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Eagle Mountain's general fund balance grew from $12.4 million to $18.1 million by 2025

The city's annual reports show the general fund balance and the outstanding sales tax revenue bonds, revenue bonds and special assessment bonds at June 30, 2024 and 2025.

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Eagle Mountain

Eagle Mountain's general fund ended fiscal 2024 (June 30, 2024) with a total fund balance of $12,425,426, of which $10,796,280 was unassigned, on revenues of $34,872,186 and expenditures of $27,651,188. [1]

It ended fiscal 2025 with a total fund balance of $18,117,371, of which $11,785,671 was unassigned and $2,107,781 was committed by council resolution, on revenues of $36,963,748 and expenditures of $30,986,393. [2]

Outstanding bonds

The fiscal 2025 report lists these balances at June 30, 2025 and June 30, 2024: sales tax revenue bonds $20,415,000 and $21,170,000; revenue bonds $12,642,000 and $14,151,000; special assessment bonds $210,000 and $240,000; leases payable $368,056 and $470,902. It lists a subscription payable of $486,478 at June 30, 2025. [2]

The 2022 sales tax revenue bonds

On Feb. 15, 2022 the council voted 4-0 to set parameters for sales tax revenue bonds, Series 2022, at not more than $25 million, a maximum 5 percent interest rate and a 31-year maturity. Bond counsel said the true interest cost would be closer to 2.5 percent. The motion was amended from $22 million to $25 million. [3]

At a March 15, 2022 public hearing, the City Administrator listed estimated project costs of $9 million for Eagle Mountain Boulevard, $4 million for Mid Valley Road Phase 2, $9 million for Old Airport Road Phase 2 and $1 million for a Cedar Pass Ranch water line, with impact fees paying debt service. No one spoke at the hearing. [4] The council's June 21, 2022 budget amendment added $146,500 for issuance costs of the 2022 sales tax bond. [5]

Not retrieved

The reports' legal debt margin tables and debt notes with original amounts and rates were not retrievable for this review.

Sources

5 cited, 2 of them primary records (eaglemountain.gov, eaglemountainut.api.civicclerk.com). Paragraphs carry [n] links to their sources.

  1. Eagle Mountain City · FY2024 annual comprehensive financial report eaglemountain.gov
  2. Eagle Mountain City · FY2025 annual comprehensive financial report eaglemountain.gov
  3. Eagle Mountain City Council · Minutes, Feb. 15, 2022 eaglemountainut.api.civicclerk.com
  4. Eagle Mountain City Council · Minutes, March 15, 2022 eaglemountainut.api.civicclerk.com
  5. Eagle Mountain City Council · Minutes, June 21, 2022 eaglemountainut.api.civicclerk.com

Reporting by The Utah Ledger from the public records above. AI-assisted; paragraphs link to their sources.

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