Clark Fawcett is Hurricane's mayor, with a term expiring in December 2029. His listed responsibilities include administration, economic development, Peach Days, the Ash Creek Sewer Special Service District and the Washington County Water Conservancy District. The city's February 2026 preliminary official statement describes earlier service on the City Council and a 37-year career as city manager and city recorder.
About 130 homes were affected Oct. 22, many for the second time since August, and more storms are forecast for southern Utah this weekend.
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Flood damage near the Court of the Patriarchs in Zion National Park, Dec. 9, 1966. File photo. Courtesy Zion National Park; photographer Fred R. Brueck (ZION 8538). Photo: Fred R. Brueck, courtesy Zion National Park · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons (Zion National Park Museum and Archives, ZION 8538)
On Oct. 1, Hurricane's council approved a lease-purchase agreement financing 75 lithium golf carts for $846,300 at 4.95%, with payments from Nov. 1, 2026 to Nov. 1, 2032. The city manager said the current carts were failing sooner than planned.
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In December 2025, Hurricane awarded a $14,379,788 bid to build a new pool and authorized up to $8 million in sales tax revenue bonds. A February offering described $5.6 million of bonds, marked preliminary. The Ledger has not seen a record of the final sale.
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On Oct. 1, Hurricane's Municipal Building Authority authorized up to $27 million in lease revenue bonds for a new police station and city hall, raising the maximum interest rate to 6.5% from the 6% in the draft. A public hearing is set for Nov. 5; the final amount has not been set.
