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No vote from state lawmakers on $3M plan for Salt Lake City homelessness overflow shelter

Residents in the Ballpark neighborhood have complained that state officials haven’t solicited community input on the proposal.

(Rick Egan | Tribune file photo) State lawmakers voted this week on whether to set aside funding for an overflow homeless shelter in Salt Lake City. Camp Last Hope, a former encampment, was built on abandoned railroad tracks under the freeway. Tuesday, Jan. 5, 2021.