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Your local briefing · Oct. 25, 2026
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- Riverdale's summer contracts: an 11-bid waterline award, a road project and a two-year trash renewal
What the city has paid on each project, and whether any contingency has been used.
- Riverdale's tentative budget proposed a $120,000 property tax increase
Whether the council formally dropped the proposed increase, and when.
- Riverdale approves $186,197 sale of 5.91 acres near Peacock Ridge to canal company
What the city paid for the Peacock Ridge Subdivision in 2024.
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Riverdale's summer contracts: an 11-bid waterline award, a road project and a two-year trash renewal
Between June and July, the City Council awarded a waterline contract to the lowest of 11 bidders, authorized up to $821,746.14 for a 300 West road project and renewed its Robinson Waste contract for two years.
Riverdale's tentative budget proposed a $120,000 property tax increase
Riverdale's May tentative budget proposed raising property tax revenue by $120,000, or 6.89%. On June 16 the City Council unanimously accepted the certified rate of 0.001386 calculated by the Weber County Auditor, and the draft minutes do not mention an increase.
Riverdale approves $186,197 sale of 5.91 acres near Peacock Ridge to canal company
The City Council voted 4-0 on Aug. 18 to sell about 5.91 acres the city bought in 2024 to the Davis & Weber Counties Canal Company. Staff said the sale would protect a steep hillside and the adjacent canal.
Riverdale council denies early release of $210,000 in Coleman Vu Estates subdivision security
The City Council voted 5-0 on July 21 to deny a developer's request to use about $210,000 of the roughly $810,000 guarantee the city holds for Coleman Vu Estates before the remaining amenities are finished. Staff had recommended denial.
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