Have you ever wondered why a City Employee or an Elected official may not respond to a social media post about the City, or that they were tagged in? City Employees City Employees are not allowed to engage in those posts. All employees of the city are bound by their employee policies, and a violation…
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Economic Development Board Gets New Member
The Economic Development Board in Eagle Mountain had some new members appointed during the March 21st City Council meeting. The Eagle Mountain City website explains the purpose of the Economic Development Board. “The Economic Development Board, under the direction of the City Council, assists in encouraging appropriate economic development within the city of Eagle Mountain…
Read moreVote By Mail
The City Council of Eagle Mountain on March 21st 2017, with a split vote, voted to have Utah County handle the municipal election for the election year 2017. This election cycle Eagle Mountain will be electing two Council Members and the Mayor. The Saratoga Springs City Council has also agreed to have Utah County handle…
Read moreEM Gets New Elementary School
During the Eagle Mountain City Council meeting on March 21st, the Eagle Mountain City Council unanimously approved the site plan for a new Elementary School. Evans Ranch Elementary School is located on the south end of the Evans Ranch Master Development off of Golden Eagle Dr. The proposed site is approximately 8.51 acres in size….
Read moreRoad Study Says Pony Express Can Handle High School Traffic
On Jan 17th 2017 the City Council of Eagle Mountain rezoned an area of land purchased by Apline School District for the construction of a new High School. During the discussion the issue of the road, Pony Express Parkway, that feeds into the high school was discussed. In the proposal, there was a road study…
Read moreEM Students Write Children’s Books for Elementary Students
Students at Frontier Middle School in Eagle Mountain are advancing their writing skills by writing Children’s Books for a Lehi Elementary School. Megan Cudworth teaches Creative Writing to the students of Frontier Elementary School. Cudworth explains the goal of the project, “With limited time in our semester-long creative writing class, I want my students try…
Read moreEagle Mountain proposes regulations on Beekeeping
Bees are very important to agricultural efforts. In a Fox New article entitled, “10 crops that would disappear without bees” they list 10 crops that would disappear if we no longer had bees. Those crops include apples, almonds, blueberries, cherries, avocados, cucumbers, onions, grapefruit, orange, and pumpkins. But there are also a large number of…
Read moreBrandon Park Estates
On March 7th 2017, the Eagle Mountain City Council approved the Brandon Park Preliminary Plat Plan, as well as the Brandon Park Master Development Agreement (MDA). This is not the first time that the City Council has discussed this project and parcel of land. This parcel was at one point know as Equestrian Estates and…
Read moreEagle Mountain renews Ladder Sign agreement with Lehi Area Chamber of Commerce
On March 7th, 2017 the Eagle Mountain City Council voted unanimously to continue their agreement between Eagle Mountain and the Lehi Area Chamber of Commerce (LACC) for the management and maintenance of the Ladder Signs that are located throughout Eagle Mountain. There are currently seventeen (17) Ladder Signs that are spread through out the city….
Read moreEagle Mountain Ranches HOA Loses Millions in Lawsuit
There has been some trouble brewing between Ranches HOA and its sub-HOAs for a while now. That contention eventually ended up in court and come to a ruling in favor of the sub-HOAs on March, 4th 2017 in Judge Derek P. Pullan’s court room. At issue were several actions that the Master Association took against…
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