February 15, 2016
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A new, longer lease for the Prescott Rodeo Grounds, and the possible future development of an apartment complex off Prescott Lakes Parkway will be among the issues the Prescott City Council will consider during its regular voting meeting this week.
With a vote on the Arizona Eco Development (AED) project now pushed off until at least July 13, the Prescott City Council will discuss the matter again at two meetings on Tuesday, June 22.
Except for an additional $10 million in contingency funding to cover possible future federal or state grants, the Prescott City Council approved a 2021-22 budget this week largely as it had been proposed in May.
Owing to the uncertainty caused by COVID-related federal funding, the City of Prescott’s contingency fund for the coming 2021-22 fiscal year is already relatively high at $12.5 million.
The financial impacts of COVID-19 — from sales tax revenues that are up significantly, to the millions in federal funding, to fluctuating bed tax numbers — will be among the points that Prescott City Council members will consider this week when they meet to discuss the coming fiscal-year budget.
After virtually halting all tourism marketing during the COVID-19 pandemic, Prescott’s tourism office is now moving ahead with a recovery plan.
A closed-door discussion on the Arizona Eco Development (AED) negotiations, a $530,000 facility for storing snow-removal equipment, and a tourism recovery plan will be among the matters the Prescott City Council will deal with this week.
A contract for completion of a water-main replacement project that got underway in the fall of 2020 but was later terminated is among the issues the Prescott City Council will discuss this week.
A recent ruling by the Arizona Supreme Court allows the City of Prescott to continue to conduct its local city elections in odd-numbered years, as it has for decades.
From the need for a public swimming pool to improved traffic circulation at the Prescott Regional Airport to the problem of septic systems within city limits, the Prescott City Council touched on a range of topics during a three-hour strategizing session this past week.
With several months of signature-gathering now behind them, the candidates running for Prescott City Council officially number two for mayor and six for three seats on the City Council.
By Friday afternoon, April 2, two candidates had filed petitions to run for Prescott mayor, and five had filed to run for three seats on the Prescott City Council, with another expected to file by the deadline on Monday.
With just a day to go before nominating petitions can begin to be filed for the upcoming 2021 Prescott City Council election, two people had indicated interest in running for Prescott Mayor, and seven have pulled packets for three seats on the City Council.
In an effort to continue to bring down the number of COVID-19 cases in the community, the Prescott city offices will remain closed to in-person public visits through February.
In its first public-attendance meeting since the start of the COVID-19 shutdown, the Prescott City Council will consider a change in its pension policy, as well as two large paving contracts.
The City of Prescott and neighboring municipalities will participate in a water summit at 1 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 14, at the Centennial Center, 1989 Wineglass Drive, near the Prescott Regional Airport.
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