State of the City

Annually, Mayor Paul Esser delivers his State of the City (SOTC) address, where he shares his traditional budget breakdown as it relates to your tax bill and highlights the upcoming budget year. 

There will be several opportunities to participate:

EventTimeLocation
Talk of the TownJanuary 13, 2023 at 3:30pmSun Prairie Media Center (recording)
Colonial ClubJanuary 19, 2023 at 10:30amColonial Club (open to the public)
Rotary ClubJanuary 31, 2023 at 7:00amColonial Club (open to the public)
Optimist ClubFebruary 1, 2023 at noonGlass Nickel (open to the public)
Sunrise Sun Prairie March 21, 2023 at 8 a.m.Hilton Garden Inn (registration required)


The first recording of SOTC will be aired by the Sun Prairie Media Center on Tuesday, January 17. Viewers can watch the presentation online at KSUN On Demand. KSUN is available on Charter Spectrum cable systems on channel 983 as well as on TDS cable systems on channels 13 and 1013. KSUN and KSUN on demand programming is also available via the KSUN channels available on Roku, Amazon Fire TV, Apple TV and on the Sun Prairie Media Center app, available to download free from the App Store or Google Play. 

To follow the social media campaign, please follow the Sun Prairie Media Center’s Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/spmediacenter. 

2023 State of the City Presentation Materials

2022 State of the City Presentation Materials

2021 State of the City Presentation Materials

2020 State of the City Presentation Materials

2019 State of the City Presentation Materials