Ogden River Project

OGDEN -- The Ogden River project just got a boost.

OGDEN -- The Ogden Redevelopment Agency board adopted a resolution Tuesday night that will extend the Ogden River Project tax increment collection period by eight years.

The tax increment collection period for the Ogden River Project was set to expire June 30, 2019, but the extension allows the RDA to collect tax increment through June 2027.

Tax increment financing is a tool that captures projected property tax revenue created by a development and then allows those funds to be invested for improvements associated with the project.

OGDEN -- The Ogden Redevelopment Agency board voted Tuesday night to hold a public hearing Jan. 17 on a proposal to extend the Ogden River Project Redevelopment Area's tax increment collection period by eight years.

OGDEN -- An operator of a pizza shop and brew pub on the banks of the Ogden River says his business is riding the tide of success because of a $6.3 million effort to clean up a polluted downtown section of the waterway.

OGDEN -- A recent state report revealing that Mayor Matthew Godfrey's staff spent $434,000 on three capital improvement projects between 2007 and 2009 without city council permission doesn't impact the municipality's financial stability, an auditor said Tuesday night.

OGDEN -- A proposed development agreement is being fine-tuned that may enable a Salt Lake City firm to purchase about six acres downtown from the Ogden Redevelopment Agency as part of the long-awaited Ogden River Project.

OGDEN -- A potential developer of most of the property within the Ogden River Project area said Tuesday he wants to ensure the city doesn't give an unfair advantage to a competing developer.