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Saint George official urges uniform rules for CRA property sales, including thresholds and notice

Rules Review and General Government Oversight Committee · January 15, 2026
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Summary

St. George Government Affairs Director Sean Guzman told the committee that Community Reinvestment Agencies (CRAs) sometimes escape city disposal requirements when property is transferred to a CRA and urged uniform notice, RFP/RFQ timelines, and consistent treatment of trust‑land disposals.

The committee heard from Sean Guzman, Government Affairs Director for the City of St. George, about transparency gaps when cities transfer property into Community Reinvestment Agencies.

Guzman said CRAs can become separate legal owners of parcels assembled by a city and that those transfers can create a loophole in disposal and advertising practices. "Even though our mayor and council serves as the board of the CRA, oftentimes the property is transferred into the…

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