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Christine Smith knew early on what career path to take.

The recent council discussion on the fate of Taylor Pool sounded like the kids arguing over selling the family home because the termites had their way with it.

Hold off on those splash pad playdates.

The Payson Lions Club and the Friends of Payson Parks and Recreation helped the town spruce up the Diamondback fields at Rumsey Park with a donation of two mature trees on Arbor Day. “We have a vision of trees all along the way here,” said Cris Gerard, incoming president for the club. Her vision coincides with the town. “This will create a screening line of trees and align them with a walking path,” said Courtney Spawn, the director of Payson’s Parks and Recreation of future development. The trees, one a red maple and the other a red oak, already stand taller than an ...

Taylor Pool has been on life support for decades, but this week Payson Town Manager Troy Smith pulled the plug. “We are now in the condition where there are no more Band-Aid fixes,” Smith told the council on Tuesday. “I do not believe opening the pool this year is an option. What I am saying to you, I am making the decision it is not safe and it cannot be opened. That is a decision I feel compelled to make.” The council accepted the recommendation at the work study session without a vote. Parks and Tourism Director Courtney Spawn in the meeting presented a list of the heal...