During a special meeting on the Eagle Mountain City Council, the City Council appointed John Painter to the Eagle Mountain Mayors position. Mayor Pengra on July 26th, 2017 announced, ” I have been honored and blessed to serve the residents of Eagle Mountain City over the last few years. I have equally enjoyed working with…
Read moreEM Ranches To See Additional Office Space
During the July 18th City Council meeting, the city council vote unanimously to approve the Pony Express Plaza. Pony Express plaza will be located on the North/West corner of Ranches Parkway and Pony Express Parkway, across the street from the Chevron. It will be a 15,701 SQ foot professional office development. The development will have…
Read moreCory Wride Memorial Park Phase 1B
Cory Wride Memorial park has been a topic of debate in Eagle Mountain since the park was proposed. During the 7/18/2017 Eagle Mountain City Council meeting, the park got a new infusion of money. The money was awarded in two separate bids for the construction of Phase 1B. S&L, Inc was awarded the bid of…
Read moreEM Kestrel Project Recap
This was the second year of the Eagle Mountain Kestrel project. The project was started by Shon Reed, Eagle Mountain Resident and avid birder in 2015. The project has logged hundred of volunteer hours during the season, and has been helped by several different groups. The project had another successful year. The project monitored 24…
Read moreFire Season Has Started
The risk of wildfire is extremely high in the Eagle Mountain, Saratoga Springs area, as well as the rest of Utah. Firefighters have been battling fires around the state, including the Brian Head Fire that has now consumed over 49,000 acres. The Bureau of Land Management is asking “for eveyone’s cooperation in preventing wildfires this…
Read moreBoards and Commissions
Eagle Mountain has several boards and commissions that residents can be appointed to. These boards and commissions are used to help the City Staff and City Elected officials with various tasks in Eagle Mountain. These boards are open to Eagle Mountain residents, and membership to the board is appointed by the Mayor and then approved…
Read moreKestrels killed in Eagle Mountain
On Monday June 12th, 2017 I was sitting at a family party when I received a voice mail from Shon Reed, a friend of mine and the organizer of the Eagle Mountain Kestrel Project. The voicemail had the following news, “one of the nest boxes was shot”. The news was devestating for me and the…
Read moreBonfire causes concern
At 21:59 on the 3rd of May, as people were getting ready to watch the Fireworks commemorating the end of the Eagle Mountain Pony Express days, people noticed an orange glow on Turtle Hill. Turtle Hill is one of the peaks found on Lake Mountain. The peak is found between the City Center and Ranches…
Read moreWhats in a name?
How did Eagle Mountain get its name. That has been a question that I have been asked several times, and figured I would do some digging into the subject to find the answer. Debbie Hooge, the first mayor of Eagle Mountain, who was appointed by the County Commissioner in December of 1996, explains how the…
Read moreMissing in Eagle Mountain
As you visit the local Social Media groups, you will see reports of missing children. It seems like you can’t go for a week without seeing one posted. In 2016 the Eagle Mountain division of the Utah County Sheriff’s office responded to 12 missing person cases in Eagle Mountain alone. On 6/4/2017 a local LDS…
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