Main Street Mixed-Use Development RFP
Summary
The sole RFP respondent, White Mountain Advisory Group, pitched a walkable town square with a market hall, signature restaurant, and events on roughly five to six acres along the gulch. Next steps are due diligence and a developer's agreement; no housing is in this proposal, though the developer is eyeing separate multifamily sites.
At a glance
- Total mentions
- 2
- Last 30 days
- 0
Last discussed Sep 9, 2026.
Impact analysis
A public-private partnership is contemplated; costs to the town are not yet defined and due diligence is not billed to the town.
Downtown businesses, visitors, and residents who would gain a town square and gathering space.
None identified, though some residents view the proposal as a repeat of prior gulch plans without new public participation.
Mentions & discussions (2)
Payson Town Council - Regular - Sep 9, 2026
The sole RFP respondent, White Mountain Advisory Group, pitched a walkable town square with a market hall, signature restaurant, and events on roughly five to six acres along the gulch. Next steps are due diligence and a developer's agreement; no housing is in this proposal, though the developer is eyeing separate multifamily sites.
Payson Town Council - Regular - Feb 25, 2026
The town is in final evaluations on its RFP for a town-owned Main Street property, seeking a two-to-three-story mixed-use project with retail, a restaurant, rentals or townhomes, and a central park. The proposal could go to the council by mid-March.
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