Hey, Eagle Mountain. Colten here.
Are you all ready for winter? I have some coworkers who are so excited that they tried skiing earlier this week. They said they actually got some skiing in, but it was super wet and not that great. But hey, good for them! I’m just hoping that we can get some good snow in our valley at least a few times this winter. Last winter sucked. So here’s to hoping that an El Nino year will actually give us some snow and not just cold rain.
UTILITY BOX
Weather this week:
🌞 Thu, Oct 15: 63°/36°
🌞 Fri, Oct 16: 67°/37°
🌞 Sat, Oct 17: 68°/41°
🌤️ Sun, Oct 18: 68°/41°
🌞 Mon, Oct 19: 69°/47°
⛅ Tue, Oct 20: 64°/46°
Active Construction Projects:
🚧 Campus Dr. and Ranches Pkwy. — Lane closures 10:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. The left turn into Maverik from northbound Ranches Parkway is closed, and a right-turn closure onto SR-73 is planned. Work runs through spring 2027.
🚧 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 Planning Commission met Tuesday, October 13 at City Hall. Here's what happened.
New proposed artificial turf rules head to the City Council for review
The Commission supported the city's first draft of rules for artificial turf. Because the city already requires at least 50% of a front yard to be living plants, not counting trees, turf could cover at most half of it. Senior Planner David Stroud said the park strip between the sidewalk and the street counts as part of the front yard.
As the code is written, the 50% requirement applies only to homes with building permits issued after February 1, 2024, staff said. City Attorney Marcus Draper said he believes it would also apply to any home that replaces its landscaping with turf.
With the Commission's support, the turf rules now go to the City Council, which will decide whether to adopt them at a future meeting.
Three other things from Tuesday:
Ivory Homes wants to build closer to a creek bed than city code allows. Ivory Homes is planning to build 93 homes on lots along Airport Road on the northern side of SR 73. A dry creek bed runs through the land, and Ivory wants homes allowed within 20 feet of its edge, where city code requires at least 50 feet. Stroud said he had told Ivory that "may be a hard sell." Commissioner Brent Strong, who has lived here his whole life, said of the creek bed, "I've seen it through my lifetime flow over the road." The Commission didn't vote. The distance will be settled in a contract between Ivory and the city before the plan goes to the City Council.
UCCU wants narrower drive-up lanes than city code allows. Utah Community Credit Union (UCCU) plans a small drive-up office at Pony Express Parkway and Trail Head Road, near City Hall. Its lanes would be 8.5 feet wide, but city code calls for 10. Commissioners Chad DeCoursey and Brent Strong said that's tight for vehicles with wide mirrors, and UCCU's representative said wider lanes lead members to stop too far from the machine. The Commission supported the plan and asked for a sign sending larger vehicles to the wider outside lane. It goes to the City Council, which has to approve the narrower lanes.
Oak Hollow homes would get updated zoning. About 130 home lots, along with some business lots, in Oak Hollow, which is south of Pony Express Parkway and east of Porters Crossing, are zoned under old rules that are no longer in the city's code. The city wants to switch them to zones in its current code, and Planner Mickie Mills said the switch changes nothing about what owners can do with their property. The Commission supported it, and it goes to the City Council for review.
The agenda and the documents for each item are on the city's meeting page.
Poll Results - Monday, October 12, 2026
Also from City Hall
The City Council holds a hearing October 20 on 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 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
It’s election season
Your ballot for the November 3 election went out in the mail Tuesday, October 13. One thing is new this year: Your ballot has to be in the Utah County Elections office's hands by 8:00 p.m. on Election Day, Tuesday, November 3.
If you're mailing it, mail it by Tuesday, October 27. The Postal Service recommends sending a ballot at least a week before it has to arrive. Utah County asks you to use your own postage stamps.
After October 27, drop it off instead. The drop box at City Hall is on the north end of the building, open around the clock until 8:00 p.m. on November 3, and doesn’t need a postage stamp. On Election Day, you can also hand in your mail ballot at the vote center at the Overland Barn, 1713 Erickson Knoll Ln., open 7:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m.
Before you send it, sign the envelope and fill in the new four-digit space with the last four digits of your Utah driver license, state ID or Social Security number, following the instructions on the envelope. You can track your ballot once it's turned in.
Learn about what’s on your ballot. The state's voter information pamphlet has candidate profiles and proposed amendments. The Salt Lake Tribune has voter guides for House District 50, House District 51 and Senate District 11. The Legislature's district finder shows your districts by address.
Not registered, or moved? Register or update by Friday, October 23 at 5:00 p.m. After that, you can still register and vote at a vote center on Election Day with proof of who you are and where you live. If your ballot hasn't come, or you have questions, call Utah County Elections at 801-851-VOTE (8683).
Other stuff you should know
Secondary water shuts off for the season Thursday, October 15, for the part of Parkway Fields that uses it. After that, those homes won’t have secondary water for lawns until it comes back on in the spring. The city asks everyone, on secondary water or not, to winterize sprinkler systems, outdoor faucets and hoses. Questions can be directed to Customer Service at 801-789-6600. (City post)
Lake Mountain School District wants your ideas for the name of its new online school. The district is opening a K–12 online school in fall 2027, with live and self-paced classes. Parents, students, employees and community members can propose a name and mascot by Thursday, October 22 at 11:59 p.m. The Board of Education picks the name, and the district says enrollment details will follow "in the coming months." (District announcement)
Registration is open for Silent Santa, one-on-one appointments with Santa in a quieter, less stimulating environment. The city says it's for people who may find traditional Santa events challenging due to sensory sensitivities or other needs. It runs by appointment Saturday, December 12, 10:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. at City Hall. (City post · Register)
Local businesses and vendors can apply now for a booth at the Christmas Village Boutique. Christmas Village and Tree Lighting is Saturday, December 5, 3:00 to 7:00 p.m. at Cory B. Wride Memorial Park, and space may be limited. (City post · Vendor form)
THIS WEEK'S EVENTS
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
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
All month: Haven Ranch Animal Sanctuary pumpkin patch, through October.
At the library (1650 E. Stagecoach Run), October 15 through 20
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
Play n' Learn: Monday, 10:30 a.m. to noon
Rubber Duck Cosplay & Teen Movie Night: Tuesday, 5:00 to 7:00 p.m. Ages 12–18
At the Senior Center (1632 E. Heritage Dr.), October 15 through 20
Arts & Crafts: Thursday, 10:00 to 11:45 a.m.; Tuesday, 10:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.
Senior Exercise Class: Thursday and Tuesday, 11:00 a.m.
BINGO: Monday, 5:00 to 7:00 p.m. Halloween themed, with dinner and cake for October birthdays
Senior Spanish Class: Tuesday, 10:00 a.m.
WORTH THE DRIVE
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
Scarecrow Festival at Thanksgiving Point, through October 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
Saturday, October 17
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
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
Still running
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
LATER NEXT WEEK
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
District Dance Concert, Cedar Valley High School auditorium, 6:00 p.m. $5, $3 for students
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
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
Senior Computer Class, 11:00 a.m., Valley Crossroads Chamber, 3688 E Campus Dr. #101
Planning Commission, 5:30 p.m.
Intro to AI Safety, 6:00 to 7:00 p.m., library. Ages 18+
At the library (1650 E. Stagecoach Run), October 21 through 27
Bookmark Bunch: Wednesday, 4:00 to 5:00 p.m. A book club for ages 8–12
Storytime: Thursday, 10:15 and 11:00 a.m.
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
Storytime: Tuesday, 10:15 a.m., 11:00 a.m. and 1:00 p.m.
Lego Club: Tuesday, 4:00 p.m. Ages 5–12
At the Senior Center (1632 E. Heritage Dr.), October 21 through 27
Arts & Crafts: Wednesday and Thursday, 10:00 to 11:45 a.m.; Tuesday, 10:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.
Senior Crocheting Class: Wednesday, 10:00 a.m.
Senior Exercise Class: Thursday and Tuesday, 11:00 a.m.
Senior Spanish Class: Tuesday, 10:00 a.m.
LOOK AHEAD
Wednesday, October 28
Mindful Movers, 4:15 to 5:15 p.m., library. Yoga games, poses and breathing for preschool and elementary ages; all ages welcome. Space is limited
Evening Yoga, 7:00 to 7:40 p.m., library. Ages 12 and older; bring a mat or towel. Space is limited
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"
Tuesday, November 3
Election Day
Saturday, December 5
Christmas Village and Tree Lighting
Saturday, December 12
Silent Santa
That’s it for today.
See you around,
— Colten
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