in efforts to help keep homeless people off the streets during the upcoming NBA All-Star Weekend that funding for that effort will now not be available.
SALT LAKE CITY — State officials have notified advocates who were involved in efforts to help keep homeless people off the streets during the upcoming NBA All-Star Weekend that funding for that effort will no longer be available.
"I knew this right from the get-go, that it would be almost impossible to fund anybody that does not currently have a contract with the state," Niederhauser said Thursday. "Whatever their excuse is today, they've been going on this pathway for three weeks telling me that they were going to provide funding and now they're rescinding it. They have always not had a contract with me. So if the contract was important, then that would've been part of the discussion from the beginning," Garvin said.
The coalition's involvement carried the largest portion of the budget with over $21,000 being specifically dedicated toward the "movie nights" effort. Salt Lake City homeless policy director Andrew Johnston had confirmed that the city had been involved in discussions regarding the proposal. He cited safety concerns because there will be many extra people downtown during the NBA events, including near Vivint Arena and nearby resource centers for homeless people.
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