A Message from the Mayor
Mayor’s Message
The City’s budget for the 2026/27 fiscal year has been approved
Every year, state law requires the City of Happy Valley (and all municipalities) to develop a balanced annual budget that is adopted by the City Council no later than the end of June for the following fiscal year. Developing an annual budget involves reviewing prior trends, projections for the future, and analysis. Most importantly, it involves input and approval from the City’s Budget Committee which is made up of all five City Council members as well as five resident volunteers.
The most important role we have as a committee is to ensure your tax dollars are spent responsibly. For the 2026/27 fiscal year, the annual budget is largely a status-quo budget from prior years. As many households are experiencing, the City has seen several areas where costs are increasing faster than revenues. In addition, due to a decline in development, the City needed to reduce a few positions in the 2025/26 fiscal year..
However, with careful planning, the 2026/27 budget will allow us to continue funding the services that you have come to expect such as park beautification, road maintenance, community services, code enforcement, recreation programs, public safety services, growth management, permit processing and more.
Additionally, through a concerted effort to save funds over many years, this budget allows the City to move forward with several new capital projects. For the next few budget years, we will be making the following significant investments in the community:
- Constructing the City’s future Main Street east of the roundabout at Scouters Mountain Road and 172nd Avenue, which will also provide access to the new community park
- Developing a new community park on 40 acres of land east of the roundabout at Scouters Mountain Road and 172nd Avenue
- Expanding and improving 172nd Avenue
- Completing the sidewalk and bike lane gap on 147th Avenue
- Enhancing Veteran’s Memorial Park
- Building a new public works facility
Developing the annual budget requires a lot of work from our dedicated staff and resident-led budget committee. I’m thankful for everyone’s efforts to ensure we continue to spend local resources wisely and in a manner that advances our community priorities.
Mayor Ellis
