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Logan: fund balances, bonds and redevelopment money

The Ledger's review of Logan's budgets, audits, debt, redevelopment money and officials' disclosures.

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Auditing Logan: what the public records say about the city's money

A facts-only review of Logan City's budgets, audits, debt and redevelopment agency, built from the city's own published records.

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Latest update · October 16, 2026

Logan's $40 million in water bonds has moved from one budget year's estimate to the next

The fiscal 2026 budget estimated the First Dam water bonds would be issued in fiscal 2025. The fiscal 2027 budget shows none in fiscal 2025 actuals and lists them again as a fiscal 2026 estimate. The council has since carried forward $46.4 million for the tank and waterline.

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  1. Logan's $40 million in water bonds has moved from one budget year's estimate to the next
  2. Logan's budget and audit show different fiscal 2025 general fund totals
  3. Logan's property tax rate fell from 0.001473 in 2020 to 0.000922 in 2025, then rose
  4. Logan's independent auditors issued unmodified opinions for fiscal 2020 through 2025
  5. In 2023 Logan approved a 20-year, $13 million tax increment area on North Main
  6. Logan's redevelopment fund balance fell from $11.9 million to $3.4 million by fiscal 2023
  7. Logan's bonds and notes fell from $102.9 million to $83.0 million, fiscal 2021 to 2025
  8. Logan's general fund balance rose from $16.7 million to $38.9 million, FY2020 to FY2025

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