Joseph Prete serves on the Hurricane City Council with a term expiring in December 2027. His listed responsibilities include police, animal control, school crossing guards, the Solid Waste District, attorney, court and Appeals Board. A city Power Board packet dated August 2, 2023 lists him on that board, and its July 7, 2023 minutes record his attendance.
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.
