City Newsletter: February 2026

Dates and deadlines

February 2 to March 22 Spring street hockey registration, grades 3 through 9.
February 3, 12:30 PM Senior Movie Theater Day.
February 6 Jensen Nature Park bridge reopens after concrete repair that began January 28.
February 10, 10:00 AM and February 12, 6:30 PM Free Weber Basin class, Cheap-scapes: Yard Renovation on a Budget.
February 10, 1 PM Senior Quilt Guild.
February 10 and February 24, 6 PM City Council meetings at City Hall.
February 16 Spring soccer registration ends.
February 16 City offices closed for President’s Day; waste collection is not delayed.
February 17, 2 PM Senior Book Club.
February 25, 12 PM Senior Lunch and Bingo.
February 25, 12 PM Waterwise Landscapes DIY series starts, virtual, last Wednesday monthly.
March 15 Weber Basin Landscape Lawn Exchange applications open.
March 21, 9:00 AM Weber Basin drip irrigation class.
March 29 Baseball and softball registration ends.
April 4 Easter Egg Hunt at Founders Park, 9:30 AM to meet the Easter Bunny, hunt at 10 AM.

Mayor’s message

The mayor writes that he presented budget basics to the new City Council in a work session without discussing past or future numbers, and that the video is on the city website. He notes that much of the budget is already committed by earlier councils through bonds and contracts, that most spending goes to wages for services residents cannot provide individually, and that one-time spending differs from recurring commitments. Read the full mayor’s message.

City Council

Meetings are February 10 and February 24 at 6 PM at City Hall, with Zoom and YouTube options, and a Notify Me list for agendas.
A summary of actions taken at the January 13, 2026 business meeting is posted in the City Council update.

Recreation

Spring soccer, baseball and softball, and street hockey registration are all open at the recreation catalog. Soccer and T-Ball age cutoffs are tied to September 1, 2026.
Fitness classes continue: Step It Up at 9 AM Mondays and Fridays, and Pump it Up at 9 AM Tuesdays. Both cost $3 per drop-in or $20 for a 10-time punch pass. Weights and exercise balls are provided for Pump it Up; bring your own mat.
Volunteers are needed to stuff plastic eggs for the Easter Egg Hunt. Call the Syracuse Community Center at 801-614-9660, option 1.
Event sponsorship openings for the Easter Egg Hunt and Heritage Days are available through the city at 801-614-9660 or [email protected].

Roads and parks

3000 W is being rebuilt in two phases this year. Phase one, January to March, shifts lanes east and permanently closes the northeast church entrance. Phase two, March to June, closes 3000 W to northbound traffic from the southeast church entrance to the north end of Fire Station 31, reroutes Syracuse Arts Academy drop-off to exit right turn only at the southwest corner, and leaves Fremont Park and Happy Tails Dog Park open but unreachable by car from 3000 W. Construction details.
The northeast parking lot at Founders Park is closed January through April and is expected to reopen by the end of April, before spring softball and baseball.

Public works

Report potholes, water, storm drain, street and sign problems by calling 801-825-7235, using the Fix-It Request form, or the Syracuse City app. After-hours emergencies route to an on-call employee at the same number. Social media is not the fastest way to get a repair.
Stormwater that runs off lawns, driveways and streets reaches streams and lakes untreated, unlike sewer wastewater. The city asks residents to pick up litter and pet waste, avoid overusing fertilizer, and keep oil and chemicals off driveways. Read the public works update.

Museum and history

The Syracuse Regional Museum is seeking artifact donations or long and short term loans from the 1800s to the 1960s covering Native American and pioneer history, Syracuse history, agriculture, transportation, religious history, militaria, and photo and video collections. Contact [email protected] or 801-614-9674.

City hall

A profile of the City Attorney, Colin Winchester, notes his prior service as a judge, executive director of the Utah Judicial Conduct Commission, assistant attorney general, county attorney, and general counsel for Utah’s Administrative Office of the Courts.
The city is hiring; see job postings.
The term of the month is interlocal agreement, a contract between governments to share resources or services, used for things like running elections with Davis County or joining law enforcement special teams with nearby cities.
Two elementary students were recognized as Students of the Month for character, citizenship, and achievement.

Volunteering and safety

A volunteer highlight features a local resident who started performing with the Syracuse City Arts Council as a child, now serves as its youngest board member, and went on to work as lead lighting technician at a historic Ogden theater. Learn more at the Arts Council site or sign up for board and committee openings.
The city asks residents to fill out a short Home Safety Survey to help identify community safety needs.
A registered nurse writes a disaster preparedness article on home self-care skills for over the counter medicines, first aid, and knowing when to seek professional help. Read the article.

County and water

Davis County needs Code Blue volunteers this winter at the warming center at Talia’s Event Center, 22 E 200 S, Clearfield. Sign up for a shift, or call 801-451-3495 to donate.
Davis County Animal Care does not perform spay or neuter procedures but lists low-cost options online. Reach them at 801-444-2200.
Weber Basin reports an unusually mild winter so far and is hoping for more mountain snowpack. Conditions are tracked on the snow water equivalent graph and the Weber-Ogden basin page.

Unofficial digest of a city newsletter. The official version is linked below.