Richfield leases 1.4 acres of airport land to the state for $100 a month
The council voted 5-0 on Aug. 25 to lease about 1.4 acres at the south end of the airport to the state Division of Facilities Construction and Management for $100 a month over five years. The same meeting approved a 100 South redesign 4-1, with the park strip limited to a hotel's frontage.
Continuing story: Auditing Richfield
Richfield's City Council voted 5-0 on Aug. 25, 2026, to lease about 1.4 acres at the south end of the city's airport to the State of Utah's Division of Facilities Construction and Management, according to the minutes posted for that meeting. [1][2]
The lease is $100 a month and runs five years with an option to renew. The minutes say the land has no water access and the state plans to store wildfire and fuels-reduction equipment there. Councilmember Kendrick Thomas moved the approval and Councilmember Kevin Arrington seconded. [2]
100 South
At the same meeting, Jones & DeMille Engineering presented a design to redo 100 South with a smaller bulb-out and a park strip. The council approved the design 4-1, with the modification that the park strip stop at the frontage of the hotel. Arrington voted no; the minutes say he wanted the bulb-outs included. [2]
Thomas had noted a possible conflict because of his employment with Jones & DeMille, the minutes record. He voted for the design. [2]
The council had tabled the 100 South design on Aug. 11 until another option could be presented. [3]
About the minutes
The minutes posted for this meeting open by giving the date as Aug. 11, 2026. Their items follow the Aug. 25 agenda, they record all five council members present and voting, and the council's Sept. 22 minutes record approval of minutes of the Aug. 25 meeting. [1][2][4]
The minutes posted for the Aug. 25 meeting open by giving the date as Aug. 11, 2026. Their contents follow the Aug. 25 agenda, and the council's Sept. 22 minutes record approval of minutes of the Aug. 25 meeting.
Sources
- Richfield City Council · Aug. 25, 2026 agenda
- Richfield City Council · minutes posted for the Aug. 25, 2026 meeting (opening line reads Aug. 11)
- Richfield City Council · Aug. 11, 2026 regular meeting minutes
- Richfield City Council · Sept. 22, 2026 minutes
Reporting by The Utah Ledger from the public records above. AI-assisted, checked against those records.