Committee OKs bill funding improvements, patrols on Jordan River

SALT LAKE CITY — Lawmakers are turning their attention to a stretch of the Jordan River, proposing to spend $1 million for added police patrols and improvements such as lighting and boat ramps.The measure, HB216, by Rep. Mike Winder, R-West Valley City, proposes a half-million dollars in one-time funding and another half-million dollars in ongoing funding to make improvements along the river from state Route 201 to about 4500 South.It is within that same corridor that a proposed homeless s