Government
- Sat. 11/14
Cache County certifies Nov. 3 election; Democrats win Logan Seats 2 and 3 on County Council
Turnout was 60.2%. A post-election audit of 732 ballots matched the machine count.
- Sat. 11/14
Connect Transit board will consider FY 2027 tentative budget and ads on buses Nov. 18
The 5:30 p.m. Wednesday meeting is in North Logan. The posted packet is the agenda only and lists no dollar amounts.
- Fri. 11/13
County committee takes no action on wildland-urban interface code, transit-tax commitment
Members set the wildland code aside and asked staff to draft a project-by-project policy for fixed-guideway sales-tax money.
- Fri. 11/13
Cache County Council advances 240-acre Bloom Haven open space application
The council also approved the Council of Governments' road-funding list, adding fixed-guideway sales tax money.
- Fri. 11/13
Logan council cancels Dec. 15 meeting; Laub family donates outdoor screen for Laub Plaza
Draft Nov. 3 minutes also say the new pedestrian underpass is complete and open.
- Fri. 11/13
Logan council will workshop new residential zones Nov. 17 and hear $54,496 overtime request
A staff report proposes an NR-9 district, an HD-40 zone on 400 North, and replacing the RC zone. The Dec. 15 meeting is cancelled.
- Thu. 11/12
Hyde Park council approves 61-acre Nixon annexation, 3-2
The council approved Ordinance 2026-27, annexing about 61 acres requested by Nixon & Nixon Inc., according to the city's meeting video. Approved minutes and a signed ordinance have not been posted.
- Thu. 11/12
Richmond City Council will hear and may vote Nov. 17 on sewer impact fees
The agenda also lists an initial discussion of a chickens ordinance, a possible fee-schedule vote, the fiscal 2026 audit and a closed meeting.
- Thu. 11/12
Here's why Cache County wants to raise property taxes: Hearing agenda spells out the reasons for a $2.86 million increase
The increases would raise $2.86 million a year for health and public safety, tax collection costs, and fire and EMS in unincorporated areas.
- Thu. 11/12
Cache County lawmakers Casey Snider and Chris Wilson will lead their chambers' majorities in 2027-28
A Nov. 9 House announcement names Snider as majority leader; a Nov. 6 Senate announcement names Wilson for the same post.
- Thu. 11/12
Preston council adopts Clyde S. Dale as the city's therapy-dog mascot
The Oct. 26 vote was unanimous among the members present. The dog's owner was presented a sweater and a badge.
- Thu. 11/12
Connect Transit weighs Sunday buses, later evenings and new routes in three draft plans
A survey on the options runs into early December; the final plan must be cost neutral.
- Wed. 11/11
County Council votes 6-1 to raise officials' pay; executive goes to $206,288
A move to trim the executive and sheriff raises failed 2-5. The 2027 budget vote was put off.
- Wed. 11/11
Logan intends to use 66 feet of a 99-foot Canyon Road right-of-way in a $70 million project
A right-of-way vacation would need a council vote, draft minutes say, likely no earlier than late 2027.
- Wed. 11/11
Airport authority hears two hangar appeals Thursday; Hyrum planners take comment on site plan rules
The airport board also picks a consultant; Hyrum commissioners review a three-lot mini-subdivision.
- Wed. 11/11
Fire district proposes new property tax of $105.21 a year on a $545,000 home
A separate county fire tax of $98.02 on the same-value home would drop to zero. The hearing is Nov. 16.
- Wed. 11/11
Mosquito abatement district seeks $80,000 more in property tax; hearing set for Thursday
The proposed increase would add $2.10 a year to the district's tax on a $545,000 home.
- Tue. 11/10
Providence voters back city library tax question 54% to 46% in unofficial results
The non-binding question asked whether the city should consider a new property tax to run the library the county is closing.
- Tue. 11/10
North Logan's remodeled library is open, with a new community center next door
The library added a children's library, computer lab and study rooms; community center halls rent by the hour.
- Tue. 11/10
Logan City offices and library close for Veterans Day; garbage pickup stays on schedule
The landfill, recreation center and Laub Plaza office stay open Wednesday, Nov. 11.
- Tue. 11/10
Hyde Park holds 61-acre annexation hearing tonight; Aspen Grove agreement hearing canceled
The council will still discuss the Aspen Grove development agreement, its revised agenda shows.
- Mon. 11/09
North Logan ordinance ties Ashbourne rezone to office, turn-lane and rental terms
Ordinance 26-20, released under a records request, sets building milestones and owner-occupancy rules for the 9.9-acre site.
- Mon. 11/09
County planners deny Logan's landfill permit change 4-1, back data center rules that bar large centers
The Nov. 5 votes come from the Planning Commission's official video; minutes are not yet posted.
- Mon. 11/09
Draft minutes: County Council approved two industrial rezones next to JBS plant near Hyrum on 6-1 votes
The Oct. 27 minutes, up for approval Tuesday, also show a waste-sorting rezone and new animal-processing rules.
- Mon. 11/09
Cache County offices close Wednesday for Veterans Day; Wellsville planners cancel meeting
Emergency services stay open, according to the county's 2026 holiday notice.
- Mon. 11/09
Hyde Park council holds 61-acre annexation hearing Tuesday; Aspen Grove agreement hearing canceled
The Aspen Grove development agreement covers parcels along Wolf Pack Way zoned for residential and mixed use.
- Mon. 11/09
Providence sets Nov. 18 hearing on budget change to fund a city library
The city says voters in a non-binding ballot question favored taking over the county library as Providence's own.
- Mon. 11/09
Road-tax panel recommends $9.1 million for six projects, led by Hyde Park's Wolf Pack Way
The County Council hears the Council of Governments recommendation Tuesday; the agenda request suggests waiting to vote.
- Mon. 11/09
Proposed county pay ordinance would raise executive's salary to $206,288 and council members' to $34,000
Ordinance 2026-36, with raises effective Jan. 1, gets a hearing Tuesday.
- Mon. 11/09
County proposes winter closures for 18 mountain and canyon roads; hearing Tuesday
Ordinance 2026-46 would let the county gate roads such as South Canyon, Ant Flat and Gnehm Road to wheeled vehicles this winter.
- Mon. 11/09
Cache County's tentative 2027 budget totals $103.4 million, down 14%, ahead of Tuesday adoption hearing
The council holds a hearing on the budget resolution at about 5:30 p.m. Nov. 10, after a workshop on possible amendments.
- Mon. 11/09
Nibley council accepts audit with no findings, vacates part of utility easement and sets 2027 meetings
The Nibley City Council on Nov. 5 voted 4-0 to accept its fiscal 2025-26 audit, which reported no findings, and voted 5-0 each to vacate part of a utility easement and adopt its 2027 meeting schedule.
- Mon. 11/09
County recreation center study committee meets tonight on survey; recommendation set for February
Cache County's Regional Recreation Center Feasibility Study Committee meets at 5 p.m. Monday at the Historic Courthouse to keep working on a resident survey, with findings due in January and recommendations to the County Council in February.
- Sun. 11/08
This week's public meetings: election canvass, county budget hearing and Logan rezone
Meetings in Cache County, Logan, Hyde Park, Nibley, Hyrum and Smithfield, Nov. 9-12.
- Sun. 11/08
Western Cache Corridor study plans 2027 open houses; county and UDOT give different finish dates
A regional transportation board gets the next update Monday, after the county council heard one Oct. 27.
- Sat. 11/07
Nibley planners to weigh driveway and sign rules Nov. 12
A public hearing on narrow-lot driveways is set; written comments are due Nov. 11.
- Sat. 11/07
Providence certifies petition to annex about 9.8 acres on its south edge
Protests go to the Cache County Boundary Commission by Dec. 16.
- Sat. 11/07
Cache County moves post-election audit to Monday noon
The public can watch the clerk's audit of the Nov. 3 election at the Ballot Processing Center.
- Fri. 11/06
UDOT wraps Logan Canyon fiber splicing before winter hiatus; work resumes spring 2027
UDOT's Nov. 5 Logan Canyon fiber update says crews expect to finish fiber splicing over the next week, weather permitting, then remove traffic control and pause until spring 2027, after placing about 10,000 tons of asphalt.
- Fri. 11/06
North Logan council approves Ashbourne rezone 3-2
North Logan City Council on Nov. 4 approved, 3-2, Ashbourne's zoning map amendment, development agreement and master development plan for a 9.9-acre parcel at 2200 North and 400 East, with a landscaping-review condition and an owner-occupancy deed-restriction framework on the record.
