Hey Eagle Mountain. Happy Thursday!

There's a lot happening in the city today, some of it civic, some of it fun, and one thing that’s kind of big. Let's get into it.

🌤️ Weather this week:

🚧 Road closure near Ranches Academy. A temporary road closure near The Ranches Academy is still in effect during infrastructure work. Plan your drop-off route before heading out. Full details here.

🎒 Term 3 ends tomorrow. Friday is the last day of Term 3 for Alpine School District. No school Monday, March 9 — teacher professional development day. District calendar here.

📋 Special City Council session tonight at 5:30 PM. The city called a special session specifically for a public hearing on the water and sewer bond. More below.

Eagle Mountain has been working toward a major bond proposal to fund upgrades to the city's water and sewer infrastructure. Tonight is the formal public hearing — the milestone the city has been building toward.

Whether this is the first you’re hearing about it, or you’ve been following along, you can find the agenda here.

At its March 3 meeting, the City Council approved a natural gas power facility to be built on Meta's data center campus on Eagle Mountain's west side. The facility is a backup power project for Meta’s expanding operations, developed by an independent power producer called Williams.

The main thing for nearby residents to know: the city approved a noise exception allowing the facility to operate at up to 75 decibels at night — 10 dB above the standard 65 dB limit. To put that in perspective, 65 dB is roughly a normal conversation; 75 dB is closer to a vacuum cleaner or a busy restaurant.

Full meeting agenda here.

A lawsuit was filed this week in Utah's Fourth District Court by Walden Empire, seeking to reclaim the land that currently houses Eagle Mountain's rodeo grounds. The suit challenges how the city has used property originally deeded to it in 2002.

The Cedar Valley Sentinel has the full story. Read it here.

Cedar Valley has a full slate at home this week. Full schedule here.

Today:

Friday (3/6):

Bring your current project or just come to learn. The Thread and Yarn Club meets tonight from 6:00 to 7:30 PM at the Eagle Mountain Library. Open to ages 10 and up. Details here.

The main family pick for the weekend is SHEroes in STEM at Ashton Gardens in Lehi. It's a celebration of women and girls in science, technology, engineering, and math. And it's included with general Thanksgiving Point admission! Event details here.

This weekend is your last chance to catch this one. The SpongeBob Musical runs through Saturday evening at Hidden Valley Middle School in Bluffdale. Shows at 7:00 PM. Ticketed — check the Bluffdale arts calendar for tickets and details.

A few rec programs to check out. Here's where things stand:

For a full look at all city rec programs, visit Eagle Mountain Parks & Rec.

Cedar Valley High School Athletic Director Sharon Mardesich helped organize Utah Women's Day in Sports last week, a statewide event that brought leadership and empowerment programming to more than 400 female student-athletes. A nice moment for Eagle Mountain to be represented at that level. Full story here.

Eagle Mountain launched its first-ever Eagle Mountain Academy this week, a free six-week course that takes residents inside city operations, from public safety to infrastructure to economic development. Classes run Wednesday evenings from 6:30 to 8:30 PM through April at various locations throughout the city. The first session was yesterday. If you're curious about how Eagle Mountain actually works, check out the details here.

Have a good Thursday, Eagle Mountain. If you’re going to the special council meeting tonight, please say hi. I’d love to meet you!

And if you find this newsletter useful, please share it with your friends and neighbors by sending them to eaglemountainvalue.com.

See you around.

— Colten