Rise project area: two tie-breaking votes and a $1.8 million projection

Pleasant View's redevelopment agency board adopted the Rise Community Reinvestment Area plan and its budget on Jan. 27, 2026. Both resolutions passed 3-2 on Mayor Steve Gibson's tie-breaking vote. ^[1]

Board members Sara Urry and Sean Wilkinson voted yes, and Ann Arrington and David Marriott voted no, on Resolutions 2026-A(RDA) and 2026-B(RDA). Johnny Ferry declared a conflict of interest and sat in the audience. ^[1]

What the budget projects

The project area budget, dated December 2025, estimates the 2025 base taxable value at $9,678,000, with property taxes of $103,380 a year. It projects about $3.60 million in additional property taxes over a 15-year term. ^[2]

It assumes every taxing entity except the Weber Area Dispatch 911 and Emergency Services District contributes 50% of the new taxes for 15 years. On that assumption, the agency would receive $1,773,017. ^[2]

The budget divides that projected total into $53,191 for administration (3%), $177,302 for affordable housing (10%) and $1,542,525 (87%) for community reinvestment activities such as on-site improvements and site-specific infrastructure. ^[2]

The agency expected to trigger collections by March 1, 2028, and the budget says it will not trigger the first year of collection after March 1, 2029. ^[2]

What was said in January

Rob Sant of Urban & Main told the board the project area covers a 21.64-acre parcel occupied by Rise Bakery. He said Pleasant View City would receive about $132,000 over 15 years and the agency about $1.7 million, less administrative costs and the housing set-aside. ^[1]

Sant said adoption would start negotiations with the county, school district and other entities, each of which must adopt its own agreement, and that adoption does not guarantee revenue. ^[1]

Supporters cited low risk, job creation and local spending, according to the minutes. Others questioned the benefit to residents and whether a company of Rise's size needed the incentive. ^[1]

County and city approvals

On March 24, the Weber County Commission voted 3-0 to approve a participation agreement with the agency for the Rise area. The county's economic development director said the agreement follows county policy and had been redrafted after a work session. ^[3]

On Aug. 11, the city council considered Resolution 2026-X, the city's interlocal agreement with the agency. Sant said the school district, county and fire district had agreed to participate, the project area lasts 15 years, and 50% of new tax revenue goes to the project while existing tax revenue is unaffected. ^[4]

Sant said the city would give up about $8,000 a year in tax revenue and receive about $14,000 a year through administrative and affordable-housing allocations. He said the participation agreement requires the company to document the jobs it created before receiving benefits. ^[4]

Wilkinson and Urry voted yes, Arrington and Marriott voted no, and Ferry abstained. Gibson broke the tie in favor, and the resolution passed 3-2 with one abstention. Ferry's conflict with Rise Bakery was read at the start of the meeting. ^[4]