Eagle Mountain and Cedar Valley have a very diverse nature and wildlife environment. Cedar Valley is in the high desert of Utah at about 5,000 feet in elevation. The community has an active conservation group known as the Eagle Mountain Nature and Wildlife Alliance. They reached out to the current Elected Officials as well as the 2023 City Council Candidates and asked them three questions.
With permission from the alliance, we have taken those videos and have posted them here. Please take the time to see what each of the candidates and the current elected officials have to say about the wildlife in Cedar Valley. The Cedar Valley Sentinel encourages you to research the candidates and make an informed decision when you place your votes. If nature and wildlife is important to you, this is one place you can make a huge impact on the future of wildlife in Cedar Valley.
The Eagle Mountain Nature and Wildlife Alliance reached out to the mayor, all current city council members, and all candidates for city council for an interview. We sent them all the same three questions ahead of the interviews and recorded their responses. It should be noted that Craig Morris, and Scott Ferre declined to participate. The Alliance also sent the videos to each of the participants for approval, they are still waiting on Angeline Washburn for approval to release the videos.
2023 Candidates (Ballot Order)
𝗛𝗼𝘄 𝗶𝗺𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁𝗮𝗻𝘁 𝗱𝗼 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗯𝗲𝗹𝗶𝗲𝘃𝗲 𝗻𝗮𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗼𝗽𝗲𝗻 𝘀𝗽𝗮𝗰𝗲 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘄𝗶𝗹𝗱𝗹𝗶𝗳𝗲 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝘁𝗼 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗶𝗱𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀 𝗼𝗳 𝗘𝗮𝗴𝗹𝗲 𝗠𝗼𝘂𝗻𝘁𝗮𝗶𝗻?
Rich Wood
Craig Whiting
Jared Gray (Current Councilmember)
Melissa Clark
𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗱𝗼 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗯𝗲𝗹𝗶𝗲𝘃𝗲 𝘁𝗼 𝗯𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗺𝗼𝘀𝘁 𝗱𝗶𝗳𝗳𝗶𝗰𝘂𝗹𝘁 𝗶𝘀𝘀𝘂𝗲𝘀 𝗳𝗮𝗰𝗲𝗱 𝗯𝘆 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗖𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗽𝗲𝗿𝘁𝗮𝗶𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗼 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘄𝗶𝗹𝗱𝗹𝗶𝗳𝗲 𝗰𝗼𝗿𝗿𝗶𝗱𝗼𝗿? 𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝘁𝗼𝗼𝗹𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱/𝗼𝗿 𝗶𝗻𝗰𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲𝘀, 𝗶𝗳 𝗮𝗻𝘆, 𝘄𝗼𝘂𝗹𝗱 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝘀𝘂𝗴𝗴𝗲𝘀𝘁 𝘂𝘀𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗼 𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗿𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝘀𝗲 𝗼𝗯𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗰𝗹𝗲𝘀?
Rich Wood
Craig Whiting
Jared Gray (Current Councilmember)
Melissa Clark
I𝗻 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗼𝗽𝗶𝗻𝗶𝗼𝗻, 𝗶𝘀 𝗘𝗮𝗴𝗹𝗲 𝗠𝗼𝘂𝗻𝘁𝗮𝗶𝗻 𝗖𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗱𝗼𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗲𝗻𝗼𝘂𝗴𝗵 𝘁𝗼 𝗽𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗲𝗿𝘃𝗲 𝗼𝗽𝗲𝗻 𝘀𝗽𝗮𝗰𝗲𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘄𝗶𝗹𝗱𝗹𝗶𝗳𝗲 𝗰𝗼𝗿𝗿𝗶𝗱𝗼𝗿? 𝗜𝗳 𝗻𝗼𝘁, 𝘄𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗲𝗹𝘀𝗲 𝗰𝗮𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗖𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗮𝗻𝗱/𝗼𝗿 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗶𝗱𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀 𝗱𝗼?
Rich Wood
Craig Whiting
Jared Gray (Current Councilmember)
Melissa Clark
Current Elected Officials (Alphabetical Order)
𝗛𝗼𝘄 𝗶𝗺𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁𝗮𝗻𝘁 𝗱𝗼 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗯𝗲𝗹𝗶𝗲𝘃𝗲 𝗻𝗮𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗼𝗽𝗲𝗻 𝘀𝗽𝗮𝗰𝗲 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘄𝗶𝗹𝗱𝗹𝗶𝗳𝗲 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝘁𝗼 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗶𝗱𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀 𝗼𝗳 𝗘𝗮𝗴𝗹𝗲 𝗠𝗼𝘂𝗻𝘁𝗮𝗶𝗻?
Donna Burnham (City Council)
Colby Curtis (City Council)
Carolyn Love (City Council)
Tom Westmoreland (Mayor)
Brett Wright (City Council)
𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗱𝗼 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗯𝗲𝗹𝗶𝗲𝘃𝗲 𝘁𝗼 𝗯𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗺𝗼𝘀𝘁 𝗱𝗶𝗳𝗳𝗶𝗰𝘂𝗹𝘁 𝗶𝘀𝘀𝘂𝗲𝘀 𝗳𝗮𝗰𝗲𝗱 𝗯𝘆 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗖𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗽𝗲𝗿𝘁𝗮𝗶𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗼 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘄𝗶𝗹𝗱𝗹𝗶𝗳𝗲 𝗰𝗼𝗿𝗿𝗶𝗱𝗼𝗿? 𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝘁𝗼𝗼𝗹𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱/𝗼𝗿 𝗶𝗻𝗰𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲𝘀, 𝗶𝗳 𝗮𝗻𝘆, 𝘄𝗼𝘂𝗹𝗱 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝘀𝘂𝗴𝗴𝗲𝘀𝘁 𝘂𝘀𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗼 𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗿𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝘀𝗲 𝗼𝗯𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗰𝗹𝗲𝘀?
Donna Burnham (City Council)
Colby Curtis (City Council)
Carolyn Love (City Council)
Tom Westmoreland (Mayor)
Brett Wright (City Council)
I𝗻 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗼𝗽𝗶𝗻𝗶𝗼𝗻, 𝗶𝘀 𝗘𝗮𝗴𝗹𝗲 𝗠𝗼𝘂𝗻𝘁𝗮𝗶𝗻 𝗖𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗱𝗼𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗲𝗻𝗼𝘂𝗴𝗵 𝘁𝗼 𝗽𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗲𝗿𝘃𝗲 𝗼𝗽𝗲𝗻 𝘀𝗽𝗮𝗰𝗲𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘄𝗶𝗹𝗱𝗹𝗶𝗳𝗲 𝗰𝗼𝗿𝗿𝗶𝗱𝗼𝗿? 𝗜𝗳 𝗻𝗼𝘁, 𝘄𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗲𝗹𝘀𝗲 𝗰𝗮𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗖𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗮𝗻𝗱/𝗼𝗿 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗶𝗱𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀 𝗱𝗼?
Donna Burnham (City Council)
Colby Curtis (City Council)
Carolyn Love (City Council)
Tom Westmoreland (Mayor)
Brett Wright (City Council)
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