Taylorsville
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Your local briefing · Oct. 24, 2026
This week in Taylorsville
- High school football Week 10: Skyridge, Corner Canyon, Orem and others win
Region games Wednesday included Skyridge's 21-15 win over American Fork and Corner Canyon's 34-7 win over Lehi.
Latest decisions
- Solstice at 54th general-plan map amendment Approved with conditions · 5-0
- Solstice at 54th zoning map amendment Approved with conditions · 5-0
- Solstice at 54th development agreement Approved with conditions · 5-0
Resident concerns and follow-up
Follow the money and what happened next
Trace the decisions and financial records linked to Taylorsville's projects. A budget, bond ceiling, contract authorization and actual payment describe different things.
Open questions in our reporting
- Auditor recommended formal terms for Taylorsville's $831,000 advance to its storm drain fund
Whether a written agreement setting terms and interest for the advance has been adopted. The records reviewed don't show one.
- Taylorsville's Bangerter urban renewal area: a $21.3 million cap through 2038 and milestones due
Whether the agency sent the taxing entities the milestone report due June 30, 2026, and what it said.
- Taylorsville's 2026 property tax increase: $234,800 for road maintenance
What kind of restricted account holds the $234,800, and how residents can see what road work it pays for.
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Auditor recommended formal terms for Taylorsville's $831,000 advance to its storm drain fund
At a November 2025 council meeting the city's auditor described an unrepaid temporary loan from the General Fund to the storm drain fund and recommended formalizing it with interest. The audited report puts the balance at $831,774 at June 30, 2025. The council later raised the storm water fee.
Taylorsville's Bangerter urban renewal area: a $21.3 million cap through 2038 and milestones due
The redevelopment agency asked taxing entities to extend tax-increment collections in the 5400 South and Bangerter Highway area from 2029 to 2038. The approved budget sets a cumulative cap of $21,292,871, which includes past collections, and requires annual milestone reports beginning June 30, 2026.
Taylorsville's 2026 property tax increase: $234,800 for road maintenance
The City Council voted 5-0 on Aug. 12, 2026 to adopt a city levy that raises its rate from 0.000819 to 0.000860. The city's notice says the $234,800 in added revenue will go to public works road maintenance and be kept in a restricted account.
Solstice at 54th: the proposed $900,000 in agency aid for 30 workforce homes
Taylorsville's redevelopment agency board had a proposed resolution on its Oct. 7, 2026 agenda for Edge Homes Utah's 316-unit Solstice at 54th project, with up to $900,000 in agency buyer assistance, up to $50,000 for sewer work and the sale of an agency parcel. The records reviewed do not show the board's decision.
Around town
- Sports
High school football Week 10: Skyridge, Corner Canyon, Orem and others win
Region games Wednesday included Skyridge's 21-15 win over American Fork and Corner Canyon's 34-7 win over Lehi.
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Wed, Sep 16 · City Council
Solstice at 54th receives four conditional 5–0 approvals
The council conditionally approved a general-plan change, zoning text and map changes, and a development agreement for the approximately 16.5-acre Solstice at 54th proposal.
- Solstice at 54th general-plan map amendment Approved with conditions · 5-0
Wed, Sep 2 · City Council
Council approves Summit Vista zoning change and development agreement, accepts police grant
The council voted 5–0 for a Summit Vista height-setback amendment and revised development agreement, declared surplus property and accepted a $15,153 ballistic-shield grant.
- Revised Summit Vista development agreement Approved · 5-0
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