Eagle Mtn: Utah Lake Bridge Plan

"State officials have decided that doing nothing with Utah Lake is not an option at this point.

Instead, the state Division of Forestry, Fire and State Lands will further review developer Leon Harward’s proposal for a $600 million toll bridge running from Saratoga Springs to Vineyard.

Division spokesman Jason Curry said the proposal from the Sierra Club and other groups to leave the lake alone was rejected because it lacked economic impact figures."-SLTrib

Eagle Mtn. On Board, But Saratoga Not So Much

"Eagle Mountain's City Council unanimously endorsed the bridge project in October, citing the lack of east-west routes across the county and the money the project would infuse into the local economy.

The project faces opposition from environmental groups and recreational lake users who say it will threaten the endangered June sucker and foul the lake and Utah Valley's air." -SL Trib

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Vision for the West Side of Utah Lake includes Eagle Mtn.

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