City Council Adopts FY25 Final Budget

Post Date:06/20/2024 7:00 PM

News Release – For Immediate Release
June 20, 2024 

City Council Adopts FY25 Final Budget  

Leaders Prioritize High Customer Service Levels and Investments in Critical Community Initiatives 

 Park City, Utah - The City Council unanimously adopted its Fiscal Year 25 Budget on Thursday, June 20. The final $98.5 million Operating Budget is the result of months of collaboration with residents, businesses, and community stakeholders to reflect and achieve the Community’s vision of a well-balanced, locally-connected, and high-quality experience.  

 “The City Council and I share a steadfast commitment to fiscal responsibility, while adequately supporting our goals and our professional workforce,” said Park City Mayor Nann Worel. “The FY25 budget accomplishes what we set out to do: maintains core programs and essential services, provides high quality customer service to our residents and businesses, reinvests in our employees, and continues to support critical community initiatives and new capital projects.” 

 Several FY25 budget (operations and capital) initiatives are highlighted below:  

  • $9.4 million for the Homestake roadway and multi-use path and sidewalk;
  • $10 million for multi-use community projects with affordable housing;
  • $825,000 to support affordable childcare for working families; 
  • $638,500 for essential non-profit services;
  • $15 million for a Park-and-Ride near the intersection of S.R. 248 and U.S. 40;
  • $3.5 million to underground transmission lines in Bonanza Park;
  • $2.5 million for bike and pedestrian improvements in Thaynes/Three Kings area;
  • $1 million in additional investments in the City’s workforce;
  • $15.2 million for a new Community Center at City Park;
  • $7.5 million for new aquatics facilities at the PC MARC;
  • $8.5 million for bus stop improvements, including shelters and ADA upgrades; and
  • $75,000 to plan for the 2034 Winter Olympics.

 “This budget addresses important community priorities, such as transportation, housing, recreation, connectivity, and our employees,” said City Manager Matt Dias. “Thank you to the City Council for their leadership and support to pursue an aggressive agenda of capital projects, quality customer service, and maintaining a competitive workforce. In particular, we are very excited to begin to renovate our PC MARC aquatics facilities, improve our bus stops, and build a new Park City community center and summer camp headquarters in City Park, to name but just a few.” 

By state law, Park City is required to adopt a balanced fiscal year budget by July 1. To learn more about Park City’s new budget, visit the Budget team’s website here.  

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Park City, Utah Designated “SolSmart Gold” for Advancing Solar Energy Growth

Post Date:11/26/2018 4:32 PM

    FOR MORE INFORMATION, CONTACT:
    Celia Peterson
    celia.peterson@parkcity.org
    435.287.5624


    Park City, Utah Designated “SolSmart Gold” for Advancing Solar Energy Growth

     

    PARK CITY, UTAH (November 26, 2018) – Park City, Utah received a Gold designation from the national SolSmart program for making it faster, easier, and more affordable for homes and businesses to go solar.

    This designation recognizes Park City for taking bold steps to encourage solar energy growth and remove obstacles for solar development. For companies looking to expand, a SolSmart Gold designation is a signal that Park City is “open for solar business.”

    SolSmart, led by The Solar Foundation and the International City/County Management Association (ICMA), is funded by the U.S. Department of Energy Solar Energy Technologies Office. More than 200 cities, counties, and small towns have achieved SolSmart designation since the program launched in 2016. Park City is one of 91 SolSmart Gold designees. This is especially notable as Utah is a non-home rule state, which means that Park City is not allowed to set its own energy code. Only six communities in non-home rule states have achieved SolSmart Gold.

    “We have a clear path to 100% renewables by adopting a mix of energy efficiency measures, working with our utility to build new renewables, and producing solar energy from our rooftops. We want to make it practical and economic for all Parkites to harvest their energy directly from the sun. To achieve SolSmart Gold, we have modified our code to encourage our residents to adopt rooftop solar.  We know that local renewables are of local economic benefit and provide clean, cheap energy for our community. This is our future and we are proud to receive this designation,” commented Mayor Andy Beerman.

    As a SolSmart designee, Park City can help solar companies reduce the cost of installations and pass savings on to consumers. This allows even more local homes and businesses to obtain affordable, clean, and reliable electricity through solar. The actions Park City has taken will help encourage solar companies to do business in the area, driving economic development and creating local jobs.

    To receive designation, cities and counties make changes to their local processes to reduce the time and money it takes to install a solar energy system. This includes evaluating local permitting processes, as well as planning and zoning procedures. SolSmart designees also develop innovations in areas such as market development and finance.

    For example, Park City waives permitting fees and has a streamlined process to ensure that solar systems can be permitting within two business days.

    SolSmart uses objective criteria to award communities points based on the actions they take to reduce barriers to solar energy development. Communities that take sufficient action are designated either gold, silver, or bronze.

    As part of the SolSmart program, a team of national experts provides no-cost technical assistance to help communities achieve designation. All cities and counties are eligible to join the SolSmart program and receive this technical assistance. Interested communities can learn more at SolSmart.org.