Payson Community Development News Today

Visit the new Payson Ranger Station and you’ll understand what Joel Mona, Payson’s newest town council member, can accomplish.

It’s been about a decade since Payson residents weighed in on the legally required General Plan, or guiding document, to “direct growth and change to realize the town vision.”

The Payson Town Council unanimously voted to solve a short-term problem with a long-term solution — provide the funds and leeway to contract with four engineering firms to relieve pressure

Payson has seen an uptick in building during the dark days of the pandemic, with plans already submitted for 400 new homes and a proposed annexation that would add another 825 dwellings. The just-submitted plans to annex a vast track of land at the end of Doll Baby Road would add up to 825 homesites to Payson’s housing inventory. State law allows developers to negotiate for zoning before bringing property into town boundaries. The new project was revealed during Town Manager Troy Smithâ€...