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Sunday, May 2, 2010
Eagle Mtn: Pony Express Commemoration Rides On
This year marks the 150th anniversary of the historic Pony Express.
It was a rapid mail service by a series of horseback riders over a 1,966-mile route between St. Joseph, Mo., and Sacramento, Calif., from April 1860 to October 1861. It was replaced by telegraph service.
During this year's annual re-ride commemoration of the Pony Express by the National Pony Express organization, activities will feature day-time rides only to allow communities along the route to be more involved in the event.
In Utah, the Pony Express re-ride is scheduled to be in Fairfield (Camp Floyd) the morning of Thursday, June 10.
Riders will then participate in a Pony Express monument dedication in Eagle Mountain and arrive at This is the Place Heritage Park at 5 p.m. that day for a celebration there. -DesNews
It was a rapid mail service by a series of horseback riders over a 1,966-mile route between St. Joseph, Mo., and Sacramento, Calif., from April 1860 to October 1861. It was replaced by telegraph service.
During this year's annual re-ride commemoration of the Pony Express by the National Pony Express organization, activities will feature day-time rides only to allow communities along the route to be more involved in the event.
In Utah, the Pony Express re-ride is scheduled to be in Fairfield (Camp Floyd) the morning of Thursday, June 10.
Riders will then participate in a Pony Express monument dedication in Eagle Mountain and arrive at This is the Place Heritage Park at 5 p.m. that day for a celebration there. -DesNews
Eagle Mtn: UDOT Road Projects Delayed
"The Utah Transportation Commission is cutting funding to 11 road projects to fulfill a legislative mandate to slash $113 million, and six are in Utah County despite objections from Eagle Mountain that it is unwise to slow projects around the high-growth area.
The Legislature asked the commission to stall $113 worth of projects that are not yet under contract to help fill a budget gap. Thanks to low bids on other projects, though, the Utah Department of Transportation found $28.15 million in savings to put toward that cause, leaving $84.85 million to cut.
Among the cuts are widening and new-highway projects on Geneva Road, two segments of State Route 73, the Vineyard Connector and University Parkway, all Utah County upgrades that Eagle Mountain Mayor Heather Jackson said would help her constituents out of the bottlenecks they currently face heading into Orem and Provo.
"We will still grow," she said, "and if we don't have the roads there we will still be cut off from Utah County."" -SL Trib
The Legislature asked the commission to stall $113 worth of projects that are not yet under contract to help fill a budget gap. Thanks to low bids on other projects, though, the Utah Department of Transportation found $28.15 million in savings to put toward that cause, leaving $84.85 million to cut.
Among the cuts are widening and new-highway projects on Geneva Road, two segments of State Route 73, the Vineyard Connector and University Parkway, all Utah County upgrades that Eagle Mountain Mayor Heather Jackson said would help her constituents out of the bottlenecks they currently face heading into Orem and Provo.
"We will still grow," she said, "and if we don't have the roads there we will still be cut off from Utah County."" -SL Trib
Saturday, April 3, 2010
Eagle Mtn: Three Arrested in Possible Nationwide Scam
"Three California men were arrested in Eagle Mountain on Monday in what may be part of a nationwide scam, operating as "open-road pirates."
Police say a woman believed she hired Atlas Van Lines to move her from Eagle Mountain to South Carolina. She was given a bid of $1,760 to move her furniture, but when the truck arrived Monday, the driver told her the cost would actually be $5,100." -Daily Herald
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Police say a woman believed she hired Atlas Van Lines to move her from Eagle Mountain to South Carolina. She was given a bid of $1,760 to move her furniture, but when the truck arrived Monday, the driver told her the cost would actually be $5,100." -Daily Herald
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Thursday, March 25, 2010
Eagle Mtn New Yard Sale Sign Rules
"The City of Eagle Mountain is relaxing its rules about posting yard sale and other temporary signs.
Previously, the city did not allow residents to post such signs. The Daily Herald reports Eagle Mountain now will allow signs, but restrictions still are in place.
The rules now allow a yard sale sign to be put up for two days as long as it's registered with the city first. Also, the signs cannot be bigger than 4 square feet.
The city made the changes because many residents were frustrated by the no sign rule.
Other temporary signs, such as those for a lost pet, are allowed to be up longer than two days but need to be removed when they've served their purpose or become an eyesore.
Signs may not be posted on trees, light poles or fences."-KSL.com
Previously, the city did not allow residents to post such signs. The Daily Herald reports Eagle Mountain now will allow signs, but restrictions still are in place.
The rules now allow a yard sale sign to be put up for two days as long as it's registered with the city first. Also, the signs cannot be bigger than 4 square feet.
The city made the changes because many residents were frustrated by the no sign rule.
Other temporary signs, such as those for a lost pet, are allowed to be up longer than two days but need to be removed when they've served their purpose or become an eyesore.
Signs may not be posted on trees, light poles or fences."-KSL.com
Sunday, March 7, 2010
Eagle Mtn. Man Allegedly Whips Daughter Over Homework
"An Eagle Mountain man faces a dozen misdemeanor counts of child abuse, after allegedly hitting his daughter with a belt.
According to the Salt Lake Tribune, police say 40-year-old Robert Tuttle told them he hit her because she didn't turn her homework in.
They also say when a sister tried to step in, he tried to hit her too.
Tuttle was arrested Monday, and released the same night on nearly $20,000 bond." -ABC4
According to the Salt Lake Tribune, police say 40-year-old Robert Tuttle told them he hit her because she didn't turn her homework in.
They also say when a sister tried to step in, he tried to hit her too.
Tuttle was arrested Monday, and released the same night on nearly $20,000 bond." -ABC4
Eagle Mtn: Private Transfer Fee On Home Sales
"How about this for a new and ingenious real estate money machine: Every time a house sells during the next 99 years, 1 percent of the price goes back to the original developer or is shared among investor partners. Ka-ching!!!
The levy won't be subject to haggling between future buyers and sellers, either. That's because it's a covenanted mandate - a novel type of lien on the underlying real estate - called a private transfer fee. It's not a government transfer tax. Nor is it a homeowner association or environmental protection covenant. It's purely a private requirement that runs with the land. If a seller refuses to pay it to a third-party trustee at closing, the sale won't proceed.
Sounds like a great deal - provided you're on the collecting end of a near-perpetual revenue stream. Apparently the idea has been attractive enough so that substantial numbers of developers and builders are signing up with a New York-based company that has devised what it calls a "patent-pending" system to tap into real estate transactions well into the next century.
One of DAI's homebuyers, Camber Keiser of Eagle Mountain, Utah, said the fee "was not disclosed" at the time of purchase, "so yes, we were surprised to learn of it" and pleased that DAI removed it." -Chicago Daily Herald
Click here for the story.
The levy won't be subject to haggling between future buyers and sellers, either. That's because it's a covenanted mandate - a novel type of lien on the underlying real estate - called a private transfer fee. It's not a government transfer tax. Nor is it a homeowner association or environmental protection covenant. It's purely a private requirement that runs with the land. If a seller refuses to pay it to a third-party trustee at closing, the sale won't proceed.
Sounds like a great deal - provided you're on the collecting end of a near-perpetual revenue stream. Apparently the idea has been attractive enough so that substantial numbers of developers and builders are signing up with a New York-based company that has devised what it calls a "patent-pending" system to tap into real estate transactions well into the next century.
One of DAI's homebuyers, Camber Keiser of Eagle Mountain, Utah, said the fee "was not disclosed" at the time of purchase, "so yes, we were surprised to learn of it" and pleased that DAI removed it." -Chicago Daily Herald
Click here for the story.
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