Payson Mayor’s Message

Citizens and friends of Payson,

It’s that time of year again; 2021 is already over and we’re well into 2022.

In last year’s message, I mistakenly said that we were through with COVID. That has been proven not to be true! We must and will continue to take the necessary, common sense measures to protect ourselves. We will get back to the business of everyday life!

We are continuing to experience growth in the residential and retail sectors. Here are a few of the projects we have finished and some ongoing developments we are working on. • The new baseball fields, all six of them, have been completed. We are looking forward to future league and tournament games this spring, summer and fall. The Kenny Sang Construction Company has done a wonderful job. Kenny Sang promised that it would be a show place for the city. He has more than kept his promise. Thank you, Kenny! • The Parris RV dealership is nearing completion. We are looking forward to their grand opening with great anticipation. They will be a wonderful addition to our community. • Planning on the Red Bridge development continues to progress. The Higher Education Board has ranked the Payson Mountainland Technical College building number one on its funding list. We are keeping our fingers crossed that MTEC will get the funding needed to build its first building on its 13-acre campus! • We are actively working with Colliers, Woodbury, Kroger’s/Smith Food King and other representatives and companies to persuade them to establish new businesses in Payson. • During last year’s legislative session, we were able to secure $5 million to replace the failing infrastructure beneath our Main Street. We are currently working on the engineering for that project, including rebuilding Main Street from 100 North to 700 South after replacing the aging infrastructure. • Last June, we officially introduced our new brand for Payson and adopted the new tag line “Home to Adventure.” We are happy with how you, our citizens, have accepted this change and are looking forward to a bright future.

These are just few of the exciting projects we are working on. I am grateful to have the privilege of being Payson City’s mayor. Thank you for the faith and trust I have felt from you, the citizens of Payson. With your continued support, the city council members and I, along with our talented city staff and employees, will continue to make Payson a GREAT place to live!

Payson Mayor Bill Wright

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