A plan to help more homeless Utahns this winter? Local leaders say they have one, but they’re not sharing details.

The proposal is a product of a state mandate for officeholders in Salt Lake County to get unsheltered residents out of the cold.

(Francisco Kjolseth | The Salt Lake Tribune) State Homeless Coordinator Wayne Niederhauser joins other Salt Lake County leaders and mayors at Pioneer Park on Tuesday, Aug. 1, 2023, to announce a homeless plan for winter has been submitted for approval.

A plan to help more homeless Utahns this winter? Local leaders say they have one, but they’re not sharing details.

The proposal is a product of a state mandate for officeholders in Salt Lake County to get unsheltered residents out of the cold.

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