City Newsletter: March 2026

Dates and deadlines

• March 1 Miss Syracuse and Miss Teen Syracuse online applications open.
• March 8 Daylight Saving Time begins; check smoke alarm and carbon monoxide detector batteries.
• March 10 City Council meeting, 6 PM at City Hall. Senior Quilt Guild at 1 PM.
• March 11 Mental Health Screening Night, 5 to 7 PM in Farmington, free for grades 6 through 12. Register
• March 12 Water-Efficient Landscaping class, 6:30 PM, free. Class calendar
• March 15 RSVP deadline for the senior bus trip. Weber Basin Landscape Lawn Exchange applications open.
• March 17 Senior Book Club at 2 PM. Veggie garden class (also March 28).
• March 20 Syracuse: From the Heart letter-writing event, 5 to 7 PM at the Community Center, free.
• March 21 How to Install Drip Irrigation class, 9:00 AM, free.
• March 22 Spring street hockey registration closes. Register
• March 23 Syracuse Symphony Orchestra guest artist concert, 7:30 PM at Syracuse High School, $15. Tickets
• March 24 City Council meeting, 6 PM at City Hall.
• March 25 Senior Lunch and Bingo, 12 PM.
• March 29 Baseball and softball registration closes. Register
• March 31 Last day green carts are collected as regular household trash.
• April 1 Green waste collection begins, running through November 3.
• April 4 Easter Egg Hunt at Founders Park, Easter Bunny at 9:30 AM, hunt at 10 AM sharp, free for ages 11 and under.
• April 6 Cemetery Clean Up Day at Syracuse City Memorial Park, all items off by 7 AM. Miss Syracuse orientation at 6 PM at the Community Center.
• Week of April 13 Street hockey practices begin.
• April 14 Senior bus trip to Finding Neverland at Centerville Legacy Theatre, 6:30 to 10 PM, $32 per ticket.
• April 16 Utah Great ShakeOut statewide exercise.
• April 18 City emergency preparedness exercise, placards out by 8:30 AM. Softball Youth Clinic, 10 AM to 12:30 PM, $40.
• Week of May 4 Baseball and softball practices expected to begin.
• May 30 Princess Academy at the Community Center.
• June 13 Miss Syracuse Pageant Day.
• June 20 Syracuse Heritage Days Parade, led by the America 250 Youth Brigade.

Everything else

City government

• The mayor writes that Syracuse is planning activities for the nation’s 250th anniversary this July and is recruiting at least 250 youth, each carrying an American flag, to lead the Heritage Days Parade on Saturday, June 20, 2026, as the America 250 Youth Brigade. Read the full mayor’s message
• The city posted a summary of actions the City Council took at its February 10, 2026 business meeting. Read the City Council update
• Term of the month: a fiscal year is a 12-month budgeting period that does not have to match the calendar year. Syracuse City’s runs July 1 through June 30, so FY 2025-2026 covers July 1, 2025 through June 30, 2026 and is labeled FY26.
• Cory McDermaid has been the city’s IT Manager since October 2025, handling the network, applications, servers, cybersecurity, IT projects, and Help Desk.
• The city is hiring. Job postings

Construction and utilities

• Secondary water meter installation continues to meet Utah law, with roughly 95% completion expected by the end of this year. Residents will eventually be able to monitor their own water use.
• Public Works notes that flashing lights will be installed near the Fire Station 31 driveway; when they activate, stop so fire trucks can respond.
• Subscribe to the Public Works Notify Me list for project timelines and closures, or view construction on Google Earth.

Recreation

• Fitness classes continue at $3 drop-in or $20 for a 10-time punch pass: 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. Details
• Recurring senior activities: Think Tuesday Games on Tuesdays, plus pickleball and yoga Tuesdays and Thursdays. Senior activities

Permits and programs

• A building permit is required before construction and must be applied for by the property owner or the contractor. Permits cover reroofing, decks, plumbing, electrical, mechanical, siding, sheds over 200 square feet, pools and spas, retaining walls four feet or higher, HVAC and water heater replacements, solar panels, additions, basement finishes, and more. Work done without a permit can be brought into compliance with no fines if you come in voluntarily, and emergency repairs can be permitted the next business day. Building Department
• Youth Court is accepting applications from Syracuse and West Point students in grades 9 through 12. Apply
• The city asks residents to fill out a short Home Safety Survey to help identify community safety needs.
• Sign up for Everbridge emergency notifications, used by the state, Davis County, and the city.

Water supply

• Weber Basin reports an unusually mild winter and is hoping for more mountain snowpack, pointing residents to the snow water equivalent graph and reservoir levels for current conditions.

Community

• Two Syracuse Arts Academy junior high students were named Students of the Month for academics, leadership, and character.
• A Miss Syracuse program titleholder is organizing the March 20 letter-writing event for teachers and first responders.

County services

• Davis County Animal Care asks pet owners to keep rabies vaccines current and pets licensed, which can be done online or at the shelter. The shelter is also featuring an 8-month-old golden doodle for adoption. Animal Care
• March is Sleep Awareness Month. The Davis County Health Department notes that one in three county residents does not get the recommended amount of sleep. More

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