Mayor Erin Mendenhall now opposes opening overflow homeless shelter in Salt Lake’s Ballpark neighborhood

The $3 million proposal will come before a state legislative committee next week for consideration.

(Rick Egan | Tribune file photo) Salt Lake City Mayor Erin Mendenhall speaks at a news conference on Friday, Oct. 23, 2020. Mendenhall on Thursday released a statement opposing a plan for an overflow emergency homeless shelter in the Ballpark neighborhood.

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Bethany RodgersGovernment Reporter

Bethany began covering state government at The Tribune right in time for the 2018 election. She's a proud Maryland Terrapin and worked at newspapers in the D.C. area and in Orlando, Florida, before coming to Utah. Her aspiration is to one day keep an orchid alive for more than a month.