Lakeshore Drive
The FY2027 budget names Lakeshore Drive among $51.8 million of road and public works improvements. In 2025 AF's public works director described a proposed Lake Shore Drive extension as an additional east-west connection to be built alongside the Pony Express Parkway extension. Limits, cost and schedule have not been published.
- Where it stands
- Approved
- Type
- Road project
- Location
- From existing Lakeshore Drive to 1500 South/100 West
- Applicant
- Frandsen family entities (NBFF Property, Harbor View Development and others)
- Run by
- American Fork
Every hearing and vote
May 24, 2022 · City Council
Reimbursement agreement with White Horse Developers for AF Crossing Plats A and B
Approved · 4-0
Approved reimbursing White Horse Developers LLC up to $2,344,073.98 for system improvements along Lakeshore Drive, 700 West, 900 West and 620 South.
- Developer: White Horse Developers LLC
- Cap: $2,344,073.98
- White Horse received a second reimbursement agreement ($772,894.75) in September 2022
September 27, 2022 · City Council
Reimbursement agreement with White Horse Developers for AF Crossing Plats C, D, E2 and AF10
Approved · 5-0
Approved reimbursing White Horse Developers LLC up to $772,894.75 for system (oversized, citywide-benefit) improvements built with AF Crossing along Lakeshore Drive, 620 South, 980 South, 1000 South, 1050 South, 1100 West and 1000 West.
- Developer: White Horse Developers LLC
- Cap: $772,894.75
February 20, 2025 · City Council work session
FY2025 goals, capital and budget status
Discussed
Fiber mid-level design 80% done; police took the third floor of the police/courts building; city pursuing property for public works. City obtained title to a 30-acre parcel on the south side for a park. 200 South Phase I (Frontage Road to 570 West, with roundabout) complete, Phase II awaiting property acquisition; 300 West roundabout in design with resident traffic concerns noted; Auto Mall Drive connection in design; other road projects: 700 North connector, 1100 South 500 East roundabout, Lakeshore Drive, 1500 South 860 East signal and widening. 36-inch waterline and 100 East waterline complete; PI metering Phase 3 due May 2025. Revenue up about 7%, expenditures up about 12%. Debt: 2015/2016 PI GO bonds to FY2035; 2018 sales tax bond (Art Dye Park, cemetery) to FY2028; Station 52 GO bond to FY2038; 2020 water revenue bonds (36-inch line to TOD) to FY2052; 200 South tax increment bond to FY2047. PARC tax has brought in over $12 million since 2015.
March 25, 2025 · City Council
Real estate exchange agreement for Lakeshore Drive
Approved · 5-0
Exchange with NBFF Property LLC, Harbor View Development LLC, Rammell Prospective LLC, Russgan LLC, NPF Investments LLC and Walking the Wire LLC, subject to the Harbor Road Plat E and Julie Clark annexations. Hunter said the road is essential to relieve congestion. Terms not stated in minutes.
April 29, 2025 · City Council work session
FY2026 general fund, capital projects and fleet budgets
Discussed
General fund revenue up about $1.2 million; 63% from taxes (sales tax 35%), sales tax projected down 1%; certified tax rate planned. Citywide about $145 million, nearly half capital. Police up about $850,000; fire up about $1.1 million (two ambulances about $520,000 and financing a new engine). Capital: road improvement plan ($500,000 property tax plus $1.8 million transportation funds), 700 North and Lakeshore Drive connectivity, 300 North 600 East intersection, roundabouts at 200 South with 300 West and 100 East, MAG-funded 200 South and Art Dye trails, Auto Mall sidepath, police station third-floor buildout, Fire Station 53 improvements, Station 52 evidence building. Bunker warned flat staffing is unsustainable.
- Citywide: about $145 million
- Road improvement plan: $500,000 property tax + $1.8 million transportation
January 27, 2026 · City Council
Resolution of intent to pursue property exchange with UDOT at 700 West 620 South
Approved · 4-0
Resolution 2026-01-06R expresses intent to exchange property with UDOT at about 700 West 620 South, subject to future approvals; it next goes to the Utah Transportation Commission. Councilmember John said it secures the corridor for the connector road and access through Lakeshore Drive, plus what is needed for Fire Station 53. Councilmember Hunter said a resident emailed that day frustrated at how long it was taking.
- Resolution No. 2026-01-06R
February 19, 2026 · City Council work session
Fiscal 2026 capital project status
Discussed
Completed: Boat Harbor improvements, Rotary Park field lights and dugouts, Hindley and Monarch playgrounds, Robinson Park pavilion, 100 West improvement plan, Caveman Boulevard signal, right-of-way for the 200 South/300 West roundabout, Automall Drive connection. In progress: 620 South park design, 700 North right-of-way (close to an agreement with Mr. Bingham), Lakeshore Drive right-of-way, 1100 South/500 East roundabout, 1500 South/860 East signal and widening.
February 19, 2026 · City Council work session
Fiscal 2027 project proposals and priorities
Discussed
Fitness Center options from a 2022 VCBO study: 'must do' facelift with a 20,000-square-foot addition, a 90,000-square-foot 'better' option, or a 120,000-square-foot 'best' option with an indoor pool. Lakeview Park on 620 South: trail, restroom, pavilion, playground, pickleball/padel courts, dog park and parking, $3-4 million, partly impact fees. Slough Trail from Monarch Park south: $600,000-700,000. Lakeshore Drive to 1500 South: a three-lane collector just over a mile; first phase 26 feet of asphalt for about $3.1 million while TSSD installs sewer lines; the city is working with a church to obtain the last piece. 200 South interim improvements estimated at $24.7 million in 2022, with $8 million more for full build. 2026 road maintenance plan: $2.7 million. Pony Express Parkway: Phase 1 with $14.9 million in MAG funding; Phase 2 with $17.97 million to connect 700 West to 500 East and 1500 South, likely 2030-31. 700 West: a MAG request to connect Pony Express Parkway to 200 South as a TOD major arterial, about $5.05 million including right-of-way. Dixie Well: about $5.65 million on two city parcels, one for the pump house and one for staging then sale as a home lot, with 24-hour drilling for about two weeks. Station 53: possible bond vote in 2028 after a Fitness Center bond vote. Other priorities: in-house legal counsel, an I-15 flyover study with MAG, a CRA-funded 1100 South roundabout, a transportation utility fee and 100 East widening south of I-15.
- Pony Express Parkway MAG funding: Phase 1 $14.9M; Phase 2 $17.97M
- 700 West (Pony Express to 200 South): about $5.05M
- Lakeshore Drive Phase 1: about $3.1M
- 200 South interim: $24.7M (2022 estimate)
- Dixie Well: about $5.65M
- Lakeview Park: $3-4M
- Slough Trail: $600,000-700,000
March 31, 2026 · City Council work session
Fiscal 2027 Fitness Center, road CIP, impact fee and Local Building Authority funds
Discussed
Finance Director Anna Montoya said there is no plan for a full Fitness Center renovation or bond; the general fund subsidizes about 35% of its operations. Road CIP projects include the 700 North extension (construction FY2027), the 200 South/300 West roundabout (MAG), the Pony Express Corridor (city's 50% MAG match), the 1100 South/100 East intersection and Lakeshore Drive Phase 1. Councilmember Hunter urged a study of a transportation utility fee (about $50,000); Carroll worried about residents' ability to pay. Park impact fees fund the Art Dye Trail (with a MAG grant) and Lakeview Park on 620 South (preliminary $4 million). Police impact fees fund an evidence building and third-floor police building improvements (about $1.8 million). Local Building Authority lease revenue bonds for the public works facility were issued in January rather than March, saving about $1.2 million; proceeds total about $40 million.
- Public works facility LBA lease revenue bonds: about $40 million, issued January 2026; about $1.2 million saved
- Lakeview Park (620 South): preliminary $4 million
- Police evidence building/3rd floor: about $1.8 million
- Transportation utility fee study: about $50,000 (not decided)
June 23, 2026 · City Council
Interim budget for fiscal 2026-27
Approved · 5-0
Finance Director Anna Montoya presented the interim FY2027 budget, which includes a proposed 9% property tax increase ($660,000 a year) earmarked to partly staff a temporary third fire station (Station 53) in the Lakeview area; the money is held separately until the Aug. 11 Truth in Taxation hearing and final budget. Councilmember Tim Holley argued firefighter positions should be funded regardless of the tax outcome and that wage increases and other discretionary items should be cut first; other members said the final budget can be reshaped after the hearing. The budget message lists $15.7 million in road work, including the 700 North extension, Lakeshore Drive Phase 1, a 300 West/200 South roundabout and 100 West improvements.
- Resolution No. 2026-06-26R
- Proposed tax increase: 9%, about $660,000/yr, about $33/yr for average home
- Fire department added cost FY2027: $1.8 million (budget message)
- Fitness center repairs: $4,000,000 from general fund balance (reduces fund balance from 35% to 25%)
- Road projects: 700 North extension 100 E-200 E $2,589,681; Lakeshore Drive Phase 1 $3,720,000; 300 West/200 South roundabout $780,000; 1100 South/100 East intersection $775,000; 100 West 100 N-700 N $1,150,000; overlay/microsurface/crack seal/slurry $3,985,000
- Other capital: Lakeview Park $4M; Art Dye Trail $1.565M; police 3rd-floor expansion $1.5M; waterlines $7.2M; Boley Well $1.1M; Dixie Well $7.12M; sewer lining $1.5M; storm drain/curb $2.6M; public works facility $40M
- Patriot Station CRA: $33 million bond-financed 200 South widening; first phase Frontage Road to 570 West done
August 25, 2026 · City Council
Lake Shore Drive real estate exchange with Frandsen family entities
Pending
Removes a condition from a March 25, 2025 land exchange with NBFF Property, Harbor View Development, Rammell Prospective, Russgan, NPF Investments and Walking the Wire LLCs (Frandsen family) so it can be recorded while the Harbor Road Plat E 2 and Julie Clark 2 annexations are finalized. The exchange shifts the Lake Shore Drive alignment south.
- Original approval: March 25, 2025