“We must demand action now to retrofit schools, incentivize home improvements and reinstate the Utah Seismic Safety Commission,” writes geologist Matthew Morriss.
We must demand action now to retrofit schools, incentivize home improvements and reinstate the Utah Seismic Safety Commission.Recently, I toured the Utah Capitol’s basement, viewing the $60 million rubber base isolation system that protects the building from earthquakes. The tour guide emphasized the project’s worth, citing the Capitol as “the single most expensive piece of property in the state,” with “incredible historic value.
140,000 buildings — many of which are homes — along the Wasatch Front are unreinforced masonry structures — have continually failed to prioritize the safety of Utah’s citizens. This negligence peaked this year when the Legislature chose to sunset the— a public panel which had been active for 30 years at no cost to the state. The commission advocated for incremental changes in northern and central Utah’s infrastructure. And this has taken place less than five years after the 2020 5.
As I left the Capitol that day, walking past its impressive columns and under its newly reinforced dome, I thought of the thousands of unreinforced homes and schools I passed on my drive there. Each one represents a family, a child and a future that deserves the same level of protection our lawmakers have ensured for themselves.
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