Eagle Mountain council adopts resolution protesting Red Cedar annexation petition

At a special meeting, the Eagle Mountain City Council voted 5–0 to adopt a resolution authorizing the city to file a formal protest to a Red Cedar Corporation annexation petition filed with the town of Cedar Fort on 07/27/2026. The council acted after staff said the petition likely failed procedural requirements and that some affected landowners oppose the annexation.

Marcus, a city staff member who presented the item, told the council the petitioner filed under state code without first giving notice to Eagle Mountain as an affected entity and that the petition appears to lack required landowner signatures. "That it was only the Red Cedar Corporation who is the petitioner. They're the only ones that signed it, and they own approximately 0.333 of the land area," Marcus said, describing why staff drafted a protest.

Council members asked how a petition could include property owners who do not want annexation and whether Cedar Fort could proceed with an upcoming hearing. Marcus said the city will file the protest with the Utah County Clerk; the county boundary commission would then set a hearing and the city would have the opportunity to present. He added the town could hold a hearing and deny the petition, but it could not approve the annexation while a protest was pending.

Council Member Wood moved to adopt the resolution, and Council Member Wright seconded. The presiding official called the roll; the council voted unanimously and the presiding official announced the vote was "5 to 0" in favor. The resolution authorizes staff to file the protest and initiate the administrative process with the Utah County Clerk and boundary commission.

Next steps identified in the meeting record include filing the protest with the Utah County Clerk and awaiting the boundary commission's scheduling of a public hearing, where the city may present its case. Several council members emphasized that some landowners contacted by staff do not wish to be annexed into Cedar Fort, which informed the decision to protest.