Glossary
The acronyms on the agenda
Short definitions used on this site. A missing term can be sent through Contact.
- CAMSCommunity Alliance for Main Street
- A 501(c)(3) focused on downtown Heber and community events. Rachel Kahler is executive director. The organization is described as receiving TAP tax grants, Utah Main Street funds, state grants, and a Heber City contract. An older glossary line called CAMS “Community & Military Services.” The disclosure article and the candidate page use Community Alliance for Main Street, and that is the name used here.
- CRACommunity Reinvestment Area
- A zone where growth in property tax is set aside for infrastructure, housing, or redevelopment instead of the general fund. On November 20, 2024 the county council vote to join Heber’s downtown CRA failed 3–3–1.
- MIDAMilitary Installation Development Authority
- A state authority that can steer development and tax arrangements around military installations. Erik Rowland joined the board in 2026 as a county liaison.
- PIDPublic Infrastructure District
- A district that finances roads and utilities inside a development, paid by the property inside the boundary rather than by the whole county.
- TAP taxTrails, Arts, and Parks tax
- A local-option sales tax for trails, arts, parks, and culture. A board recommends grants. The county council has the vote.
- EISEnvironmental Impact Statement
- The federal study of a major project’s environmental effects. UDOT released a Draft EIS for the Heber Valley corridor in January 2026.
- STRShort-term rental
- A home rented for a short stay, often under 30 days. Local rules on these rentals are a regular council fight.
- ADUAccessory dwelling unit
- A second home on a lot: a basement, a garage conversion, or a small detached unit.
- GRAMAGovernment Records Access and Management Act
- Utah’s public-records law, Title 63G, Chapter 2. It sets what is public and how to ask for it.
- UDOTUtah Department of Transportation
- The state agency building and studying highways, including the Heber Valley corridor.
- Truth in TaxationUtah’s property-tax notice law
- A rate above the certified tax rate is a tax increase and needs a public hearing. The certified rate is the rate that raises about the same money as last year, plus new growth.
- Write-inA name that is not printed on the ballot
- In Utah the candidate still has to file. In 2026 that includes Alex Folmer for County Council Seat C and Jami Hewlett for Seat A.