Auditing Woods Cross
The Ledger's review of Woods Cross's budgets, audits, debt and redevelopment money.
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Background
Auditing Woods Cross: what city records show about its audit, reserves, debt and City Hall plans
The Ledger is reviewing Woods Cross's public financial records, starting with the fiscal 2025 audit, the fiscal 2027 budget and property tax increase, a proposed City Hall and park bond, and a water-tank contract. Every figure comes from a linked public record.
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- Politics
How Woods Cross picked its City Hall architect and construction manager, and what checks show so far
Woods Cross's council conditionally approved Method Studio as architect and Hogan Construction as construction manager for the new City Hall and Hogan Park in November 2025, after scoring and public interviews. Check registers from July through September 2026 list three payments to Method Studio.
- Politics
Woods Cross awards $4.2 million water tank contract after low bid topped the bond estimate
Woods Cross's council awarded Patriot Construction a $4,217,641.34 contract to replace the 1500 South water tank on Aug. 6, 2026. A month earlier, the low bid of $4,827,527 exceeded the project's $4,012,236 bond estimate, and the council agreed to shift $900,000 toward the tank.
- Politics
Woods Cross raised its property tax revenue by about $995,000 on a 3–2 vote
Woods Cross's council voted 3–2 on Aug. 4, 2026 to adopt the fiscal 2027 budget and a higher 2026 property tax rate. The city's notice put the increase at $995,285 a year, 46.86% over the prior year's budgeted property tax revenue, and the budget dedicates that amount to new City Hall debt service.
- Politics
Woods Cross building authority proposes up to $33 million in bonds for City Hall and park
A notice posted Oct. 7 says Woods Cross's new Local Building Authority intends to issue up to $33 million in lease revenue bonds for a city hall and parks, with an estimated $2,303,367 a year in payments. A public hearing is set for Nov. 3.