Public commenters at Salt Lake City hearing urge action on alleged telecom trespass, call for oversight of religious nonprofits; council closes grant hearing, 

Salt Lake City — At a public hearing on two grant application items (B1 and B2), and during the meeting’s general public‑comment period, residents raised a range of concerns, from alleged trespassing and intimidation by a telecommunications contractor in South Salt Lake to calls for city action on religious nonprofits and state legislation affecting property‑tax relief.

The council closed the public hearing on the two grant applications and referred items D1 and B2 to a future consent agenda for action (motion moved from the dais and seconded; the motion passed unanimously).

Telecom trespass allegations

Multiple commenters used the public hearing to complain about contractors in the South Salt Lake area. Phil Fampley, a registered commenter, alleged on the record that utility or telecom contractors had entered private yards, dug trenches and in some instances intimidated residents. “You have people literally being trespassed on their property,” Fampley said, describing instances he said occurred in the South Salt Lake area and asserting that contractors had called police on…