WFRC budget committee backs FY26 goals, budget and unified planning work program for council approval

The Wasatch Front Regional Council Budget Committee voted May 8 to recommend the full WFRC council approve the agency’s fiscal year 2026 goals, budget and Unified Planning Work Program and accepted its consent agenda. Commissioner Lee Perry moved to forward the FY26 materials to the council and Councilman Scott Wardle seconded; the committee approved the recommendation unanimously.

The recommendation matters because the WFRC’s proposed budget for FY26 maintains core regional planning work and relies largely on federal funding. Marion, a WFRC staff member, said the proposed budget shows a roughly 3 percent increase versus the initial budget from the prior year, driven primarily by salaries and contractual work for studies and model development. Marion said staff made only “very…