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Municipality

Entity

American Fork

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Notice Title

Notice of Bond Election

Notice Tags

Bonds

Notice Type(s)

Notice, Bond

Event Start Date & Time

October 2, 2019 01:00 AM

Event End Date & Time

November 5, 2019 08:00 PM

Description/Agenda

NOTICE OF SPECIAL BOND ELECTION AMERICAN FORK CITY, UTAH PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that a special bond election will be held in American Fork City, Utah (the 'City'), on Tuesday, November 5, 2019, at which special election there shall be submitted to the qualified, registered voters residing within the City the following question: OFFICIAL BALLOT FOR AMERICAN FORK CITY, UTAH SPECIAL BOND ELECTION November 5, 2019 /s/ Terilyn Lurker City Recorder, American Fork City, Utah AMERICAN FORK FIRE STATION BOND Shall American Fork City, Utah be authorized to issue General Obligation Bonds in a principal amount not to exceed $8,500,000 and to mature in no more than 21 years from the date or dates of issuance of such bonds for the purpose of paying all or a portion of the costs of purchasing real property, acquiring, constructing, and equipping a new fire station ('Station') and related improvements? If the Bonds are issued as planned, without regard to the taxes currently levied for outstanding bonds that will reduce over time, an annual property tax to pay debt service on the proposed bonds will be required over a period of 21 years in the estimated amount of $38.94 per year on a $300,000 primary residence and in the estimated amount of $70.80 per year on a business having the same value. The City has other outstanding bonds for which a tax decrease would occur upon the retirement of such bonds, which may not occur if the proposed bonds are issued. The foregoing information is only an estimate and is not a limit on the amount of taxes that the City may be required to levy to pay debt service on the bonds. The City is obligated to levy taxes to the extent provided by law in order to pay the bonds. To vote in favor of the above bond issue, select the box immediately adjacent to the words 'FOR THE ISSUANCE OF BONDS.' To vote against the bond issue, select the box immediately adjacent to the words 'AGAINST THE ISSUANCE OF BONDS.' FOR THE ISSUANCE OF BONDS AGAINST THE ISSUANCE OF BONDS The bond election will be administered entirely by absentee ballot. Voters are not required to apply for an absentee ballot for the election. The election officer will mail to each registered voter within the City an absentee ballot and a postage paid business reply envelope. For a voter that registers to vote after the absentee ballots have been mailed, the County Clerk will either give the voter an absentee ballot and envelope to vote in the County Clerk's office or mail an absentee ballot, postage paid, to the voter. If a voter fails to follow the instructions included with the absentee ballot, the voter will be unable to vote in the election. There is no special registration of voters for the special election; the official register of voters last made or revised shall constitute the register for the special election, except that all persons who reside within the City and are registered to vote in the regular general election held on that day shall be permitted to vote in the special election. The County Clerk will make electronic registration lists available at each of the above-described polling places for use by registered voters entitled to use such voting place. For information on registering to vote, voters may contact the office of the (a) the office of the Utah County Clerk at 100 East Center Street, Room 3600, Provo, Utah 84606, telephone: (801) 851-8109 or visit the Utah County Clerk's website at http://www.utahcounty.gov/Dept/ClerkAud/Elections/index.html, or (b) Utah Lieutenant Governor, State Capitol, 350 N. State Street, Suite 220, Salt Lake City, Utah 84114, (801) 538-1041 or visit the Lieutenant Governor's website at http://elections.utah.gov. Pursuant to applicable provisions of Sections 11-14-208 and 20A-4-403 of the Utah Code, the period allowed for any contest of the special election shall end 40 days after the date on which the results of the election are to be canvassed and the results thereof declared. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, American Fork City, Utah has caused this notice to be given. DATED: October 2, 2019. AMERICAN FORK CITY, UTAH

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Meeting Information

Meeting Location

51 E. Main Street
American Fork,
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Contact Name

Terilyn Lurker

Contact Email

tlurker@americanfork.gov

Contact Phone

(801)763-3000

Notice Posting Details

Notice Posted On

October 02, 2019 01:11 PM

Notice Last Edited On

October 02, 2019 01:11 PM

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