Salt Lake City’s first sanctioned homeless campground is almost ready to open.  It just needs one last thing.  A leader.  No one has been chosen to run the site.  None of the bidders could meet the requirements to run the campground.  Bids are still being accepted with hopes to open mid-December.

The pods located on the site come with insulation, heating, and cooling units along with fold-up beds and tables.  They are made by a company named Foldum and will house up to 50 people.  The total cost comes to $640,000 for 27 pods.

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