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A tale of two neighborhoods: How a homeless hospice has divided members of an east-side Salt Lake City community

Posted at 10:35 AM, Dec 16, 2018
and last updated 2018-12-16 22:35:05-05

When The INN Between moved to the east side of Salt Lake City in May, neighbors worried the medical care center for the homeless would operate as a de facto shelter and increase crime and traffic in their community. The Salt Lake Tribune reports.

Six months later, the battle between the nonprofit clinic and a small group of residents there continues to escalate.

Sophia Anderson and Tammy Castleforte, a pair of savvy Sugar House moms living near The INN Between, are spearheading the movement to get the center out of their neighborhood — or at least to keep it from expanding from 50 beds to 75.

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