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Midvale: redevelopment board, public safety tax and Main Street loan

The Ledger's review of Midvale's budgets, audits, debt and redevelopment money.

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Auditing Midvale: What the city's budget, audit and debt records show

Auditing Midvale follows the city's money through its own budgets, audits and redevelopment records. Midvale adopted a $24,179,095 General Fund budget for fiscal 2027. At June 30, 2025, the city reported $69,274,119 in long-term obligations and no general obligation bonds.

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Latest update · September 15, 2026 · published Oct 16

Proposed $250,000 zero-interest Midvale loan would release half before milestones

A term sheet before the Redevelopment Agency of Midvale City on Sept. 15, 2026 proposes a $250,000, seven-year, 0% loan to Post Exchange, LLC, doing business as The Vale. Half would be paid at signing, and the schedule says disbursements are not tied to construction or tenant improvement milestones.

4 stories since June 3, 2025

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  1. Proposed $250,000 zero-interest Midvale loan would release half before milestones · published Oct 16
  2. Split Midvale redevelopment board puts its $250,000 Main Street loan behind a bank's · published Oct 16
  3. Midvale adopted a public safety tax increase projected at $78,814 · published Oct 16
  4. Midvale redevelopment board raised Jordan Bluffs reimbursement cap to $53.3 million · published Oct 16

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