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Leeds

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Latest recorded voteConditional use permit: private cemetery on a rural…Approved with conditions 5-0 · City Council, Wed, Sep 23

Open projects2awaiting a decision, active in the past year

Meeting records through Oct. 28, 2026Approved minutes through Sept. 23, 20261 meeting uses draft minutes1 agenda-based meeting has unresolved itemsCoverage and sources →

Latest decisions

Through Sept. 23, 2026, the latest meeting with recorded results.

Conditional use permit: private cemetery on a rural residential lot Approved with conditions · 5-0City Council, Wed, Sep 23 · Approved minutes, Sept. 23, 2026 (Utah Public Notice)
Annexation petition: Silver Cliffs Common North (Babylon Lands LLC) Approved · 5-0City Council, Wed, Sep 23 · Approved minutes, Sept. 23, 2026 (Utah Public Notice)
Upsizing the culvert under East Silver Meadows Road Approved with conditions · 5-0City Council, Wed, Sep 23 · Approved minutes, Sept. 23, 2026 (Utah Public Notice)

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Of 3 development, road and policy items tracked, 2 are awaiting a decision and had a meeting or update in the past 12 months.

Silver Reef Investments disconnectionIn review
Three Peaks to Purgatory Flat 345-kV transmission lineProposed Washington County, routes near Leeds

Resident concerns and follow-up

Topics recorded in the most recent 3 collected meetings. Counts describe meeting mentions, not a survey of residents or a finding that an issue is resolved.

Transmission line route3 meeting mentions · latest Oct. 28, 2026Search Leeds records for later action →
Disconnection and environmental concerns1 meeting mentions · latest Oct. 28, 2026Search Leeds records for later action →
Farmland and airstrips1 meeting mentions · latest Oct. 14, 2026Search Leeds records for later action →
Property values1 meeting mentions · latest Oct. 14, 2026Search Leeds records for later action →
Public lands alternatives1 meeting mentions · latest Oct. 14, 2026Search Leeds records for later action →
Road maintenance1 meeting mentions · latest Sept. 23, 2026Search Leeds records for later action →
Debris near the I-15 exit1 meeting mentions · latest Sept. 23, 2026Search Leeds records for later action →
Tree watering at the watershed1 meeting mentions · latest Sept. 23, 2026Search Leeds records for later action →

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Politics
Leeds council keeps power line routes open as residents oppose 345-kV plan
Mayor Wayne Peterson proposed exploring a mapped utility corridor for Washington County on Oct. 14. The town has made no commitment, and residents urged the council to press Rocky Mountain Power for a route away from homes and farms.
Published November 1, 2026 · From Town of Leeds

Leeds City Council: who serves and how to follow it

Mayor Wayne PetersonMayor
Christine HarveyCouncil member
Kohl FurleyCouncil member
Jeffrey AllenCouncil member
Aaron PriceCouncil member

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Roster from Leeds: Town directory, read on October 29, 2026. Terms and schedules change; confirm with the city.

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Resident services & official contacts

Council notices and meeting records ↗Find Leeds council agendas and available audio; check draft status before relying on posted minutes. Open the official Utah Public Notice listing.

City-specific service links checked Oct. 20, 2026. The linked agency provides current service details.

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Leeds: the numbers and what's current

The Census Bureau estimates Leeds's population at 857 on July 1, 2025, down 0.8% from the 864 in its April 2020 estimates base. Census Bureau, Vintage 2025 city and town population estimates ↗

Mayor: Wayne Peterson. Council: Christine Harvey, Kohl Furley, Aaron Price, Jeffrey Allen. Town of Leeds: directory ↗

The Town Council has recently met on Wednesdays: Sept. 9, Sept. 23, Oct. 14 and Oct. 28, 2026, with agendas and minutes posted by date. Town of Leeds: Town Council agenda and minutes ↗

From the city

Public hearing at 7 p.m. at Town Hall on agriculture protection areas for land owned by NGS Properties LLC (80.78 acres), Leeds Creek LLC (12.16 acres) and Sullivan Main Street Co. LLC (9.15 acres). ↗November 11, 2026 · Utah Public Notice Website: Leeds notice of public hearing, Nov. 11, 2026
Leeds Town Council meeting; a public notice says an Agriculture Protection Area application was received ↗October 28, 2026 · Town of Leeds: Town Council agenda and minutes

Budget and finances

Leeds Town public hearing: 2026-27 tentative general fund and capital improvement budget ↗Notice of the May 27, 2026 hearing on the tentative 2026-27 budget.

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

Leeds at a glance

Washington County · Utah

Leeds offers a local-history connection to southern Utah’s mining and conservation eras. The town’s museum guide describes Silver Reef as a nineteenth-century mining boomtown, with its historic Wells Fargo building now a starting point for understanding that chapter of the area.

A second story survives at the Leeds Civilian Conservation Corps camp. The town dates the camp’s opening to October 1933 and notes that stone from Silver Reef was reused in its administrative buildings. Together, the museum and camp make a compact historical introduction without treating the surrounding ghost-town landscape as an unrestricted recreation site. Leeds attaches agendas and recordings to dated council notices, which can also include draft minutes from a previous meeting. Match the minutes to their own date and status; their presence in a later packet does not convert them into approved minutes or a record of the later meeting.

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Sales tax in Leeds

The combined sales and use tax rate is 6.78% (6.45% in unincorporated Washington County). Grocery food is taxed at 3.00%, restaurant meals at 7.78% and hotel stays (transient room) at 13.35%. Rates in effect as of Oct. 1, 2026. Source: Utah State Tax Commission: Sales and Use Tax Rates ↗

Places and local character

Silver Reef Museum ↗In the area · The town’s museum guide points readers to the historic Wells Fargo building and associated walking routes.
Leeds CCC camp ↗In town · The surviving camp site connects Leeds with Depression-era conservation work.

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Government and sources

Municipal directory · Utah municipal boundary data · Roster checked Oct. 19, 2026. Check the linked agency for current services and contacts.

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Leeds council keeps power line routes open as residents oppose 345-kV plan