Happy Monday, Eagle Mountain. Colten here.
I hope everyone had a good weekend. It was super windy, so make sure you take a look at your shingles to see if any of them blew off. The storm is expected to continue today and tomorrow, so if your house is prone to flooding, then make sure you read through the Community Notes section below.
Let’s jump into it.
UTILITY BOX
Weather this week:
⛈️ Mon, Oct 12: 58°/41°
🌧️ Tue, Oct 13: 47°/37°
⛅ Wed, Oct 14: 51°/38°
🌞 Thu, Oct 15: 61°/38°
🌞 Fri, Oct 16: 64°/40°
🌤️ Sat, Oct 17: 65°/43°
🌞 Sun, Oct 18: 67°/44°
Active Construction Projects:
🚧 Golden Eagle Rd. sidewalk — Widening across from Brookhaven Elementary, school hours only, about four to six weeks from September 28.
🚧 Trail Head Rd. and Pony Express Pkwy. — Lane closures for a new traffic signal. Roundabout lane restrictions expected mid to late October.
🚧 Red River Dr. at Woodhaven Blvd. — Closed while new turn lanes are built. Work is expected to run through October. Use High Noon or Moon River.
🚧 Cory B. Wride Memorial Park — Parking lot construction through November. Events go on as planned.
Resources:
📚 Eagle Mountain Library — Closed Saturday, October 17.
🚐 UTA On Demand — On-demand rides in parts of Eagle Mountain. $2.50, or $1 reduced fare.
💧 The state's lawn watering guide.
🔗 Eagle Mountain City's Linktree.
📱 The Eagle Mountain City App: App Store or Google Play.
💊 The medication disposal kiosk inside City Hall.
🏛️ Civic Roll Call — Tool for tracking what's happening at City Hall.
❓ Rumor Stop — The city's answers to questions residents are asking.
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AT CITY HALL
The City Council starts planning next year’s budget
On Thursday, October 8, the Council started work on the budget for the 2027-2028 year (for the city, that starts in July 2027). The point of the meeting was to get the Council and city staff on the same page about how the budget will be built, before city departments start putting together their requests.
City staff laid out their plan for the budget meetings between now and June. It adds more meetings with the Council than last year, starting in December, which staff said was one of the things they learned from last year’s budget.
The Council also talked about how residents hear about the budget. City staff plan to share updates on the city’s website and through the city newsletter, email and social media. Their plan includes an open house in May where you can ask questions, and a public hearing in June before the Council votes. Councilmember Zachory Huish asked for a short summary of the budget, five to ten pages, to hand out at the open house. Staff said they plan to have one by the time the proposed budget is presented in May.
Councilmembers also discussed mailing a postcard with the budget dates to every home. Councilmember Melissa Clark said some residents aren’t online or don’t know how to find the information there. Councilmember Craig Whiting said he thinks online is fine and wants to see what a mailing would cost. Councilmember Brett Wright suggested putting the dates or a QR code on the utility bill. Staff said they will bring back prices.
On the Planning Commission agenda
The Planning Commission is the appointed board that reviews building and zoning plans before they go to the City Council. It meets Tuesday, October 13 at City Hall, starting at 5:30 p.m. The public hearings, where anyone can speak, are in the part of the meeting that starts at 6:30 p.m.
You would need city approval to put artificial turf in your front yard
City code has no standards for installing artificial turf, and city staff were asked to write some. Under the proposal, you would need the city’s approval before putting turf in a front yard or, on a corner lot, the side yard along the street. The turf would have to meet ten standards, including a warranty of at least eight years against fading and blades at least 1.5 inches tall. It also wouldn’t count toward the city’s minimum for living plants, so part of your yard would still need real plants. The city’s proposal doesn’t say whether turf that’s already in yards would be affected.
The same proposal would end the city’s two-year deadline for landscaping a new home’s back yard. City staff wrote that state law does not let cities regulate back yard landscaping.
Here is what else is on Tuesday’s agenda that I believe matters to you:
Ivory Homes has an early plan for 93 home lots. (Discussion only) The plan, called Deer Run, would put lots averaging about half an acre on about 61 acres along Airport Road, just northwest of Cory B. Wride Memorial Highway. The Commission will give feedback at 5:30 p.m. and will not vote. The details would come later in a contract between Ivory Homes and the city.
UCCU wants a small banking office near City Hall. (Public hearing) The Commission will review the plans for the office, which would have two drive-up lanes and sit at Pony Express Parkway and Trail Head Rd. In a letter included with the plans, UCCU says it is also finishing a land purchase farther north in Eagle Mountain for a full-size branch it intends to finish in 2027.
Map showing the proposed UCCU office at Pony Express Parkway and Trail Head Rd., just northwest of City Hall.
Oak Hollow home lots would get new zoning. (Public hearing) The City Council asked for land that still carries old zoning rules to be moved to the city’s current ones. This proposal would do that for about 130 home lots in Oak Hollow, south of Pony Express Parkway and east of Porters Crossing, moving them to a zone called Residential Cottage. City staff say services and traffic would not change and property values are unlikely to change much. The city’s documents don’t say whether anything a homeowner may do on a lot would change.
The agenda and the documents for each item are on the city’s meeting page. To comment on any of these hearings, you can speak at the meeting or fill out the city’s public comment form before it starts.
Also from City Hall:
The City Council will hold a hearing on October 20 about rules for lots in wildfire areas. State law already bars the city from stopping owners of those lots from removing vegetation to meet fire-safety rules. The change would write that into city code and would mark those lots on new subdivision maps. The Planning Commission sent it to the Council with its support in September. The hearing is at the City Council’s next meeting, Tuesday, October 20 (notice).
COMMUNITY NOTES
Eagle Mountain has sandbags for residents. The National Weather Service has a Flood Watch in effect for Utah Valley through 6:00 p.m. Monday, October 12, as of Sunday evening, October 11. Its forecast has rain Monday and Tuesday. To get sandbags, call the city's emergency utilities hotline at 801-789-5959 and choose option 4. ABC4 reported that you then pick them up at the Public Works Building, 2565 N. Pony Express Pkwy. Fox 13 listed the sandbags "as long as supplies last." If your property is flooding, the city’s Stormwater page gives the same number and option. You can also report flooding through the city’s resident portal, which is also available in the Eagle Mountain City app (App Store or Google Play).
Screenshot of the EM City Resident Portal user interface.
THIS WEEK'S EVENTS
Monday, October 12
Fall Choir Concert, Cedar Valley High School, 7:00 p.m. $8. Doors open at 6:30 p.m.
Tuesday, October 13
Free business advising, 9:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m., Valley Crossroads Chamber, 3688 E Campus Dr. 30-minute sessions by sign-up; chamber tenants and Launch Pad businesses get first priority
Senior Computer Class, 11:00 a.m., Valley Crossroads Chamber, 3688 E Campus Dr. #101
Planning Commission, 5:30 p.m.
Wednesday, October 14
Free marketing clinic, 1:00 to 3:00 p.m., Valley Crossroads Chamber, 3688 E Campus Dr. One-on-one sessions by sign-up
Cedar Valley home varsity volleyball vs. Westlake, 6:30 p.m. Tickets
Shocktoberfest CPR/AED class, 7:00 to 9:00 p.m., City Hall Council Chambers. Free, or $20 for a certification card. 25 seats; register on the class page.
Thursday, October 15
No school Thursday, October 15 through Monday, October 19. Thursday and Friday are fall break, and Monday is a teacher work day with no students (Alpine School District calendars)
Saturday, October 17
Halloween Town, 11:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m., Cory B. Wride Memorial Park. Dress up for candy and a car show
All month: Haven Ranch Animal Sanctuary pumpkin patch, through October.
At the library (1650 E. Stagecoach Run), October 13 through 16
Storytime: Tuesday, 10:15 a.m., 11:00 a.m. and 1:00 p.m.; Wednesday, 4:15 p.m.; Thursday, 10:15 and 11:00 a.m.
Lego Club: Tuesday, 4:00 p.m. Ages 5–12
Kids STEAM Club: Thursday, 4:00 to 5:00 p.m. Ages 8–12
Laptime: Friday, 10:15 and 11:00 a.m. Ages 0–24 months
At the Senior Center (1632 E. Heritage Dr.), October 13 through 15
Arts & Crafts: Tuesday, 10:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.; Wednesday and Thursday, 10:00 to 11:45 a.m.
Senior Spanish Class: Tuesday, 10:00 a.m.
Senior Exercise Class: Tuesday and Thursday, 11:00 a.m.
Senior Crocheting Class: Wednesday, 10:00 a.m.
WORTH THE DRIVE
Monday, October 12
Scarecrow Festival at Thanksgiving Point, October 12 through 17, 9:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. (opens at 10:00 a.m. on October 17), Ashton Gardens, Lehi. Included with admission
Tuesday, October 13
Farmers Market and Food Trucks, 5:00 to 8:00 p.m., Smith Fields Park, Draper. The last date on the city's schedule for the season
Thursday, October 15
Draper Haunted Trail, October 15 through 17, 4:30 to 10:00 p.m. by timed ticket, Ballard Arena, Draper. $4.25, online only. For kids 15 and younger with an adult
Saturday, October 17
Scarecrow 5K, 8:00 a.m., Ashton Gardens at Thanksgiving Point, Lehi. $40. Registration is listed through Wednesday, October 14
Lindon Halloween Market, 11:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m., Lindon Community Center, 25 N Main St., Lindon. Local makers and vendors, run by Creator's Collective Market
Ghosts of Camp Floyd, Camp Floyd State Park, Fairfield. Museum opens 6:00 p.m., investigation 7:00 to 9:00 p.m. $10, 40 people, reservations required. Also October 23, 24 and 31
Running through October
Sweet Berry Farms pumpkin patch, Cedar Fort (through October 30; $7 a person, free for ages 2 and younger). Open Monday through Thursday, 4:00 to 7:30 p.m., and Fridays and Saturdays, 10:00 a.m. to 7:30 p.m.
Spooktober at Thanksgiving Point, through October: Mondays Barnyard Boo (10:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.), Wednesdays Pumpkin Glow Nights, Thursdays Dinos after Dark and Fridays Creatures of the Night (5:00 to 8:00 p.m.). Included with admission
Hee Haw Farms, Pleasant Grove (through November 7; $14 for ages 3 and older). Opens at 10:00 a.m. on the no-school days, October 15, 16 and 19
Cornbelly's (through October 31)
Big Jack's World at the Outlets at Traverse Mountain (free, through October 31)
Thomas & Friends, included with museum admission
NEXT WEEK
Monday, October 19
If You Give a Mouse a Cookie opens at SCERA Center for the Arts, Orem, with a fall break show at 10:00 a.m. and another at 7:00 p.m. $10 for adults, $6 for kids 3 to 11 and seniors. Public shows continue Mondays and Fridays at 7:00 p.m. through November 6
Tuesday, October 20
Bag the Leaf starts and runs through December 18. Pick up leaf bags at City Hall, the Public Works Building or the Building Department on Campus Drive. Drop full bags in the dumpsters at SilverLake Amphitheater or the Pony Express Rodeo Grounds.
City Council, 4:00 p.m.
Cedar Valley home varsity volleyball vs. Copper Hills, 6:30 p.m. Senior night
Thursday, October 22
Free business advising, 12:30 to 4:30 p.m., Valley Crossroads Chamber, 3688 E Campus Dr. 30-minute sessions by sign-up
Teen Trunk or Treat, 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. Free, ages 14–18, hosted by the Eagle Mountain City Youth Council. Horseback riding, dancing, a costume contest and a pumpkin carving contest; bring a pumpkin you already carved. The address is on the city's event page.
Friday, October 23
Free marketing clinic, 1:00 to 3:00 p.m., Valley Crossroads Chamber, 3688 E Campus Dr. One-on-one sessions by sign-up
Night of Fright & Market, 5:00 to 8:00 p.m., The Orchard at University Place, Orem. Trick-or-treating with costumed villains from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m., fire dancer shows, a Halloween market, a mechanical bull and a bounce house
Ghosts of Camp Floyd, Camp Floyd State Park, Fairfield. Friday, October 23, and again Saturday, October 24. Museum opens 6:00 p.m., investigation 7:00 to 9:00 p.m. $10, 40 people each night, reservations required. Also October 31
Saturday, October 24
Día de los Muertos, 10:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m., Show Barn at Thanksgiving Point, Lehi. $16 for adults, $5 for kids 3 to 12, free for 2 and younger. A community ofrenda, dancers, mariachi, artisans and food vendors
Giant Pumpkin Drop at Hee Haw Farms, Pleasant Grove, noon to about 5:00 p.m.
Adaptive Trick or Treat, 5:00 to 7:00 p.m., City Hall lobby, Saratoga Springs. A calm, accessible trick-or-treat. Registration is required, with a 30-minute arrival window
At the library (1650 E. Stagecoach Run), October 19 through 24
Play n' Learn: Monday, 10:30 a.m. to noon
Storytime: Tuesday, 10:15 a.m., 11:00 a.m. and 1:00 p.m.; Thursday, 10:15 and 11:00 a.m.
Rubber Duck Cosplay & Teen Movie Night: Tuesday, 5:00 to 7:00 p.m. Ages 12–18
Bookmark Bunch: Wednesday, 4:00 to 5:00 p.m. A book club for ages 8–12
Craft Day Open House: Thursday, 3:00 to 5:00 p.m. Pumpkin wreaths; supplies provided
Laptime: Friday, 10:15 and 11:00 a.m. Ages 0–24 months
Family Game Day: Saturday, 11:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. Puzzles and board games, all ages
At the Senior Center (1632 E. Heritage Dr.), October 19 through 22
BINGO: Monday, 5:00 to 7:00 p.m. Halloween themed, with dinner and cake for October birthdays
Arts & Crafts: Tuesday, 10:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.; Wednesday and Thursday, 10:00 to 11:45 a.m.
Senior Spanish Class: Tuesday, 10:00 a.m.
Senior Exercise Class: Tuesday and Thursday, 11:00 a.m.
Senior Crocheting Class: Wednesday, 10:00 a.m.
LOOK AHEAD
Monday, October 26
Senior Chili Cook-Off, 5:00 to 7:00 p.m., Senior Center
Tuesday, October 27
Mobile mammography, 7:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m., Senior Center. Free; appointments required
Intro to AI Safety, 6:00 to 7:00 p.m., library. Ages 18+
Thursday, October 29
Sourdough Basics, 6:00 p.m., library. Ages 18+
Sunday, November 1
Junior Jazz registration for kindergarten through 8th grade closes. $72 for kindergarten through 2nd grade, $75 for 3rd through 8th. Register on the city's recreation site under "Youth Sports / Programs Registration"
See you around,
— Colten
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