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As we reported earlier, Linda left Eagle Mountain to take a position with Draper City the position of Public Information Officer and Communications Manager became vacant. The position was offered and accepted by Tyler Maffitt, a current Saratoga Springs resident. Tyler has worked for the Daily Herald (a local Utah County paper) and the Standard-Examiner…
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During the May 26, 2021, County Commission meeting there was an item on the agenda that stated, “APPROVE AND ADOPT A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE COMMISSION CHAIR TO SIGN AN INTERLOCAL AGREEMENT BETWEEN UTAH COUNTY AND THE EAGLE MOUNTAIN REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY FOR THE SWEETWATER INDUSTRIAL PARK COMMUNITY PROJECT AREA #2” This new industrial park will be…
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There is some confusion about The American Rescue Plan Act of 2021. So I asked Eric Dow an Eagle Mountain resident and business owner to wade through the act and give us some insight. Eric Dow is a CPA and lives in Eagle Mountain with his wife and two children. A graduate of BYU’s accounting…
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I sit here and watch as the work and efforts of so many citizens are slowly eroded by actions by City Staff, City Administration, City Planning Commission, and the City Council. And to be honest, I do hope that this does make some of them pause from allowing higher density and they take notice. The…
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On January 27th, at about 10:30 PM the mother of a juvenile posted on one of the popular Facebook pages for Eagle Mountain called “Eagle Mountain City Citizens“. The post started a flurry of activity. The post stated that her son was the victim of racial profiling and was treated like “George Floyd”. Not all…
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Eagle Mountain is a fairly new city, it has only been around for a little over 20 years. It occupies what is called the Cedar Valley. The Cedar Valley at one time was its own County in Utah. “In one of several efforts to reduce the size of Utah county, Cedar Fort was designated as…
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The City Council of Eagle Mountain made a number of changes to code, approved building designs, and other legislative actions. Below is a list of the actions the City Council voted on. I am excluding the consent agenda, board appointments, and other inconsequential legislative actions. Legislative Actions for 2020
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When I was doing some research, specifically looking into a Park in a Patterson Subdivision, I found something I thought was interesting. The name Craig C Mortensen keeps coming up in most of my searches. Craig is the Registered Agent for over 125 different Utah Business Entities including Patterson Homes, LLC, Patterson Faimly Enterprises, LLC,…
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Buying a home can at times be like playing Roullet in a Las Vegas casino. Do I sell, do I buy, and what price do I do it at. These are questions that a lot of residents of Eagle Mountain and the surrounding area are asking themselves. What things influence the price you can expect…
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Eagle Mountain is divided into nine voting districts. The county records voting information on the district level. I have compiled the numbers in all of the districts and have listed them below. Which district do you live in, and do you agree with the results? Comment below. (I will continue to add results to this…
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