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Syracuse City Updates Arts Council Update The Syracuse City Arts Council is planning future performances and events. We welcome public comment about our season, programs, and general input. We invite you to attend our monthly council meeting on Wednesday, November 4, 2020 at 8:00 p.m. See our website, www.syracuseutaharts.org, for details. Individuals wishing to make public comments will be asked to limit their remarks to three minutes. We will also read email messages that have been submitted to: info@syracuseutaharts.org. We will sponsor a virtual costume contest this month. Look for details on our Facebook page. Cash prizes will be awarded by age group, pairs, groups, and pets. Econ Mortgage is sponsoring this contest. We will accept submissions October 5 to 23. Voting takes place October 26 to 30 with winners announced on Halloween. Have fun creating your costume this year!
Flu & Pneumonia Shot Clinic The Davis County Health Department will be doing a Flu & Pneumonia Shot Clinic at the Syracuse Community Center on Friday, October 23, 2020. The clinic will be in the classrooms from 11 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. Medicare should cover the cost with a valid Medicare card. Other health insurance plans are also accepted. Paperwork will be available at the Syracuse Community Center for you to complete in advance. To help keep people safe, we strongly encourage everyone to wear a mask and maintain a 6-feet physical distance. The single best way to protect against the flu is to get a flu vaccine every year. An annual flu vaccine can reduce illnesses in the community, decrease the time missed at work and school, and prevent flu-related hospitalizations and deaths. The Flu vaccine is available now; and the DCHD encourages people not to wait to protect themselves and their family by getting vaccinated as soon as possible. According to CDC, it is likely that flu viruses and the virus that causes COVID-19 will both be spreading. In this context, getting a flu vaccine will be more important than ever. CDC recommends that all people 6 months and older get a yearly flu vaccine. Please call the Syracuse Community Center at (801) 6149660 #1 to set-up your appointment.
COMMUNITY QUESTION CORNER BY PAUL ROBERTS, CITY ATTORNEY
QUESTION: Why doesn’t Syracuse City offer curbside recycling? Answer: Syracuse City has never offered curbside recycling, and instead relies upon private recycling companies to provide that service to its residents. However, changes at the Wasatch Integrated Waste Management District have made every resident’s garbage a source of recyclable materials. The Davis Material Recovery Facility (MRF), which began operation earlier this year, is the first stop for waste collected in Davis County. The system and District employees sort through trash at multiple points, removing organics, corrugated cardboard, metal cans, and plastics. Organic waste is separated and trucked to an anaerobic
processing plant which generates clean energy that is sold to Rocky Mountain Power. Combustibles are sold as a fuel to make cement, reducing the need for fossil fuels for those facilities. Valuable items are recovered and recycled; this increases the life of the District’s landfills by keeping it filled with non-recyclable items. The District operates a webpage with a virtual tour, drawings, and answers to questions you may have about the new facility. www.wasatchintegrated.org/material-recovery-and-transferfacility/ Curbside recycling is still helpful because the customer pre-sorts the recyclables, so don’t feel obligated to give up on blue cans just yet.
Do you have a community question? Submit your question to proberts@syracuseut.com.
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