City of Prescott, Arizona

06/13/2026

🚧 ROAD CLOSURE UPDATE 🚧

As work continues on the water main some residents may experience a disruption in water service. The following closures remain in effect:

• Sheldon is closed between Pleasant and Marina due to emergency water main repairs.
• Marina Street is closed from Sheldon to Cortez
• Sheldon from Marina to Montezuma remains open to local traffic only.
• Detours are in place around the closure area.
• Please follow all posted detour signs and allow extra travel time.

We appreciate your patience as crews work to complete these necessary repairs safely and as quickly as possible.

06/13/2026

Due to increased bear activity, the Prescott National Forest has temporarily closed Lower Wolf Creek Campground. Visitors should be aware of bear activity throughout the area, including Upper Wolf Creek Campground and Groom Creek Schoolhouse. In recent years, there have also been bear sightings at Lynx Campground, although there have not been any encounters yet this year.
Please be mindful of securing food when not being prepared or monitored. Keep a clean campsite, day and night. Wash dishes ASAP, strain out food particles from dishwater and pack them with your garbage. Do not burn food in campfires, as residue can attract wildlife. Be careful about food residue on any clothes that will be in your tent!
Please also be mindful of strongly-scented items such as gum, toothpaste, shampoo, deodorant, baby wipes, and other items which may smell like food to a bear. Treat these items as you would food and keep in your vehicle or other wildlife-proof container.
The Forest is currently working to install bearproof trash cans and dumpsters in areas with high bear activity. Please ensure the lids are fully closed and secure. For any trash that exceeds the capacity of the provided bins/dumpsters, we are asking visitors to please pack it out.
For information on other areas to camp, please visit www.recreation.gov.

06/12/2026

11 days until the Voter Registration deadline. Make sure you are registered and/or up-to-date.

06/12/2026

06/11/2026

🚧 ROAD CLOSURE UPDATE 🚧

• Marina Street is closed from Sheldon to Cortez

Sheldon remains closed between Pleasant and Marina due to emergency water main repairs.

• Sheldon from Marina to Montezuma remains open to local traffic only.
• Detours are in place around the closure area.
• Please follow all posted detour signs and allow extra travel time.
We appreciate your patience as crews work to complete these necessary repairs safely and as quickly as possible.

06/11/2026

Mayor Pro Tem Lois Fruhwirth provides us a recap of both last weeks past Council Meetings going over the following topics:

Authorizing the Purchase of Certain Real Property Necessary to Complete Airport Operations Relating to National Forest Service Fire Fighting Planes & Similar Operations, Including the Possible Use of Eminent Domain to Acquire Such Property.

Approving the Tentative Budget for Fiscal Year 2027 and Setting the Public Hearing for the Final Budget, Expenditure Limitation and Tax Levy for the City of Prescott.

Approval of Ballot Language as Recommended by the Charter Review Committee for Amendments to the Prescott City Charter to be Included on the November 3, 2026 Ballot.

Links:

City Council Voting Meeting - https://prescottaz.portal.civicclerk.com/event/3080/files/agenda/7191

06/11/2026

🚧 TRAFFIC ALERT 🚧

Sheldon is currently closed between Pleasant and Marina due to emergency water main repairs.

• Sheldon from Marina to Montezuma remains open to local traffic only.
• Detours are in place around the closure area.
• Please follow all posted detour signs and allow extra travel time.

We appreciate your patience as crews work to complete these necessary repairs safely and as quickly as possible.

06/10/2026

On June 30, 2013, 19 members of the Granite Mountain Interagency Hotshot Crew made the ultimate sacrifice while battling the Yarnell Hill Fire.

Each year, the Prescott community pauses in remembrance to honor the Brave 19 and reflect on the courage, service, and sacrifice they embodied.

Residents and visitors are invited to take part in commemorative moments of reflection on June 29 and June 30, including a tribute ceremony at the Granite Mountain Interagency Hotshot Crew Learning and Tribute Center and the ringing of the Yavapai County Courthouse bells 19 times.

The Granite Mountain Hotshots Memorial, located on the east side of the Yavapai County Courthouse Plaza, stands year-round as a tribute to the 19 firefighters.

Learn more about the Granite Mountain Interagency Hotshot Crew Learning and Tribute Center at https://gmihc19.org/

Commemorative Ceremony & Tribute
Monday, June 29, 2026
12:00 p.m.
Granite Mountain Interagency Hotshot Crew Learning and Tribute Center

Moment of Reflection
Tuesday, June 30, 2026
4:42 p.m.
Yavapai County Courthouse Plaza

06/09/2026

City Council Voting Meeting - June 9, 2026

06/09/2026

PLAN AHEAD FOR NIGHTTIME TRAVEL

SR89 will be closed nightly
June 22–26 | 7 p.m.–5 a.m.
Between the Phippen Trail and Willow Lake Road roundabouts

🚧 Road closure
🚗 Detours posted
⏱ Allow extra travel time

To support the design of the Effluent & Wastewater Pipelines & SR89 Improvements Project, the City's consultant will be conducting geotechnical and survey investigations along SR89. This work will help engineers better understand underground utilities and rock conditions before final design begins.

To safely complete the investigation, SR89 will be closed nightly between the Phippen Trail and Willow Lake Road roundabouts from 7:00 p.m. to 5:00 a.m., June 22–26.

Local traffic will be allowed to access properties from both roundabouts; however, a hard closure will be in place between Boulder Creek Lane and Twisted Trail. Detour routes will be posted.

The work is being conducted overnight to minimize impacts to the traveling public. Please follow posted signage and allow extra travel time if traveling through the area.

For more information, visit SR89Improvements.com.