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.
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…
Read more
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…
Read more
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…
Read more
The Eagle Mountain City Council on June 16th, 2020 will be discussing the possibility of the annexation of approximately 204.69 acres. The process of annexation will incorporate (territory) into an existing political unit such as a country, state, county, or city. In this case, the acreage will be moved from the jurisdiction of Utah County…
Read more
The local citizen activist group, Eagle Mountain Residents Against Developer Misrepresentation (EMRADM), has made waves recently having filed more than 100 complaints with Kroft Foods, Inc., citing misrepresentation by developer EagleBuild67, LLC., over their most recent development, the Hidden Valley Ranches (HVR). HVR is a planned residential development south of Hidden Hollow Elementary, off of…
Read more
Recently Eagle Mountain City created a virtual Main Street on its website. This main street is open to Eagle Mountain businesses and has the ability to allow vendors to sell products as well as a booking service. You can go to the virtual Main Street by following this URL: https://eaglemountaincity.com/mainstreet/. I added Cedar Valley Sentinel…
Read more
Eagle Mountain has a lot of rural open space within its boundaries. With all of the growth that is occurring within the city, a group of residents created the “The Eagle Mountain Wildlife Group.” The membership of the group’s Facebook page has been growing since it was first established and is currently at 435+ users….
Read more
The city council convened its third remote video session Tuesday evening due to social distancing surrounding the COVID-19 pandemic. During the meeting, a new concept plan was proposed for a ground floor Taco Bowl with medical offices above. Both uses are conditional in commercial zones, however, there are questions as to whether a joint lobby…
Read more
Rising home prices over the past few years have led to an increasingly unbearable housing market in the state of Utah. While Eagle Mountain is still largely one of the most affordable cities along the Wasatch Front, there is more that can be done, at least that’s what Melvin Lennial, a 23 year-old Professional Video…
Read more
Eagle Mountain City made the following statement over the weekend. Eagle Mountain City Sun, Mar 15, 8:21 PM In an effort to implement social distancing practices recommended to slow the spread of COVID-19, Eagle Mountain City offices will be closed to the public effective Monday, March 16 for a period of two weeks. City services…
Read more