Bountiful
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Your local briefing · Oct. 25, 2026
This week in Bountiful
- Top two seeds fall in both 4A and 5A girls soccer semifinals
Ridgeline faces Crimson Cliffs for the 4A title, and Brighton meets Olympus in 5A. Both finals are Friday, Oct. 23, in Herriman.
Latest decisions
- Modified pedestrian crossing at 400 North and 200 East Approved · 5-0
- Echo transmission line: connection to PacifiCorp and removal of old line Approved · 5-0
- Two Ford chassis from Performance Ford Truck Country Approved · 5-0
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Bountiful Boulevard right-of-way vacation
- Council action
No approval or denial linked in the records collected.
- Money in the record
land: $140,000 — Sale of approximately 0.235 acre of city land Record → · Oct. 13, 2026
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Open questions in our reporting
- Bountiful's agency spent $2.4 million on a Main Street property
Whether the signed lease matches the unsigned copy in the meeting packet.
- Bountiful raised power rates 4% for fiscal 2027; its utility sends about $3.2 million a year to the General Fund
Why the April power committee minutes list a $3,291,424 transfer while the adopted budget's General Fund schedule lists $3,230,000.
- After August wildfire, Bountiful approves $235,618 Echo line cleanup and moves to connect to PacifiCorp
What the final terms and cost of a PacifiCorp interconnection will be; the records reviewed show a council direction, not a signed agreement.
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Bountiful's agency spent $2.4 million on a Main Street property
The agency's fund balance fell by nearly half in fiscal 2025 after a property purchase and $1.34 million in small-business loans. Separately, its board ratified a lease of 135 South Main Street to Lucky Slice LLC at $4,000 a month or 6% of defined gross profits.
Bountiful raised power rates 4% for fiscal 2027; its utility sends about $3.2 million a year to the General Fund
The council adopted a 4% increase in metered power rates and customer charges in June. Staff said the power utility keeps 3.6 percentage points of it and 0.4 points go to the General Fund through a transfer the city sets at 10% of electric metered sales.
After August wildfire, Bountiful approves $235,618 Echo line cleanup and moves to connect to PacifiCorp
An Aug. 7 fire destroyed 88 poles on the city's 46-kV Echo hydro transmission line. The council awarded a cleanup contract on Sept. 8 and on Sept. 22 directed staff to tie into PacifiCorp's line, an option staff estimated at about $3.5 million.
Bountiful's fiber fund ended fiscal 2025 with a $1.82 million unrestricted deficit as connections grew
The city reported substantial completion of its fiber network in May 2025, built with $45.5 million in sales tax revenue bonds. Its audited report shows a negative unrestricted net position, and staff reported 2,025 connections in January 2026.
Growth & construction
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UDOT announces ramp and road closures in Davis and Salt Lake counties
Closures begin as soon as this weekend, and heavy traffic is expected on US-6 in Spanish Fork Canyon on Sunday.
Around town
- Sports
Top two seeds fall in both 4A and 5A girls soccer semifinals
Ridgeline faces Crimson Cliffs for the 4A title, and Brighton meets Olympus in 5A. Both finals are Friday, Oct. 23, in Herriman.
- Sports
High school football Week 10: Skyridge, Corner Canyon, Orem and others win
Region games Wednesday included Skyridge's 21-15 win over American Fork and Corner Canyon's 34-7 win over Lehi.
- Sports
Bountiful shuts out Olympus 35-0 to win Region 6
Quarterback Hudson Malmrose threw for 205 yards and two touchdowns as the Redhawks finished the region slate unbeaten.
- Sports
Lone Peak survives Skyridge in shootout as girls soccer playoffs open
Top-seeded Lone Peak rallied from two goals down against No. 16 Skyridge and won the penalty shootout 3-0.
- Deep Dive · Feature
UTOPIA’s next bond and the older debt behind Utah’s fiber network
UIA has proposed up to $25 million in new bonds for the fiber network it shares with UTOPIA. This guide explains how the two agencies’ books differ, what the records show, and what remains unconfirmed.
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Tue, Oct 13 · City Council
Bountiful council agenda for Oct. 13: Bountiful Boulevard right-of-way vacation, $140,000 land sale and police laptop purchase
The Bountiful City Council's Oct. 13 agenda included a public hearing on vacating about 10,251 square feet of excess right-of-way on Bountiful Boulevard, a sale of an approximately 0.235-acre parcel for $140,000, a…
Tue, Sep 22 · City Council
Bountiful approves crossing changes, utility vehicles and code amendments
Selected September 22 council decisions covered a pedestrian crossing, utility purchases, City Hall equipment and two ordinances, each approved 5-0.
- Modified pedestrian crossing at 400 North and 200 East Approved · 5-0
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