On Saturday 2/24/2020 Second Chance Wildlife Rehabilitation released a Barn Owl in Eagle Mountain that was hit by a car in early February in the Magna Utah area. Their Facebook page documents the recovery of this Barn Owl. February 5th, 2020 – “Yesterday we admitted this male Barn owl from the Salt Lake valley area….
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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 in the line of governing bodies. We have the Federal, State, County…
Read moreThe Indigenous People of Cedar Valley
Cedar Valley and Utah Valley in general have had several different groups of Indigenous People who have occupied the area over the years. “Archaeologists have determined that the earliest inhabitants of Utah were Paleo-Indian peoples, migratory hunters who first came into the area in approximately 12,000-10,000 BC. By 6,000 BC this group had been replaced…
Read moreEagle Mountain Residents Rally to help Protect Eagle Mountain Wildlife
If you live in Eagle Mountain, or travel through Eagle Mountain, it will not take you long to see some of the diverse wildlife that call it and the Cedar Valley home. The current Mayor of Eagle Mountain, Tom Westmoreland, had started the process of trying to identify a wildlife corridor. A group of Eagle…
Read morePertussis Confirmed at Cedar Valley High School
An email was recently sent to the parents and staff of Cedar Valley High School. This email is regarding: . ———————————————– Dear Parents and Staff, Please read this attached letter about confirmed pertussis (whooping cough) case at our school. This is is very important. Please contact your health care provider or the Utah County Health…
Read moreFebruary Newsletter Eagle Mountain Chamber of Commerce
UPCOMING CHAMBER EVENTS February Business After Hours Join us for Networking and a City Update!! February 13th 5:30-7:00pm City Offices Business After Hours Networking! – 02/13/20 Connect 4 Lunch Networking Connect 4 Lunch is a great networking event! Held every third Thursday of the month at different…
Read moreEDITORIAL – Making Developers Follow the Code
Let me lay down a little ground work before I voice my opinion and discuss a topic that I think the city should address. Firstly, lets talk about the Dark Skies Ordinance. Eagle Mountain city has a Dark Skies Ordinance that was approved by the City Council in 2014. The city website states this about…
Read moreEasy Ways to Reduce, Reuse, Recycle to Make Your Home More Eco-Friendly
Eagle Mountain does give its residents several ways to be Eco-Friendly. They offer a recycle program, a trash clean-up day, Christmas Tree recycling, and leaf collection in the fall. Ace Disposal offers Eagle Mountain residents a curbside recycling program. The recycling can is full-sized and is billed at the rate of $5 monthly, compared to…
Read more2019 Eagle Mountain Road Studies
The roads department of Eagle Mountain City preforms several road studies during the year to evaluate city needs as well as to find/verify problem traffic areas. In 2019 the Eagle Mountain roads department demoed a radar system that is used for road studies. The system could be setup in an area that will collect car…
Read moreSurvey Shows EM Residents Don’t Want Urbanization – No to Multi-Family and High Density
There is a lot of discussion about what the difference is between Rural, Suburban, and Urban. There are several websites that discuss this, so I will just briefly identify the three types and what they include. Rural: of or relating to the country, country people or life, or agriculture. Suburban: an outlying part of a…
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