Cedar City advances Coal Creek gravel lease expansion to action agenda

CEDAR CITY - Cedar City Council on Oct. 21 considered amending the Coal Creek Gravel mining-rights lease, according to the work-meeting recording and the meeting packet.

The packet states the city leased the property to Coal Creek Gravel in 2014 with a 500,000-cubic-yard limit and that the proposed amendment would allow another 500,000 cubic yards. Staff on the recording said about 466,000 cubic yards had been mined and that the operator wants another 500,000 cubic yards. Council members discussed whether to raise the royalty before final approval.

The motion approved was to put the lease amendment on the action agenda for a later meeting, with ayes and no opposition recorded on the call.

Source: Cedar City Council meeting recording, Oct. 21, 2026; City Council Work Meeting packet 10.21.2026