Davis County commissioners are set to ratify an updated $4 million real estate purchase contract Tuesday for a 5.2-acre former Tanner Clinic property in Clearfield, moving the county closer to a permanent supportive housing project.

The vote is scheduled for 10 a.m. Tuesday, Aug. 11, at the Davis County Administration Building in Farmington. It follows the commission's initial approval of the purchase contract on July 28. The Aug. 11 action covers an updated version of that contract, though the meeting agenda does not detail what changed.

The deal hinges on HUD approving Davis County's application for a Section 108 loan guarantee. The county applied to borrow against its Community Development Block Grant allocation, which allows it to access up to $4.7 million with no risk to the General Fund. A separate public hearing on that loan application is set for 1 p.m. Friday, Aug. 14.

The stakes are real. At the commission's July 14 work session, Community & Economic Development Director Kent Andersen said the county's $50,000 earnest deposit, paid from the Contingency Fund, "would be refunded if the application is accepted." Community Services Manager Ryan Steinbeigle told commissioners at that same session that the county's role is limited to land acquisition and that it plans to issue a request for proposals for a third-party developer to own and build the housing. The contract runs through Nov. 30, 2026, or closing, whichever comes first.

Chair Bob Stevenson, Vice Chair Lorene Kamalu and Commissioner John Crofts will also consider:

• A $145,400 contract with Bowen Construction Co. for concrete box culvert sections on the ongoing Deuel Creek project, recommended by Public Works Director Adam Wright. The Deuel Creek work is in its second phase, and the county transferred $160,000 from the project's contingency fund to a related mosquito abatement channel enclosure earlier this summer, tightening the remaining budget.
• A three-year fire services agreement with North Davis Fire District at $50,656 per year, running through June 30, 2029. Chief Deputy Arnold Butcher of the Sheriff's Office recommended the deal.
• A $26,357.70 pavement striping contract with Interstate Companies, also recommended by Wright.
• An ordinance amending Davis County's real property tax sale procedures, recommended by County Controller Scott Parke. The agenda does not specify what the ordinance changes.

Other consent items include a $103,815 immunization contract amendment with the Utah Department of Health & Human Services, a five-year license plate recognition data-sharing agreement with the Utah Department of Public Safety, and sports event agreements with Fierce Fighting Championships and Primetime Sports.

Residents can submit public comments by email to [email protected] by 5 p.m. Monday, Aug. 10, or speak in person at the meeting. The session will also stream live on YouTube.