Advisory committee recommends 6‑lane pool, sales‑tax bond for Prescott Valley recreation center

Prescott Valley, Ariz. — Sept. 18, 2025 — The Prescott Valley Town Council heard a presentation Thursday from the 15‑member Citizen Recreation Facility Advisory Committee, which recommended a phased recreation center anchored by a 6‑lane, 25‑meter indoor pool and urged using a dedicated sales‑tax bond to pay for the project.

The committee recommended that the town place a revenue bond backed by a dedicated sales tax on the ballot (a revenue-bond/sales‑tax approach) and unanimously opposed financing the facility through a secondary property tax. Committee members also recommended a phased build that would start with four core amenities and allow future expansion.

Committee chair Eric Tetrault said the group was assembled under the town’s creation resolution and worked through surveys, facility tours and contractor and finance briefings over several months to determine what the community wanted. "The committee's purpose was to act as the voice of the community," said Patricia Bridal, co‑chair of the committee. "After much education, reflection and discussion ... this committee voted unanimously that sales tax should be used as the dedicated funding source." The committee said it met from April through August and included residents from a range of ages and backgrounds.

What the committee recommended

The advisory committee narrowed a long list of possible amenities to seven principal features: a 6‑lane, 25‑meter indoor pool (with a slide/pad child area and locker rooms), a multiuse gymnasium, a weight and conditioning area, part‑time child watch (short blocks of supervised…