Richfield's council accepted a fiscal 2025 audit its auditors called unmodified, approved a $10.27 million tentative fiscal 2027 budget that included a $500,000 property tax increase, and adopted the final budget and tax rate on Aug. 25.
Richfield applied to the state's Community Impact Board for $600,000 toward a $1.2 million fire truck, with $300,000 each from the city and Sevier County. The fire chief told the council on Sept. 22 that the board had approved the grant.
Richfield applied to the state's Community Impact Board for $600,000 toward a $1.2 million fire truck, with $300,000 each from the city and Sevier County. The fire chief told the council on Sept. 22 that the board had approved the grant.
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The council voted 5-0 on Aug. 25 to lease about 1.4 acres at the south end of the airport to the state Division of Facilities Construction and Management for $100 a month over five years. The same meeting approved a 100 South redesign 4-1, with the park strip limited to a hotel's frontage.
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Richfield's council adopted a tax rate of .002277 for 2026-27, up from .001721, after a truth-in-taxation hearing. The city's notice said the change would raise property tax revenue about $500,000, or 32.33%, and add $100.92 a year to the city's tax on a $330,000 home.
