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Brighton

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Brighton City Council: who serves and how to follow it

Mayor Scotty JohnMayor
Keith ZuspanCouncil member
Jeff BossardCouncil member
Lise BrunhartCouncil member
Carolyn KeigleyCouncil member

Agendas and minutes ↗

Roster from Brighton: Mayor & Council, read on October 29, 2026. Terms and schedules change; confirm with the city.

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Resident services & official contacts

Council notices and meeting records ↗Find Brighton Town Council notices, available meeting audio and posted resolution documents. Open the official Utah Public Notice listing.

City-specific service links checked Oct. 20, 2026. The linked agency provides current service details.

Choose a task for a short checklist and the official service page. Confirm service boundaries, current fees and registration requirements with the provider.

Official links checked October 27, 2026. Schedules and charges can change.

Find your canyon water contact

Read the town's description of private canyon water companies.
Identify the company serving your property.
Use the listed Canyon Water Master contact if you need help locating the provider.

Find your canyon water contact: official page ↗

Contact the sewer district

Locate Big Cottonwood Canyon Improvement District in Utilities.
Prepare the property address and sewer service question.
Use the listed district contact to confirm account or service arrangements.

Contact the sewer district: official page ↗

Get a Silver Lake parking pass

Scan the QR code in the Visitor Center parking area or buy a pass at the Brighton Store; an America the Beautiful pass is also accepted.
Display the pass on your dashboard when parked at the Visitor Center or Brighton Store.
Call the Forest Service at 801-733-2660 with fee pass or trail closure questions.

Get a Silver Lake parking pass: official page ↗

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Brighton ResortOutdoor & recreation

Brighton: the numbers and what's current

The Census Bureau estimates Brighton's population at 429 on July 1, 2025, down 0.9% from the 433 in its April 2020 estimates base. Census Bureau, Vintage 2025 city and town population estimates ↗

The Town Council meets in a hybrid format, in person at Fire Station 108, 7688 S. Big Cottonwood Canyon Road, and by Zoom; recent regular meetings were Tuesday, Sept. 8 and Oct. 13, 2026, the latter at 6:30 p.m. Utah Public Notice Website: Brighton Town Council agenda, Oct. 13, 2026 ↗

From the city

The Town Council adopted Resolution 2026-R-10-1, adopting the tie-breaking procedure described in Utah Code 20A-1-510. ↗October 13, 2026 · Utah Public Notice Website: Brighton notice of Resolution 2026-R-10-1
The Town Council adopted Ordinance 2026-O-9-1, replacing the 2006 Utah Wildland-Urban Interface Code in the town code with the 2024 edition, and Resolution 2026-R-9-1. ↗September 8, 2026 · Utah Public Notice Website: Brighton notice of Ordinance 2026-O-9-1

Budget and finances

Brighton budget hearing notice, June 9, 2026 ↗Public notice titled "Brighton Town Council Public Hearing" for the June 9, 2026 meeting or hearing; its text covers the town budget.
Brighton: FY2027 Tentative Budget and Adopting Resolution ↗The town's posted tentative budget for fiscal 2027, labeled as tentative on its budget page.
Brighton: FY2026 Final Budget and Adopting Resolution ↗The final fiscal 2026 budget and its adopting resolution.

Checked against the city's own pages on October 28, 2026. Dates and schedules change; confirm with the city before you plan around them.

Brighton at a glance

Salt Lake County · Utah

Brighton is the mountain community in Big Cottonwood Canyon associated with Silver Lake, cabins and the Brighton and Solitude ski areas. The town’s history reaches back to William and Catherine Brighton’s nineteenth-century homestead and hotel, long before the present municipal government.

Brighton incorporated as a town on January 1, 2020, following a 2018 vote. Its official community history describes a canyon shaped by recreation, former timber and mining activity, and the Salt Lake Valley’s drinking-water watershed. The municipal website brings that wider community together through notices, newsletters, planning information and a calendar. Brighton’s council listing pairs meeting packets with available audio and also posts resolution documents separately. Match the packet and recording to the same meeting date before following an item, then use the relevant resolution document to check its wording.

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Sales tax in Brighton

The combined sales and use tax rate is 8.55% (7.45% in unincorporated Salt Lake County). Grocery food is taxed at 3.00%, restaurant meals at 9.55% and hotel stays (transient room) at 15.62%. Rates in effect as of Oct. 1, 2026. Source: Utah State Tax Commission: Sales and Use Tax Rates ↗

Places and local character

Silver Lake and canyon heritage ↗In the area · The town’s community history connects Silver Lake with the canyon’s early recreation story.
Brighton and Solitude ↗In the area · These separate ski areas are part of the canyon community; use each operator for current mountain operations.

Resident essentials

Town newsletters and public notices ↗Use the town website for municipal announcements and planning updates.

Keep town government, ski-area services and watershed rules distinct when planning a visit or looking for help.

Government and sources

Municipal directory · Utah municipal boundary data · Roster checked Oct. 19, 2026. Check the linked agency for current services and contacts.

Local guide sources

Local guide reviewed Oct 19, 2026. Operators provide current hours, fees, reservations and access information.