South Salt Lake • At a ribbon-cutting ceremony Tuesday, South Salt Lake leaders gathered to celebrate the opening of a new homeless resource center the city never wanted.
The event came after a series of delays, caused in part by a standoff between homeless service providers and city officials attempting to control who enters the facility, how long they stay and what they’re allowed to do while there. South Salt Lake ultimately backed off its most controversial demands after the state threatened to wrest oversight power away from the city by taking over the resource center property.