Eagle Mountain Playing D.C. Lobbyist Game?

"Twenty-seven Utah counties, cities, towns and state colleges hired lobbyists in 2010, including seven cities in both Salt Lake and Utah counties. Along with the larger Salt Lake, Provo, Orem, and West Valley, the list included smaller towns of Clearfield, Eagle Mountain, Lehi, Herriman, Highland and Santaquin."-SLTrib

Eagle Mtn: $5000 a Month Payments to Lobbyist to Continue

"There's at least one negative conclusion about Eagle Mountain's recent decision to continue payments of $5,000 a month to a lobbyist, mostly to boost the idea of a 2100 North/Cedar Valley Freeway:

The city council has fallen prey to the hype that the only way to get something done in Washington is to hire an inside wheeler-dealer.

This could well turn out to be a big waste of money, given the mounting pressure in Congress to cut government spending. The freeway is a worthy project, but it can wait. Besides, Utah County's delegate to the House of Representatives, Jason Chaffetz, doesn't like earmarks.

Surely there is some more certain benefit that could be derived for residents right now." -Daily Herald