Pleasant View Council approves transportation agreements, tentatively adopts 2025–26 budget; easement votes split

Pleasant View City Council members on Tuesday approved agreements with Weber County to preserve right-of-way for two road corridors, tentatively adopted the city’s 2025–26 budget and set a May 27 public hearing, and took separate votes on two backyard utility/drainage easements.

The council voted to approve (1) a funding agreement with Weber County for the Skyline Drive rail crossing corridor preservation in an amount “up to $2,104,000” for calendar year 2026 with a required city match (approximately 10 percent) for property and railroad right-of-way acquisition, and (2) a funding agreement for Alberta Drive corridor preservation of up to $965,000 for 2026 with a city match of about $108,000. Council members emphasized these agreements fund property acquisition and right-of-way preservation only; construction is not included in the agreements.

The council also tentatively adopted the 2025–26 budget and set a public hearing on May 27 to consider amendments to the current fiscal year budget and adoption of the next fiscal year’s budget. City staff said the tentative numbers assume no property tax rate increase and use conservative valuation and sales-tax estimates; the tentative general-fund carryover is roughly 15.9 percent of revenues and staff recommended against a truth-in-taxation increase at this time. Staff noted approximately $673,000 in remaining ARPA funds and proposed transfers including $200,000 to the road fund and…