City Council
Vineyard fills latest City Council vacancy
— The Vineyard City Council appointed Christopher "Chip" Price to fill the council vacancy left by Ezra Nair's resignation, with his term running through December 2027.
Community reinvestment agency could have big impact in Manti
— Manti City Council created a Community Reinvestment Agency to use tax-increment financing for infrastructure and development, passed a historic preservation ordinance, expanded wildland-urban interface zoning, and…Council rewrites park strip tree code
— American Fork's City Council voted 5-0 to repeal and rewrite the city's park strip tree ordinance, months after the code nearly led to a 90-year-old resident's prosecution over cherry trees; the new rules loosen…
Salt Lake City Council members face intimidation at their doorsteps over Flock-like cameras
— Salt Lake City Council members report intimidation, including uninvited visits and signs placed at their homes, over their support for Flock-like license plate reader cameras. Utah lawmakers say they plan to address…More: KSL News (YouTube) , KSL's Inside Sources All 3 reports
Heber City cannot raise taxes this year as officials had planned
— Heber City's approved 4.2% property tax increase for fiscal year 2027 was blocked by the Utah State Tax Commission after officials failed to properly post a required Truth in Taxation document, leaving the city about…
Council adopts American Fork’s 2026 general plan
— American Fork's City Council voted 5-0 to adopt an updated general plan, wrapping up a two-year rewrite that began with heavy public backlash over a companion rezoning proposal that was later scaled back.
Heavy commercial rezoning denied on State Street property
— The Lehi City Council unanimously denied rezoning a State Street property from residential to heavy commercial, opting instead to develop a limited-use development agreement with the landowners after residents raised…
Lehi City Council votes to dissolve PARC tax committee
— Lehi City Council voted 4-1 to eliminate the volunteer PARC Tax Advisory Committee, transferring grant review duties to city staff and council, and shortened applicant presentation time from 15 to 3 minutes.
Sandy City Council votes down plan to develop education center into townhomes
— The Sandy City Council voted 4-2 to reject a development agreement that would have allowed Boyer to build up to 86 townhomes on the Canyons School District's Technical Education Center site along 9000 South.Honeyville approves changes to fee schedule
— Honeyville City Council formally adopted resolutions raising land use and administrative application fees, citing rising administrative costs and gaps in service coverage.
Moab City Council Roundup
— The Moab City Council approved event permits, aquatic center upgrades, phase two of the Amasa Arroyo apartment project, a storm drain contract, and continued participation in Utah's C-PACE clean energy financing program.
Eagle Mountain residents move to repeal property tax increase, submit referendum application
— Eagle Mountain residents filed a referendum petition to repeal a recently approved property tax increase meant to fund public safety services, setting up a potential 2027 special election vote.More: ABC 4 , ABC4 (YouTube) , KJZZ , KUTV 2News , KUTV 2News (YouTube) All 6 reports
Salt Lake City sets new daily nonresidential water use cap, but it's willing to go lower
— Salt Lake City Council unanimously adopted a permanent ordinance capping new nonresidential building water use at 200,000 gallons per day, while asking staff to study whether the limit could be lowered further amid…
North Logan tax increase to fund first responders, community center
— North Logan City Council unanimously approved a property tax increase raising general operations and library levies to fund police and fire salary increases and operations at the city's new community center, despite…