The Prescott Chamber’s Faire On the Square art show takes place Aug. 30 to 31 at the Yavapai County Courthouse Plaza.
Go to prescott.org for more information.
Now I would like to update citizens on the Public Safety initiatives that the City has undertaken since the passage of Prop 478 last November. The City began collecting the additional revenue from the .95% sales tax increase on April 1.
This allows us to move forward confidently with planning two new fire stations. Several good locations have been scouted, and we should be able to announce the new locations soon.
As we promised during the campaign for 478, the City is committed to transparency in all of our expenditures. We recently launched the new OpenGov platform. There is a link on the City website so citizens can view City budget and expenditures as they are approved.
There is a special section about Prop 478 so citizens can see how those dollars are collected and allocated, and they can monitor how these funds are to remain separate from rest of the general fund.
With the 249th birthday in the books, we are looking ahead to America 250 in 2026. I am excited to celebrate the year ahead with all of you, celebrating the birthday of this great nation.
