Salt Lake City approved in May a first-of-its kind development incentive to help Stadler Rail, a Swiss rail-car maker, expand its headquarters, redirecting a portion of the company’s taxes to support construction of roads, utilities, a test track for rail cars and a rail spur.
Months later, the area was taken over by the Utah Inland Port Authority Board, which is tasked with overseeing development of the planned 20,000 acre distribution hub in Salt Lake City’s westernmost area — and that has the authority to claim up to 100 percent of the promised tax increment or void it altogether.