JULY 2026
MAYOR’S MESSAGE • Happy Independence Day: This year marks the USA’s historic 250th anniversary! Enjoy the celebrations, fly your flag, and remember that this heritage belongs to all of us. • Extreme Wildfire Hazard: Conditions remain dangerously dry. To keep our community safe, all street fireworks are banned this year in Holladay, including on the 4th and 24th of July. Please be careful. • Major Project Updates: Holladay’s two landmark projects are progressing beautifully. Construction on City Hall is coming in well under original cost projections, and Spring Lane Park remains strictly on track for both timeline and budget. Stay tuned for more details soon! Balancing the 2026–2027 Holladay Budget June 22nd marked the conclusion of budget season for municipalities across Utah. Because municipal fiscal years run from July 1 to June 30, our new budget is officially underway. This season marks my ninth year working on the Holladay budget, but my very first as your Mayor. Having spent my entire professional life as an accountant and finance guy, I have rarely felt so professionally fortunate. In my opinion, Holladay is “sitting pretty,” and as your new Mayor, I am feeling “on top of the world” about our fiscal health. Assembling a municipal budget is a massive annual jigsaw puzzle with dozens of moving parts. This includes “upstream” organizations like the Unified Fire Authority (UFA) and the Unified Police Department (UPD). As Mayor, I sit on both of these governing boards alongside fellow neighboring mayors and council members. Together, we work out their budgets, which eventually flow “downstream” to determine Holladay’s share. Because public safety is a primary responsibility of city government, it naturally makes up the largest chunk of our annual expenditures. With that background, I want to emphasize two incredible highlights from this year’s process:
Thank You, Chief Hoyal It’s been our privilege to have Justin Hoyal as precinct chief here in Holladay. While we celebrate his upcoming move to Assistant Chief over Unified Police Department as a whole, we will miss him dearly. Chief Hoyal has been a diligent example of integrity, strong leadership, a tireless work ethic, and true dependability. His consistent kindness and judicious decision-making have always meant that Holladay was in the best hands possible over the past seven years. Chief Hoyal’s right-hand-man, Lieutenant Ackerman, shares, “He has taught me the importance of leading by example, earning the trust and respect of those you supervise, and placing the needs of others above your own. Through his daily actions, he truly embodies the principles of communityoriented policing and servant leadership.” Chief Hoyal, we thank you (and your family!) for your years of dedicated service. We wish you all the best in this new endeavor in UPD’s leadership.
• A Historic Low: The public safety cost increase for the coming year is the lowest it has been since I joined the City Council nine years ago—with both UPD and UFA coming in under 2.4%. • Our Structural Advantage: Over the last decade, I have learned that Holladay is incredibly blessed to have a robust tax base relative to our actual public safety utilization. Through our contract memberships with UPD and UFA, we enjoy seamless access to top-tier, regional public safety assets. Because our shared service cost allocation is largely based on utilization, which historically remains low in Holladay relative to our partner cities, we get exceptional service at a very reasonable price. To put it simply: yes, we pay our fair share, but our structural arrangement keeps that burden remarkably light for our taxpayers relative to most of our SL County neighbors. I am thrilled not only with the 2026–2027 budget outcome, but also with how securely Holladay is positioned for the long term—even if I am getting increasingly nerdy with every financial sentence! More Public Safety News: Celebrating Chief Hoyal Holladay’s adopted son and our dedicated Precinct Chief of Police, Justin Hoyal, will soon be stepping into an important new role as the Assistant Chief of Police for the entire Unified Police Department. Chief Hoyal has protected and served our community as Holladay’s chief since January 2019. While we will miss his daily presence in the city, we are incredibly proud of his advancement and wish him massive success in overseeing regional operations. Holladay is currently working to select our next UPD Precinct Chief, with plans to have them hired by mid-July. Thank you for everything, Chief Hoyal! We’ll keep a light on for you! —Mayor Paul Fotheringham
Due to ongoing severe drought conditions, City Council has made the decision to ban all fireworks east of 1300 E this year. There will be no exceptions made for the 4th of July or Pioneer Day. Please help us keep your loved ones, homes, pets, and green spaces safe! Report illegal fireworks to the UPD non-emergency dispatch line: (801) 840-4000
JULY 2026
CITY INFORMATION
Seasonal Container Reservation Program (SCRP) The Seasonal Container Reservation Program (SCRP) is officially underway! Reservations cannot be made over the phone – it must be completed online - https://wfwrdutah.gov/scrp Set your reminders, reservations open for containers on the dates below. Zone 1 Reservations Open: July 16 at 8:00 am Containers Available: September 2-10 Zone 2 Reservations Open: July 23 at 8:00 am Containers Available: September 11-18 Zone 3 Reservations Open: July 31 at 8:00 am Containers Available: September 21-25 Containers will be dropped off sometime between 7:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. on the scheduled day. WFWRD staff will try to ensure that residents have up to 24 hours with the container. Driveways must be cleared, accessible, and have enough room (approximately 10’ x 20’) for the container to be placed off the street and public sidewalk. If the driveway is inaccessible, the
container will not be delivered, and you will lose your opportunity for the container at your residence. Please visit our website to see what is and isn’t allowed in the containers. www.wfwrdutah.gov/scrp
CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS: Paul Fotheringham, Mayor pfotheringham@holladayut.gov 801-424-3058 David Sundwall, District 1 dsundwall@holladayut.gov 801-633-5753 Matt Durham, District 2 mdurham@holladayut.gov 801-999-0781 Natalie Bradley, District 3 nbradley@holladayut.gov 801-243-1139 Drew Quinn, District 4 dquinn@holladayut.gov 801-860-6130 Emily Gray, District 5 egray@holladayut.gov 801-755-3477 Gina Chamness, City Manager gchamness@holladayut.gov
PUBLIC MEETINGS: City Council – first and third Thursday of the month at 6 p.m. Planning Commission – first and third Tuesday of the month at 6 p.m.
CITY OFFICES: Mon-Fri. 8 a.m.-5 p.m. • 801-272-9450 Temporary City Hall: 3330 S 1300 E Millcreek UT 84106 Community Development Justice Court Code Enforcement
801-527-3890 801-273-9731 801-527-3890
NUMBERS TO KNOW: Emergency UPD Dispatch (Police) UFA Dispatch (Fire) Animal Control Garbage/Sanitation Holladay Library Holladay Lions Club Mt. Olympus Sr. Center Holladay Post Office Cottonwood Post Office Holliday Water
911 801-840-4000 801-840-4000 385-468-7387 385-468-6325 801-944-7627 385-468-1700 385-468-3130 801-278-9942 801-453-1991 801-277-2893
Fire Sense
by Capt. Dan Brown, Unified Fire Authority
Happy Healthy Holladay
In the fire service, we often say wildfire prevention begins long before smoke is in the air. That message is especially important this year, given that Utah is entering the summer with widespread drought conditions, dry vegetation, and an elevated risk of fast-moving fires. According to Drought.gov, 100% of Utah is currently in drought, with nearly half the state in extreme drought. For Holladay residents, wildfire risk is not just a canyon or mountain issue, but a neighborhood one. Most fires don’t start with a wall of flame. They start with a spark, an ember, a hot exhaust pipe, a poorly extinguished fire pit, dry weeds along a fence line, or debris in a gutter. The National Fire Protection Association notes that embers can be carried more than a mile by wind and can ignite homes, debris, decks, and landscaping. Here’s the good news: residents can make a real difference in fire prevention. Utah’s Fire Sense campaign reports that keeping fires under control and properly doused could prevent 28% of Utah’s human-caused wildfires. Here are practical steps every Holladay household can take this season: Create defensible space. Clear dry grass, leaves, pine needles, dead plants, and other combustible materials away from your home, fence, shed, and deck. Pay close attention to the first five feet around the home. This area should be as fire-resistant as possible. Keep bark mulch, firewood, patio cushions, cardboard, and other flammable items away from siding, windows, and vents. Clean roofs and gutters. Embers often land before the main fire arrives. A gutter full of dry leaves can quickly become an ignition point. Remove debris from gutters, roof valleys, window wells, under decks, and along fence lines. Maintain landscaping. Trim tree branches away from roofs and chimneys, remove dead limbs, and keep grass cut low. Separate shrubs and trees so fire cannot easily climb from grass to brush to tree canopies. Be careful with anything that can throw a spark. Avoid grinding, welding, mowing dry weeds, dragging trailer chains, or using spark-producing equipment during hot, dry, windy periods. On Red Flag Warning days, please postpone those activities. Know and follow fire pit rules. In Salt Lake County, residential open burning of yard waste, grass clippings, weeds, and tree trimmings is not allowed. Small recreational fires are allowed when certain conditions are met. Unified Fire Authority’s guidance says recreational fires must be no larger than 3 feet in diameter and 2 feet in height, with only dry, clean, and natural materials being burned. Make sure to verify that it is a green burn day. Keep open fires 25 feet from structures or combustible materials, keep improved barbecue pits or portable outdoor fireplaces at least 15 feet away, and keep LP or natural gas fire pits or grills at least 10 feet away. A garden hose, bucket of water, or other extinguishing method should be nearby, and the fire must be constantly attended until fully extinguished. Public safety officials may require a fire to be extinguished if it creates a public safety risk. Make a family plan. Sign up for emergency alerts, know two ways out of your neighborhood, keep important documents accessible, and talk with your family about what you would take with you if an evacuation became necessary. Wildfire safety is a shared responsibility. While firefighters will always respond, the work residents do before a fire starts can determine how far that fire spreads and how many homes are threatened. In a dry year like this one, small choices matter: a cleaned gutter, a mowed strip of grass, a fully extinguished fire pit, or a spark-producing project delayed until conditions improve can make all the difference. This season, please use Fire Sense. Prepare your home so you can keep yourself, your loved ones, and all of Holladay safe from fires.
Happy Healthy Holladay (H3) brings together residents, businesses, schools, and health organizations around a shared vision: a community with thriving physical and emotional well-being, and healthy lifelong habits. With residents leading the way in these efforts, we’re proud of our many partners who always show up for their community. H3’s events have included blood drives, naloxone trainings/distributions, suicide prevention trainings, and mental health awareness events. They also sponsor a variety of City youth programming that strengthens healthy social bonds and individual resilience. Today’s members are Kaylee Thibodeau, Whitney Rosas, Jeni Bennion, Robynn Whiting, Kami Hayes, Steve Bassett, Kristen Thomas, Molly Sullivan, Capt. Daniel Brown, Trudy Jorgensen-Price, Chief Justin Hoyal, Brant Tidwell, Kylie Diamond, Bess Thompson, Isabel Dominguez, Gary Green, Daren Watts, Julianna Potter, Jason Woodland, Heather Van Boerum, Amy Spratling, and Robyn Roper. The coalition is led and supported by Meg Bartley (Public Health Coordinator) as the City staff liaison, with Matt Durham as the City Council liaison. We’re incredibly fortunate to have this program in our community and we commend them for the important work they do.
JULY 2026
Holladay’s 2nd Annual CHaRM Event Sees Record-Breaking Success
On March 28, 2026, the City of Holladay and the Utah Recycling Alliance hosted a Collection of Hard-to-Recycle Materials (CHaRM) event at the Prophet Elias Greek Orthodox Church. (Special thanks to the Prophet Elias community for generously allowing us to use their parking lot!) Designed as a convenient drive through, drop off experience, the event accepted a wide range of items, including plastic clamshells, scrap metal, Styrofoam, tires, televisions, ski and snow sports gear, oral care, paper for on-site shredding, and e-waste. The streamlined format made it easy for residents to responsibly dispose of materials that are not typically accepted through standard recycling programs. An impressive 282 vehicles participated in the three-hour event—a 73% increase over the previous year—while total material collection more than doubled, making this the largest CHaRM event to date! Over 17,000 pounds of materials were diverted from local landfills. The success of the event was supported by 10 vendors and 13 City volunteers, whose coordination ensured efficient operations and proper handling of materials. Residents expressed strong enthusiasm for future events, with event survey feedback highlighting widespread appreciation for the opportunity to recycle responsibly. The event also strengthened community awareness and education by engaging dozens of participants with sustainability resources, reinforcing Holladay’s reputation as an environmentally proactive city. The City plans to partner again with the Utah Recycling Alliance for Holladay’s annual event in Spring 2027. In the meantime, residents can participate in additional CHaRM events that are held year-round at various locations throughout the Salt Lake Valley. Learn more and find upcoming event details at https://www.utahrecyclingalliance.org/ charm-events.
LIBRARY HAPPENINGS Summer Wellness: Creative Expression Theater July 16th at 6pm Join us for a unique experience this summer! Better yourself with a new method of creative expression. July: Theater, August: Ceramic painting
Teen Time Activities (for ages 11-18) July 9th at 3pm: Dinosaur Lanterns July 30th at 3pm: Rock Painting
Be Water Wise Trees are the most valuable plants in your landscape and should be your top watering priority during drought. Unlike lawns, trees need water that reaches much deeper into the soil, typically 12 to 20 inches. Water should be applied around the drip line, not directly at the trunk, using a slow trickle, drip system, or deep watering method that allows moisture to soak in over time. Newly planted trees need more frequent watering, usually once or twice per week during the first couple of years. Established trees can be watered less often, about every 7 to 14 days, depending on heat and soil conditions. Signs of stress in trees can include yellowing leaves, browning edges, and a thinning canopy. These symptoms often develop gradually, so early attention is important. Adding a 2 to 4 inch layer of mulch around the base of a tree helps retain moisture and protect roots from heat. Lawn Watering Guide & Helpful Water-Saving Tips Lawn can sustain large amounts of overwatering before negative consequences like diseases, weeds and insect pests start to become apparent. Because of this, it’s typically overwatered. One way to conserve water and maintain plant health is to avoid overwatering. The Utah Department of Natural Resources posts a Weekly Lawn Watering Guide to help residents determine how often they should be watering. Visit the Dept of Natural Resources page and go to the weekly lawn watering guide: https://conservewater.utah.gov/weekly-lawn-watering-guide. This guide recommends applying 1/2″ of water with each irrigation event and the chart gives you an idea of how long you may need to run your system to reach that depth. Every system is a little different. For an accurate run time recommendation, you can participate in the free Water Check program provided by USU: extension. usu.edu/cwel/watercheck.