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Provo holds public hearing on proposed 10-year renewal of recreation, arts and parks sales tax
Summary
Provo City held a public hearing on a proposed 0.1% Recreation, Arts and Parks (RAP) sales tax renewal that will appear on the Nov. 4, 2025 ballot; Parks director said the tax has funded parks, trails and arts programming and yields roughly $15 million over the past decade with projected revenue of about $2 million per year.
Provo City held a public hearing to gather community comment on a proposed 10-year renewal of the city's Recreation, Arts and Parks (RAP) tax, a voter-approved one-tenth of 1% local sales tax set to appear on the Nov. 4, 2025 ballot.
Doug Robbins, director of Provo Parks and Recreation, told the Provo Municipal Council the RAP tax was first authorized in February 2015 and is collected on purchases made in Provo by residents and visitors. “The RAP is a voter approved one tenth of 1% sales tax opportunity for our residents. It was…
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