Community Development | Layton City Economic Development

Donations Needed at Layton Open Doors

Community Development | child abuse, domestic violence, donations, food bank, Open Doors, poverty, public assistance, self-sufficiency

The workers and volunteers at Open Doors know that sometimes some of us get in a place where it’s hard to find the way out. Especially during the holidays, it can become discouraging when families and individuals experience trouble putting food on the table. This is especially true during the holiday season for these families. […]

How the Community can benefit from Layton City’s Opportunity Zone

Business Resources and Information, Community Development, Economic News, HUD Funding and Other Local Resources | capital gains, economically-distressed areas, GOED, Layton City, Opportunity Zone, real estate projects, tax cuts, urban renewal

In 2018, the Utah Governor’s Office of Economic Development (GOED), along with the Utah Department of Workforce Services (DWS), announced designated Opportunity Zones from the U.S. Treasury Department. GOED and DWS worked to obtain the nomination of low-income census tracts to be considered for opportunity zone designations. Layton City’s census tract #49011126001 is a qualified […]

Family in First Home Thanks to Layton City Land Grant and Have a Heart

Community Development, Economic News | CDBG, Community Development Block Grant, first-time homeowners, Have a Heart Foundation, housing funds, Layton City Land Grant, Mainline Construction, Northern Wasatch Home Builders Association

Julio and Ashley Pimentel had almost given up on becoming first-time homeowners. The family of seven had made countless offers on homes in northern Utah for the past two years, only to receive bad news, once again, that they had been outbid. Owning a new home at an affordable price almost seemed out of the […]

Davis County Seeks Survey Feedback

Community Development | CDBG, Community Development Block Grant, community development needs, Consolidated Plan, Consolidated Planning, Davis County Survey, HUD

Davis County is conducting a survey of community members soliciting feedback as part of the Consolidated Planning Process for the Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) process for Program Year 2021-2025. The Consolidated Plan is completed every five-years and is the plan by which the County will allocate the funding received from the U.S. Dept. of […]