During the May 26, 2021, County Commission meeting there was an item on the agenda that stated, “APPROVE AND ADOPT A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE COMMISSION CHAIR TO SIGN AN INTERLOCAL AGREEMENT BETWEEN UTAH COUNTY AND THE EAGLE MOUNTAIN REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY FOR THE SWEETWATER INDUSTRIAL PARK COMMUNITY PROJECT AREA #2” This new industrial park will be…
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Eagle Mountain Government Resumes In-Person Meetings
With the change in the State and County COVID-19 status, the Mayor of Eagle Mountain has removed the restrictions on city meetings and is now authorizing in-person City Council, and Planning Commission meetings to resume. The May 18th City Council meeting was the first of the in-person meetings since the onset of the COVID-19 Restrictions….
Read moreCommunity Mailboxes
During the next Planning Commission meeting, which will be held on May 11th, there is an item on the agenda to codify community mailboxes. As developments move into the city it has been a regular sight to see community mailboxes, or mailboxes that serve a subdivision and not just a single dwelling. These are also…
Read moreLightning In The Cedar Valley
Lightning has always been a cause of fires in Utah and the Cedar Valley. Each year lightning starts fires around Eagle Mountain and the Cedar Valley. But fires are not the only problem or issue that lighting in the valley can cause. Earth Networks, a company that provides environmental intelligence from the world’s largest hyperlocal…
Read moreEagle Mountain Underground Dangers
Utility corridors… Most residents think that the only things running through the utility corridors are power, fiber optic cables, and phone lines. That is not the case in Eagle Mountain. Eagle Mountain has a potential hazard running through its power corridor that most residents are unaware exists. I live on Lake Mountain Road on 5.5…
Read moreEagle Mountain City Council Approves Bid For Pony Express Widening Project
During the March 16th, 2021 City Council Policy Session the City Council voted on awarding a bid to Kenny Seng Construction for the amount of $4.1 Million dollars to complete Phase 5 of the Pony Express widening project. “This project will complete the phasing of the Pony Express widening between Sandpiper and Eagle Mountain Boulevard…
Read moreEagle Mountain Communications & Community Relations Director Accepts Position With Draper City
It was announced last night during the City Council Meeting that Linda Peterson, Communications & Community Relations Director for the City of Eagle Mountain will be leaving and taking a position with Draper City. Linda has been with Eagle Mountain City for almost 15 years. In her position, she was responsible for Communications with the…
Read moreThe American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 – A Summary
There is some confusion about The American Rescue Plan Act of 2021. So I asked Eric Dow an Eagle Mountain resident and business owner to wade through the act and give us some insight. Eric Dow is a CPA and lives in Eagle Mountain with his wife and two children. A graduate of BYU’s accounting…
Read moreKala Bruhns – Eagle Mountain Resident Spotlight
We try to spotlight amazing Eagle Mountain Residents. Recently a resident contacted us with this story. “I’m writing because I was trying to have a story done on one of our own. She’s a local woman with a small business, trying to make it in this world during the pandemic. She started to make bows…
Read moreUTAH – Best state to be a student in the USA 2021
Every resident of Eagle Mountain has the ability to take advantage of some of the great things that Utah has to offer its residents. A recent study done by Studee has ranked Utah as THE Best state to be a student in. In a recent report that they published, they ranked Utah as Number 1,…
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