Goodyear’s Recreation Campus opened to rave reviews
In July of 2021, the long-awaited Recreation Campus opened. The City Council waited until a time that we could build it right and finance it without any increase in taxes. The $52M facility is breathtaking in its design and function. Thanks to our great Parks and Recreation staff who took the time to seek the public’s input on desired amenities and potential uses of the campus, it will be a community asset that we will enjoy for decades. (160 million dollar project)
Critical city facilities underway without tax increases
In the past two years and continuing for the next two years, the city will have built fire stations, the recreation campus, a new surface water treatment plant and a city hall. These public infrastructure investments total more than $250M in capital costs and were accomplished through the City Council’s conservative fiscal financial policies that resulted in NO CHANGE to the property tax rate.
Citizen Satisfaction Survey Results are in!
The City of Goodyear conducts a bi-annual customer service survey and the new results for this year will be forth coming. The prior surveys have revealed that overall, residents were satisfied or very satisfied with the city’s services. The City Council, through policy direction to the City Manager, and the efforts of our outstanding city employees continue to exceed all our expectations.
Goodyear's efforts to grow business opportunities and create several thousand jobs within the City:
The City is currently in the process of building a downtown area with many quality amenities. Todate, the following businesses have openned or will be coming soon:
- Spitz
- F45
- Yard Milkshake Bar
- 60,000 sqft. Medical Facility
- Over Easy
- Copper and Sage
- Stillery
- High Tide - (Sea Food Restaurant)
- Shake Shack
- Slim Chickens
- Dave's Hiot Chicken
- Traders Joes - Openning in 2025
Currently major improvement are be made between GSQ and Bullard Avenue that will add many more fine amenities to our community.
My goal is to make Goodyear the jewel of the Southwest Valley as a great place to live, play and work.
City of Goodyear FY25/26 Annual Budget in Brief:
- $187 million operating budget
- Paying off Ballpark Debt (4.9 million in additonal General Fund Revenue)
- 29 new police positions
- 10.53 new Fire (adding City amburlance service)
- 67% of new position are for first responders
- Remaining 32 new postions covering (court, finance IT. engineering, Park & Rec., Water services and Publice Works)
- 6% increase in personal count
- (CIP Program) 998.1 million over five years with 597.4 milion in FY 2026
- Transportation Related Projects: 396.7 million
- Parks Related Projects: 138.9 million
- Public Safety Projects: 108.1 million
- Enterprise Project: 332.6 million
- General Government Projects: 21.8 million
- City continues to work hard to bring quality amenities to the community.