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Your local briefing · Oct. 25, 2026
This week in Riverton
- Riverton council agenda for Oct. 20: $18,000 skate park design contract, commercial use table and window sign rules
The Riverton City Council's Oct. 20 agenda included an $18,000 contract with American Ramp Company for conceptual skate park designs at Centennial Park and Main Park, a satellite water-leak detection contract with Asterra, and ordinances updating the commercial use table and window signage rules.
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1776 W. 11800 S. frontage improvement
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contract: amount not given — Frontage improvement project, 1776 W. 11800 S. Record → · Oct. 6, 2026
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Open questions in our reporting
- Riverton had $5.1 million in park fees and $5.5 million in road fees on hand; it spent $138,303 in fiscal 2025
Whether the Western Commercial Park, the Welby Jacob culvert and King Solomon Road projects moved forward in fiscal 2026. The Ledger has not seen a fiscal 2026 impact fee report.
- Riverton still owes $2.5 million on Unified Fire debt it agreed to share when it left
What the executed agreement between the Riverton and Unified fire service areas says.
- Riverton's city tax rate is zero. Its police and fire service areas collect $14.3 million
What rates the service areas and city set for tax year 2026. The minutes of the June 16 tax rate vote don't state them.
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Riverton had $5.1 million in park fees and $5.5 million in road fees on hand; it spent $138,303 in fiscal 2025
Riverton's fiscal 2025 impact fee report shows $5,126,913 in park fees and $5,547,035 in road fees on hand at June 30, 2025. Park fees paid for a $13,159 bocce court; road fees paid $125,144 toward 13800 South Mountain View Road.
Riverton still owes $2.5 million on Unified Fire debt it agreed to share when it left
When Riverton left the Unified Fire Service Area, its new fire service area agreed to pay 12.2% of the district's remaining 2016 building debt, though none of it paid for projects in Riverton. At June 30, 2025, $2,498,450 in principal and $391,562 in interest remained.
Riverton's city tax rate is zero. Its police and fire service areas collect $14.3 million
Riverton has levied no city property tax since 2012. All $14.3 million in property tax in its fiscal 2025 audit came through the law enforcement and fire service areas, which the mayor and City Council govern. The police area moved $8 million to the city's General Fund.
Riverton paid $2.8 million to Mountain View Village developer and $442,000 to Costco in fiscal 2025
Riverton's fiscal 2025 audit reports $2,775,336 in tax increment paid to CenterCal for Mountain View Village and $441,781 in sales tax paid under the city's Costco agreement. The CenterCal deal runs up to 25 years and is limited to a net present value of $35 million as of 2016.
Around town
- Sports
Skyridge hosts Riverton and Lehi visits Lone Peak as 6A playoffs open Oct. 30
Skyridge took the top seed in the final 6A RPI, while Lehi is the No. 10 seed at 5-5.
- Sports
Copper Hills, Box Elder, Ridgeline and Mountain Crest win in Week 10 football
Copper Hills beat Riverton 40-17 and Box Elder beat West Field 28-7 in Region games on Friday, Oct. 16.
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American Fork girls soccer reaches 6A semifinals with two shutouts
The No. 4 Cavemen play No. 1 Lone Peak at noon Monday in Herriman.
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Lone Peak survives Skyridge in shootout as girls soccer playoffs open
Top-seeded Lone Peak rallied from two goals down against No. 16 Skyridge and won the penalty shootout 3-0.
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Tue, Oct 20 · City Council
Riverton council agenda for Oct. 20: $18,000 skate park design contract, commercial use table and window sign rules
The Riverton City Council's Oct. 20 agenda included an $18,000 contract with American Ramp Company for conceptual skate park designs at Centennial Park and Main Park, a satellite water-leak detection contract with…
Tue, Oct 6 · City Council
Riverton council agenda for Oct. 6: Trestle Lane property sale, frontage improvement contract and Title 18 text changes
The Riverton City Council's Oct. 6 agenda included a purchase contract for city-owned property on 13400 South at Trestle Lane, a frontage improvement agreement with Newman Construction, a water contract amendment with…
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