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Administration outlines community engagement priorities; city pickup days, grants and programs shift in 2025
Summary
City administration presented early-2025 engagement plans including schedule changes for residential collection days, upcoming neighborhood office hours, Love Your Block and ACE grant award rounds, and status updates on transportation projects.
City administration delivered a set of informational updates at the Jan. 7 Salt Lake City Council work session, covering community outreach, neighborhood projects and an upcoming schedule change for residential solid-waste pickup.
Weston Clark, director of community outreach, and others briefed the council on open houses, grants and volunteer opportunities. Clark reported that an open house for the 700 North project in late December was well-attended and that the 2100 South project (between 700 East and 1100 East) is on track for completion this year. Clark said contractor selection and community meetings are proceeding in advance of planned spring construction.
Clark also described two grant programs: Love Your Block and the ACE Fund. He said the Love Your Block cycle selected 16 projects this round, with recipients to be notified the same day and some projects expected to begin as early as March. The ACE Fund award round increased the program budget to $300,000; Clark said 71 events were funded from a record number of applications.
Separately, the administration notified the council that city residential trash, recycling and organics collection days will change in February to improve operational resilience (details in a separate article). Clark encouraged residents to use the city feedback page and to attend mayoral office community hours slated for February.
The administration noted additional volunteer- and community-focused activity, including winter clothing drives for the SLC C.O.R.E. team and a micro-shelter community garden project that will be sited alongside a temporary shelter location.
No formal council action was taken; these were informational updates the administration said will be followed by more detailed briefings as projects proceed.
