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Local Government
The Lehi City Council's Oct. 13 meeting included a commercial rezone at 600 South 600 East that the Planning Commission recommended against, a Skye Area Plan amendment for DR Horton, a telecom franchise for fiber company Forged Fiber 37, and a proclamation marking 100 years of city-owned power.
Local Government
Cedar Hills plans to shut off pressurized irrigation water on Thursday, Oct. 15, and residents must leave shut-off valves open for drainage; any system still running after Tuesday, Oct. 20, will trigger a city cross-connection investigation.
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Lehi's City Council will review the city's rapid growth and school-planning needs, the fiber network's financial progress, and home occupation regulations at a Monday, Oct. 12 work session.
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UTA is accepting public comments through Oct. 26 on its proposed January–June 2027 budget, which includes continued funding for the North Utah County microtransit zone serving Lehi, Highland, Cedar Hills, Alpine and surrounding communities.
Local Government
Democrat Ben McAdams and Republican Riley Owen agreed on federal AI regulation and water-positive data center requirements during their first debate for Utah's 1st Congressional District, which covers Alpine, Highland, Cedar Hills and Lehi.
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A 15-year-old Skyridge High School student fractured his wrist Sept. 9 when a truck hit him in the crosswalk at SR-92 and Center Street, intensifying Lehi's push for a pedestrian bridge that could cost $8–9 million.
Local Government
A well-funded opposition campaign launched against Amendment B, the constitutional measure on Utah County's Nov. 3 ballot that would require 60% voter approval for citizen-led tax initiatives, with opponents raising roughly $593,000 and supporters arguing the higher bar protects taxpayers.
Local Government
The Protect College Sports Act, scheduled for a Senate floor vote Monday, would write missionary-service exemptions into federal eligibility law, directly affecting BYU's 64 returned missionaries on its 2026 football roster.
Local Government
The National Weather Service issued a Flood Watch for central and southern Utah from Monday through Tuesday as moisture from Hurricanes Polo and Odalys moves in, placing Alpine, Highland, Cedar Hills and Lehi in a 15% flash flood risk zone.
Local Government
Lehi City Council considered a property acquisition for the 2300 West widening project and a 2.68-acre annexation at its Sept. 22 meeting, while Perry Commercial's contested Traverse Mountain rezone was postponed at the petitioner's request.
Local Government
Utah's new 4.7% targeted advertising tax takes effect Jan. 1, 2027, but the Utah Taxpayers Association has sued to block it, arguing it violates federal law and will raise costs for local businesses along the Silicon Slopes corridor.
Local Government
The Utah County Clerk has posted the official sample ballot for the Nov. 3, 2026 general election, showing contested races for U.S. House, State Senate, two open county commission seats, county clerk, and two constitutional amendments that would change how ballot measures are published and raise the voter threshold for citizen-proposed tax increases.
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