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Utah’s Legislature aims $70 million toward affordable housing. Advocates say it’s not enough.

One lawmaker argues the affordable housing crisis poses a “clear and present danger” to Utah’s prosperity.

(Leah Hogsten | The Salt Lake Tribune) Signs oppose a development at one of seven homes along 200 North and 600 West set for demolition as part of a new 312-unit new transit-friendly apartment complex, pictured here on March 11, 2021. Utah’s affordable housing advocates are seeking a big chunk of cash from the federal American Rescue Plan Act for affordable dwellings in the state.