Payson council forms stakeholder group and authorizes RFP to explore rebuilding Taylor Pool

Dec 10, 2025

After extended debate and more than a dozen public comments urging action, the council voted to form a stakeholder committee and direct staff to prepare pool‑design recommendations and an RFP; motion carried 6–0.

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Councilors and residents devoted the meeting’s longest segment to the future of Taylor Pool and a proposed event center. Manager Caldwell reviewed consultant assessments, giving a range of cost estimates for refurbishing Taylor Pool and for alternate sites. He relayed figures from prior assessments and a refinancing illustration for event‑center borrowing.

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