City of Syracuse

Our City Council at Work

The City Council held its regular business meeting on June 13, 2023. Here are some of the significant actions taken at the meeting:

• Appointed Neil Garner, Dallas Johnson, and James King to the Syracuse City Planning Commission.

• Adopted the Davis County certified property tax rate. There will be no increase in city property taxes for the upcoming fiscal year.

• Adopted the 2023-2024 fiscal year city budget, RDA budget, MBA budget, consolidated fee schedule, wage scale, and retirement systems rates.

• Renewed the Publication Agreement with Connection Publishing for a five-year term to produce the Syracuse Connection Magazine.

• Approved the Inter-local Cooperation Agreement with Davis County for the Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) through 2026.

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Syracuse Innovation Center Renovation

The former O’Reilly Auto Parts store located in the Syracuse Town Center is being converted into the Davis School District Syracuse Innovation Center. Serving Syracuse Junior High (SJH) students, classes will have an emphasis on engineering and computer science. The space will also highlight robotics and house the award-winning VEX Robotics program.

The new SJH Principal Brad Chapple shared, “Syracuse Junior is excited to have this new space to help our students prepare

• Authorized the execution of an agreement for culinary water service outside city limits at 3849 W. 2700 S.

• Approved the execution of an annexation agreement of property located at 2761 S. 3000 W. pending amendments.

• Amended the Syracuse City Zoning Map from General Commercial to Neighborhood Services for the property located at 1472 W. 300 S.

Be A Part Of Meetings

The next regularly scheduled City Council meetings are to be held at City Hall on July 11, 2023, and July 25, 2023, at 6 p.m. Residents may attend in person, via Zoom, or watch online via YouTube. Stay informed about City Council meetings and agendas by subscribing to the City’s Notify Me list here: https://syracuseut.gov/list.aspx.

for the global market. The Syracuse Innovation Center will help SJH continue to place a big emphasis on engineering and technology.”

Construction should wrap up in December 2023. We look forward to having this great opportunity for junior high students in Syracuse.