The Utah Ledger's Auditing Grantsville series follows Grantsville City's money through its own public records. The fiscal 2025 audit shows a $10.3 million general fund balance, $27 million in total debt and one state-compliance finding, for redevelopment agency spending above its budget. The adopted fiscal 2027 general fund budget is $15.1 million.
A budget amendment set for an Oct. 21 hearing would raise the general fund's "Use of General Fund" line from $1,593,698 to $1,665,104. The changes add spending for general government, the library, building software and planning, and trim parks and cemetery salaries.
A budget amendment set for an Oct. 21 hearing would raise the general fund's "Use of General Fund" line from $1,593,698 to $1,665,104. The changes add spending for general government, the library, building software and planning, and trim parks and cemetery salaries.
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In May the city laid out a property tax increase of about 84%, which it estimated would raise about $1.75 million. In August the council adopted an increase the city described as 4.98%, estimated at $110,832 a year, to pay for one parks employee.
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The council awarded construction of the new wastewater treatment plant to VanCon, whose bid was the lowest of six, in April. In May it chose a different inspection and testing firm than staff recommended, citing about $90,000 in savings and a score difference of less than one point.
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In February the council set a $50 million ceiling for sewer revenue bonds for a wastewater plant. An April rate study assumed about $25.2 million in private bonds and a $16 million state loan. The records do not say what has been borrowed.
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The city's fiscal 2025 audit shows the redevelopment agency fund spent $532,051 more than its budget, and the auditor reported that as the year's one state-compliance finding. The city's later budget lists most of the spending as a $476,869.86 increment payment, without naming who received it.
