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Eagle Mountain does give its residents several ways to be Eco-Friendly. They offer a recycle program, a trash clean-up day, Christmas Tree recycling, and leaf collection in the fall. Ace Disposal offers Eagle Mountain residents a curbside recycling program. The recycling can is full-sized and is billed at the rate of $5 monthly, compared to…
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The roads department of Eagle Mountain City preforms several road studies during the year to evaluate city needs as well as to find/verify problem traffic areas. In 2019 the Eagle Mountain roads department demoed a radar system that is used for road studies. The system could be setup in an area that will collect car…
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There is a lot of discussion about what the difference is between Rural, Suburban, and Urban. There are several websites that discuss this, so I will just briefly identify the three types and what they include. Rural: of or relating to the country, country people or life, or agriculture. Suburban: an outlying part of a…
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Zac Hilton the Streets and Storm Drain Manager for Eagle Mountain has seen changes over the last 20 years. He can also grow a beard that makes most guys envious. Zac has been an employee of Eagle Mountain since October 1999. “I began working for Eagle Mountain on October 4, 1999. Back then Eagle Mountain…
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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 September 1st and 2nd of 1859 two British astronomers recorded what they called a “white light flare” while observing the sun. Richard C. Carrington and Richard Hodgson observed a flare in the solar photosphere of the sun. On 1 September 1859, Carrington and Richard Hodgson, another English amateur astronomer, independently made the first observations…
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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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A resident of Eagle Mountain recently came to me with a automotive problem. I am not an auto mechanic, so I am hoping that one of my readers has an idea or a way to help him. I have also found that this is a growing problem in Eagle Mountain and the surrounding areas so…
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Cities brand themselves, and then at times try to find ways to re-brand or change their logos. This is not a small undertaking. If you drive through any city you will see the cities branding. It is on city owned vehicles, street signs, park benches, and buildings. During the April 16, 2019 City Council Planning…
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