During the July 9th 2018 Eagle Mountain Planning Commission meeting the Planning Commission approved a plan for a new Automotive Repair shop in Eagle Mountain’s City Center area. The proposal will now move to the City Council for discussion and ultimately approval or disapproval from the council. The Planning Commission agenda has this background on…
Read moreEagle Mountain Benches on EM City Council Agenda for the Sixth Time
Eagle Mountain Benches is approximately 100 acres or land that is located East and West of Lake Mountain Road in City Center. Back in June 2015 the developer, Jeff and Karen Scott, requested that the property be rezoned to residential. The other residents along Lake Mountain Road in that area were opposed to the rezone….
Read moreEM Looks Into Code Changes
On the Eagle Mountain Planning Commissions June 12th Planning Commission meeting there are three items that are specifically related to modifying the Code in Eagle Mountain. Specifically the code changes are for Parks and Opens Space, Landscaping Plans, Moving and Storage Facilities, and changes to the General Fencing Provisions. First – Parks and Open Space…
Read moreEagle Mountain Data Center Moves Forward
Facebook is coming to Eagle Mountain. Eagle Mountain stated, “together with the Governor’s Office of Economic Development (GOED) and the Economic Development Corporation of Utah (EDCUtah) today announced Facebook will begin construction of a 970,000 square foot data center at the Sweetwater Industrial Park in Eagle Mountain, Utah.” in a press release dated 5/30/2018. The…
Read moreMurders in Pole Canyon and Utah’s First Execution
A large portion of Eagle Mountain is located in the Cedar Valley. On the West slopes of that valley is a canyon that is called pole canyon. It is located close to the city of Cedar Fort and the Eagle Mountain subdivision White Hills. The canyon was, as its name suggests, a place where the…
Read moreFiscal Impact of an Eagle Mountain Data Center [FULL REPORT]
Sweetwater Industrial Park is something that is going to be talked about for a while in Eagle Mountain, and has the potential to reshape how the tech community thinks about Eagle Mountain. Sweetwater Industrial Park is the start of a massive Data Center build that is on track to come to Eagle Mountain. The name…
Read moreEagle Mountain Petroglyph Park
Residents of Eagle Mountain, Cedar Fort, and Fairfield were not the first residents in the Cedar Valley. In the article “Cedar Fort is Link With Utah’s Pioneer Past” printed in the Daily Herald dated Feb 22, 1961, discusses the Indians in the valley. “It is believed that the Indians also had a village where the…
Read moreKestrel Project Gets a New Nest Box
The Eagle Mountain Kestrel Project is a conservation project that has been running in Eagle Mountain for the last few years. This project is designed to help protect and encourage the growth of the American Kestrel population in Eagle Mountain. On April 14th, the EM Kestrel Project installed its 25th nest box. At first this…
Read moreEagle Mountain Benches Rezone and Development Timeline.
Notice has been sent out that the Eagle Mountain Benches rezone will be on the agenda for the June 5th, 2018 City Council meeting. The rezone was seen by the Planning Commission on April 10th, where they unanimously suggested that the City Council deny the request. Eagle Mountain Benches Rezone. A proposed rezone of approximately…
Read moreJoe’s Dugout – Eagle Mountain Pony Express Stop
Along the side of the road on Pony Express BLVD in Eagle Mountain, located North of Hidden Hollow Elementary School there is dry well that is now protected by a split rail fence and has a plaque describing what this location use to be. The plaque is divided into three sections: Joseph A. Dorton, The…
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