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Richfield staff outlines tax-increment financing model for potential hotel; council raises questions

Richfield City Council · January 13, 2026
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City staff presented a 15-year tax-increment financing model showing up to about $1.1 million potentially available as incentives under generous assumptions for a hypothetical hotel; council asked about participation by the county and school district, housing set‑asides, and comparative terms used by other jurisdictions.

City staff briefed Richfield City Council on tools the city could use to incent a hotel developer, focusing on a tax-increment financing (TIF) model and the Utah Inland Port Authority channel.

Staff said a model run for a roughly $11 million development produced about $1,569,000 in incremental property tax revenue over 15 years; after a required 10% housing…

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