Happy Monday! Colten here.

I don't know about you, but I had a bit of an up and down weekend. I got Friday off, Saturday was full of food and games, and Sunday was genuinely relaxing. But I also had to go to the ER (son ripped his entire fingernail off), search frantically for a missing dog in the dark on the night of the 4th, and didn't get enough sleep. Now I'm back at it again on Monday. HoW aBoUt YoU? 🥴 (I'm being dramatic here, but it was definitely an eventful weekend.)

Here's to hoping your week starts off great! Let's see what's going on this week.

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The city is repairing a mechanical failure in one of its water pressure zones, affecting the Meadow Ranch, Cedar Pass Ranch, and Silver Lake areas. City rules require pressure to stay above 20 psi. If it drops below that, the city would have to issue a boil water notice, meaning residents would need to boil tap water before drinking or cooking with it until pressure is restored. To help avoid that, the city is asking residents in the affected zone, and anyone else who can pitch in, to cut back on outdoor watering until repairs are finished. Work starts Monday, July 6. See the city's notice for the affected-area map and updates.

I published a full breakdown of the proposed 220.88% property tax increase on Friday, July 3, including what it would cost the average home, how it compares to other Utah cities, and the questions still unanswered ahead of the August 6 public hearing. If you missed it, you can read the full piece here.

If you have concerns, comments, or questions about the proposed increase, I'd recommend submitting a public comment to the city, attending the City Council meeting this Tuesday, or both.

The City Council meets Tuesday, July 7. There's a work session at 4 p.m. and a policy session at 7 p.m. Three items stand out:

None of these would approve a project on a specific property right away. They would set the rules for how future proposals get reviewed. I'll have a full recap in Thursday's issue.

See the full agenda here.

The city's public comment period for its $466,979 federal Community Development Block Grant program remains open through August 4. Details and the proposed allocation are here.

The Iron Fire and the Cherry Fire, which absorbed the smaller Maple Peak Fire in late June, are both now fully contained. Both fires are in central Utah's Juab and Tooele counties, well outside Eagle Mountain.

Mon, Jul 6: Red Cross Blood Drive, 9 a.m.–3 p.m., City Hall. Details here.

Mon, Jul 6: Utah Elite Soccer Camp 2 begins (runs through July 10), Nolen Park, ages 4-12. Register here.

Mon, Jul 6: Summer Monday Fundays with the Lonely Hearts Club Beatles Tribute Band, 7:30 p.m., Neptune Park, Saratoga Springs. Details here.

Tue, Jul 7: Storytime, 10:15-10:45 a.m., Walden Park Pavilion. Details here.

Tue, Jul 7: City Council Meeting, work session 4 p.m., policy session 7 p.m. Agenda here.

Wed, Jul 8: Family Yoga, 9:30-10 a.m., Nolen Park. Details here.

Wed, Jul 8: Arts, Crafts & Lunch, 10 a.m.-12:30 p.m., Senior Center. Details here.

Wed, Jul 8: Power Hour, a networking event for women, 10-11 a.m., Valley Crossroads Chamber. Details here.

Thu, Jul 9: Hutchings Museum Western Settlement program, 10:15-10:45 a.m., Cory B. Wride Memorial Park. Details here.

Thu, Jul 9: Dessert with the Dean, 5:30-7:30 p.m., John Hancock Charter School. Details here.

Thu, Jul 9: Food Truck Rally, 6-9 p.m., Cory B. Wride Memorial Park. Details here.

Fri, Jul 10: Flash Lunch networking event, 12-1:30 p.m., Valley Crossroads Chamber. Details here.

Fri, Jul 10: Movie in the Park: National Treasure, 9-11 p.m., Silverlake Amphitheater. Details here.

Sat, Jul 11: Farmers Market, 9 a.m.-1 p.m., Cory B. Wride Memorial Park. Details here.

Mon, Jul 6: Dinos After Dark, 6-8 p.m., Museum of Ancient Life at Thanksgiving Point, Lehi. Details here.

Tue, Jul 7-Sat, Jul 11: The Scarlet Pimpernel, 7:30 p.m. nightly (4 p.m. matinee also on Jul 11), Scott & Karen Smith Grand Theater at The Ruth and Nathan Hale Theater, Pleasant Grove. Tickets and details here.

Fri, Jul 10: Outdoor Movie Night at Imaginaria, 8 p.m., Ashton Gardens at Thanksgiving Point, Lehi. Details here.

Sat, Jul 11: Badlands 5K/10K Run, 7:30/7:45 a.m. start, Bluffdale City Main Park. Registration here.

Sat, Jul 11: Firefly Pickleball Tournament, 7 a.m.-6 p.m., Cedar Fort. Tickets here.

Jul 13-17: Snapology Combat Robots Camp, City Hall. Details here.

Tue, Jul 14: FREE Business Advising, 9:30 a.m.-4 p.m., Valley Crossroads Chamber. Details here.

Tue, Jul 14: Senior Citizens Computer Class, 11 a.m.-1 p.m., Valley Crossroads Chamber. Details here.

Tue, Jul 14: Planning Commission Meeting, work session 5:30 p.m., policy session 6:30 p.m. Details here.

Wed, Jul 15: Family Yoga, Nolen Park. Details here.

Wed, Jul 15: Bookmark Bunch, discussing historical fiction, 4-5 p.m., Library. Details here.

Thu, Jul 16: Food Truck Rally, 6-9 p.m. Details here.

Fri, Jul 17: Laptime, for infants and toddlers, 10:15-11:20 a.m., Library. Details here.

Sat, Jul 18: Farmers Market, 9 a.m.-1 p.m. Details here.

Sat, Jul 18: American Fork Steel Days, a full day of city festivities including a car show and cruise, a fair, senior games, and a drone show and hot air balloon glow finale. Full schedule here.

Sat, Jul 25: Summer Bash and Laser Show. Details here.

Sat, Aug 1: Back to School Night, 6-8 p.m. Details here.

Thu, Aug 6: Truth-in-Taxation public hearing, 6 p.m., City Hall. Details here.

Tue, Aug 18: Final property tax budget vote, 7 p.m., City Hall.

If your child is working on speech sounds, stuttering, or language delays, Sunrise Speech Therapy is right here in the Ranches. Founded by Kjirsten Keetch, MS, CCC-SLP, a pediatric speech-language pathologist with more than nine years of experience, the practice has grown into a team of five licensed therapists, each with a different specialty, from childhood apraxia of speech to augmentative communication to bilingual therapy in Spanish.

The practice offers a free 15-minute phone consultation for parents who aren't sure whether therapy is the right next step, and the smaller private-practice setting means more flexibility to meet a child where they're at. Sunrise serves families across Eagle Mountain, Saratoga Springs, and the surrounding area, and currently holds a 5.0-star rating across 39 Google reviews.

Address: 4408 E Pony Express Pkwy, Suite D, Eagle Mountain

Phone: 801-980-1510

Website: sunrisespeechtherapy.com

Wishing you all a wonderful start to your week.

See you around,

— Colten

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