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Payson · City Council

Payson council hearings: new public safety impact fees and sales tax revenue bonds

October 7, 2026, 6:00 p.m. · 439 W. Utah Ave., Payson

Payson's Oct. 7 council meeting included public hearings on public safety impact fees, parks and transportation impact fees, and Series 2026 sales tax revenue bonds. Only the impact fee notice could be read; minutes were not yet posted and results are not known.

From the agenda; results are added when minutes are posted. Updated October 21, 2026.

Decisions at a glance

Agenda, item by item

  1. Taxes and fees

    Public safety impact fees: police and fire

    Pending

    The proposals set maximum fees of $1,054.51 per home in 2026 rising to $1,141.64 in 2035, and $1.02 per sq ft for non-residential. The fees cover a planned 33,910 sq ft police station ($1,329,089) and a 16,867 sq ft fire station ($4,940,281), $6,269,370 in total. Fees apply citywide and could not take effect until 90 days after approval.

    • Fee$6.27 million Impact-fee-eligible police and fire costs 2026-2035. Paid from Impact fees

    Follow 2026 impact fee updates in the development tracker →

  2. Taxes and fees

    Hearings: parks and transportation impact fees; Sales Tax Revenue Bonds, Series 2026

    Pending

    Hearings were noticed on impact fee plans for parks and transportation and on the Series 2026 sales tax revenue bonds. A Sept. 16 agenda cited bonds of up to $6.4 million. Details were not available.

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