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Davis County budget panel backs exploring lease for Western Sports Park, moving tourism dollars to capital as deficit widens
Summary
County officials debated a proposed lease for the Western Sports Park and whether tourism‑related revenues should be transferred from Fund 10 into the county capital reserve (Fund 45). Staff warned the transfer would deepen an existing Fund 10 deficit to roughly $9 million and urged public outreach and stress tests ahead of any tax decision.
Davis County budget officials spent much of their Nov. 7 meeting debating a proposed lease arrangement for the Western Sports Park and whether tourism‑related taxes should be shifted into the county’s capital reserves.
Curtis Goh, the county auditor, told commissioners that an emailed memo had incorrectly attributed 100 acres to a 1968 general obligation bond and said the accurate figure is 57 acres purchased with a general obligation bond; the remaining parcel was acquired with a separate GEO bond tied to the justice complex. "That's not correct. That's a false statement," Goh said, and added: "I can validate that 57 acres were purchased with a general obligation bond" (first raised in the meeting's review of the memo).
Goh said the budget's land‑value estimates came from the…
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