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Stay informed on the decisions shaping our communities with the latest updates from city governments across Cedar Valley, including Eagle Mountain, Lehi, Saratoga Springs, Cedar Fort, and Fairfield. From city council meetings and public hearings to zoning changes, budget approvals, and local ordinances, we cover the policies and people influencing life in Northern Utah County. Whether you’re a resident, voter, or local business owner, this is your go-to source for transparent, reliable coverage of local government actions and civic engagement.
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…
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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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On July 27th, 2020 Eagle Mountain Staff announced that the current City Administrator had taken a new position and would be leaving his current position. “Eagle Mountain, we’re losing a legend. Eagle Mountain City Administrator Ifo Pili has accepted a position as the city manager of Las Cruces, New Mexico. Mr. Pili has worked for…
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The Eagle Mountain City Council on June 16th, 2020 will be discussing the possibility of the annexation of approximately 204.69 acres. The process of annexation will incorporate (territory) into an existing political unit such as a country, state, county, or city. In this case, the acreage will be moved from the jurisdiction of Utah County…
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During the June 2, 2020, Eagle Mountain City Council meeting, Councilmember Burnham expressed her public support for the Black Lives Matter movement. After some technical difficulties and comments from the Mayor and other City Council members, Burnham made the following statement. The transcript of the video is below. I don’t usually do this, but every…
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To help with social distancing during the COVID-19 pandemic, Eagle Mountain City is changing the way that it handles public input for public meetings. This is done in compliance to the Executive Order issued by the Governor of Utah. “Public meetings will be held electronically in accordance with Executive Order 2020-1 Suspending the Enforcement of…
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Paul Jerome, a 19 year resident of Eagle Mountain, is one of the 78 full-time city employees that keep the infrastructure running in Eagle Mountain. Paul wears several hats. He currently has two roles with the City. He is the Assistant City Administrator as well as the Finance Director. Each role has different responsibilities and…
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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…
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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…
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On May 21st the Eagle Mountain City Council agenda included the following discussion item: Gateway Park Phase 4 Concept Plan. The cover letter provided in the agenda read the following: This is a conceptual plan for 442 multi-family housing units on 17.70 acres (24.97 DU/AC), within the Gateway Park development. The applicant is requesting feedback…
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