Elevate, Inspire, and Inform the Cedar Valley Community
On 8/21/2018, during the Eagle Mountain City Council meeting, the City Council voted to change the cities regulations and codes for septic tanks throughout the city. The planning commission recommended to the City Council that they approve the changes. In previous City Council meetings, where septic tanks have been mentioned, there has usually been discussion…
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On July 13th, I did a Facebook poll on the Eagle Mountain Citizens FB page. The page has over 7,500 members that live in and around Eagle Mountain. The question I asked was, “Why do you live in Eagle Mountain?” I then added poll options as people requested them or suggested reasons in the comments…
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During the July 9th 2018 Eagle Mountain Planning Commission meeting the Planning Commission approved a plan for a new Automotive Repair shop in Eagle Mountain’s City Center area. The proposal will now move to the City Council for discussion and ultimately approval or disapproval from the council. The Planning Commission agenda has this background on…
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Eagle Mountain Benches is approximately 100 acres or land that is located East and West of Lake Mountain Road in City Center. Back in June 2015 the developer, Jeff and Karen Scott, requested that the property be rezoned to residential. The other residents along Lake Mountain Road in that area were opposed to the rezone….
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On the Eagle Mountain Planning Commissions June 12th Planning Commission meeting there are three items that are specifically related to modifying the Code in Eagle Mountain. Specifically the code changes are for Parks and Opens Space, Landscaping Plans, Moving and Storage Facilities, and changes to the General Fencing Provisions. First – Parks and Open Space…
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Facebook is coming to Eagle Mountain. Eagle Mountain stated, “together with the Governor’s Office of Economic Development (GOED) and the Economic Development Corporation of Utah (EDCUtah) today announced Facebook will begin construction of a 970,000 square foot data center at the Sweetwater Industrial Park in Eagle Mountain, Utah.” in a press release dated 5/30/2018. The…
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A large portion of Eagle Mountain is located in the Cedar Valley. On the West slopes of that valley is a canyon that is called pole canyon. It is located close to the city of Cedar Fort and the Eagle Mountain subdivision White Hills. The canyon was, as its name suggests, a place where the…
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Sweetwater Industrial Park is something that is going to be talked about for a while in Eagle Mountain, and has the potential to reshape how the tech community thinks about Eagle Mountain. Sweetwater Industrial Park is the start of a massive Data Center build that is on track to come to Eagle Mountain. The name…
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Residents of Eagle Mountain, Cedar Fort, and Fairfield were not the first residents in the Cedar Valley. In the article “Cedar Fort is Link With Utah’s Pioneer Past” printed in the Daily Herald dated Feb 22, 1961, discusses the Indians in the valley. “It is believed that the Indians also had a village where the…
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The Eagle Mountain Kestrel Project is a conservation project that has been running in Eagle Mountain for the last few years. This project is designed to help protect and encourage the growth of the American Kestrel population in Eagle Mountain. On April 14th, the EM Kestrel Project installed its 25th nest box. At first this…
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