The Washington City Council adopted a $76 million preliminary budget for the 2019-20 fiscal. The proposed budget is a nearly $20 million increase over last year’s budget due to a number of capital projects.
The capital projects portion of the budget covers items related to infrastructure improvement within the city. The amount projected for the capital projects portion of the fund is $13 million. Among the capital projects of note Washington City will be pursuing during the 2019-20 fiscal year include continuing work on the Hellhole trailhead ($500,000), Merrill Road ($2.5 million), the Warm Springs Park and trailhead ($1 million), a pressurized irrigation master plan ($90,000), the rebuilding of the Staheli electrical substation ($2.5 million) and a number of other projects. St. George News
