At the March 17 meeting, the South Jordan City Council voted unanimously in favor of a proposal for the city to take on a $31 million bond to pay for infrastructure to allow accelerated development in the west area of the Daybreak community. 

Kennecott Land Company, which owns all of the area affected by the bond, presented a structure for repayment based on a formula where new residents, offices and retail in the area will be allocated shares of the cost for the new roads and improvements.

The council voted in favor of the bond with little discussion, either from the public or councilmembers. Bond counsel Leslie Lewis, of Lewis Young Robertson & Burningham, noted that the creation of the assessment area by the resolution is “step one of the process.” She provided a timeline to the city that outlines the necessary steps to fund the bond. The process is anticipated to come to fruition in mid-June with bond closing and delivery of the proceeds to the city so that construction can begin.

Councilmember Mark Seethaler noted that the transaction has many benefits for the city, including accelerated growth in an important part of South Jordan, as well as city ownership of new improvements, such as roads and a new water tank, that will serve a portion of the city in the west area of Daybreak.

Total bond amount: $31,916,504

Budget allocation: $14,291,897

South Jordan Parkway - widening (Village 5): $572,339

SJ Parkway - east: $2,898,826

SJ Parkway - Right of Way acquisition: $492,195

Grandville - existing to Lake Ave: $1,884,850

Lake Run - from Duckhorn to Lake Ave: $1,621,620

Lake Avenue - from Kestrel Rise to Mountain View Corridor - $4,618,328

Lake Run - from Lake Ave. to SJ Parkway: $2,203,740

Budget allocation: $10,166, 592

Lake Avenue - from Mountain View Corridor to Village 7: $5,423,704

Village 7 East Road - $1,981,980

Village 7 West Road - $1,466,850

Daybreak Parkway west - Village 7 portion: $1,294,058

Projects Proposed: Water tower and transmission lines

Budget allocation: $7,458,015