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.
Continuing story: Auditing 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
- Salt Lake County Auditor · Report on Community Reinvestment Agency Act Project Areas, tax year 2025 (dated 3/25/2026)
- Sandy City · FY2024 Annual Comprehensive Financial Report
- Sandy City Council · Oct. 19, 2021 agenda and item attachments (Legistar)
- Sandy City Council · Nov. 16, 2021 agenda and item attachments (Legistar)
- 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.