Mayor Paul Binns and the five City Council members all responded to the Lehi Free Press, which found incomplete or dated entries but no indication of wrongdoing.
Lehi's redevelopment agency created two retail project areas in 2025 that run on future sales tax rather than property tax. Both passed over one board member's objection; neither budget says how much of its cap would reach the developer.
The Nov. 18, 2025 vote authorized sales tax revenue bonds for a nonprofit's building; S&P rated an anticipated $27.42 million issue, and the city issued $27.25 million in December 2025. The lone no vote cited constitutional limits on lending public credit.
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