Parowan

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Open questions in our reporting

Parowan Reservoir Company owes the city's electric fund $1.22 million
The audit does not name the city debt the agreement relates to or say when the 20 years began.
Reporting status as of 2026-10-17
Parowan's fiscal 2025 audit reports a late fraud risk assessment
The fiscal 2026 audit has not been published.
Reporting status as of 2026-10-17
Parowan's water bonds: a $12 million ceiling, $9.675 million expected
No final bond resolution or closing document is among the records cited here.
Reporting status as of 2026-10-17

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Parowan: water bonds, audit finding and reservoir company debt →

Parowan Reservoir Company owes the city's electric fund $1.22 million
Parowan's fiscal 2025 audit reports a $1,221,423 long-term receivable from the Parowan Reservoir Company, which agreed to pay $79,000 a year for 20 years toward its share of debt payments. It also owes $352,423 in other costs not expected to be paid until after the debt period.
Published October 17, 2026
Parowan's fiscal 2025 audit reports a late fraud risk assessment
The city's auditors reported that Parowan did not complete and approve its fiscal 2025 fraud risk assessment within the fiscal year, as state rules require. The city said 75% of its front-office staff turned over in two months.
Published October 17, 2026
Parowan's water bonds: a $12 million ceiling, $9.675 million expected
The council authorized up to $12 million in water revenue bonds in June 2026 for a spring treatment plant and new water lines. The city's notice says it expects to borrow no more than $9,675,000 over 30 years, with $1,075,000 in principal forgiveness that does not have to be repaid.
Published October 17, 2026

City hall

Politics
Parowan council advances up to $500,000 in library bonds and tables two items
The council and its building authority voted 4-0 on Oct. 8 on the bond resolutions, with a public hearing set for Nov. 12. Pickleball lighting and an Eagle Rock subdivision change were tabled.
Published November 1, 2026 · From Parowan City

Growth & construction

Growth & housing
Iron County sets hearings on rezoning 40 acres near Parowan for Karman Space & Defense
The Planning Commission meets Nov. 5 and the County Commission Nov. 9 on a request to change the land from agriculture to industrial. A second hearing covers 13.54 acres near Cedar City.
Published November 1, 2026 · From Iron County

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Resident services & official contacts

Council notices and meeting records ↗Parowan posts council agendas alongside hearing exhibits, plats and separate notices with approved ordinances. Match the subject and date across those records, and distinguish a plat or road-vacation exhibit submitted for a hearing from the document recording the resulting council action.

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.

Open Sign Up for Utilities and complete the city's application.
Prepare the requested driver's-license copy and review the current deposit instructions.
Return the application through a listed city route and confirm any remaining setup steps with Utilities.
The $250 deposit is refundable. It goes toward your final bill or comes back when the account closes.

Enroll in utility bill payment

Wait for the first utility bill before creating and linking the Xpress Bill Pay account.
Use the city-linked processor for a one-time payment, automatic payments or paperless billing.
If you have a disconnect notice or service has been disconnected, call the city office before making an online payment.

Enroll in utility bill payment: official page ↗

Use Parowan's own permit portal

Parowan no longer uses Iron County for building permits and inspections. Apply, check status and schedule inspections in the city's CityInspect portal.
Prepare the new residential or commercial document set, with the actual property address on every document.
Upload each plan section to the category the portal asks for. Plan review starts once the submittal is complete.

Use Parowan's own permit portal: official page ↗

Reserve a pavilion at the Parowan city pool

The city pool has pavilions for parties and daily rentals, plus a snack shack with tables and seating.
Parties can be held before, during or after operating hours.
Call Pool Reservations at 435-477-2131 or use the contact link on the Pool page to book.
Check the Admission Prices page linked from the Pool page for what applies to your group.

Reserve a pavilion at the Parowan city pool: official page ↗

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Parowan: the numbers and what's current

The Census Bureau estimates Parowan's population at 3,282 on July 1, 2025, up 9.5% from the 2,997 in its April 2020 estimates base. Census Bureau, Vintage 2025 city and town population estimates ↗

Mayor: Mollie Halterman. Council: David Burton, David Harris, John Dean, Rochell Topham, Lyle Barton. Parowan City: Mayor & Council ↗

The City Council meets the second and fourth Thursday of each month at 5:30 p.m. in the City Council chambers at City Hall, which puts the next meetings on Nov. 12 and Nov. 26. Parowan City: Mayor & Council ↗

From the city

City Council meeting agenda posted, with a separate notice of public hearings that included attached plat maps ↗October 22, 2026 · Parowan City Agenda Center: City Council agenda, Oct. 22, 2026
City Council meeting and agenda ↗October 8, 2026 · Parowan City Agenda Center: City Council agenda, Oct. 8, 2026

Budget and finances

Audit Reports ↗The Your Government page links the 2023 annual financial report prepared by the city auditor as its audit report.
Agenda Center ↗Agendas and packets for the City Council and the city boards, searchable by date.

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

Parowan at a glance

Iron County · Utah

Parowan is the county seat of Iron County. On January 8, 1850, Parley P. Pratt, leading an exploring party, raised a liberty pole at Heap's Spring and dedicated the site as the City of Little Salt Lake. Brigham Young called for settlements based on Pratt's report, and George A. Smith was appointed in 1850 to lead the Iron Mission. The first company of 120 men, 31 women and 18 children left Provo in December 1850, and the city marks its founding on January 13, 1851, the day settlers reached Center Creek.

The Old Rock Church, begun in 1861 and completed in 1867, was restored in 1939 by the Daughters of Utah Pioneers with a WPA project and is now a museum. Heap's Spring Memorial Park began development in 1993. The city website offers agendas and minutes, a Mayor and Council page, a forms center, building department information, news alerts and a newsletter archive.

Iron County covers about 3,300 square miles, and the Utah State Historical Society's county profile describes it as a study in contrast: the arid Escalante Desert and Great Basin ranges in the west, and the meadows and forests of the High Plateaus in the east. Brian Head rises to 11,307 feet and feeds the headwaters of the Sevier River, and Cedar Breaks National Monument sits on the Markagunt Plateau. The county's main economic sectors are government, trade, light manufacturing and services. The Iron County Board of Commissioners meets at the county courthouse, 68 South 100 East in Parowan, the county seat.

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Sales tax in Parowan

The combined sales and use tax rate is 6.75% (6.65% in unincorporated Iron County). Grocery food is taxed at 3.00%, restaurant meals at 7.75% and hotel stays (transient room) at 13.07%. Rates in effect as of Oct. 1, 2026. Source: Utah State Tax Commission: Sales and Use Tax Rates ↗

Places and local character

Old Rock Church ↗In town · A pioneer-era church built between 1861 and 1867, restored in 1939 and now a museum.
Heap's Spring Memorial Park ↗In town · The park marks the spring where Pratt dedicated the City of Little Salt Lake in 1850.
Parowan Gap ↗In the area · A Bureau of Land Management site north of Cedar City with the highest concentration of petroglyphs in southwest Utah, listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
Cedar Breaks National Monument ↗In the area · A National Park Service site above 10,000 feet overlooking a half-mile-deep amphitheater; the park lists ranger programs and current conditions.

Resident essentials

Agendas and minutes ↗Council and board agendas and minutes on the city's agenda center.
Parowan City website ↗Forms, news alerts, newsletters and building department information.
Iron County Commission meetings ↗Commission agendas and archive on the county website.
Parowan Visitor's Center ↗The city's visitor page, with things to do, hiking, cycling and OHV trail listings.

Check the city website for current meetings, and confirm museum hours with the organization that runs the Old Rock Church.

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 Nov 1, 2026. Operators provide current hours, fees, reservations and access information.

Open questions in our reporting

Parowan: water bonds, audit finding and reservoir company debt →

Parowan Reservoir Company owes the city's electric fund $1.22 million

Parowan's fiscal 2025 audit reports a late fraud risk assessment

Parowan's water bonds: a $12 million ceiling, $9.675 million expected

City hall

Parowan council advances up to $500,000 in library bonds and tables two items

Growth & construction

Iron County sets hearings on rezoning 40 acres near Parowan for Karman Space & Defense