City Newsletter: November 2025

Dates and deadlines

• November 4 General Election. See the Davis County Clerk’s election page for candidate information.
• November 6 Deadline to register online for the November 13 youth mental health screening.
• November 6 to 8 The Lion King Jr at the Syracuse Arts Academy Auditorium, presented by the Syracuse City Arts Council. Tickets.
• November 11 City Hall closed for Veterans Day.
• November 13 Free mental health screening for preschool and elementary youth at Davis Behavioral Health in Layton.
• November 14, 6 PM Paint Night, Winter Silhouette Painting, $30 per person. Registration.
• November 15 to March 15 Overnight street parking prohibited between midnight and 6 AM.
• November 18, 6 PM City Council meeting at City Hall, in person, by Zoom, or on YouTube.
• November 27 and 28 City Hall and the Community Center closed for Thanksgiving. Thanksgiving Day garbage pickup moves to Friday.
• December 1, 6:30 PM Christmas Concert at Syracuse High School. Santa, the Grinch, and kids’ activities from 6:30 to 7:30 PM, concert at 7:30 PM. Event listing.
• December 1 to 15 Santa’s Mailbox in the Community Center lobby and the Toy Drive donation bin inside City Hall.
• December 1 to 31 Adult Pickleball League Session 1 registration, or until full.
• December 13, 9 AM Santa Parade. Santa rides a fire truck through the city and throws candy.
• December 31 Last day to sign up for paperless utility billing and get the one-time $10 credit.
• January 1 to 31 Adult Pickleball League Session 2 registration, or until full.
• January 7 Deadline to register for the free CERT Academy by calling 801-614-9614.
• January 14, 6 PM / February 11, 6 PM / February 21, 8 AM The three CERT Academy sessions: orientation, hands-on learning, and a practical disaster drill.

Everything else

City Hall

• The mayor’s column, “Who You Gonna Call?”, explains who to contact for city questions. The mayor writes that filing a report a concern ticket on the city website or the mobile app is the fastest way to get a response, faster than calling around or posting on social media, because staff are alerted at any hour and tickets get routed to the right people, including agencies outside the city. Read the full message.
• The city posted a summary of the significant actions the City Council took at its October 14, 2025 business meeting. Council update. You can subscribe to the Council’s Notify Me list for meeting notices and agendas.
• City term of the month: General Plan, the city’s long-term blueprint for land use and development. Officials check proposed developments and zoning changes against it. Reports, studies, and plans.
• The city is hiring. Job postings.

Snow and streets

• Street parking is prohibited anytime it is snowing, and parking violations are enforced whether or not it is snowing. Cars need a designated space off the street that does not block sidewalks.
• Clear snow and ice from your sidewalk within 24 hours after each storm ends, and do not push cleared snow back into the road.
• The full Public Works update also covers fall gutter clean-up and green waste recycling. Public Works monthly update.

Utilities and waste

• Recycling stays on an every-other-week schedule in 2026. The 2026 collection schedule is available on the recycling page.
• Residents can sign up for a green waste cart for weeds, grass, leaves, branches, clean wood, and produce. Carts are collected weekly on your regular trash day and taken to the Davis Landfill for wood chips and compost. In winter the cart can double as a regular household waste bin.

Recreation

• Adult Pickleball League at the Community Center is $25 and open to skill levels 3.0 to 3.5, with two registration sessions.
• Fitness classes at $3 drop-in or a 10-time punch pass for $20: Step It Up at 9 AM Mondays and Fridays, Pump it Up at 9 AM Tuesdays. Hand weights and exercise balls are provided for Pump it Up; bring your own mat. Fitness classes.

Seniors

• Senior activities this month include a quilt guild sew-in, book club, a Downton Abbey finale watch party, and Thanksgiving lunch with bingo, plus a December 17 bus trip to Maddox and the Willard Bay Christmas lights. Recurring activities are Think Tuesday games, and pickleball and yoga on Tuesdays and Thursdays. Senior activities.
• Davis County lists three senior volunteer programs: the Foster Grandparent Program for one-on-one tutoring in elementary schools, the Retired Senior Volunteer Program for flexible nonprofit service, and the Senior Companion Program for one-on-one companionship with other seniors. Aging and adult services.

Safety

• The Police Department’s Safe Exchange Zone at 1751 S 2000 W has 24-hour surveillance and marked blue stalls for local buy and sell transactions.
• The city asks residents to fill out a short Home Safety Survey to help it understand community safety needs.

Community and county

• Two Buffalo Point Elementary students were named Students of the Month for positive character traits, citizenship, and accomplishments in and out of class.
• A staff spotlight features Recreation Manager Aaron Harris, who first worked for the city at 14 as a part-time recreation assistant, became a recreation coordinator in 2012 and recreation manager in 2017, and returned to Syracuse in 2022 after a few years in St. George. He oversees senior, adult, and youth programs and the operation of the Community Center and Jensen Visitor Center, and holds a Parks and Recreation Management degree from Northern Arizona University and a CPRP certification.
• The newsletter marks Animal Shelter Appreciation Week and thanks Animal Care of Davis County, which shelters animals, investigates cruelty and neglect, reunites lost pets, and runs pet ownership education. Contact them directly for services at 801-444-2200 or through Animal Care of Davis County. The issue also features an adoptable cat.
• Davis Links is a county resource directory with more than 2,000 programs, many free or low cost, searchable by keyword and ZIP code.

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