Voices: SLC says it wants affordable housing. Its new utility rates work against projects like mine.
A local real estate investor argues that Salt Lake City's new utility rates are hindering affordable housing projects, contradicting the city's stated goals regarding housing affordability.
“Our elected officials’ statements about how concerned they are about affordability are ringing pretty hollow right now,” writes real estate agent and investor Paul Svendsen in an op-ed.
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