One of the best indicators of city growth is development. Eagle Mountain has seen an increase in growth over the last 6 years. Since 2006 the city has issued a total of 6618 building permits. The Eagle Mountain building department has also been busy doing over 27,000 inspections since 2010. Stephanie Gricius, a member of…
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Mud Roads cause strife in Eagle Mountain
Eagle Mountain City has policies in place that require developers to put in roads to the developments they are developing before they issue building permits for the sub divisions that are supposed to be accessed using those roads. In general the roads are required to be paved, and meet all the city requirements. But there…
Read moreVehicle Fire in Eagle Mountain
At 4:30 AM on February 12th, the Eagle Mountain Fire Department was called to a Road Freight/Transport Vehicle file located at 4084 Lake Mountain Road in Eagle Mountain. Fire crews arrived on scene at 4:39 AM to a semi tractor that was engulfed in flames. When they arrived the engine area, running gear, and wheel…
Read moreEagle Mountain 2017 Chip Seal Project
On January 16th Eagle Mountain City, put out a bid from the roads department to do a chip seal on three of the major roads in Eagle Mountain. The bid closed on Feb 01, so we should be seeing bid amounts presented to the City Council in the next few weeks. The details of the…
Read moreCrossing Guards – Protecting our Children
Most people are familiar with the United States Post Office creed, “Neither snow nor rain nor heat nor gloom of night stays these couriers from the swift completion of their appointed rounds.” But this creed can also apply to the 17 Eagle Mountain Employees that act as the Crossing Guards that keep our children safe…
Read moreUtah County Natural Resources
With recently passed HB 323 and HB 219 county general plans now requires every county to address natural resources on federal public lands. To accomplish this Utah County needs to have a Resource Management Plan (RMP). The county is looking for resident input to help them author the RMP. To help facilitate this, the County…
Read moreCory Wride Memorial Park
On the 20th of January 2015, the City council renamed the Mid-Valley Park to the Cory B. Wride Memorial Park. The park was renamed in honor of Cory B. Wride, a member of the Utah County Sheriffs office that was killed in the line of duty in Eagle Mountain. “I think it is important for…
Read moreHow to prepare for: Floods
It’s amazing how water, a core necessity of life can turn into a monster and reveal its destruction claws. Floods are a common occurrence all over the world and can be caused by a number of factors including heavy rains, storms to failed dams and levees. The effects can be severe and the lives of…
Read moreElementary Students Artwork on Display at the State Capital
The Utah State Capitol recently had its Centennial Celebration. The event was held at the State Capital from October 3-7, 2016. The event included musical numbers from a number of schools around Utah. The event had a special open house that included a lot of activities for kids and their families. The final portion of…
Read moreEagle Mountain Gets New Church
On January 22nd at 10:00 AM at Rockwell High School Elder/Pastor Steve Pierson, and Elder/Executive Pastor Chris Pengra (also Mayor of Eagle Mountain) and a group of fellow believers officially launched the Redemption Hill Church (RHC). The first meeting had about 55 adults and 15 children in attendance. Redemption Hill Church is the result of…
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