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Staff seeks survey area designation for Wildcat Square student housing; privilege tax proposed to capture RDA increment
Summary
Staff and Weber State presented a proposal April 21 to designate a survey area on Weber State campus to evaluate feasibility of a ~513‑bed student housing project; the developer requests RDA support and staff said a privilege tax on state land could convert non‑taxable acreage to captured increment for public infrastructure, with due diligence and a future public hearing planned.
City staff and Weber State representatives briefed the council on April 21 about the Wildcat Square redevelopment concept and asked to designate a survey area so staff can complete due diligence and prepare a project plan and budget for future RDA consideration. The proposal covers land on the Weber State campus where the university and a private developer propose a four‑story student housing project with roughly 513 beds and amenity space.
How financing would work: Staff explained that because the land is state‑owned and exempt from property tax, Utah law allows the use of a privilege tax (a tax on the use…
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