Businesses prepare for flooding near cottonwood canyons

SALT LAKE CITY — Flooding is top of mind in many cities, especially in Cottonwood Heights, which sits at the bottom of Big and Little Cottonwood Canyons. That’s why one business has ordered specialized equipment they believe will be needed in the coming days and weeks. “It has been a crazy year for our public works team, they have been plowing nonstop,” Lindsay Wilcox, the Cottonwood Heights spokesperson said. But now the city is going straight from snow removal to flooding preparation. They have a huge pile of sand that will be available to residents at its Public Works Department,…