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Cedar City adopts FY2025–26 budget, shifts $142,000 to emergency watershed project
Summary
The Cedar City Council adopted the fiscal year 2025–26 budget and approved shifting $142,000 from a Greens Lake detention fund to finish an NRCS-backed Emergency Watershed Protection project on Coal Creek.
Cedar City officials adopted the fiscal year 2025–26 budget during their June 11 meeting and approved moving $142,000 from a Greens Lake detention project to complete the Emergency Watershed Protection Project along Coal Creek.
The move matters because the watershed work is a joint effort with the U.S. Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS), which covers 75% of the project cost; the city covers the remaining 25%. City staff told the council the contractor requires additional larger rock that can only be sourced from a different quarry, producing a cash shortfall of $142,000 to finish the work.
City staff explained the alternatives considered: providing more rock (in-kind) or cash. Staff said scaling back the armored sections would not produce meaningful savings, and NRCS specifications control the size and placement of the material. Finance staff also confirmed taking the $142,000 from the Greens Lake detention rehabilitation line would preserve the project's overall funding plan while allowing completion of the emergency work.
Councilmembers voted to adopt the budget with the transfer; the budget was approved in a voice/roll-call vote during the meeting. City staff said the change preserves the 25% city match required by NRCS and allows Perko Rock to complete the contract.
