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.
Eagle Mountain Mayor and City Council Questions and Answers The following four questions were asked to the City Council and Mayor candidates in Eagle Mountain. Their answers are below, and have not been modified before being posted. Question: There is a steep learning curve in becoming well-versed and effective in managing local government operations and…
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One way that Eagle Mountain has setup for the youth to get involved is through the Youth Council. The youth council is defined by Eagle Mountain City code in Chapter 2.45. Basically the code states that the youth council has the following purpose and responsibilities. It is designed to give the youth of the Cedar…
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During a special meeting on the Eagle Mountain City Council, the City Council appointed John Painter to the Eagle Mountain Mayors position. Mayor Pengra on July 26th, 2017 announced, ” I have been honored and blessed to serve the residents of Eagle Mountain City over the last few years. I have equally enjoyed working with…
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Eagle Mountain has several boards and commissions that residents can be appointed to. These boards and commissions are used to help the City Staff and City Elected officials with various tasks in Eagle Mountain. These boards are open to Eagle Mountain residents, and membership to the board is appointed by the Mayor and then approved…
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On Monday June 12th, 2017 I was sitting at a family party when I received a voice mail from Shon Reed, a friend of mine and the organizer of the Eagle Mountain Kestrel Project. The voicemail had the following news, “one of the nest boxes was shot”. The news was devestating for me and the…
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The 3rd of June was the final day for the Pony Express Days celebration in Eagle Mountain. The day started off with a parade that proceeded down Pony Express Blvd, the main street of Eagle Mountain. The parade started at 10:00 AM, and consisted of entries from the Cities Elected Officials, the local schools, and…
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On May 30th, Mayor Pengra announced that he will not be running for a second term. This announcement follows the announcement by Adam Bradley, during a recent City Council Meeting, that he would also not be running for another term. Pengra states in the letter written to the “City Council, City Staff, and Residents of…
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Eagle Mountain had its yearly city-wide clean up day on Saturday May 13th. At 8:30 am around 400 residents assembled at Frontier Middle School to be organized into groups. Those groups then to descend on the city for various clean up projects. During the day there were 14 dumpsters, provided by the city, for residents…
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On Saturday May 20th the 2017 Utah State GOP (Republican Party) Organizing Convention will convene in Sandy, Utah. This convention is used to elect State GOP officials, as well as modify the State GOP bylaws and set forth resolutions that are designed to guide the elected GOP officials for the following years. Eagle Mountain has…
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With the failing of the Ranches HOA in Eagle Mountain, there has been a lot of confusion and speculation over what the future of the City will look like. On April 25th the Planning Commission looked at codifying, or changing the city laws, to enforce a subset of the Ranches HOAs rules on all Eagle…
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