October 5, 2026 at 8:30AM
UTOPIA Offices : 5858 South 900 East Murray, Utah 84121
NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING AND BONDS TO BE ISSUED
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN pursuant to the provisions of the Utah Interlocal Cooperation Act, Title 11,
Chapter 13, Utah Code Annotated 1953, as amended (the “Act”), that on September 8, 2026, the Board of Directors (the “Board”) of the Utah Infrastructure Agency (the “Agency”), adopted a resolution (the “Resolution”) in which it authorized the issuance of the Agency’s Tax-Exempt Telecommunications Revenue Bonds, Series 2026 (the “Bonds”) (or with such other series or title designation as may be determined by the Agency), and called a public hearing to receive input from the public with respect to (a) the issuance of that portion of the Bonds issued under the Act and (b) any potential economic impact that the Project described herein to be financed with the proceeds of the Bonds issued under the Act may have on the private sector.
TIME, PLACE AND LOCATION OF PUBLIC HEARING
The Agency shall hold a public hearing on October 5, 2026, at 8:30 a.m. at 5858 South 900 East, Murray, Utah.
The purpose of the hearing is to receive input from the public with respect to (a) the issuance of the Bonds and (b) any potential economic impact that the hereinbelow described Project to be financed with the Bonds may have on the private sector. All members of the public are invited to attend and participate.
PURPOSE FOR ISSUING THE BONDS
The Bonds will be issued for the purpose of (i) financing the acquisition, construction, and installation of
advanced communication lines, equipment and improvements, and related improvements, equipment and facilities as part of a fiber optic advanced communications network (collectively, the “Project”), (ii) funding any required deposit to a debt service reserve fund, (iii) providing for capitalized interest with respect to the Bonds, if necessary and (iv) paying for costs of issuance of the Bonds.
PARAMETERS OF THE BONDS
The Agency intends to issue the Bonds in the aggregate principal amount of not more than $25,000,000, to bear
interest at a rate or rates not in excess of 6.00% per annum, to mature in not more than 27 years from their date or dates and shall be sold at a price not less than 97% of the total principal amount thereof. The Bonds are to be issued and sold by the Agency pursuant to the Resolution and a General Indenture of Trust dated as of December 1, 2017, as heretofore supplemented (the “General Indenture”) and as further supplemented by a Ninth Supplemental Indenture of Trust (the “Ninth Supplemental Indenture” and together with the General Indenture, the “Indenture”) which were before the Board, the General Indenture being in final form and the Ninth Supplemental Indenture being in substantially final form at the time of the adoption of the Resolution and said Ninth Supplemental Indenture is to be executed by the Agency in such form and with such changes thereto as shall be approved by the Agency; provided that the principal amount, interest rate or rates, maturity, and discount of the Bonds will not exceed the maximums set forth above.
REVENUES TO BE PLEDGED
The Bonds are special limited obligations of the Agency payable from the revenues of the Agency’s fiber optic
network as further described in the Indenture (the “Revenues”).
OUTSTANDING BONDS SECURED BY REVENUES
The Agency currently has $268,075,000 of bonds outstanding secured by the Revenues.
OTHER OUTSTANDING BONDS OF THE AGENCY
Other than as described in the preceding section, the Agency has no other outstanding bonds secured by the
Revenues. The Agency has other bonds that are outstanding but that are secured by other revenue sources. Additional information regarding the Agency’s bonds may be found in the Agency’s financial report (the “Financial Report”) at: https://reporting.auditor.utah.gov/searchreports/s/
For additional information, including any information more recent than as of the date of the Financial Report, please contact Jason Roberts, Chief Financial Officer at (801) 613-3859.
TOTAL ESTIMATED COST OF BONDS
Based on the Agency’s current plan of finance and a current estimate of interest rates, the total principal and
interest cost of the Bonds if held until maturity, is $43,965,000. A copy of the Resolution and the Indenture are on file at the Agency offices, at 5858 South 900 East, Murray, Utah, where they may be examined during regular business hours of the Agency from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Monday through Friday, for a period of at least thirty (30) days from and after the last date of posting of this notice.
NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that a period of thirty (30) days from and after the last date of the posting of this
notice is provided by law during which any person in interest shall have the right to contest the legality of the Resolution, the Indenture (but only as it relates to the Bonds) or the Bonds, or any provision made for the security and payment of the Bonds, and that after such time, no one shall have any cause whatsoever.
DATED this September 8, 2026
Jason Roberts, Secretary/Treasurer