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2013 Election information

Notice of Municipal Offices

To be voted on in the Salem City Municipal General Election

On November 5, 2013.

Mayor and (2) City Council Member - all are 4 year term

Candidate Filing Period Begins June 3, 2013 and
ends June 7, 2013 at 12:00 noon.

Declaration of Candidacy Forms or Nomination Petition must be filed in person with the Salem City Recorders Office at 30 West 100 South, Salem, Utah during the filing period, and between the hours of 7:30 a.m. – 5:30 p.m. Mon – Thurs &  7:30 a.m. – 12:00 noon on Friday.

Salem City Public Safety has put together a handout that would be very useful for you to go over with your families.  

Great Shake Out - Hand Out

You can also go to www.shakeout.org/utah for more information.

ATTENTION CITIZENS OF SALEM WITH PRESSURIZED IRRIGATION SERVICE:
Salem City will be turning on the Pressurized Irrigation system sometime between now and May 1st.  Please get your sprinkler systems ready and close any valves so when the water comes, there will not be any property damage from accidental flooding.
AS ALWAYS, BE WATER WISE AND CONSERVE!


Pressurized Irrigation Violations:

No water user may waste water or to allow it to be wasted by imperfect stops, taps, valves, leaky joints or pipes, or to allow tanks or watering troughs to leak or overflow, or to wastefully run water from hydrants, taps, hoses, stops, or other apparatus, or to use the water for purposes other than those which he or she has paid, or to use the water in violation of the rules and regulations for controlling the pressurized irrigation water supply.  The pressurized irrigation water system may not be used to water lawns, shrubs, or other landscaping between the hours of 10:00 a.m. and 6:00 p.m., except for new lawns, short cycles for testing, inspection, or maintenance, and except for those large government or commercial users authorized by the City Engineer in order to more efficiently use the system and/or provide benefit to the system or the residents of the City. If, in the judgment of the City Engineer, or designee, any user of the city pressurized irrigation water service engages in practices which result in the needless waste of water, they are subject to the penalties

 
Violation Summary:
1st violation: written notice
2nd violation: $50 fine
3rd violation: $250 fine
4th violation: PI being shut off for 30 days
5th violation: PI being shut off for the year or a $300 fine.

Please take time to read the code (click here to go to the code)
and please be wise in water use (don't waste our water).



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