In short
Curbside recycling starts this spring: blue carts are delivered in the first two weeks of April, collection begins April 21 on the same day as your garbage every two weeks, and the service adds $4 a month to bundled waste collection. Baseball and softball registration closes March 30, and CERT Academy sign-ups close April 3. The Easter Egg Hunt is April 19 at Founders Park. Lawn exchange rebate applications open again March 15.
Dates and deadlines
- March 4 and March 5 Kids painting courses begin at the Community Center, $95 for ages 11 and up and $60 for ages 8 to 10.
- March 7, March 21, April 11, April 25 Paint Nights at the Community Center, 6 to 8 PM, $30, ages 14 and up.
- March 8 and April 12 Saturday Paint Days at the Community Center, 11 AM to 12:30 PM, $18, ages 10 and up.
- March 11 and March 25 City Council regular meetings at City Hall, 6 PM, in person, by Zoom, or on YouTube.
- March 15 Landscape Lawn Exchange incentive applications open again. Submit before starting any work.
- March 18, 20, 26 Senior activities: book club, bus trip, and lunch and bingo.
- March 30 Baseball and softball registration closes.
- April 3 Deadline to sign up for the free CERT Academy, 801-614-9614.
- First two weeks of April Blue recycling carts delivered to households.
- April 10, May 10, May 24 CERT Academy course dates, ending with a mock disaster.
- April 19 Easter Egg Hunt at Founders Park, Easter Bunny at 9:30 AM and the hunt at 10 AM sharp.
- April 21 Recycling collection begins, every two weeks on your garbage day.
- June 17-20 and June 24-27 Summer Broadway Bootcamp.
Everything else
Recycling
- Carts take plastic bottles, containers and film, aluminum and steel cans, flattened cardboard, and newspaper, junk mail and mixed paper of all types and colors. Each cart comes with instructions.
- The $4 a month is part of bundled waste collection, so the bundled cost is the same whether or not you use recycling. The city says extending the landfill’s life saves residents money long term.
- The program is funded in part by a grant from The Recycling Partnership, which covers carts and public education.
Fire department and the new station
- The mayor writes that the fire department’s call volume is up 58% over the past five years, and that firefighters responded to 1,904 calls in 2024, an average of over five a day. Nearly two thirds were medical.
- He gives two reasons for a new station: overlapping calls that tie up all available crews, and the freeway cutting the city in two, which leaves areas the department cannot reach fast enough under national response time targets.
Recreation
- Baseball and softball leagues: T-Ball for Pre-K (must be 4 by 9/1/24), Coach Pitch for kindergarten, Single A machine pitch for 1st and 2nd grade, Double A baseball and softball for 2nd and 3rd grade, Triple A baseball and softball for 3rd and 4th grade, Major baseball and softball for 5th and 6th grade, and Jr High baseball for 7th to 9th grade.
- Art class space is limited, and the city points to a full schedule of upcoming classes.
- The Arts Council wants volunteers for Broadway Bootcamp. Volunteers who finish their commitment get a refund for one participating child.
Easter Egg Hunt support
- Volunteers are needed to stuff plastic eggs. Call the Community Center at 801-614-9660, option 1.
- Event sponsorships are open for the Easter Egg Hunt and Heritage Days. Contact Lesley at 801-614-9655 or [email protected].
Water and public works
- Before the rainy season, sweep leaves, dirt, and debris out of your curb and gutter so storm drains stay clear, and put what you collect in your garbage can.
- Follow fertilizer instructions and keep product off streets and gutters. Sweep up any spills to protect local waterways.
- The Weber Basin Water Conservancy District offers classes and events on watering efficiency, plus the Landscape Lawn Exchange rebate for replacing grass with drought tolerant plants and materials.
- Rebates covered 65% of the cost of the city’s City Hall landscaping project.
- The full public works message also covers road salt, protecting the water system, and road construction.
Safety
- CERT Academy covers emergency preparedness and response, damage assessment, incident command, fire safety and hazardous materials, and medical skills including first aid and triage. It is free.
- The city is asking residents to fill out a short Home Safety Survey to help it understand community safety needs.
Around town
- The council update covers significant actions taken at the February 11, 2025 business meeting.
- Residents are encouraged to welcome seven new commercial businesses, listed with addresses above.
- Two Syracuse Elementary School students were named Students of the Month for positive character traits, citizenship, and accomplishments.
- Four local students from Syracuse competed in the finals of the Northern Regional Fun Shot Competition, scoring from designated shooting spots in one minute.
- The employee spotlight features Syracuse Regional Museum Curator Neldon Hamblin, who joined the city in October 2023 and oversees an archive of more than 5,000 artifacts, along with tours, outreach, grants, and exhibits.
- Animal Care of Davis County reminds residents to pick up after dogs, since waste spreads disease, attracts rodents, and contaminates stormwater. City parks have doggie bags and garbage bins.
- The same page features an adoptable four year old American Pit Bull Terrier through Animal Care of Davis County.
Unofficial digest of a city newsletter. The official version is linked below.
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