Hurricane's new pool: a $14.4 million construction bid and up to $8 million in sales tax bonds
In December 2025, Hurricane awarded a $14,379,788 bid to build a new pool and authorized up to $8 million in sales tax revenue bonds. A February offering described $5.6 million of bonds, marked preliminary. The Ledger has not seen a record of the final sale.
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Hurricane's City Council on Dec. 18, 2025, awarded the bid to build a new pool to Grass Creek Construction for $14,379,788. Council member Joseph Prete moved to award it and then-council member Clark Fawcett seconded; the minutes record a unanimous roll-call vote. [1]
City Engineer Arthur LeBaron said Grass Creek submitted the low bid and received the highest score from the selection committee. Staff did not recommend one alternate, citing the durability of its material. [1]
How the pool is being paid for
City Manager Kaden DeMille said the total project cost is just over $16 million, with the city doing some of the work itself, according to the minutes. He said about $10 million would come from city savings and about $6 million would be financed, with $8 million budgeted as a buffer. Debt service would be paid from RAP tax revenue. [1]
DeMille said the repayment schedule could still be kept over 12 to 13 years if the RAP tax is not renewed. The mayor at the time, Nanette Billings, said the General Fund would cover payments in that case, and DeMille said the city could manage them. [1]
The council then approved Resolution 2025-45, authorizing up to $8,000,000 in Sales Tax Revenue Bonds, Series 2026, on a motion by Fawcett seconded by Drew Ellerman. The minutes record a unanimous roll-call vote. [1]
The February offering
The city's preliminary official statement, dated Feb. 12, 2026, offered $5,600,000 of the bonds, an amount marked preliminary and subject to change. It said proceeds would finance a community swimming pool and related improvements and pay issuance costs. [2]
It described the bonds as special, limited obligations payable solely from pledged revenues, mainly sales and use taxes. They are not general obligations and are not secured by property taxes or the city's full faith and credit. [2]
Bids were scheduled for Feb. 25, 2026, with delivery expected on or about March 11. The Ledger has not seen a record of the sale's results. [2]
Three different amounts appear in these records: an $8 million authorization, a $5.6 million preliminary offering and a city manager's estimate of about $6 million to be financed. None is a confirmed amount borrowed. Funding statements are attributed to the city manager.
Sources
- Hurricane City Council · Dec. 18, 2025 minutes
- Hurricane City · Preliminary official statement, Sales Tax Revenue Bonds, Series 2026 (Feb. 12, 2026)
Reporting by The Utah Ledger from the public records above. AI-assisted, checked against those records.