Posts by Emily Williams

    Citizens and property owners in or near the floodplain:  We want you to be prepared!  Hailey is planning two (2) flood workshops to inform citizens and property owners as to what the City WILL and WILL NOT do during this year’s flood season.  Like previous years, the City of Hailey’s priorities during an…

Mayor Burke Gives State of the City Report Mayor Martha Burke gave a State of the City Report to the Hailey City Council and full audience on February 27, 2023. Much like the president’s State of the Union address, the State of the City report celebrates the community and government accomplishments, identifies challenges, and sets…

Hailey receives extra pathway funding from Idaho Local Highway Technical Assistance Council The City of Hailey is poised to begin construction on two new pathway projects this spring. The City Council accepted bids on Monday night for the following: McKercher Pathway, a pathway filling a missing link and creating a safe connection between River Street…

The City views the long term when planning for the Water Reclamation Facility. For many Hailey citizens, wastewater is “out of sight, out of mind.” Not so for the Hailey Wastewater Division – this team makes sure that pollutants such as nitrogen, phosphorus, dissolved chemicals, and solids are removed from the water and disposed of…

You can now make home energy efficiency upgrades, electrify your home, install clean energy systems (like rooftop solar), and even purchase an electric vehicle with the help of tax credits and rebates. This free money is available now – these programs were made possible by congress through the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA), and if you’ve…

Ballot Measure under discussion in Hailey regarding aging Wastewater Treatment Plant Headworks infrastructure. Hailey City Council will be bringing a ballot measure to voters in May to replace the deteriorating Headworks infrastructure at the Wastewater Treatment Plant. Headworks is the first step in the wastewater treatment process and is essential to the efficient, ongoing operation…

In the past month the City of Hailey has been blessed with a significant amount of snow. Although the snow is much appreciated, it has completely buried most of the fire hydrants in the city. Due to the limited manpower of the Hailey Volunteer Fire Department, we do not have the resources to dig out…

Hailey is joining north valley cities in bringing a ballot measure to voters in May asking if they would like to reallocate the existing “1% for Air” Local Option Tax.  Hailey voters passed this dedicated 1% Local Option for Air tax in 2014 and again in 2020.  In Hailey, the 1% for Air tax applies…