Auditing River Heights
The Ledger's review of River Heights's budgets, audits, debt and redevelopment money. Every story in the series, sorted by subject, with the figures the records show and links to the official documents.
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Auditing River Heights: what we're examining and why
The Ledger is reading River Heights city's budgets, audited financial statements and council records. Here is what the city's fiscal 2025 audit and its fiscal 2026-27 final budget show.
Read the explainer →Key figures
- $731,700General fund budget, fiscal 2026-27 (final)Auditing River Heights: what we're examining and why →
- $608,454General fund balance at June 30, 2025, all unassignedAuditing River Heights: what we're examining and why →
- $85,101Estimated added property tax revenue per yearRiver Heights raises its property tax rate to 0.000849 and lists $85,101 in added revenue →
- $38,851Planned parks share of the added revenueRiver Heights raises its property tax rate to 0.000849 and lists $85,101 in added revenue →
- $781,700600 South project cost stated at the Aug. 13 hearingRiver Heights seeks Cache County COG funds to widen 600 South →
- $788,700Total in the Aug. 3 written cost opinionRiver Heights seeks Cache County COG funds to widen 600 South →
Budgets, reserves and taxes
River Heights raises its property tax rate to 0.000849 and lists $85,101 in added revenue
After a Truth in Taxation hearing on Aug. 17, the River Heights City Council voted 5-0 for a rate above the certified rate. The city's stated plan splits the estimated added revenue among parks, sidewalk repairs and administrative wages and benefits.
River Heights seeks Cache County COG funds to widen 600 South
At an Aug. 13 hearing the city engineer described a $781,700 project with $721,050 eligible for Cache County Council of Governments funding. The written cost opinion attached to the same minutes lists $788,700 total and $580,800 in eligible costs.
Contracts and spending
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