Cindy Barks - Reporter

Although construction revenues are down significantly in the current fiscal year, surges in Prescott’s retail stores, restaurants and bars, and hotels are more than making up for any downturns when it comes to sales tax revenues.

By Christmas time 2022, Prescott shoppers could look forward to paying 0.75% less in sales tax.

After a mostly dry winter so far this year, the Prescott area could see several inches of snowfall in the next several days.

A budget report that will mark the first half of the current fiscal year, as well as a kickoff of the review for the coming year, will be among the issues that the Prescott City Council will consider on Tuesday, Feb. 22.

While COVID-19 and an industrywide pilot shortage combined to keep 2021 passenger numbers at the Prescott Regional Airport a bit behind the pre-pandemic year of 2019, totals this past year were significantly higher than those of the pandemic year of 2020.

The City of Prescott announced this week that the Prescott Tourism Office will be accepting applications for the Tourism Advisory Committee (TAC) and Prescott Area Arts and Humanities Council (PAAHC) grants, beginning Monday, March 7, through Friday, April 4 at 5 p.m.

Additional workers during the COVID-19 pandemic, as well as new vaccination mandates, have served to exacerbate an already cramped situation at the Yavapai County Community Health Center.

Nearly $2 million in jail staffing and operational costs, as well as a $716,000 addition to a contract for jail construction oversight, got the approval of the Yavapai County Board of Supervisors this week.

A project that combined federal dollars with City of Prescott sponsorship and Prescott Farmers Market initiative has served to divert 40 tons of food scraps from the regional landfill in its first year.

Jail-related staff additions, a $716,000 addition to the contract for owner oversight of the $63.1 million new Justice Center construction, and the need for more office space for Community Health Services will be among the topics the Yavapai County Board of Supervisors will consider this week.