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Flagstaff lays out 10‑year public‑safety needs; citizen committee will deliver June recommendation on possible ballot measure
Summary
Assistant City Manager Shannon Anderson told the council that a citizen committee has identified prioritized public‑safety needs totaling roughly $47 million over 10 years (tier 1 ≈ $14 million/year average); staff will run a community survey, the committee will finalize recommendations, and council will decide in June whether to place a measure on the November 2026 ballot.
Assistant City Manager Shannon Anderson briefed the council on March 24 about months of work by a citizen committee charged with identifying public‑safety needs and revenue options.
Anderson said staff built a detailed 10‑year cost tool and presented a tiered list of priorities to the committee. Staff summarized that Flagstaff currently spends about $83 million annually on public‑safety operations (police, fire, dispatch, airport and emergency management) and that the committee's prioritized kit of needs totaled roughly $47 million spread over 10 years. Anderson described a Tier‑1 package whose 10‑year total was roughly $45 million (presented in committee…
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