Elevate, Inspire, and Inform the Cedar Valley Community
Hear directly from the voices of Cedar Valley. This section features opinion pieces, poetry, satire, and personal stories that offer unique perspectives on life in our growing community.
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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UTAH – On the heels of his late-night emergency alert Sunday evening, in a historic and brave move Monday morning, Utah Governor Gary Herbert announced the establishment of a COVID-19 re-education center to address the Coronavirus. “We needed a common-sense solution to combat this virus,” Herbert said while sipping a virgin margarita at a private…
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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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Cedar Fort is a small town that shares the Cedar Valley with Eagle Mountain Utah. Eagle Mountain is a fairly new city. Cedar Fort has been in the Cedar Valley since 1870 when it was originally founded. The people of Cedar Fort have seen the valley grow and change. Back in 1920 (estimate) a Cedar…
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Eagle Mountain is in the process of updating its Parks, Trails, and Open Space Master Plan (PTOS) to go along with its updated General Plan. Eagle Mountain has parks scattered throughout the city. You can use the Park Finder at the bottom of this article to locate a park by you.The new PTOS was on…
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I recently purchased a Creative Ender 3 3D printer. And as any new 3D printer owner would do, I went on the search for things to print. Besides the common ones like the ball in a cube, and Mandalorian figures, I wanted to find some productive educational things to print as well. So I started…
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PROVO/OREM — Confrontations between college students and counter-protesters raged this afternoon sparked by the Conservative Republican Alliance Against Chronic Racism (CRAACR), a student group dedicated to highlighting white privilege on university campuses in Utah County. Upon hearing of government-led BLM closures throughout the county, Burke Botchley, CRAACR President, organized protests on multiple campuses to decry…
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On June 23rd, 2020 the Planning Commission held a public hearing for a conditional use permit for a 7-11 in the Porter’s Crossing area. The Planning Commission approved the proposal with a 5-0 vote. There has been some heated discussion on the topic and several resident groups submitted papers and research either opposed to or…
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