Trace the decisions and financial records linked to Pleasant Grove's projects. A budget, bond ceiling, contract authorization and actual payment describe different things.
In review according to the dated project source. Record → · Oct. 6, 2026
Money in the record
contract: amount not given — Engineering, design and construction management, 600 West and Center Street Improvements Record → · Oct. 6, 2026
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.
Work and operating costs
Check the linked records for completion and recurring operating costs; this tracker does not verify them. Record →
No approval or denial linked in the records collected.
Money in the record
contract: $406,922.68 — Library landscape and pavilion project, not to exceed Record → · Oct. 6, 2026
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.
Work and operating costs
Check the linked records for completion and recurring operating costs; this tracker does not verify them. Record →
How the impact statement's $4,543,914 in projected property tax revenue relates to the $4,858,481 property tax line in the final budget. The records reviewed don't explain the difference.
Pleasant Grove's redevelopment agency rebated $739,078 in property tax increment under two of its three agreements in fiscal 2025, according to the city's audit. Cumulative Grove Tower rebates reached $1,449,933 against a listed $1.5 million maximum.
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The city's building authority borrowed $35 million in fiscal 2023 to build The Ruth and expects the Hale Center Foundation to repay it through rent. The fiscal 2025 audit lists $34,087,000 still owed and three tenant-funded reserves below target.
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The City Council voted unanimously on Aug. 18 to raise the city's tax rate from 0.000938 to 0.001020, bringing in an estimated $365,667 more in fiscal 2027. The city's impact statement ties the money to one new police officer, reserve and retention funding, and two new firefighters.
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The city's fiscal 2025 audit reported that its dispatch, swimming pool, community center and cultural arts funds spent a combined $148,430 more than their final appropriations, which the auditor said put the city out of compliance with state law. Each fund ended the year with a positive balance.
Around town
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The unanimous Oct. 21 vote moves sixth graders to junior high and ninth graders to high school. The board plans to close one junior high and three to five elementary schools.
