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Tom Dickman: We need to do more than talk about affordable housing

This is about the zoning change request by the property owner of four houses located on 200 South: 949 East, 955 East, 959 East, and 963 East.

For several years, Salt Lake City has been subject to increased population pressures. This trend continues. Salt Lake is a center of production and distribution. Many high-paid jobs, especially in the tech and financial sectors, attract highly educated and trained job candidates, often from states far away.

These jobs require advanced education and extensive training. They are not open to those on the bottom of the socioeconomic scale.