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Tear down or give them a facelift? That's the choice tonight before Salt Lake City Council when it comes to low-income housing.
Just across from the City Center Marriott on State Street, you'll see some old, brownstone apartments, home to at least 80 people who have nowhere else to go.
Councilman Carlton Christensen said, "I think to leave the buildings in their current condition isn't really a good solution for us as a city."
He says the city, which owns the buildings, does not know where to house many of the current residents if the buildings are torn down. "The option for these folks if you don't have this kind of facility is, frankly, the shelter, and that's not a good option."
The people in the units pay week-to-week. Christensen says many have criminal records and can't get into a long-term lease in an apartment.
E-mail: tcallan@ksl.com
