Leaders of Utah’s capital city voted to adopt millions of dollars in grants to the city’s budget on Tuesday, but they agreed to delay a vote on the smallest award amid the controversy it generated.
The Salt Lake City Council approved $3.2 million in homeless mitigation funding and $666,000 for Jordan River habitat restoration, but it opted to postpone its decision on a $224,000 grant set to be used for expanding the city’s fleet of license plate reader cameras after it stoked fears from residents over how the cameras might be used.
Salt Lake City is slated to receive the funds from the Davis County Sheriff’s Office through a grant it received. Salt Lake City police want to use it to add more license plate reader cameras to be placed atop traffic light poles at major intersections in the city, such as Beck Street…