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#EM2021 8 Residents Throw Their Hat In the Ring For The 2021 Eagle Mountain Municipal Election
This year the Mayor and Two City Council seats are up for election. Two residents have filed as candidates for the Mayor’s Seat. Melissa Clark a current City Council member will be running against Tom Westmoreland the current Mayor. There were 6 residents …Two New Council Members and an Incumbent Reelected to EM City Council #EM2019
On November 19th, the Board of Canvassers (Currently the City Council) had a meeting prior to the City Council Policy Session. The Board of Canvassers was convened to, “The Board of Canvassers will review the report of the Eagle Mountain City General Election …#EM2019 – Candidate Question – Rezone Requests
Question: How does the cities General, Future Land Use, and Future Transportation Plans effect rezone requests? Are there situations that you feel would allow rezone and development that is contrary to those plans? If so, can you give a hypothetical example or an …#EM2019 – Candidate Question – Marijuana
Question: Hypothetically, it is now legal for marijuana to be used for medical and recreational purposes per the State of Utah. A rezone and preliminary plat for a marijuana dispensary is on the city council agenda. What things would you take into consideration, …#EM2019 – Candidate Question – Opposing Neighbors
Question: You have two opposing land owners. Both of the properties are currently zoned Agricultural. A rezone has been submitted to rezone one of the properties as commercial with a conditional use of storage units. The other is being requested as a rezone …#EM2019 – Candidate Question – Master Development Agreements
Question: What land use strategy will you employee moving forward with Eagle Mountain Properties large amounts of land within the city given their expired MDA? Colby Curtis The most appropriate course of action is that EM Properties will be required to create a …#EM2019 – Candidate Question – Golf Course Rezone
Question: The City Council approved a rezone of the Ranches Golf Course allowing for some additional residential units and development areas. How would you of voted on this item, and what are the reasons for your stance. Rich Wood I worked with Jared …#EM2019 – Candidate Question – Water Supply Contract
Question: What strategy would you use for fulfilling Eagle Mountain’s CWP contract with CUWCD? Editor’s Note: CWP is the Central Water Project and CUWCD is the Central Utah Water Conservancy District. I intentionally used acronyms in the question to gauge the knowledge and …#EM2019 – Candidate Question – Overland Sign
Question: The city council approved an Overland Sign in the City Center area. The sign has been a point of debate among the residents. How would you of voted on that issue, and why would you of voted that way? Carolyn Love I …#EM2019 – Candidate Question – Eagle Mountain Benches
I have sent the candidates a second round of questions. There are only 8 questions this round, but each of them discuss a specific item that has been on or will be on the City Council agenda at some point. These are tough …#EM2019 – Kaden Shumway – City Council Answers
Kaden Shumway – Candidate Questions Give us a brief biographical sketch of yourself and your family. My name is Kaden Shumway, I have been happily married to my wife Chloe for four years. We have a very energetic two year old daughter, and …#EM2019 – Jeremy Bergener – City Council Answers
Jeremy Bergener – City Council Candidate Give us a brief biographical sketch of yourself and your family. I live in Eagle Mountain with my wife, Jenna, and our Daughter, Remy. Jenna and I married in 2014 and Jenna gave birth to Remy in …#EM2019 – Ben Porter – City Council Answers
Ben Porter – City Council Candidate Give us a brief biographical sketch of yourself and your family. I wrote this in the third person for the Utah candidate profile page and am copy/pasting it here. For the record I don’t normally write in …#EM2019 – Rich Wood – City Council Answers
My name is Rich Wood. My wife and I have been married for 12 years and have 3 kids Whitney, Damon and Dawson. I grew up in Murray, Utah. I have served in the communities that I have lived in through coaching youth …#EM2019 – Colby Curtis (incumbent) – City Council Answers
Colby Curtis – City Council Candidate Give us a brief biographical sketch of yourself and your family. I was born and raised in West Valley City, UT. At a young age I discovered a love for technology and media. I enjoyed playing Volleyball …#EM2019 – Devyn Smith – City Council Answers
Devyn Smith – Council Candidate Give us a brief biographical sketch of yourself and your family. I was born and raised in Boise, ID. My father, a dentist, grew up in Provo, UT and my mother, a schoolteacher, grew up in Twin Falls, …#EM2019 – Carolyn Love – City Council Answers
Carolyn Love City Council Candidate Give us a brief biographical sketch of yourself and your family I grew up in Lehi. I am the oldest of eight children, and have lived in Utah County most of my life. I have 4 children and …#EM2019 – Jared Gray – City Council Answers
Jared Gray – City Council Answers Give us a brief biographical sketch of yourself and your family. I have been married for almost 21 years to my wife Heidi. We have 4 children, Kaitlin 19(a graduate of Westlake with honors, and currently in …#EM2019 – CC Question – My Long Term Goals
Question: What are your personal, political, and professional long term goals in regards to Eagle Mountain? Devyn Smith Kaden Shumway Colby Curtis Jeremy Bergener Carolyn Love Ben Porter Rich Wood Jared Gray#EM2019 – CC Question – Vested Rights
Question: What is density vesting and how do you plan on dealing with it when it grants higher density than you are comfortable with? Jared Gray Kaden Shumway Devyn Smith Carolyn Love Rich Wood Jeremy Bergener Colby Curtis#EM2019 – CC Question – Boards and Commissions
Question: The city has numerous boards and commissions that it uses to help the City Council with decision making and to assist City Staff. What is your impression of these boards their effectiveness? Rich Wood Kaden Shumway Colby Curtis Devyn Smith Jared Gray …#EM2019 – CC Question – Exceptionally Well
Question: What specific things do you feel that the city is doing exceptionally well? Ben Porter Kaden Shumway Devyn Smith Colby Curtis Carolyn Love Jeremy Bergener Rich Wood Jared Gray#EM2019 – CC Question – Sets Me Apart
Question: Tell us something that sets you apart from the rest of the group of candidates? Jeremy Bergener Kaden Shumway Ben Porter Jared Gray Colby Curtis Carolyn Love Rich Wood Devyn Smith#EM2019 – CC Question – Service
Question: What service have you given to the residents of Eagle Mountain? Ben Porter Colby Curtis Devyn Smith Kaden Shumway Jared Gray Rich Wood Jeremy Bergener#EM2019 – CC Question – Rural Culture
Question: Is the rural culture and feel of Eagle Mountain important to you? Eagle Mountain has a rural culture and feel, how do you think we can have growth and keep that feeling? Rich Wood Jeremy Bergener Kaden Shumway Colby Curtis Devyn Smith …
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2023 Cedar Valley Election Candidate Bios
Cedar Valley Sentinel sent a questionnaire to the City Council and Mayor (Fairfield) candidates for Eagle Mountain, Cedar Fort, and Fairfield. We Received 8 responses from the candidates back. Six of them were from the City Council race in Eagle Mountain, 1 was …Candidates Have Filed For City Council/Mayor Positions in the Cedar Valley
The upcoming city council elections are of great significance, as they provide an opportunity for our community to shape the future of our city. As the election season approaches, it is vital for the public to actively engage and follow the candidates vying …In 1920 Presidential Candidate Runs Campaign While in Federal Prison
Former US presidential candidate Eugene V. Debs was imprisoned in the federal penitentiary in Atlanta, Georgia, serving a 10-year sentence for sedition, when he polled nearly a million votes as the Socialist Party presidential candidate in the election of 1920. Debs was the …Voter Information For The 2022 General Election
Registered voters have started to receive their mail-in ballots for the 2022 General Election. This election includes voting for a U.S. Senate Seat, a U.S. House Seat, Other State Officials, Two County Commission Seats, as well as a Constitutional Amendment, and the Alpine …#EM2021 8 Residents Throw Their Hat In the Ring For The 2021 Eagle Mountain Municipal Election
This year the Mayor and Two City Council seats are up for election. Two residents have filed as candidates for the Mayor’s Seat. Melissa Clark a current City Council member will be running against Tom Westmoreland the current Mayor. There were 6 residents …Eagle Mountain City 2021 Municipal Election Information
On April 7th, 2021 Fionnula Kofoed the City Recorder for Eagle Mountain posted details on the upcoming 2021 municipal election. City Council members receive $1,100 per month for compensation, while the mayor receives either $70,000 if they are a full-time mayor, or $27,700 …Eagle Mountain Sees Record 90% Voter Turnout
One thing that can be said about the divisiveness and division of the 2020 Elections was that it definitely increased the voter turnout for Eagle Mountain and the 2020 general election. Utah County had a voter turnout of 89.18%. The county has 326,485 …Utah State Constitutional Amendments – Know Before You Vote
There are 7 Utah Constitutional Amendments on the ballot for the 2020 Election. Do you know what each of the amendments are? I had no idea so I decided to do some research to see what they are and educate myself prior to …What is Prop 9, And How Does Eagle Mountain Fit Into It.
Around Eagle Mountain, you have started to see campaign signs appearing along the side of the streets. One of my daughters the other day asked me what the big No and Yes signs were about. I had a vague idea of what it …Eagle Mountain Government – What form does it take?
There are so many types of government that it can be very confusing. Is Eagle Mountain a Republic, Democracy, Constitutional Republic, Constitutional Democracy, Oligarchy, Monarchy, Dictatorship, or maybe another type of government. City government is different, in that it is the 4th government …Two New Council Members and an Incumbent Reelected to EM City Council #EM2019
On November 19th, the Board of Canvassers (Currently the City Council) had a meeting prior to the City Council Policy Session. The Board of Canvassers was convened to, “The Board of Canvassers will review the report of the Eagle Mountain City General Election …#EM2019 – Candidate Question – Rezone Requests
Question: How does the cities General, Future Land Use, and Future Transportation Plans effect rezone requests? Are there situations that you feel would allow rezone and development that is contrary to those plans? If so, can you give a hypothetical example or an …#EM2019 – Candidate Question – Marijuana
Question: Hypothetically, it is now legal for marijuana to be used for medical and recreational purposes per the State of Utah. A rezone and preliminary plat for a marijuana dispensary is on the city council agenda. What things would you take into consideration, …#EM2019 – Candidate Question – Opposing Neighbors
Question: You have two opposing land owners. Both of the properties are currently zoned Agricultural. A rezone has been submitted to rezone one of the properties as commercial with a conditional use of storage units. The other is being requested as a rezone …#EM2019 – Candidate Question – Master Development Agreements
Question: What land use strategy will you employee moving forward with Eagle Mountain Properties large amounts of land within the city given their expired MDA? Colby Curtis The most appropriate course of action is that EM Properties will be required to create a …#EM2019 – Candidate Question – Golf Course Rezone
Question: The City Council approved a rezone of the Ranches Golf Course allowing for some additional residential units and development areas. How would you of voted on this item, and what are the reasons for your stance. Rich Wood I worked with Jared …#EM2019 – Candidate Question – Water Supply Contract
Question: What strategy would you use for fulfilling Eagle Mountain’s CWP contract with CUWCD? Editor’s Note: CWP is the Central Water Project and CUWCD is the Central Utah Water Conservancy District. I intentionally used acronyms in the question to gauge the knowledge and …#EM2019 – Candidate Question – Overland Sign
Question: The city council approved an Overland Sign in the City Center area. The sign has been a point of debate among the residents. How would you of voted on that issue, and why would you of voted that way? Carolyn Love I …#EM2019 – Candidate Question – Eagle Mountain Benches
I have sent the candidates a second round of questions. There are only 8 questions this round, but each of them discuss a specific item that has been on or will be on the City Council agenda at some point. These are tough …Cedar Fort Mayor Elected By 7 Votes
Cedar Fort is a small community that is nestled in the Cedar Valley west of Eagle Mountain and Saratoga Springs. The town was settled in 1856 and in 2010 had a population of 368. In the 2017 general election there city had two …General Election Questions – Eagle Mountain
Eagle Mountain Mayor and City Council Questions and Answers The following four questions were asked to the City Council and Mayor candidates in Eagle Mountain. Their answers are below, and have not been modified before being posted. Question: There is a steep learning …EM Appoints Interim Mayor
During a special meeting on the Eagle Mountain City Council, the City Council appointed John Painter to the Eagle Mountain Mayors position. Mayor Pengra on July 26th, 2017 announced, ” I have been honored and blessed to serve the residents of Eagle Mountain …Candidate Answers – Jonathan Vail
Question 1: Roads. Roads will be a big issue during this election cycle. With the new High School and the development in City Center, what do you feel would be the best way to alleviate the road problems facing Eagle Mountain? As with …Candidate Answers – Jan Preece
Question 1: Roads. Roads will be a big issue during this election cycle. With the new High School and the development in City Center, what do you feel would be the best way to alleviate the road problems facing Eagle Mountain? 1. Roads: …Candidate Answers – Matt Visser
Question 1: Roads. Roads will be a big issue during this election cycle. With the new High School and the development in City Center, what do you feel would be the best way to alleviate the road problems facing Eagle Mountain? 1, roads …
