In an impromptu speech outside the Salt Lake City Council chambers on Tuesday, Mayor Jackie Biskupski told the nearly 20 residents who had just raised concerns about the development of the controversial inland port that she expects the legislation that created it may face a legal challenge.
“The lawsuits will come,” she said, though she noted it may not be from her administration. “This is an unconstitutional bill. It has multiple challenges in it and our day in court will happen. But until then, we have a lot of work to do and we have to fight.”
The City Council, which often butts heads with the mayor, in June banned Biskupski from filing a lawsuit over the inland port unless she first obtained the council’s permission.