Weber County paid Ogden's redevelopment agency $8.34 million in tax increment for 2025

Weber County's report of tax increment paid for tax year 2025 lists $8,343,019.25 going to nine project areas of Ogden's redevelopment agency, according to the county clerk/auditor's CRA 700 workbook. ^[1]

That is about 52% of the $15,935,379.54 the county reports for all redevelopment agencies in the county, by The Ledger's calculation. North Ogden and South Ogden have separate agencies and are not included. ^[1]

By project area

The workbook's summary by project shows: Airport CRA, $2,127,528.57; Adams CRA, $1,397,907.94; Central Business District Mall, $1,390,006.27; Trackline EDA, $720,926.85; Kiesel CDA, $663,230.90; Ogden River, $661,949.70; East Washington, $552,917.14; Flagship CRA, $536,729.49; and Continental CRA, $291,822.39. ^[1]

Whose taxes

The workbook's detail by project and taxing entity shows the Ogden School District's levies produced $4,916,033.83 of the Ogden total, about 59%. Ogden City's produced $1,637,273.37 and Weber County's $1,355,774.89. Central Weber Sewer District contributed $246,974.28, and smaller amounts came from water, mosquito abatement and 911 levies. ^[1]

For the Airport CRA, the school district's share was $1,226,469.92, the city's $472,221.43, the county's $327,158.93 and the sewer district's $101,678.29. ^[1]

The Airport CRA plan adopted in June 2023 set a 25-year collection period beginning Jan. 1, 2023, and a total budget of $119,316,079, according to a 2025 agency staff report. ^[2]

What the figures do not show

The workbook reports increment by tax year. It does not show how the agency used the money or whether any of it went to developers under incentive agreements. The Ledger has not compared these receipts with agency budgets, annual reports or payment records. ^[1]