Portage

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Wed, Nov 11
Portage Town Council6:00 p.m.Town Council Public Hearing

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Council notices and meeting records ↗Find Portage Town Council agendas and public-hearing notices in the council-specific listing. Open the official Utah Public Notice listing.

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Portage: the numbers and what's current

The Census Bureau estimates Portage's population at 289 on July 1, 2025, up 4.3% from the 277 in its April 2020 estimates base. Census Bureau, Vintage 2025 city and town population estimates ↗

Council: Mariah Huggins, Tyson Nelson, Terra Bell, Trent Van Tassell. Town of Portage: council ↗

The Town Council meets at 6 p.m. at Portage Town Hall, 25880 N 9000 W; recent agendas are for Wednesday, June 10, Aug. 12 and Oct. 14, 2026 (the Oct. 14 agenda refers to Sept. 9 minutes). Town of Portage: Town Council Meeting Agendas ↗

From the city

Town Council public hearing at 6 p.m. at Portage Town Hall on adopting a water ordinance ↗November 11, 2026 · Utah Public Notice Website: Portage Town Council public hearing
Planning Commission public hearing at 6 p.m. at Portage Town Hall on adopting the water ordinance ↗November 4, 2026 · Utah Public Notice Website: Portage Planning Commission public hearing
Town Council agenda: financial report and bank reconciliations, and a recommendation of the water ordinance to the planning commission ↗October 14, 2026 · Utah Public Notice Website: Portage Town Council, Oct. 14 agenda

Budget and finances

Town Council agenda, June 10, 2026 (budget hearing) ↗Agenda with a public hearing on the 2026-2027 operating budget and revised 2025-2026 budget, and resolutions 2026-002 and 2026-003 on the budgets.

Checked against the city's own pages on October 28, 2026. Dates and schedules change; confirm with the city before you plan around them.

Portage at a glance

Box Elder County · Utah

Portage’s early settlement story reaches back to 1867, when people from Wellsville established a community just south of Idaho. Box Elder County records the earlier name Hay Town, connected with the hay fields of the area, before the community became Portage.

The town’s current resources introduce another side of this agricultural community: water services, schools, sanitation and contacts for new residents. Municipal news and notices provide a way to follow infrastructure and town business. For someone moving into the area, those local resources are a useful complement to the county’s account of how Portage began.

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The combined sales and use tax rate is 6.65%. Grocery food is taxed at 3.00%, restaurant meals at 7.65% and hotel stays (transient room) at 12.22%. Rates in effect as of Oct. 1, 2026. Source: Utah State Tax Commission: Sales and Use Tax Rates ↗

Places and local character

Hay Town origins ↗In town · The county’s regional history explains Portage’s early name and settlement.
Agricultural community setting ↗In town · The town’s new-resident introduction connects agriculture, history and community life.

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