Town Hall · Garden

Garden, UT town hall & government

Garden spent $5 million in the year to June 30, 2022, about $8,156 per resident.

Where the money goes, where it comes from, property taxes, and how to reach Garden's government.

Town budget

Where Garden's money goes

Spent
$5 million
fiscal year to June 30, 2022
Per resident
$8,156
typical Utah cities: $1,533
Long-term debt
None
none outstanding at year end
Administration & buildings
$1.7 million34%
Water & other utilities
$1.3 million26%
Parks & libraries
$592,00012%
Housing & development
$202,0004%
Roads & transportation
$89,0002%
Police
$63,0001%
Other
$1.1 million22%

Where the money comes from

  • Utility sales 39%
  • Sales taxes 29%
  • Fees & charges 11%
  • Other taxes & licenses 10%
  • Property taxes 4%
  • Interest, fines & other 3%
  • From the state 2%
  • From other local governments 1%
Town workforce

Who works for Garden

Full-time staff
14
19 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$58,000
a year, before benefits
Housing & development
8 full-time8 part
Water & other utilities
5 full-time
Parks & libraries
0 full-time7 part
Administration & buildings
0 full-time4 part
Other
1 full-time

Staff on the town's payroll in March 2022. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate.

Schools · school year 2023–24

Rich School District

Garden's K–12 school district, shared with Laketown, Randolph and Woodruff. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$21,780
Utah: $11,467
Students
531
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$8.1 million
at year end

Where the district's money comes from Utah districts overall: 42% local, 51% state, 8% federal

  • Local 68%
  • State 29%
  • Federal 3%

Of the $21,780 per pupil, $12,829 goes to classroom instruction (teachers, aides, supplies); the rest to support services such as buses, buildings, counselors and administration. Building projects and debt payments aren't in the per-pupil figure.

Local

Contact Garden's government

Town hall & decisions in Garden →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Garden

Garden is represented in Congress by Senators Mike Lee and John R. Curtis and Representative Blake D. Moore. Spencer Cox is governor.

All of Garden's representatives, with contacts →

Budget: U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments: Finance (every city and town government's revenue, spending and debt, grouped into plain categories). Property tax: Census American Community Survey, 5-year estimates.

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