Morning, Eagle Mountain! Colten here.

Thank you to everyone who answered the poll questions from Monday’s Valueletter. As promised, I’ve included the results at the end of the City Hall section.

I want to include similar poll questions in future letters. I think this is important because there aren’t very many ways for the city to see how residents feel about what’s being discussed each week. I know City Council members and some city staff read these letters, so I hope the results are helpful to them and help you feel like your voice is being heard.

Let’s jump into what’s going on heading into the weekend.

The City Council met Tuesday, October 6 at City Hall. Here's what happened.

The City Council put off both of its votes Tuesday night on the Corrigan Farms data center land.

Councilmembers said the contract was not ready. "I don't think that this is ready for an approval," Councilmember Brett Wright said. "I'm not saying no, I'm just simply saying I don't think it's ready for us to say yes." He asked for a separate meeting to work through the contract, and for the zoning change to come back with it.

There is also no data center company yet. One of the owners told the Council there is no buyer and no builder lined up. Councilmember Rich Wood said that leaves the city with a contract that is "not really with anybody." "We want them to come and build," he said. "It's not a no, it's come and get started."

City Attorney Marcus Draper recommended keeping the zoning change and the contract together. "I think we actually lose leverage once we rezone the property," he said.

The vote to put off the contract was 3 to 2, with Wood and Councilmember Zachory Huish voting against. Neither gave a reason during the vote.

Nothing changes on the land for now, and the Council has not said yes or no. If you have something to say about it, you can contact the city.

The City Council heard the results of the city's speed study Tuesday night and did not vote on any of it. No speed limit has changed.

City staff had recommended that the Council accept the study and do everything the consultants recommended. Instead, the Council will pick the locations and the changes itself in a separate meeting. "I would like to sit down with a map and say, put a speed table here," Councilmember Rich Wood said.

Here is what councilmembers and the Mayor said they want:

A fire official at the meeting told the Council to leave out speed cushions, which are raised sections with gaps for wide vehicles. He said a fire truck could tip going over one.

City staff said the changes could all be built at once next summer, while school is out. Lake Mountain Road was not part of the study, and staff said it is next on their list.

The 17 locations and the five recommended speed limits are in Monday's issue, if you'd like a review of which roads were a part of the agenda and discussion.

The City Council approved updates to the city's water and sewer plans Tuesday night. The plans outline projects the city expects to need as it grows through 2030. They do not set or change your water or sewer rates.

Here is what changed, as the City Engineer described it to the Council:

The City Engineer said the goal is to keep the cost of growth off the people who already live here. According to the water plan, new development would cover about 80% of the total cost. The meeting packet says the city will use the plan's total cost later to help set fees for new construction.

One person spoke at the public hearing on the water plan, and nobody spoke at the hearing on the sewer plan.

The community garden policy passed 4 to 1, with Councilmember Brett Wright voting no. He said city employees should not be managing the money, tracking the expenses and making sure there is water for something a limited number of residents would use. No garden site is approved yet.

The RV parking rule has no new date. The staff member presenting it was absent, so it was not presented. Councilmembers talked about it anyway and did not agree. Councilmembers Craig Whiting and Zachory Huish will rework it with city staff.

The Council turned down two requests to buy city open space. A homeowner in Silverlake and a group of neighbors in Meadow Ranch each asked to buy a strip next to their property. The Council then asked for the Meadow Ranch strip to be added to the list of trails that need a plan.

Ranches Parkway and the Smith's land sale were approved without any discussion. The agreement with Utah County to widen Ranches Parkway to six lanes goes to the Utah County Commission next, and city staff said the design money is already in place. Smith's is buying about an acre of city land along Old Airport Road.

Archery ranges can now be approved in Eagle Mountain. An outdoor range would go in the same zone as outdoor shooting ranges. Shooting a bow anywhere else in the city is not allowed, and no range was proposed Tuesday.

You can read the full agenda and packet on the city's meeting page.

Also from City Hall:

The City Council holds a budget work session Thursday, October 8. It starts at 6:00 p.m. in the City Hall Council Chambers. The only item on the agenda is the start of planning for the fiscal year 2028 budget, and no votes are scheduled. The next regular City Council meeting is Tuesday, October 20 at 4:00 p.m.

City Hall survey

What would you want in a future City Hall and library? You can still answer the 8 City Hall questions, and every question is optional. If enough of you respond, I will share a summary with the city, without names or emails.

Here is how you answered the three polls in the Monday, October 5 issue, as of Wednesday, October 7.

Medicare open enrollment starts Thursday, October 15 and runs through December 7. If you or your parents are on Medicare, it's time to look at your plan. On Monday I introduced you to Jay Blain, a licensed insurance agent here in Eagle Mountain who runs Medicare Advocates, and I wanted to tell you a little more about him.

Jay asked me to pass along that two plans are leaving our market for 2027: Select Health Medicare + Kroger (HMO) and Aetna Medicare Signature Extra (PPO). If you or your parents are on either one, Jay can help you figure out what to do next.

Something I learned about Jay is that he doesn't help you pick a plan and then disappear. He helps his clients all year with questions about doctors, prescriptions, pharmacies, dental, vision and hearing benefits, and Medicare paperwork.

He also told me about a couple he's about to meet with. The husband is switching plans, and the wife is brand new to Medicare. If either of those sounds like you or your parents, Jay would be happy to take your call at 801-915-2046, or you can book a meeting with him.

Thank you to Jay for kindly offering to sponsor this week's newsletters.

Clipperz Barbershop & Beauty has new owners and is holding a grand reopening Saturday, October 10. Jeremy Hintze and his wife bought the shop on August 7, and their son Jordan has been a barber there for three and a half years. The reopening runs from noon to 5:00 p.m. at 4095 E. Pony Express Pkwy., Suite 9, starting with a ribbon cutting at noon. From 12:30 to 3:00 p.m. there is cake, face painting, hair tinsel, temporary hair coloring for kids and a prize wheel, all free. The first 100 people get free pizza. Adults can enter a raffle for 12 gift cards, each good for $20 off any service. The chamber's event page has the details.

The Eagle Mountain Public Library won a statewide award. The Utah State Library Division gave the library its 2026 Quality Library Award, which goes to libraries that go beyond the state's standards.

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Tuesday, October 13

All month: Haven Ranch Animal Sanctuary pumpkin patch, through October.

Saturday, October 10

Monday, October 12

Still running

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Sunday, November 1

Have a great rest of your day!

See you around,

— Colten

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