Bond measure for Eagle Mountain aquatic center may move to November

EAGLE MOUNTAIN (Deseret News) — Casey Jones doesn't want to see his tax dollars go toward a city-owned outdoor pool that would be open four months per year.

"If we want a pool, we'll put one in our backyard and take care of it ourselves," Jones said.

In a standing-room-only City Council meeting Tuesday night, 25 Eagle Mountain residents voiced opinions for and against the proposed $7 million bond initiative for an outdoor aquatic center.

Residents' opinions have the City Council considering pushing back a proposed June ballot measure to the November general election.

If passed, the bond initiative would cost homeowners approximately $100 per year on a $200,000 home. The tax increase would pay for constructing the center, which would be finished in spring 2011. But residents interested in using the center would have to pay a separate fee.

Some residents, including Elaine Duke, say the tax increase is a smaller burden than the time and money spent commuting to other cities' recreation centers, and they would like to see action sooner rather than later.

"If there isn't an election in June, nothing will be possible until 2012," Duke said.

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