Cedar Fort is a small town that shares the Cedar Valley with Eagle Mountain Utah. Eagle Mountain is a fairly new city. Cedar Fort has been in the Cedar Valley since 1870 when it was originally founded. The people of Cedar Fort have seen the valley grow and change. Back in 1920 (estimate) a Cedar…
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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 the election. Here are the amendments, how they will appear on the…
Read moreEagle Mountain Looks Into Installing Electric Vehicle Charging Stations
ON the heels of the announcement by California Governor Newsome that it will be illegal to buy new gasoline-fueled vehicles in California starting in 2035 the Eagle Mountain City Staff announced that it is looking into having two Electric Vehicle Charging stations installed in the city. They made this announcement on their Facebook page. “Eagle…
Read moreEagle Mountain Parks, Trails and Open Space Master Plan Received With Mixed Results
Eagle Mountain is in the process of updating its Parks, Trails, and Open Space Master Plan (PTOS) to go along with its updated General Plan. Eagle Mountain has parks scattered throughout the city. You can use the Park Finder at the bottom of this article to locate a park by you.The new PTOS was on…
Read moreHalloween in Cedar Valley
In the past I have written about some of the weird and bizzare things that have happened in and around the Cedar Valley. You can read more about those type of Halloween activities in the article “The Ghosts of Eagle Mountain“. The purpose of this article is to show traditions and ways that residents of…
Read moreCouncil And Staff Discuss Mayor And City Council Powers and Duties and Succession Planning
When the City Administrator announced that he was going to be leaving Eagle Mountain and a new City Administrator was going to need to be found there were some questions from residents and the City Council on exactly how that process was going to take place. Within a couple of weeks, the position was offered…
Read moreEagle Mountain Gets Ready For Snow
On the first of September, the City Council approved a proposal to buy new snow removal equipment for Eagle Mountain. “Staff recommends that the City Council approve the purchase of two(2) International CV515 Snow Plow Dump Trucks from Rush Trucks on the State contract in the amount of $204,967.60.” Instead of buying a large snow…
Read moreOfficials Take Tour Of Eagle Mountain To Discuss Possible Wildlife Corridor
On August 31st, the Eagle Mountain Nature and Wildlife Alliance invited officials to tour Eagle Mountain and get a look at the open space it has to offer. The tour included a trip to the top of Turtle Hill where they could view Hidden and Cedar Valleys. Representative Ben McAdams discussed the visit on his…
Read moreTopology of Eagle Mountain and Cedar Valley – 3D Print
I recently purchased a Creative Ender 3 3D printer. And as any new 3D printer owner would do, I went on the search for things to print. Besides the common ones like the ball in a cube, and Mandalorian figures, I wanted to find some productive educational things to print as well. So I started…
Read moreHow Can We Change City Code?
I get asked a lot of questions about Eagle Mountain. A couple of the questions that I hear most often are: “What does City Code say about this…” as well as “How can I change City Code?”. This article hopefully will give you enough information that you will be able to answer both of those…
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