Utah sports roundup: Mammoth fall 6-3 at Philadelphia
The only game Sunday among the teams we cover: Dmitri Simashev, Mikhail Sergachev and Logan Cooley scored, but the Flyers pulled away in the second and third periods.
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Independence seeks applicants for a council seat as a dissolution petition waits
The Wasatch County town is taking applications until Nov. 6. Two seats were filled in September, and the latest minutes show no court ruling yet on the petition to disincorporate.
Park City council adopts backyard-unit rules and pauses a new Pink bus route
On Oct. 1 the council approved Ordinance 2026-21 for detached accessory dwelling units, 5-0, with looser owner and parking terms than planners proposed. Transit staff were steered away from a new midday route to the hospital.
Washington City council approves Inland Port agreement 5-0 and splits 3-2 on plan change
On Oct. 14 the council additionally awarded a $1.46 million storm drain bid, tabled new parks impact fees and amended the general plan for the Adams Family Farm area parcel by parcel.
Sunset adopts accessory dwelling rules and approves a 75-foot billboard move, 4-0
On Oct. 20 the council added detached units to its ADU ordinance and kept a 30-day minimum on rentals. A council member asked YESCO to check a 65-foot state height limit for its billboard.
Grantsville adopts turf limits, home-business changes and an Apple Street townhome rezone
A city notice lists four ordinances adopted from August to October. They cap turf in new yards, ease some home-business rules and rezone about 500 West Apple Street to RM-15.
Iron County sets hearings on rezoning 40 acres near Parowan for Karman Space & Defense
The Planning Commission meets Nov. 5 and the County Commission Nov. 9 on a request to change the land from agriculture to industrial. A second hearing covers 13.54 acres near Cedar City.
Garfield County commissioners approve $15,000 for sixth-grade Washington, D.C. trip
The Oct. 12 vote was 3-0 after students from three elementary schools described their fundraising. Commissioners reported on flood repairs, bridge work and the Panguitch Lake Dam ceremony.
Clearfield weighs rules for large power and water users, including data centers
A staff memo for the council's Oct. 13 work meeting asks which impacts of large power and water users deserve city rules. A temporary land use regulation expires March 16, 2027, and state lawmakers may act first.
Tooele planners approve permanent stage for City Park, 7-0
The Oct. 28 vote replaces the trailer-mounted stage used for Fridays on Vine and the Fourth of July. No one spoke against it, and the permit carries two conditions.
Kane County commissioners vote to back lawsuit against preliminary municipality law
The 3-0 vote on Oct. 13 authorizes an amicus brief in a case challenging the law. Commissioners awarded a remodel bid 2-1 and accepted a $200,000 state grant.
Washington County school board sets hearings on Desert Canyons Elementary boundary change
Public hearings are set for Dec. 14 and Jan. 11. The proposal would move homes near White Dome Drive from Desert Canyons Elementary to Little Valley or Bloomington Hills. A separate budget hearing is Nov. 9.
Box Elder County weighs zoning all unzoned land as agricultural heritage or industrial
A Planning Commission hearing was set for Oct. 29. Staff say zoning gives landowners predictability, while one speaker urged county commissioners not to zone all property.
Summit County approves Princess Di trail easements and senior services plan to 2031
On Oct. 14 the council, sitting as the recreation district board, approved two easements for a four-mile trail link. The council then adopted a five-year senior services plan and two development code updates.
Hurricane planners approve Kachina Ridge plat and send sensitive-lands plan to council
Both Oct. 22 votes were 5-0. Both tallies come from the meeting video, and minutes are pending. The City Council holds a public hearing on the sensitive-lands application Nov. 5.
Toquerville council asks BLM for 100-foot right-of-way near a planned collector road
The Oct. 7 vote was 4-0, with the mayor absent. The city will be the applicant for Steve Gilbert's request, and staff will work with his engineers and the Bureau of Land Management.
Layton council rezones two flex buildings for light industry 5-0, tables a land purchase
On Oct. 15 a council member asked why a rezone was needed two to three years after the buildings were built. The council also tabled Resolution 26-44, a land purchase near 1337 East 1700 North.
Logan council denies 5-acre west side rezone for 100 townhomes, 3-1
The Oct. 6 vote followed a staff recommendation to deny and a 4-2 Planning Commission recommendation to approve. Council members cited the scarcity of commercial land on the west side.
Two Summit County districts give notice of 2027 property tax increases of 28% and 31%
North Summit Fire District wants $635,265 more and the Mosquito Abatement District $202,816 more. The County Council heard both notices Oct. 14, and the Truth in Taxation hearing is Dec. 9.
Parowan council advances up to $500,000 in library bonds and tables two items
On Oct. 8 the council and its building authority voted 4-0 on the bond resolutions, with a public hearing set for Nov. 12. Pickleball lighting and an Eagle Rock subdivision change were tabled.
Beaver City adopts irrigation disconnect fee and weighs disaster recovery hire
The Oct. 13 vote was unanimous. A draft ordinance sets $740 each to disconnect and reconnect pressurized irrigation. The city manager outlined a recovery specialist job and said FEMA is expected to cover about 75 percent of qualified projects.
Bountiful council lifts fiber loan cap to $8M instead of $10M, keeps five-year term
Staff proposed a $10 million cap and ten years at the Oct. 13 meeting. The council amended the resolution and asked for an annual report on fiber subscriptions and the loan.
Summit County Council asks Legislature to repeal preliminary municipality law
The council unanimously adopted Resolution 2026-23 on Oct. 7. It says the law lets landowners form a city without a public vote and could leave counties with the costs.
Leeds council keeps power line routes open as residents oppose 345-kV plan
Mayor Wayne Peterson proposed exploring a mapped utility corridor for Washington County on Oct. 14. The town has made no commitment, and residents urged the council to press Rocky Mountain Power for a route away from homes and farms.
Western Cache Corridor study drew nearly 3,000 survey responses, county council told
At the Oct. 27 meeting the council heard that a $2 million federal earmark pays for the planning study, which is expected to finish in early 2028. Open houses are planned for early and summer 2027.
Nephi sets Nov. 3 hearing on utility transfers for a new public safety building
Five city utility funds would send $105,340 more to the general fund this year to cover bond payments, after the council discussed the plan at its Oct. 13 work session.
Fillmore council declines a second landfill scale 3-1, adopts permit appeals
At its Oct. 13 meeting the council also approved seven purchase orders, amended the cemetery policy and heard Intermountain's community report; Councilmember Stevens was absent.
Gunnison council approves 700 South storm drain work 4-1 and a trash contract
The city's share of the storm drain work is about $31,200 of a $62,435.68 estimate; Whites Sanitation's contract would cut city revenue by $22,386 a year unless rates change.
Fairview council raises electric rates, about $15 more for the average home
On Sept. 29 the council unanimously adopted Ordinance 2026-07, kept a $54,406 UAMPS operating margin in savings and formalized building inspections with Sanpete County.
Levan hires Larson to finish its delinquent audit and weighs a CIB water package
Staff said the town's audit is nearly two years behind and the state is withholding revenue; the CIB offer is about $398,000 in grants and $597,000 in loans.
Annabella council buys $16,000 of culvert pipe and weighs a water rate increase
The town's new water project loan carries about $34,873 a year in payments starting Oct. 1, 2028; an engineer said the base rate would need to rise at least $8.26 per connection per month.