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The council voted 5-0 to add the station area plan to the general plan. It calls for a creek corridor, a transit plaza and a raised walkway over the tracks but changes no zoning yet.
The commission adopted a tentative 2027 budget with $372 million in spending, a small general fund cushion, a 3% bonus pool and an $8 million set-aside for a future criminal justice facility. A hearing is Dec. 8.
The council tabled a rezoning for permanent supportive housing at 1230 East 1450 South after about 18 people spoke, as Davis County weighs limiting the project to seniors.
The council voted 5-0 for a funding agreement that helps Lee's move to a new 48,000-square-foot store in the Barker Depot development and speeds up its building permits.
The council approved the land deal Nov. 5 after tabling it in October. The parcel will add parking off Emerald Drive and link the Kays Creek Trail toward the planned Midfork Trail.
Storage grew by about 1.19 million acre-feet from Sept. 15 to Nov. 5 as runoff from the Four Corners storms poured in. The lake is still about 8 feet lower than a year ago.
House Republicans kept Mike Schultz as speaker and chose Casey Snider as majority leader. Vickers and Schultz are to be sworn in as presiding officers when the session opens Jan. 19.
A city notice sets the terms of the housing and transit zone agreement: 80% of new property tax growth for up to 45 years, capped at about $122.1 million.
The Division of Professional Licensing checked 326 job sites statewide Oct. 13-23 and issued citations carrying more than $91,000 in potential fines.
Water trucked into Mexican Hat passes through the town treatment plant, the state said, as crews took new San Juan River samples after more weekend flooding.
The council approved bigger transfers from city utilities on Nov. 3 to start paying off a bond for a new police station, after the state denied a property tax increase.
The council approved two ordinances Nov. 4 on a 4-0 vote. They cap apartments at 15 units an acre and townhomes at 10, and allow detached backyard units only on larger lots with an owner living on site.
The county's tax on a $440,000 home would rise $71.49 a year, to $486.04, and the county would collect about $965,000 more a year. The commission takes comment Nov. 30 at the courthouse in Manti.
