Open projects11awaiting a decision, active in the past year
Meeting records through Oct. 21, 2026Approved minutes through Sept. 29, 20262 meetings use draft minutes5 agenda-based meetings have unresolved itemsCoverage and sources →
Latest decisions
Through Oct. 20, 2026, the latest meeting with recorded results.
Of 208 development, road and policy items tracked, 11 are awaiting a decision and had a meeting or update in the past 12 months. Another 27 are still open but have had no recorded action in over a year.
Topics recorded in the most recent 24 collected meetings. Counts describe meeting mentions, not a survey of residents or a finding that an issue is resolved.
Trace the decisions and financial records linked to Ogden's projects. A budget, bond ceiling, contract authorization and actual payment describe different things.
No approval or denial linked in the records collected.
Money in the record
land: $3.60 million — City purchase of the U.S. Forest Service Building (December 2025); land: $2.80 million — Proposed sale price of the building to Giv Group upon a tax credit award; contract: $121,000 — Security, monitoring, landscaping and upkeep of the building to date Record → · Aug. 11, 2026
Signed agreement and payments
Execution and project-level disbursements are not verified by this tracker. They require separate records; meeting approval alone does not establish either.
Work and operating costs
Check the linked records for completion and recurring operating costs; this tracker does not verify them. Record →
No approval or denial linked in the records collected.
Money in the record
land: amount not given — Land transfer and development agreement for redevelopment of the Exchange Building Record → · April 14, 2026
Signed agreement and payments
Execution and project-level disbursements are not verified by this tracker. They require separate records; meeting approval alone does not establish either.
Work and operating costs
Check the linked records for completion and recurring operating costs; this tracker does not verify them. Record →
No approval or denial linked in the records collected.
Money in the record
land: $4.20 million — Purchase of the parcel under the Union Station building, paid over five years Record → · July 14, 2026
Signed agreement and payments
Execution and project-level disbursements are not verified by this tracker. They require separate records; meeting approval alone does not establish either.
Work and operating costs
Check the linked records for completion and recurring operating costs; this tracker does not verify them. Record →
What the survey, a certified legal description and the closing documents show for acreage and final price. The addendum gives 1.91 acres and a $700,000 preliminary price, and the July work session minutes' 1.19 acres remains unexplained.
Weber County's tax year 2025 report shows $8,343,019.25 in property tax increment going to nine Ogden redevelopment project areas, led by the Airport CRA. The Ogden School District's taxes made up more than half of it.
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Ogden's description of the Taylor Canyon land it plans to buy from the school district went from about 2.6 acres for $948,546 in May to about $700,000 in August, with city records giving the acreage as both 1.19 and 1.91. The council voted 4-2 to refill its park reserve with $700,000.
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On July 14, Ogden's redevelopment agency voted 4-3 to let the Thorstensen Building's developer build 25 income-restricted artist lofts instead of about 30 market-rate units, and 6-1 to approve up to $290,000 in tax increment for 10 for-sale townhomes on Adams Avenue.
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The agreement Ogden's redevelopment agency approved in March 2025 caps payments to Williams International at $22 million in tax increment, paid in installments through 2048. Payments depend on construction milestones, and the agreement says it ends if the expansion isn't substantially complete by the end of 2026.
The Utah Civic Compact estimates at least 1,000 readers statewide and says Weber County's 10 cameras were searched more than 5 million times since 2022.
· From KSL
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At its Oct. 13 meeting, the board raised the loan's interest rate from 2.5% to 3.5% before voting. Council Members Jeremy Peterson and Dave Graf voted no.
· From Ogden City
Around town
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On Oct. 27 all five council members voted yes on each item. The council also wrote off about $13,000 in old utility bills and named an interim treasurer.
· From North Ogden City
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At its Sept. 9 meeting the board unanimously chose Westland as construction manager/general contractor for two APEX Centers after eight proposals, approved a higher architect fee and moved graduation parades to Thursday.
· From South Sanpete School District
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Salt Lake City had 19 flights and St. George nine, according to the nonprofit ICE Flight Monitor, which counts flights that move detainees between U.S. facilities.
