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Salt Lake City, UDOT draft emergency plan for displaced flood residents

Leading community relief fundraising and pushing for answers

Two months after a broken 20-inch water main flooded Poplar Grove, the Salt Lake City Council has approved $50,000 to help displaced families pay rent, buy food and replace essentials. Who pays for the damage itself is still unresolved.

Updated Oct 23

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We've just gotten a lot of (unclear) answers about who's potentially responsible.

from Salt Lake City, UDOT draft emergency plan for displaced flood residents · Updated Oct 23

We realize that, right now, there are residents who just need more support as they try to get their lives back together.

from Salt Lake City, UDOT draft emergency plan for displaced flood residents · Updated Oct 23

It's a great start. We do wish they would have been jumping on this sooner, but we're glad — better late than never.

from Salt Lake City, UDOT draft emergency plan for displaced flood residents · Updated Oct 23

It's going to be helpful to help all the residents right now, but we also know it's going to be a long road to recovery.

from Salt Lake City, UDOT draft emergency plan for displaced flood residents · Updated Oct 23