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Snyderville Basin Cemetery District seeks $495,000 via truth-in-taxation; council hears site, budget and outreach
Summary
The board of trustees presented a required report and tentative 2025 budget request of $495,000 to begin funding a new Snyderville Basin public cemetery; trustees described site selection, test pits showing acceptable soils, community outreach results and a phased plan for a roughly 10-acre initial cemetery footprint.
The Summit County Council received a formal report from the Snyderville Basin Cemetery District board and heard trustees describe a tentative 2025 budget request of $495,000 and a preferred site and plan for a new public cemetery in the basin.
Ryan Stack, deputy county attorney, opened the item by noting state statute requires a report from the board of trustees when a special district contemplates initiating a property tax. Max Greenall, serving as chair of the Snyderville Basin Cemetery District board, introduced the trustees and outlined work to date: adoption of governance documents, formation of subcommittees (finance/admin, planning/design, community outreach), a survey with 107 respondents, professional outreach and multiple test pits at a preferred location on a larger county-owned parcel.
Board member Pete Gillwold described preliminary site work: geotechnical test pits showed reasonable soils with no bedrock in the locations checked; the board sketched an initial roughly 10-acre footprint with mixed ‘traditional’ and conservation areas, parking, trails and minor structures. Trustees said they focused first on county-owned parcels to avoid private acquisition costs and planned phased construction rather than developing the entire site at once.
On finances, trustees presented a tentative $495,000 budget, saying the bulk of funds would be capital outlay for site preparation and master planning. Staff explained the district expects property-tax revenue to be the primary income source and discussed a possible line of credit to bridge the timing gap until tax revenues are collected. Trustees said they anticipate modest burial demand in the community (an estimated 25–30 interments per year) and noted ongoing coordination with the recreation district and other agencies on trails, parking and maintenance.
Councilmembers praised the trustees for work done with limited resources, asked for clarifications about planning and timeline, and were generally supportive of proceeding through the statutory notification process. Deputy county attorney Ryan Stack reminded the council that a formal public hearing on the proposed tax increase will be scheduled for November 13 at 6 p.m., and that the board’s report posted online satisfies the code requirement for today’s meeting.
The council took no action to levy tax rates at the meeting; trustees left the council with the statutory report and schedule for the public hearing and adoption process.
