Trace the decisions and financial records linked to Richfield's projects. A budget, bond ceiling, contract authorization and actual payment describe different things.
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 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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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.
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The surplus-water ordinance covers about 13 users outside city limits. The council on Oct. 13 approved an impact-fee deferral on the mayor's tiebreak and removed a denied tax increase from the budget.
