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South Salt Lake: sewer deficit, tax proposal and transportation fee

The Ledger's review of South Salt Lake's budgets, audits, debt and redevelopment money.

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Auditing South Salt Lake: what the city's own records show about its money

A records-only look at South Salt Lake's audited report for the fiscal year that ended June 30, 2025, and its fiscal 2027 budget process: net position, the General Fund, debt, the sewer fund, the audit opinion and the redevelopment agency.

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Latest update · October 16, 2026

South Salt Lake's sewer fund deficit and the September sewer fee ordinance

The city's fiscal 2025 audit shows a $7.45 million unrestricted deficit in the sewer fund, tied in part to Central Valley's 2024 sewer bonds, and says sewer rates will need to rise. A sewer fee ordinance was on the council's Sept. 9 and Sept. 23, 2026 agendas.

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  1. South Salt Lake's sewer fund deficit and the September sewer fee ordinance
  2. South Salt Lake proposed a 12.99% property tax revenue increase for public safety · published Oct 16
  3. South Salt Lake's public works campus: a $40.7 million bond for a $38 million project · published Oct 16
  4. South Salt Lake's transportation utility fee: business complaints and a plan to add homes · published Oct 16

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