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As the 2026 budget lands on the council desk, we traced every major line item — from the new fire station to the long-debated transit corridor — to understand what growth has quietly cost residents.
By Marcus Vane
City Hall Correspondent
The Ledger
16,400
New residents projected by 2030 under the current annexation plan.
5.2¢
Per-dollar tax rate proposed, up 0.3¢ from the 2021 baseline.
3.1 mi
Planned trail extension along the Jordan River corridor.
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