Salt Lake City Finalizes FY27 Budget and Property Tax Rate
Salt Lake City has finalized its Fiscal Year 2026-27 budget, which includes approved property tax rates and significant funding for capital improvement projects. The city's fiscal plan also addresses various utility rate increases and community development initiatives.
Salt Lake CityAugust 27, 2026
Salt Lake City Proposes Utility and Property Tax Increases
Salt Lake City has proposed a series of rate increases for utility services and property taxes as part of its fiscal year 2027 budget. The proposed changes would affect water, sewer, stormwater, street lighting, and curbside waste services for various residents and property owners.
Salt Lake CityAugust 27, 2026
Jodi Picoult to Headline Salt Lake Book Festival in October
Bestselling author Jodi Picoult is scheduled to appear at the Salt Lake Book Festival on Oct. 17, 2026, as part of the 29th annual Utah Humanities Book Festival. The event will feature a conversation with Picoult and a signed copy of her book, "Hollow Bones."
StatewideSalt Lake CityOriginally published August 27, 2026
Jennifer Gledhill's fitness ring data seized in search for National Guard husband's body, search warrant confirms
COTTONWOOD HEIGHTS, Utah (ABC4) — A search warrant unsealed earlier this month indicates that Jennifer Gledhill may have been wearing a fitness ring that tracked her whereabouts the night of her husband's death. Gledhill is accused of killing her husband, Matthew Johnson and possibly burying him in the Great Salt Lake wetlands in September 2024.
via ABC 4Cottonwood HeightsAugust 27, 2026
Swig Expands National Footprint via Scalable Franchise Model
Swig, the Utah-based brand credited with inventing "dirty soda," continues to expand its national footprint through a scalable franchise model. The company currently operates over 170 locations across 17 states.
Cottonwood HeightsAugust 27, 2026
May 5, 2026 Meeting Recap
The Council received Mayor Mendenhall's recommended FY27 city budget, approved the honorary naming of Dolores Huerta Boulevard, held public hearings on several development and public space proposals, and more.
Cottonwood HeightsAugust 27, 2026