Eagle Mountain rehab center gets extension

EAGLE MOUNTAIN (Daily Herald) -- Several residents opposed a rehabilitation center allowed in their Eagle Mountain neighborhood, and six months later a few of their concerns have been realized.

City officials had OK'd the center, adding 27 conditions in the approval intent on protecting the center's nearby homeowners.

The Ark of Eagle Mountain, a residential group home for adults being treated for mental health behavior and chemical addictions, has not complied with landscaping and parking conditions set by the council, and asked for an extension at this week's City Council meeting.

"I want it noted that they came to talk to us about this in September," said Eagle Mountain Mayor Heather Jackson.

Council members were clearly annoyed that the center had broken its conditional use permit and wanted an assurance from its program director, Steve Bruncan, that it would not happen again if the council granted an extension.

When The Ark of Eagle Mountain opened, a professional landscaping plan was submitted to the council and the applicant was given six months to complete the landscaping and parking. The plan included a six-foot high sight-obscuring fence. So far, no one has begun landscaping at the property.

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