Elevate, Inspire, and Inform the Cedar Valley Community
Stay informed on the policies, decisions, and leadership shaping Cedar Valley. In this section, we cover updates from city councils, state representatives, mayoral communications, and government agencies that serve Eagle Mountain, Lehi, Saratoga Springs, Cedar Fort, and Fairfield.
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 November 19th, the Board of Canvassers (Currently the City Council) had a meeting prior to the City Council Policy Session. The Board of Canvassers was convened to, “The Board of Canvassers will review the report of the Eagle Mountain City General Election of November 5th, 2019, verifying the results of the election by ratifying…
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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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Below is a list of the attendance record as well as all the Town Council actions preformed by the Town Council for the Town of Cedar Fort.
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One of the things I get asked a lot by residents is who is over what, and what board, commission, or council has the authority to approve deny or hear what type of items related to city decisions. That is a very tricky question to answer. Eagle Mountain has the City Council (Legislative Body) and…
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Eagle Mountain has several boards, commissions and councils that it has formed to help City Government and its residents. One of those is the Senior Citizens Advisory Council (SCAC). The SCAC is currently the most active of the non elected councils in Eagle Mountain. The Eagle Mountain senior population may not be very big in…
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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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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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