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House unanimously backs resolution urging mixed, accessible Olympic housing along Wasatch Front
Summary
The Utah House unanimously passed SJR4 endorsing planning for 3,000 mixed and accessible housing units tied to Olympic needs, urging that units be distributed along the Wasatch Front and reserved for long-term residents, not clustered in one neighborhood.
Representative Wayne A. Harper introduced Senate Joint Resolution 4, which urges Salt Lake and U.S. Olympic committees to consider affordable and accessible housing needs for Olympic construction and legacy uses. Harper said the task force that produced recommendations saw a need for roughly 3,000 units to house media and other Olympic officials and recommended distributing those units along the Wasatch Front rather than clustering them in a single neighborhood.
"It was felt by that task force that it would be very important with the 3,000 units... that both units ought to be distributed in areas not just clustered in 1 area in Salt Lake, but along the Wasatch Front," Harper said, urging creation of a mixed community of housing types and rental rates that would serve Utah residents after the Games.
The House recorded a unanimous passage, 70–0, and the resolution was publicly read by title and entered into the journal.
Next steps: The resolution expresses the legislature’s intent and encourages Olympic planners to incorporate affordable and accessible housing considerations into their planning and siting work.
