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City Newsletter: April 2026

In short

The free Easter Egg Hunt is April 4 at Founders Park, and all cemetery decorations must be off graves by 7 AM on April 6. Drought has cut the area’s water supply: secondary water is expected to start at full pressure May 15 and the season ends October 1, with watering restrictions and conservation enforcement in place. On April 18 the city asks every household to hang its emergency placard before 8:30 AM so volunteers can count participation. Summer camp and fall league registration opens May 1.

Dates and deadlines

  • April 1 to November 30: green waste collection season. Put only grass clippings, leaves, branches and yard trimmings in the green cart. Sign up for green waste
  • April 4: Easter Egg Hunt at Founders Park. Meet the Easter Bunny at 9:30 AM, hunt starts 10 AM sharp, free for kids 11 and under. Details
  • April 6: Cemetery Clean Up Day at Syracuse City Memorial Park. Remove all items, including artificial flowers, before 7 AM or they will be discarded.
  • April 8, 6 PM: Miss Syracuse Scholarship Pageant orientation at the Community Center. Applications
  • April 14 and April 28, 6 PM: City Council meetings at City Hall, in person, by Zoom or on YouTube. Agendas and Notify Me
  • April 14 and 16: Wizard of Oz auditions at the Community Center for ages 7 and up. The show runs July 16 to 20 at Syracuse High School. Arts Council
  • April 14, 6:30 to 10 PM: senior bus trip to Finding Neverland at Centerville Legacy Theatre, $32 per ticket, limited seats. RSVP at 801-614-9660, option 1.
  • April 17, 5 to 6:30 PM: Dollars for Scholars Bingo Night at the Community Center, suggested $5 donation, silent auction, proceeds fund a local scholarship.
  • April 17, 5:30 to 8 PM: Paint Night, Rustic Barn, ages 14 and up, $30. Sign up
  • April 18, 10 AM to 12 PM: Jump Rope Workshop at the Community Center, ages 6 and up, $6 including a rope.
  • April 18, 10 AM to 12:30 PM: Softball Youth Clinic at the Syracuse High softball field, $40 with a shirt. Pay here and complete the sign-up form.
  • April 18, before 8:30 AM: emergency preparedness exercise. Hang the green side of your placard where it is visible from the sidewalk; canvassing ends by 10:30 AM.
  • April 25, 10 AM to 2 PM: Drug Take Back Day at the Syracuse Walmart.
  • May 1: registration opens for summer camps and fall youth leagues. Recreation catalog
  • May 8, 5:30 to 8 PM: Paint Night, Summer Gnome, ages 14 and up, $30.
  • About May 15: anticipated full-pressure secondary water startup. The season ends October 1, or sooner if drought worsens.
  • May 14 to 17: Great Salt Lake Bird Festival; the Wings and Things Vendor Fair is free May 15 and 16. Register
  • May 24: S.T.E.M. Camp session 1 registration closes. May 31: Camp Syracuse, Junior Pickleball and Junior Tennis close. June 28: flag football, fall soccer and street hockey close. July 12: S.T.E.M. session 2 closes.
  • June 12: registration deadline for Pitch, Hit, and Run and the Junior Home Run Derby, held free June 17 from 5 to 8 PM at Founders Park.
  • June 13: Miss Syracuse Scholarship Pageant.

Everything else

Secondary water and drought

  • Low snowfall has left the area in abnormally dry to drought conditions and regional reservoirs slightly over half full, so a water reduction is in place for outdoor watering in all area cities. Follow the Syracuse watering schedule; conservation enforcement will be active.
  • Large-area water users and HOAs must file a water conservation plan with Public Works each year before using water (SCC 4.25.140).
  • Turn your valves off before water enters the pipes. Report a leak in a secondary meter box to Public Works at 801-825-7235 or file an online fix-it request. Only city personnel may operate city-owned valves, including the new meters installed over the winter. Full Public Works update
  • Statewide, 98% of Utah is in some form of drought and about 95% of the water supply comes from snowpack. Weber Basin offers free water conservation classes. Class calendar

Roads

Mayor’s message

  • The mayor writes that Heritage Days will add an Americana element this year for the America 250 celebrations: a new Freedom Run Relay of five legs for teams of five, with a 50-meter dash, a 50-meter potato-sack hop, a three-legged race, three people Hula Hooping, and a two-person human wheelbarrow race. Read the full message

City Council

  • The city posted a summary of the significant actions taken at the March 10, 2026 business meeting. Read the council update

Recreation and camps

  • Fall leagues registering May 1 to June 28: flag football (co-ed, 1st/2nd through 10th-12th grade, bring your own team at the high school level), fall soccer (Little Kicks through 7th-9th grade) and fall street hockey (3rd-4th through 7th-9th grade), all by 2026-2027 school year grades.
  • Camp Syracuse: $65 residents, $80 non-residents, 1st to 5th grade, Monday to Thursday at the Community Center. Sessions run June 22 to July 2 and July 6 to July 16, each with a 9 to 11:30 AM and a 12:30 to 3 PM option.
  • Junior Pickleball Camp at the Founders Park courts, $45 residents and $60 non-residents for 8 classes and a shirt, ages 8 to 14, Mondays and Wednesdays starting June 8 or July 7 at 8:30, 9:30 and 10:30 AM by age.
  • Junior Tennis Camp at Stoker Park (1150 S 1575 S), same price, ages 5 to 14, starting June 29 on Monday/Wednesday and Tuesday/Thursday mornings by age.
  • S.T.E.M. Camp at the Community Center, $45, 1st to 6th grade, Monday to Wednesday, June 1 to 10 or July 20 to 29, grades 1-3 at 11 AM and grades 4-6 at 1 PM.
  • Jump Rope Camp at the Community Center, $120, ages 6 and up, June 30 to July 2 from 1 to 4 PM, rope included and sized on arrival.
  • Fitness classes continue at the Community Center: Step It Up at 9 AM Mondays and Fridays, Pump It Up at 9 AM Tuesdays, $3 drop-in or $20 for a 10-time pass. Details

Seniors

  • April activities: Quilt Guild April 14 at 1 PM, Book Club April 21 at 2 PM, and Lunch and Bingo April 29 at noon, plus Think Tuesday games, and pickleball and yoga on Tuesdays and Thursdays. Senior activities

Safety

  • The city is collecting a short Home Safety Survey to understand community safety needs. Take the survey
  • April is National Youth Sports Safety Month. The city encourages helmets for biking, skateboarding and baseball, for adults as well as kids; helmets are available locally, including at Fire Station 31.
  • Green and red 8.5 by 3.5 inch emergency placards were delivered to every residence in March. Keep yours after the April 18 exercise for use in a real emergency; results will be reported to the City Council. Disaster Preparedness Committee
  • Davis County Animal Care asks that pets be leashed and under control in parks and on walks. Reach them at 801-444-2200. They are also featuring an adoptable 7-year-old German shepherd mix.

City news

  • A member of the Public Works streets maintenance team, Lauro Silva, reached twenty years with the city this month. His work covers snowplowing and road clearing plus sidewalk, asphalt, sign and concrete maintenance.
  • Two Syracuse Elementary students were recognized as Students of the Month for character, citizenship and achievement in and out of the classroom.
  • The city is hiring. Job postings
  • City term of the month, amendment: a formal change or addition to an official document, policy, ordinance or plan, such as a zoning map change. Amendments usually go through public notice, Planning Commission review, and City Council discussion and vote.

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