In short
Secondary water limits stay in force until the season ends October 1: three days a week until Labor Day, two days a week after, with fines from $200 up to $1,000 and shutoff. Four candidates filed for three City Council seats, so there is no primary and everything goes to the November 21 General Election. Jr. Jazz basketball registration closes September 24 for the first session and October 30 for the second. Antelope BMX at 2261 W. 3060 S. expects to open within the month, and the city is building a free public pump track next to it.
Dates and deadlines
- Aug 1 and 15: Think Tuesday games at the Community Center, 10 a.m., free
- Aug 2: Library Game Show Night, all ages, 6:30 p.m.
- Aug 3: After Words Book Club at the library, 7 p.m.
- Aug 4, 11, 18, 25: Free Friday Film Series, Kenley Amphitheater, 7 p.m.
- Aug 5: RAMP free day at Hill Aerospace Museum, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.
- Aug 5: Sun Viewing Party at Stansbury Park Observatory, with star parties every Saturday evening after
- Aug 6, 13, 20, 27: Free Sunday Concert Series, Kenley Amphitheater, 7 p.m.
- Aug 8 and Aug 22: City Council meetings at City Hall, 6 p.m., in person, Zoom, or YouTube
- Aug 15: Senior book club at the Syracuse Library, 2 p.m.
- Aug 16: Purple Star Schools Back to School Night, Hill Aerospace Museum, 5 p.m.; first day for Syracuse Arts Academy grades 1-9
- Aug 17: First day of school for Davis County School District
- Aug 19: RAMP free day at Roy Aquatic Center, noon to 6 p.m.; model train rides at Canyon Meadows Park, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.
- Aug 22: RSVP by noon for the seniors lunch and bingo
- Aug 24-25: Picture day at Syracuse Jr High
- Aug 26: Battle of the Bands at Syracuse High School, 6 p.m., $5 per person
- Aug 30: Seniors Lunch and Bingo, noon
- Sept 9: Illumination at Founder’s Park, 5 p.m., free
- Sept 24: Jr. Jazz first session registration ends
- Oct 1: Secondary water season ends and watering limits stop being enforced
- Oct 30: Jr. Jazz second session registration ends
- Nov 2-4: Seussical, Jr. performances at Syracuse Arts Academy
- Nov 10: Voter registration deadline for the General Election
- Nov 21: General Election; in-person polls open 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. at the Syracuse library branch
- Nov 30: Green waste collection season ends
Everything else
Water and public works
- Watering is limited to three days a week until Labor Day and two days a week after, enforced until the season ends October 1. Penalties run warning, $200, $500, then $1,000 and water terminated for the season.
- Sweep dirt and debris off driveways and parking lots into the garbage instead of letting it reach the storm drain.
- Road closure updates are at syracuseut.gov/232/Streets and www.udot.utah.gov.
Elections
- Four people filed for three City Council seats: Drake Mailes, Paul Watson, Julie Robertson and Brett D. Cragun. Because there are not twice as many candidates as seats, there is no primary and all four advance.
- The election is by mail, with ballots sent 21 days before Election Day and a drop box at City Hall. In-person voting is at the Davis County Library Syracuse branch, 1875 S. 2000 W.; you must surrender your mailed ballot to vote in person.
- You must have lived in Syracuse at least 30 days to vote. Voters who miss the registration deadline may vote provisionally in person on Election Day.
- Election questions go to City Recorder Cassie Brown, 801-614-9633, [email protected]. Information is at www.SyracuseUT.com/elections and Davis County elections.
City Council
- At its July 11 regular meeting the council recognized a firefighter’s designation as Utah Supervisory Officer, adopted a proclamation naming July as Parks and Recreation Month and July 21 as Parks and Recreation Professionals Day, and appointed Nicholas Mills as Hearing Officer with a service agreement.
- Subscribe to meeting and agenda notices through the city’s Notify Me list at syracuseut.gov/list.aspx.
Parks and recreation
- Jr. Jazz first session covers Itty Bitty Hoops (kindergarten), 1st and 2nd grade boys, and girls divisions from 1st through 12th grade. Second session covers boys 3rd through 12th grade. High school teams must register as a team; grades 3-8 and 7-9 girls are drafted.
- Adult fitness classes at the Community Center: HIGH FITNESS Thursdays 9 a.m. ($5 drop-in, $30 punch pass), STEP IT UP Mondays and Fridays 9 a.m. and PUMP IT UP Tuesdays 9 a.m. (both $3 drop-in, $20 punch pass). First class is free.
- Senior yoga runs Tuesdays and Thursdays at 8 a.m. and pickleball Tuesdays and Thursdays 9 a.m. to noon; $1 for ages 50 and up, $0.50 for 60 and up, free with a Community Center membership.
City services
- Green waste curbside collection is voluntary at $7.43 a month, added to your utility bill by calling 801-825-1477, option 2. It is picked up on your regular garbage day.
- Passport applications are processed at City Hall by appointment only, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., about 20 to 30 minutes each. Call 801-825-1477; fees must be a check or money order to the U.S. Department of State. More at syracuseut.gov/158/passports.
- Report road, street light, sign, park, water, garbage and code problems through the Report a Concern icon on the city website.
- Nominate a yard for the Beautiful Yard Award at tinyurl.com/Beautiful-Yard-Award.
Safety and emergency preparedness
- The mayor writes that the city has a policy against speed bumps, listing delays to first responders, vehicle and snow plow damage, uneven wear, diverted traffic and driver frustration. He points instead to design fixes like chicanes, roundabouts, street narrowing and street trees, plus signs, road markings, temporary speed cameras, speed monitoring signs and more law enforcement, noting those cost tax dollars.
- Residents can register for CodeRED text and email alerts for Davis County and use the CodeRED mobile app for location-based notifications; the city also runs its own Notify Me lists.
- If cell service is strained, the article suggests texting instead of calling, using messaging apps over Wi-Fi, setting up emergency chat groups, keeping an out-of-state contact, carrying a power bank, and learning about amateur (HAM) radio as a backup.
Arts and community
- Audition registration is open for the Arts Council’s Seussical, Jr., with auditions at the Community Center and performances November 2 to 4 at Syracuse Arts Academy. Details at syracuseutaharts.org.
- Illumination on September 9 at Founder’s Park is a free youth mental health event opening with a Davis County suicide awareness walk from the park, then food trucks, live entertainment, youth and resource booths, a keynote address and fireworks.
- The city spotlighted its Firefighter of the Year, an eight-year firefighter and advanced EMT with fifteen certifications who coordinates shift training.
- A space feature rounds up regional options: Stansbury Park Observatory’s weekend viewing parties, S.T.A.R. science camps through the Douglas Space and Science Foundation, the Ott Planetarium at Weber State, the 5.2-mile S.S.T.A.R.S. scale-model solar system trail starting at Tuscan Park, 2125 W. 3100 S., and the Growing Beyond Earth plant research program for grades 6 to 12 at the Clearfield library branch.
- The history column covers the restored grave of a Goshute/Shoshone woman and her daughter on the Bonneville Shoreline Trail above Farmington, reported in Deseret News in 1861 and repaired in 1989 by a scout troop working with the U.S. Forest Service, the Utah Statewide Archeological Society and the Shoshone Nation after years of vandalism.
- A new anonymous local food review column, the Syracuse Spoon, debuts with a review of a Syracuse pizza restaurant.
- A community story profiles two recent Syracuse High School graduates who built a podcast, now on hiatus.
Unofficial digest of a city PDF. The official version is linked below.
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