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Thursday, November 5, 2026

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Holladay development tracker

Spring Lane Elementary site

Adaptive reuse of the Spring Lane Elementary site; about 600 survey responses, a lease with the school district pending, and a park estimated at $7.5 million.

In review

Type
Public project
  1. Jun 11, 2026City Council: Work session: City Hall renovation and Spring Lane park design and costs
  2. Nov 7, 2024City Council: Work meeting: options for funding Spring Lane and City Hall
  3. Aug 22, 2024City Council: City manager report
  4. Jul 11, 2024City Council: Work meeting: Spring Lane adaptive reuse master plan
  5. May 2, 2024City Council: Work meeting: Spring Lane adaptive reuse initial presentation

In brief

Spring Lane Elementary site appears on 9 recorded agendas, from the City Council work session meeting of August 17, 2023 to the City Council meeting of June 11, 2026.

Follow the money and project delivery

Spring Lane Elementary site

In review

  1. Council action

    No approval or denial linked in the records collected.

  2. Money in the record

    bond: $10.0 million — 2025 lease revenue bond proceeds for City Hall and Spring Lane; grant: $730,000 — Tourism, recreation, culture and convention grant for auditorium redesign; grant: $100,000 — HVAC energy efficiency grant (city match $43,000); projected revenue (estimate): $8.97 million — Estimated cost of the Spring Lane development Record → · June 11, 2026

  3. 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.

  4. Work and operating costs

    Check the linked records for completion and recurring operating costs; this tracker does not verify them. Record →

Every hearing and vote

  1. June 11, 2026 · City Council

    Work session: City Hall renovation and Spring Lane park design and costs

    Discussed

    Assistant City Engineer Joe Bolton said demolition at City Hall is mostly done, footings for the south vestibule start next day, and completion is still scheduled for mid-September 2027. Moving new seismic walls to avoid mechanical and plumbing conflicts adds cost still being priced, but gains 16 inches of hallway width. Finance staff said the project is funded by the $10 million 2025 lease revenue bond, a $730,000 state tourism grant for the auditorium, a $100,000 energy efficiency grant with a $43,000 city match, and $5.8 million transferred from the capital projects fund; a federal earmark is on hold pending a FEMA funding notice. About $10 million in cash is expected for Spring Lane. Assistant City Manager Holly Smith showed the revised Spring Lane plan: a 0.75-acre dog park moved off the east boundary with added trees, four pickleball courts with buffering, an all-ages playground with shade sails, a pavilion seating at least 50, an outside walking trail and a heritage trellis that evokes the former school without reusing its salvaged beams. Council members supported the plan; the mayor asked about turf and irrigation and Smith said more information would come July 16. Two grant applications are pending.

  2. November 7, 2024 · City Council

    Work meeting: options for funding Spring Lane and City Hall

    Discussed

    The bond adviser said City Hall is estimated at $7.9 million, with about $1 million of exclusions such as HVAC, for a project total of about $10.4 million including a $1 million contingency and about $600,000 for relocation. The Spring Lane park is estimated at $7.5 million in most scenarios. One scenario is a $4 million bond using a $1.7 million earmark, ARPA funds, $7.7 million from capital projects and $1.5 million of fund balance. Council Member Fotheringham said fund balance should be preserved for roads and storm drains. Staff will run more scenarios for early 2025.

  3. August 22, 2024 · City Council

    City manager report

    No action

    Talks with Granite School District on the Spring Lane agreement continue, with cost the main sticking point and a site appraisal pending. The city's 25th incorporation anniversary will be marked with a Historical Night on November 18.

  4. July 11, 2024 · City Council

    Work meeting: Spring Lane adaptive reuse master plan

    Discussed

    About 600 survey responses; consensus favored moving forward with a few changes, including a "to be determined" label for the dog park. Phase I costs and a parking overlay ($123,656) were discussed, with maintenance estimated at about $95,000 a year excluding water and labor. A lease with the school district is expected to take a few months.

  5. May 2, 2024 · City Council

    Work meeting: Spring Lane adaptive reuse initial presentation

    Discussed

    After stakeholder meetings, a workshop and a survey of about 680 responses, three concepts were reviewed and Concept 3 developed into Concepts A and B. Concept A has up to 188 parking stalls, a pavilion with restrooms, pickleball courts, a dog park, a playground and five acres of multi-purpose fields. Construction-only estimates are $8.3 million to $9 million; demolition, at $10 to $12 per square foot, is excluded pending a school district agreement. Council Members Gray and Brewer asked about phasing, pickleball noise and dog park crowds; Council Member Durham supported phasing and preserving school history.

  6. January 11, 2024 · City Council work session

    Review of 2023 retreat goals

    Discussed

    The six priorities were police services, Spring Lane, affordable housing, City Hall renovation, stormwater and roads. A 2023 accomplishments summary will be published and the 2024 retreat is set for February 29.

  7. November 16, 2023 · City Council

    Public hearing and work meeting discussion: 2023-24 budget amendments

    Discussed

    Amendments include $905,000 from capital projects fund balance for multiple expenses, $100,000 for Spring Lane park concept design and public engagement, a $200,000 transfer as a match for a 2700 East sidewalk grant, and a $250,000 match for the $600,000 historic experience grant. A $6.7 million federal grant for the Cottonwood Creek bridge on Highland Drive requires a Holladay match of $480,000 (6.77% of project cost, which rose from $3.5 million to $7 million). Historic signs would cost about $5,000 each rather than about $300. The capital projects fund fell from $14.7 million to about $11 million after an RDA loan.

  8. November 2, 2023 · City Council

    City manager report

    No action

    The 3900 South trail project was not funded by the county and is several years away. A $600,000 county TRCC award for the historic experience exhibit is matched by $100,000 from fund balance. Granite School District countered with a 25-year lease plus three five-year extensions for Spring Lane. A large budget amendment is coming. A $64,000 corridor preservation request for 4500 South and Highland Drive goes to the Council of Governments November 16.

  9. August 17, 2023 · City Council work session

    Work meeting: Spring Lane Elementary and Arts Council

    Discussed

    The council supported conceptual work costing $50,000 to $75,000 and a letter of intent for Spring Lane Elementary, with Council Member Gibbons suggesting a 40-year lease rather than 20 to 25 years. Council Members Gibbons and Fotheringham and the mayor supported a combined arts and culture position, and staff was directed to advertise a full-time role.