Mayor's Message, August 2025: Growing Our Business Base
The mayor writes that Syracuse has added over a hundred businesses in recent years and asks residents to shop local to ease pressure on the city budget.
Mayor's Message, February 2026: What To Know About A City Budget
The mayor explains how the city budget works, including that sales and property tax make about half of it and impact fees 10.99 percent.
August 2025
March 2025
Mayor's Message, March 2025: Your Tax Dollars At Work: Fire
The mayor reports Syracuse firefighters answered 1,904 calls in 2024, a 58% rise in five years, and explains why the city is adding a fire station.
February 2025
Mayor's Message, February 2025: Your Tax Dollars At Work: Police
The mayor's February column reports on the police department: 15,038 incidents and 331 arrests in 2024, over 30 sworn officers, and a fourth-safest-in-Utah ranking.
January 2025
Mayor's Message, January 2025: Syracuse 2024: A Year In Review
The mayor's 2024 review covers finished parks, 26 new businesses, a 17% rise in fire calls, a new reservoir, and his opposition to August's tax increase.
November 2024
Mayor's Message, November 2024: Your Tax Dollars At Work: Parks & Recreation
The mayor's November column reviews what city taxes fund in parks and recreation: 152 acres of parks, 13 miles of trails, and youth programs.
September 2024
City Newsletter: September 2024
Syracuse's September newsletter covers the mayor's growth plan, Illumination on September 7, fall watering changes, and recreation registration deadlines.
Mayor's Message, September 2024: A Manageable Growth Rate
The mayor asks the City Council to approve fewer new housing projects, arguing Syracuse's growth outpaces the tax revenue that pays for services.
August 2024
City Newsletter: August 2024
August 2024 city newsletter: three public hearings August 13 including a property tax increase, free CERT Academy sign-ups by August 16, and fall recreation registration.
June 2024
City Newsletter: June 2024
Connection Magazine ends and the newsletter moves online, youth sports registration closes June 30, and road work continues on 3000 West and 1000 West.
Mayor's Message, June 2024: A New Connection
The mayor writes that Connection Magazine's publisher has stopped printing it for financial reasons and the city is moving the publication online.
May 2024
Mayor's Message, May 2024: Dogs Need Room To Run
The mayor writes that the city awarded a contract for a dog park east of Fremont Park, funded by park impact fees, with completion expected later in 2024.
March 2024
Connection Magazine: March 2024
March 2024 city magazine: budget season, two road and water contracts awarded, baseball registration closing March 17, and the Easter Egg Hunt on March 30.
Mayor's Message, March 2024: Budget Season
The mayor's March column explains how Syracuse builds its July to June budget, where the money goes, and how the city's tax burden ranks statewide.
February 2024
Connection Magazine: February 2024
Construction starts on Fire Station 32 this month, spring sports registration closes February 18 and March 17, and the city reviews winter safety.
July 2023
Connection Magazine: July 2023
The council adopted the budget with no city property tax increase, four candidates filed for City Council, and free films and concerts run all month.
June 2023
Connection Magazine: June 2023
June's issue covers the June 7 candidate filing deadline, three-day-a-week secondary watering limits, youth sports sign-ups, and the Miss Syracuse Pageant.
February 2023
Connection Magazine: February 2023
February 2023: council buys ambulances and water, Moody's upgrades the city's credit rating, spring sports sign-ups open, and a free symphony concert on February 27.