Mayor Frost frames 2025 accomplishments as steady, cumulative progress in State of the City address

Mayor Bradley J. Frost delivered the State of the City address, telling attendees that city progress is the result of many small, consistent actions. He opened with a quotation he attributed to Vincent Van Gogh: “Great things are done by a series of small things brought together.”

Frost highlighted public safety, reporting that the Fire and Rescue Department responded to more than 5,000 calls for service in 2025—making Station 5‑1 the busiest station in Utah County—and that firefighters and paramedics logged thousands of training hours. He said the Police Department responded to tens of thousands of calls and continued investments in training and wellness.

On infrastructure, Frost recited operational results for streets and utilities: crews patched 748 potholes, replaced 12,000 square feet of sidewalk, treated 370,000 square feet of asphalt, chip-sealed about 500,000 square feet of roadway, and crack-sealed 1.7 million square feet of roads. He also noted sewer rehabilitation and stormwater work and restoration of an American Fork River culvert destroyed in 2023 flooding.

Frost stressed fiscal discipline, reporting a clean audit and an upgraded bond rating to Aa1; the city also received the Distinguished Budget award for an eighth consecutive year. He listed growth metrics—745 building permits issued and 6,371 inspections conducted in 2025—and highlighted quality-of-life investments including a $4.3 million Boat Harbor reopening (funded primarily through grants) and a MAG-funded $3.5 million segment of the Utah Lake Shore Trail.

Frost closed by projecting 2026 priorities—roads, utilities, public safety—and underscored long procurement timelines, citing a fire truck ordered in April 2023 with delivery expected in 2026 at a cost above $1 million.