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Happy Monday, Eagle Mountain. Colten here.

The first full week of school is upon us, traffic is worse than it’s ever been, and whaddaya know! — our oldest daughter starts throwing up and I got a cold. For those of you with kids in school, stay vigilant with hand washing and showers!

And perhaps this doesn’t need to be said: But for those of you that don’t have kids in school, the same constant vigilance applies to you. 😉

Let’s jump into the week.

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UTILITY BOX

⛅ Mon 24: 91°/61°
☀️ Tue 25: 92°/63°
⛅ Wed 26: 94°/64°
☀️ Thu 27: 94°/65°
⛅ Fri 28: 91°/63°
⛅ Sat 29: 85°/60°

🚧 Trail Head Rd. & Pony Express Pkwy. — Lane closures today (Monday, August 24) from 9:00 AM to 3:00 PM. Details
🚧 Woodhaven Blvd. & Silverlake Pkwy. — Red River Drive closes at Woodhaven starting today (Monday, August 24). Detour via High Noon or Moon River. Work continues through October. Details
🚧 Cory B. Wride Park — Parking lot construction through November. Events still on. Details

📚 Eagle Mountain Library — Closes at 5:30 PM Thursday, August 27. Details

💧 The state's lawn watering guide.

🔗 Eagle Mountain City's Linktree.

📱 The Eagle Mountain City App: App Store or Google Play.

♻️ 2026 Recycling Calendar.

🏛️ Civic Roll Call — Tool for tracking what's happening at City Hall.

AT CITY HALL

The Planning Commission meets Tuesday, August 25. Five items are on the agenda. Note that the Planning Commission only makes recommendations to the City Council. The City Council makes the final call on all five once they review the items in a future meeting.

New storefronts and drive-throughs coming to Spring Run Plaza

A new business development is in the works across the street from the Walmart on Spring Run Parkway. It is called Spring Run Plaza, and the Planning Commission reviews the plans for it Tuesday, August 25.

Screenshot of page 61 of Agenda Packet for Tuesday’s Planning Commission meeting. The red square indicates the development area for Spring Run Plaza, which is directly east of the Eagle Mountain Walmart. Source here.

Here is what the plans show:

  • Two buildings, about seven storefronts between them. Each building is a multi-tenant shell, meaning one structure divided into separate spaces.

    Screenshot of page 62 of the Agenda Packet for Tuesday’s Planning Commission meeting. Source here.

  • Two of those spaces are sized and laid out for fast food, with drive-throughs. The rest are marked retail.

  • No tenants are named. The 99-page agenda packet does not identify a single business. Every space is labeled only "fast food" or "retail." If you have heard a specific chain named for that corner, it did not come from the city.

  • Better materials required on one building. Walls visible from the street must be at least 60% stone, brick, or similar. One building is drawn at 47%, and staff wants it fixed as a condition of approval.

  • The two lots would share parking. The second building comes up two stalls short on its own, so staff is requiring a written agreement with its neighbor.

The agenda packet does not say when this project is expected to break ground, but the Planning Commission will decide whether the current plans are worth sending to the City Council for final review and potential approval. You can read the full agenda packet here.

New rules proposed for retaining walls

The city wants to update the rules for building a retaining wall. If you are planning one on your property, or you have a builder about to put one in, this is the item to read.

Here is what would change:

  • Height stops being the only test. Today, a wall taller than 4 feet needs a building permit and a shorter one does not. Under the update, what the wall holds up matters just as much as how tall it is.

  • Short walls holding up a driveway would need a permit. A wall 4 feet or shorter that supports a driveway, a parking pad, or anything else carrying vehicle weight would need an engineered design and a building permit. Those walls are not regulated at all today.

  • Businesses could build higher. Homes could not. Commercial, industrial, institutional, and apartment properties could go up to 10 feet. Homes stay capped at 6 feet.

  • Some common materials would no longer qualify. Railroad ties, large timbers, gabion baskets, and loose stacked block would no longer count as a retaining wall.

  • No wall could run along a property line. Walls crossing a property line are still allowed if every affected owner agrees and the city approves the design.

City Engineer Vince Hogge presents the item, and this item is listed with a public hearing on the agenda, which means residents can speak on it directly. The agenda packet does not say when the new rules would take effect if adopted. The Planning Commission will decide whether to send the draft to the City Council for final review and potential approval. You can read the draft code changes here.

A new business park and Brylee Farms townhome changes

Here are the other two items on the agenda. Neither is listed for a public hearing.

  • A new business park behind Eagle Mountain Storage. Gateway Park Phase 3 would split about 13 acres into three lots. Staff also wants the main road through it renamed Wild Blossom Boulevard, to match what the same road is called in Saratoga Springs.

    Screenshot of page 43 of Agenda Packet for the August 25, 2026 Planning Commission meeting. The blue square indicates Gateway Park Phase 3. The red square indicates Spring Run Plaza.

  • Smaller townhomes at Brylee Farms. The developer at Eagle Mountain Boulevard and Aviator Avenue wants to cut the number of required three-story townhomes from 40 to 20 and add 40 two-story units with smaller garages. That would change the agreement it signed with the city in 2024.

    Screenshot of page 29 of Agenda Packet for the August 25, 2026 Planning Commission meeting. Source here.

If you want to attend the Planning Commission meeting

The work session begins at 5:30 PM and the policy session at 6:30 PM, in the Council Chambers at 1650 East Stagecoach Run. The retaining wall item is the one with a public hearing on the agenda, so that is where comment is formally invited. You can read the full agenda packet here.

LOCAL SPOTLIGHT

Eagle Mountain Mercantile Co-Op

A group of Eagle Mountain locals are working to open a year-round marketplace in Eagle Mountain for local food and handmade goods. It is called the Eagle Mountain Mercantile Co-Op.

Here’s more about the co-op:

  • What it would be. A community-owned cooperative marketplace built to connect local families with fresh food, handmade products, and neighbor-centered commerce. Its stated principles are "Local First" and "Quality Over Quantity."

  • Vendors can apply now. If you grow, bake, sew, or build something, applications are open through a form on the co-op's website.

  • Residents can join as members now. Community membership sign-ups are open on the same site.

  • Opening is planned for fall 2026.

If you own a small business in Eagle Mountain, or you make something you have thought about selling, the co-op is accepting vendor applications now. You can apply, sign up, or read more at eaglemountainmercantile.com. You can also reach them at [email protected] or on Instagram at @eaglemountainmercantile.

THIS WEEK'S EVENTS

Every week

Happening this week

  • Monday, August 24 — Senior Game Night, 5:00 to 6:00 PM, Senior Center. Yard games and light refreshments.

  • Tuesday, August 25 — Seniors Computer Class, 11:00 AM to 1:00 PM, Valley Crossroads Chamber of Commerce, 3688 E Campus Dr #101

  • Tuesday, August 25 — Planning Commission meeting, work session 5:30 PM, policy session 6:30 PM, Council Chambers, 1650 E Stagecoach Run

  • Tuesday, August 25 and Wednesday, August 26 — Produce Swap, 11:00 AM to 7:30 PM, Eagle Mountain Library

  • Wednesday, August 26 — Senior Crochet Class, 10:00 to 11:00 AM, Senior Center

  • Wednesday, August 26 — Youth Career Exploration, 1:00 to 3:00 PM, Valley Crossroads Chamber of Commerce. Free, open to all youth, with virtual reality career simulations, run with the Utah Department of Workforce Services.

  • Thursday, August 27 — Girls varsity soccer vs. Copper Hills, 7:00 PM, Cedar Valley High School, 1389 E Aviator Ave. JV soccer plays at 5:15 PM and frosh football at 6:00 PM earlier that evening.

WORTH THE DRIVE

LOOK AHEAD

  • Tuesday, September 1 — City Council meeting, work session 4:00 PM, policy session 7:00 PM, City Hall, 1650 E Stagecoach Run

  • Tuesday, September 1 — Cedar Valley home varsity: girls tennis vs. Riverton at 3:00 PM, and girls volleyball vs. Herriman

  • Tuesday, September 1 — Utah County property tax relief applications are due. (More details in Community Notes.)

  • Wednesday, September 2 — America 250 Pop-Up Museum, 4:00 to 8:00 PM, Cedar Valley High School. Scan QR codes about the founding documents, dress up like a Founder for a photo, and sign your name with a quill pen and an America 250 wax stamp. An Eagle Mountain Bingo event.

  • Thursday, September 3 — Cedar Valley home varsity: girls volleyball vs. Mountain Ridge

  • Saturday, September 5 — The Great Pottery Throwdown, competition begins 5:00 PM, SCERA Shell Outdoor Theatre, Orem, free

  • Saturday, September 5 — Super STEM Saturdays, 10:00 AM to 6:00 PM, Curiosity Farms at Thanksgiving Point, Lehi, ticketed. Chef demonstrations, hands-on STEM, and hydroponic garden tours.

  • Saturday, September 5 — Simply Queen: A Live Tribute, 8:00 PM, SCERA Shell Outdoor Theatre, Orem, ticketed

  • Monday, September 7 — Labor Day Luau, Waterfall Amphitheatre at Ashton Gardens. Doors 6:00 PM, dinner and pre-show 6:00 to 7:30, show at 7:30. Often sells out.

  • Wednesday, September 9 — Wildlife and Nature Education Course: Stargazing, 8:00 to 9:00 PM, Walden Park, 4337 Frontier St. Weather dependent, and the city notes overcast skies or rain may postpone it.

  • Thursday, September 10 through Saturday, September 12 — Timpanogos Storytelling Festival, Ashton Gardens at Thanksgiving Point. Thursday is a $10 sneak peek with doors at 3:00 PM.

  • Saturday, September 12 — ShopFest Utah 2026, Cory Wride Park

  • Wednesday, September 16 — Eagle Mountain Academy begins. Six Wednesdays, 6:30 to 8:30 PM, no class October 14, recognition November 4. (More details in Community Notes.)

  • Wednesday, September 16 through Wednesday, September 23 — Fall Community Clean-up, Cory B. Wride Memorial Park. The city says specific times will be posted closer to the date.

  • Friday, September 18 — Movie in the Park: The Boys in the Boat, Hunter Park, American Fork

  • Saturday, October 10 — I Believe In You x RUN Cedar Valley, half marathon, 10K, 5K, and kids run, from the Cedar Fort Rodeo Grounds to Sage Canyon Middle School

COMMUNITY NOTES

Property tax relief applications are due September 1. Utah County lowers property tax bills for homeowners 67 and older with limited income, qualifying veterans, blind residents, and households facing hardship. Applying by September 1 gets the relief onto your October tax notice. Renters apply through the state instead. Check if you qualify

The city will lend first-time buyers up to $25,000 at 0% interest. No monthly payments, and the loan is forgiven over time rather than repaid. It is limited to first-time buyers with a household income at or below 120% of Utah County's median, and there are credit and down payment requirements. Funds are limited. Program details and requirements

Two things this week if you are job hunting. Department of Workforce Services counseling at the Valley Crossroads Business Resource Center expands to Tuesday through Thursday, 1:00 to 5:00 PM, starting August 25. The Utah Valley Job Fair runs that same day in Provo, 2:00 to 5:00 PM, and it is free.

Eagle Mountain Academy starts September 16. Six Wednesday evenings, 6:30 to 8:30 PM, learning how the city actually runs. Applications are open. Apply here

Four places you can volunteer. The Eagle Mountain Public Library, the Birthday Box Foundation, Haven Ranch Animal Sanctuary, and the city's volunteer list.

May you all have a wonderful and productive week.

See you around,

— Colten

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