![]() “Jevahjire’s message resonates with me as we recognize Indigenous Peoples’ Day. In his letter, he wrote, “As a young immigrant just like many in South Salt Lake, I have always wondered if the members of the Council of this City ever question how a young immigrant or refugee feels knowing that he is frequenting a library named after an oppressor not too different from the one(s) they or their parents were fleeing from back home?” He currently is a member of the Youth City Council. France became involved in Promise South Salt Lake in the Fall of 2016. France graduated from Cottonwood High School and is a former member of the award-winning Cottonwood High School Robotics team. SSL is beginning an initiative to change the name of the center.Īs questions of inequality were heating up earlier this year, Jevahjire France wrote a letter to the City Council asking them to consider a name change.įrance moved to America from Haiti in 2016 when he was 13 years old. ![]() 14 City Council meeting, Mayor Cherie Wood announced another change. It took four years and $5 million for a new beginning on Apwith the opening of the Columbus branch of the Salt Lake County Library Services.Īt the Oct. ![]() South Salt Lake bought the building and, in 1997, the architecture firm Cooper Roberts was hired to do a complete renovation of the building. The building was used as a warehouse until 1995. ![]() In the 1980s, it was decided it was too costly to bring the building up to earthquake and safety codes, in addition to removing asbestos. Shortly after, it was remodeled to house a training center for adults with learning disabilities and was used for this purpose for about 20 years. In its 103-year history, the Columbus Center, 2530 S. ![]()
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