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.
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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Eagle Mountain staff is in the process of proposing changes to City Code to include rules that were being enforced by the Ranches Home Owners Association (HOA) so that they will “allow the City to better enforce policies in all areas of the city.” These HOA rules are called Covenants, Conditions and Restrictions (CC&Rs). These…
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Nothing says Spring like Spring Cleaning. There are a lot of cities that have city clean up days, and as part of that you will see city approved dumpster locations. You will also see a lot of dumpsters pop up around construction sites. But not all dumpsters are created equal. As part of the Eagle…
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Eagle Mountain City Council Recently voted on a resolution to use Vote by Mail (VBM) as the mechanism for the 2017 municipal election. The resolution passed with a 3:2 vote (Bradley, Reaves, Westmoreland voted in favor, while Curtis, and Gricis voted against). As more information became available, a couple of the city council members tried…
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The Ranches Master HOA has released the following letter. The letter states that the HOA will disband and cease operations within the next 90 days. “As you have probably heard, a Utah district court recently decided the lawsuit that was brought by the residents in Willow Springs, Rock Creek, and Cold Springs (the “Sub-associations”) against…
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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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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…
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