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Show TheSalt Lake Tribune UTAH Sunday, May 93 1999 C7 cou Utah Issues Renews Poverty Battle Price Effective May 23-25, 1999 Sunday, Monday & Tuesday WHILE SUPPLIES LAST! After 25 years, advocacygroup wasteslittle time on self-congratulation Crim said the group will contin- right to organize” lawthat would prohibit a landlord from punish ing a tenant for organzing a ten- ue tg lobby lawmakers and bu- reati¢ratsbut alsowill pursueoth- Tweaty-five\years have passed since th\nonprofit group Utah Is- to battle yoverty and home ness and sure health care those who cannot afford it Ithas been. quarter-centuryof ordinary citizins reminding the government, inits questto attract bigger businessesand build more highways, not tc forget society's less fortunate. Despite a booming economy, an unprecedented timeof economic growth and prosperity in ant-advecacy er methods. One such method featured in a workshop Saturday sues set to shop in Salt Lake In return, outlawing end to landlord rules that prohibit older mobile homes from a mo: bile home park The advocatesalsowill propose property for the benefit of low- income people. group; the non-refundable deposit: an end to no-cuase eviction, and an was the “communitylandtrust.’ in which downer can sell property nonprofit group that cove to manage the the andatedfreeze on rer landowner gets a significant tax ‘0 and during the Olympics We want to protect tenants ant issues, advocates came up with several changesinstate law they can make a buck off the Olympic nid Utah Issues Whitney Ri breakonthe sale of the property In a workshoponlandlord-ten. fromlandlords who evict them so to protect tenants. Theyinclude: a Extraguedn Utah, theissues of poverty still oe and the poorarestill among us see said Bill Crim, the new executive director of Utah Thegroup this we nd heldits annual conference, an anniversa- ry of sorts, called 25 Years of ia | =) Limit Advocacy.” Though Utah Issues took a moment to honor more Serving Utah for over 20 years cated themselves years or moreof advocating for disadvan: Whatif you lost power? than 100 people who havededi- taged people, spent little time celebrating its silver anniversary The two-day conference. attended by about 200 people. was packed with workshops covering everything from removing sales tax onfood to improving laws to protect tenants from unscrupulous landlords. Per Family ARE YOU Y2K READY? and beyond Back-up generator power wi ill be your responsibility in case of a natural disaster. Don’t leave your family unprotected. We can custom fit you with the correct size generator te supply yor ur needs, and provide the Jo final connection to your home, cabin or business with Fresh 4 Pack a simply one movem ent transfer switch. It is a conference that UtahIssues usually holds in Octob three months beforethe Legisls i Small Ripe «... Tomatoes \ Starting at *2,395° complete 801-266-1532 ture convenes. 1-888-266-1532 year, the advocacy group conference were advordtes poor, bured mayoral half-d AL On Ga ~ Market Street Fresh n legislators. t wait until October to legislative agenda. If we ns to be involved, we have to start in the spring,” said Crim. “If youget a coalitionthat broad. 4 Pks. the Low Fat 481 eel “) 44$y] d to meet earlier and in- volve a numberof people from the community. On hand at the working on a goal eight months before the Legislature starts, hopefully. the impact will besignificant Besides moving up its annual rR Ti yee) 5 for |& eroductosr Rate | |pedG nt the first 3 Mo the | [1 ME Rates BELOW mPRI of Me oun’ | 84 Reanaaining Fer es" NoApplicationFe mi Only mu ni InterestOption © payment No Annual Fee re ty ad Tax De ductibili "1 conference on the calendar, Utah Is: es is adding a newtactic toits strategy becoming moreinvolved in “community development,” or “ we iS. tions {o the wide-ranging prob- Arua Pecentare Rate finding non-governmental solu- Boneless Pork CountryStyle 2 Fresh Chilean Sea Bass $149,Dae $4999. Spare Ribs SALL LEAKE CHLY CREDIT UNION indesciting | Prime Equity BELOW PRIME!* —@ | | | | | + 2330 East 33rd South + $981 South Wasatch Boulevard ~ 8550 South 1300 East + 2029 East 70th South + 1360 South Foothill Boulevard + 1500 Snow Creek Drive in Park City & Now At88 So. 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