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Auditing Sandy · From the records

Sandy's six redevelopment areas had $6.84 million in tax increment entitlements for tax year 2025

The Salt Lake County Auditor's tax year 2025 report lists six Sandy project areas. Civic Center North accounts for $3,443,642 of the $6,836,539 total.

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Source / event date: Tax year 2025 county auditor report; FY2024 financial report; 2021-2023 council records

Continuing story: Auditing Sandy

Sandy

The Salt Lake County Auditor's report on Community Reinvestment Agency Act project areas, dated March 25, 2026, lists six Sandy project areas with a total of $6,836,539 in current-year tax increment entitled for tax year 2025. [1]

Assessed value in the six areas totals $1,063,091,829 against a base taxable value of $44,289,540. The report's full tax increment column totals $8,299,683, and its agency annual report estimate column totals $6,294,272. [1]

By project area, tax year 2025

Entitled amounts: Civic Center North, $3,443,642; Sandy TOD Community Development, $1,841,466; Civic Center South, $782,325; 11400 South Community Development, $606,758; 9400 South Community Development, $115,911; Union Heights Community Development, $46,437. [1]

The report shows after prior-year adjustments an entitled amount of $6,608,345, with a prior-year adjustment correction of $228,194. [1]

Agency fund, FY2024

Sandy's audited FY2024 report shows the Redevelopment Agency's fund balance at $45,798,200 on June 30, 2024. [2]

Financing tied to the agency, 2021 to 2023

On Oct. 19, 2021, the council took up a resolution for transient room tax and sales tax revenue refunding bonds, Series 2021, of not more than $18,000,000, to refund the 2007 soccer stadium bonds, with a pledge of city sales tax revenue if other revenues fall short. The minutes record the action as adopted without a tally. [3]

On Nov. 16, 2021, the council approved a State Infrastructure Bank loan agreement with the Utah Department of Transportation of not more than $15,000,000. The minutes do not state the project. [4]

On Feb. 21, 2023, the council approved Resolution 23-08C, a State Infrastructure Bank loan of $5,300,000 over 15 years at 3.25 percent interest for the Gardner development project, repaid through a Redevelopment Agency tax increment pledge. [5]

Not retrieved

The Ledger could not retrieve the agency's own annual report, project-area caps or participation agreements, so amounts remaining under any cap are not reported.

Sources

  1. Salt Lake County Auditor · Report on Community Reinvestment Agency Act Project Areas, tax year 2025 (dated 3/25/2026)
  2. Sandy City · FY2024 Annual Comprehensive Financial Report
  3. Sandy City Council · Oct. 19, 2021 agenda and item attachments (Legistar)
  4. Sandy City Council · Nov. 16, 2021 agenda and item attachments (Legistar)
  5. Sandy City Council · Feb. 21, 2023 agenda and item attachments (Legistar)

Reporting by The Utah Ledger from the public records above. AI-assisted, checked against those records.