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The Layton City Active Transportation Plan is moving forward!  Based on what was heard from the public in April 2022, the City has developed a draft network of proposed improvements, and desires a second round of public feedback.

On-line Option Oct 10th - Nov 21st.
Please share what you think by visiting https://laytonatp.altaplanning.cloud/.

In-Person Option
Open House #2
Wednesday, Novebmer 9th, 2022 6PM - 8:30PM<

by Shelley Dawson Davies

Rising out of death! Living again in evil! Tattered, lurching mummies with grasping, outstretched arms ready to drag the living into horror have been a pop culture classic since Howard Carter's discovery of King Tutankhamun's tomb one hundred years ago next month.

People had long been fascinated with Egyptian culture as early archeologists shipped exotic artifacts all over the world during the 17^th

Elections in Utah are transparent and secure. Learn more about elections, existing safeguards, voter registration, ballot processing, tabulation and more.

Updated September 12, 2022. Finally, some relief from the heat! Your lawn, shrubs and other vegetation feel the same. Which means this is the time to adjust and reduce outdoor watering accordingly. With these cooler temperatures, outdoor watering can be reduced to once a week, and shady areas even less. And if the storms materialize this week, this week's watering can be skipped.

As a reminder, all outdoor watering i

Elections in Utah are transparent and secure. Learn More about elections, existing safeguards, voter registration, ballot processing, tabulation, and more. 

By Shelley Dawson Davies

Those rows of gleaming bottles of peaches and applesauce Grandma puts up every summer might not seem anything more than a quaint nod to past practices, but the process of safe canning was once responsible for changing the world.

Water Measures

Updated August 12, 2022. Once again, our citizens have proven us right. While some communities imposed mandatory watering restrictions, we were confident that well-informed citizens, with a spirit and sense of community, would respond to voluntary water conservation requests. How well have we done? When looking at the projected demand for water (which is based on an evapotranspiration* formula) we have conserved over 722 million gallons of water as of J

Layton City is Accepting Letters of Interest and Applications for the Following Commissions:

Recreation, Arts, Museum and Parks Advisory Commission

Layton City is currently accepting applications to fill a vacant position on the Layton City Recreation, Arts, Museum and Parks (RAMP) Commission. This Commission functions as planning and advisory bodies for the City Council in matters pertaining to th

The image of early pioneers single-handedly blazing trails across the west might be a popular trope in movies, but for early Mormon pioneers moving to Utah it meant relocating as large, extended families and in groups from their English villages. The Edward Phillips and John H. Green families are among those who did just that.