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Herriman mayor describes water‑tank tour and explains how developers and impact fees fund growth infrastructure
Summary
Mayor Palmer described touring a 2,000,000‑unit water tank under construction and said the structure uses tension cables and safety features; city staff explained developers front construction costs that are ultimately reimbursed through developer-paid impact fees and future home prices.
Mayor Palmer (identified in the episode as Mayor Palmer) described a recent tour of a water tank under construction serving the South Hillside/ Panorama/ Rosecrest developments and highlighted construction details and safety features. ‘‘I just always assumed it was just a big round tank full of water. And there is there's tension cables in there to keep this because it's 2,000,000. It's a lot of pressure,’’ Mayor Palmer said. (The speaker cited the numeric figure '2,000,000' in the episode; units were not specified in the recording.)
John LaFolle, communications manager for Herriman City, and Mayor Palmer explained the financing: developers typically front the cost of infrastructure while the city reimburses them, and those reimbursements are effectively paid by future homeowners through impact fees. ‘‘There are a lot of weird routes that money goes through to get there so they're fronting the cost right now because they're developing it... That reimbursement from the city gets reimbursed by impact fees that are paid by the developer, which in reality is all paid by the home prices for people who move in there,’’ LaFolle said.
Officials said the new tank is designed with earthquake‑resilience measures and redundancy so it can function if other supplies are cut or contaminated. The city indicated the new infrastructure will support multiple developments rather than a single builder, which is why the city commonly advances or reimburses costs.
What happens next: construction continues on the tank and related water infrastructure; the city will manage reimbursements and rely on impact fees tied to future home sales.
