Downtown Salt Lake City business owners say some homeless individuals are creating unsafe environment
SALT LAKE CITY — Business owners in downtown Salt Lake City say they have a growing problem on their hands: Customers and employees don't feel safe coming into their shops, thanks to what they call an aggressive homeless population growing outside.
He said they're trying to find solutions and ways to stay in business, describing some of the incidents he's witnessed. She said she has always tried to help those who were down on their luck, having family members finding themselves out on the streets. She is part of a group of stylists who volunteer by providing haircuts and color to homeless shelters and has volunteered for years, but says lately help has been refused and she's not sure what to do.Her daughter Alyssa Brown also works at the salon and said she understands many of the problems are heightened due to addiction and mental health issues.
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