Tooele City Council approves code changes, road work, pool repairs and other routine items in 5-0 votes

Tooele City Council and the Tooele City Water Special Service District approved a package of local code changes, public-works contracts and service agreements in a business meeting on Wednesday, April 2, 2025, at Tooele City Hall in Tooele, Utah.

The council unanimously approved several ordinances to update land-use rules and nuisance enforcement, accepted a contract award for a road-widening project, approved maintenance and equipment replacement at the Pratt Aquatic Center, and authorized routine administrative items including surplus property disposal and an election-services agreement with Tooele County.

The votes wrapped up without public testimony on the contested items; the meeting also included recognition of youth award recipients and a later move to a closed session to discuss litigation or property acquisition.

Most consequential for the city’s water operations, the Tooele City Water Special Service District approved an assignment of a 2022 lease for 40 acre-feet of water previously leased to GeoFortis, allowing Ash Grove Cement Company to “step into the shoes” of GeoFortis under the existing five-year lease while state approval of any change application proceeds, City Attorney Roger Baker said. The assignment passed on a 5-0 vote.

Council members also approved three code revisions brought forward by Community Development Director Andrew Agard. The council enacted Ordinance 2025-07 to add a definition and a new section (7-19-6.2) covering “nonstandard divisions of land,” intended to align Tooele City code with state law and to…