Midway

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Latest recorded voteOrdinance 2026-22: Vision Architectural Committee (Midway…Approved 5-0 · City Council, Tue, Oct 6

Open projectsNone tracked yetAdded as minutes name them

Meeting records through Oct. 6, 20261 meeting uses draft minutesCoverage and sources →

Latest decisions

Through Oct. 6, 2026, the latest meeting with recorded results.

Ordinance 2026-22: Vision Architectural Committee (Midway City Code Chapter 2.07) Approved · 5-0City Council, Tue, Oct 6 · Midway City Council draft minutes (unapproved), Oct. 6, 2026
Resolution 2026-21: continuing the cemetery plot sales suspension Approved · 5-0City Council, Tue, Oct 6 · Midway City Council draft minutes (unapproved), Oct. 6, 2026
Resolution 2026-22: cemetery forms Approved · 5-0City Council, Tue, Oct 6 · Midway City Council draft minutes (unapproved), Oct. 6, 2026

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Follow the money and what happened next

Trace the decisions and financial records linked to Midway's projects. A budget, bond ceiling, contract authorization and actual payment describe different things.

Open questions in our reporting

Midway's general fund balance topped the 35% threshold in fiscal 2025, auditor says
Midway's fiscal 2026 audit, for the year that ended June 30, 2026, has not been published.
Reporting status as of 2026-10-17

Contracts and spending records →

Midway: general fund balance and capital budget →

Most of Midway's $3.87 million capital budget for 2027 is unappropriated balance
Midway's fiscal 2027 capital improvements budget totals $3,869,408. Of that, $2,267,353 is listed as unappropriated fund balance, and the 14 project lines total $1,602,055.
Published October 17, 2026
Midway's general fund balance topped the 35% threshold in fiscal 2025, auditor says
Midway's auditor told the City Council in February that the general fund balance exceeded the state's 35% threshold by about $434,000 at June 30, 2025. The audited statements show a $3.37 million balance against $8.38 million in revenue.
Published October 17, 2026

City hall

Politics
Midway council adopts new setback and design rules for Main Street commercial zones
The ordinance sets landscaped setbacks, a 30% window requirement and a 9:12 minimum roof pitch, and applicants can ask the council for exceptions to the setback and stagger rules.
Published November 3, 2026 · From Midway City

Growth & construction

Growth & housing
Heber City and Wasatch County agree on limits to protect the North Fields
The memorandum moves the city's growth line to the Provo River. An interlocal agreement with Midway is still in the works.
Published October 27, 2026 · From The Park Record

Midway City Council: who serves and how to follow it

Mayor Craig SimonsTerm ends 2030
Kevin PayneTerm ends 2028
Lisa OrmeTerm ends 2028
Andy GarlandTerm ends 2030
JC SimonsenTerm ends 2030
Andrew OsborneTerm ends 2028

Regular meetings are on the first Tuesday at 6 p.m. in the Council Chambers, Midway Office Building, 160 West Main Street. The third Tuesday is a regular or work meeting, also at 6 p.m., in the Council Chambers or the Pie Room at the Community Center.

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

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Resident services & official contacts

Dated council meetings and supporting documents ↗Midway's meeting calendar combines council and advisory-board events, including canceled committee meetings. Filter by date and open the council event's related documents, matching updated consent items, hearings and minutes without applying another board's cancellation to the council.
Older council meeting and work-agenda archives ↗Use the city's separate council archive for older material, including grouped work agendas. Match the year and session to the document you need, and use the dated meeting calendar when looking for more recent records.

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.

Midway water-account signup

Use Utility Signup Form if you are a new homeowner.
Review the requested ownership and property information.
Follow up with the Treasurer's office for next steps.

Midway water-account signup: official page ↗

Find Midway-area utility providers

Use the city Treasurer contact for culinary-water billing.
Use the separate Midway Sanitation District contact for sewer-related questions.
Check Other Utilities Serving the Midway Area for power and gas provider contacts.

Find Midway-area utility providers: official page ↗

Upload plans and the review deposit for a Midway permit

Midway takes permits and inspection requests electronically. Fill in the checklist and forms completely, since incomplete applications are returned for correction.
Upload your plans and documents as PDFs, along with the receipt for the plan review deposit.
Request inspections before 3 pm for a next-business-day visit. If the city can't inspect within the state-set window, you may call a listed third-party agency.

Upload plans and the review deposit for a Midway permit: official page ↗

Reserve a Midway park pavilion

Fill out the Park Pavilion Reservation Application, a fillable PDF, and follow the submittal instructions on the form.
A pavilion is booked only after the city approves a completed, signed application and the rental fee is paid.
The renter must be 21 or older. Alcohol and bounce houses or inflatables are not allowed in city parks.
Cancel at least seven calendar days ahead to qualify for a refund. For an event on Town Square, contact the city's Special Event Manager.

Reserve a Midway park pavilion: official page ↗

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Business and bank profiles

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Midway: the numbers and what's current

The Census Bureau estimates Midway's population at 6,011 on July 1, 2025, up 0.3% from the 5,995 in its April 2020 estimates base. Census Bureau, Vintage 2025 city and town population estimates ↗

Mayor: Craig Simons. Council: Kevin Payne, Lisa Orme, Andy Garland, JC Simonsen, Andrew Osborne. Midway: Mayor & City Council ↗

The City Council meets on the first and third Tuesdays of each month at 6 p.m. at 160 W. Main St.: the first Tuesday in the council chambers at the office building, the third in the community center. Midway: Mayor & City Council ↗

From the city

Christmas on the Square at Midway Town Square, 12 p.m. ↗November 28, 2026 · Midway city calendar
City Council meeting at 6 p.m. at the Community Center and by Zoom, with Resolution 2026-23 amending the FY 2027 city budget. ↗November 17, 2026 · Utah Public Notice Website: Midway notice of public hearing, Nov. 17, 2026
Water Advisory Board meeting, 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. ↗November 2, 2026 · Midway city calendar

Budget and finances

FY 2027 adopted beginning budget ↗Adopted June 16, 2026; the page also holds the proposed and tentative versions and the fiscal 2026 final budget.
Budgets and reports ↗Budgets and financial reports.

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

Midway at a glance

Wasatch County · Utah

Midway sits in the Heber Valley, and its town square is the center of civic life. The city says the square hosts Swiss Days, the Plein Air Artists Festival and the Fourth of July celebration, and an ice rink is open on it in winter. The area is also known for dozens of natural hot pots, crater-like springs in tufa mounds. The Utah Geological Survey says the largest, Homestead Crater, is over 200 feet across and holds water more than 65 feet deep.

The city website has a meetings calendar, the Mayor and City Council page, a Planning Commission page with its own committees for historic preservation, trails and parks, and water, plus building permits and inspections and a parks and trails guide. A city history page covers the 1858 wagon road through Provo Canyon that brought the first settlers. To follow a decision, read the agenda for the right board, since historic and architectural reviews have their own committees.

Events and meetings Regional news

Sales tax in Midway

The combined sales and use tax rate is 8.65% (7.25% in unincorporated Wasatch County). Grocery food is taxed at 3.00%, restaurant meals at 9.65% and hotel stays (transient room) at 15.22%. Rates in effect as of Oct. 1, 2026. Source: Utah State Tax Commission: Sales and Use Tax Rates ↗

Who runs Midway

FY2027 budget. The city's Budgets & Reports page posts the FY 2027 Midway City Beginning Budget marked 'Adopted (6/16/2026)', plus monthly financial statements and the FY 2025 audit and financial statements. Budget document ↗

Read from the city's own website on October 31, 2026. Meeting schedule ↗

Places and local character

Midway Town Square ↗In town · The city's central park, with a covered pavilion and the setting for Swiss Days and other community events.
Midway hot pots and Homestead Crater ↗In the area · The Utah Geological Survey explains how groundwater heated deep underground surfaces in the geothermal springs near town.

Resident essentials

Mayor and City Council ↗Council members and city leadership.
Meetings ↗Agendas and minutes for the council, planning commission and advisory boards.
Building permits and inspections ↗Permit information and inspection requests.
City parks and trails ↗Descriptions of each city park and its amenities.

Soaking at the Homestead Crater is run by a private resort, so confirm access with the resort before visiting.

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 27, 2026. Operators provide current hours, fees, reservations and access information.

Latest decisions

Open questions in our reporting

Midway: general fund balance and capital budget →

Most of Midway's $3.87 million capital budget for 2027 is unappropriated balance

Midway's general fund balance topped the 35% threshold in fiscal 2025, auditor says

City hall

Midway council adopts new setback and design rules for Main Street commercial zones

Growth & construction

Heber City and Wasatch County agree on limits to protect the North Fields