Eagle Mountain says no to rec center

EAGLE MOUNTAIN (Daily Herald)  -- In a sign of the times, milk trumped a lazy river in Eagle Mountain on Tuesday.

Council members unanimously declined to place an aquatics center bond on the November ballot. The bond would have allowed the public to vote on increasing property taxes to fund an $8 million outdoor leisure pool and lap pool.

However, they ordered staff to schedule the topic for fall or next spring so the council could debate whether to reconsider and hold a special June election.

While an earlier survey was clear that residents wanted a rec center, "the results were also very clear that they did not want to pay for it, and the survey was done in better economic times," said Councilwoman Donna Burnham. " ... I have neighbors who are cutting out milk for their kids. Their power gets shut off, is what happens."

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