🌱 What UTA’s new microtransit zone could mean for Eagle Mountain riders

Hello Eagle Mountain! Stay connected with the latest updates from around town. Let's dive in! ☀️

In today's newsletter:

• What UTA's new microtransit zone could mean for Eagle Mountain riders
• Eagle Mountain resident admits role in $17 million drug money scheme
• How dumped Eagle Mountain ballots became part of a national voting fight

Today's riddle: What do you call a belt that is made of watches? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Thursday: Plenty of sun, with a high of 81 and low of 45 degrees.
• Friday: Sunny and very warm, temps: high: 83, low: 47.
• Saturday: Mostly sunny and very warm, with a high of 83 and low of 46 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Transit Briefs: Alberta, LIRR, UTA, Amtrak, GCRTA (railwayage.com) — A new North Utah County microtransit zone is planned to serve portions of Eagle Mountain along with nearby cities, as part of the Utah Transit Authority's proposed six‑month 2027 budget. The plan emphasizes maintenance, vehicle replacement, and regional partnerships, aiming to expand flexible, on‑demand transit options that could make it easier for Eagle Mountain residents to connect with the wider transit network.
   

• Former Salt Lake City business owner admits to laundering over $17M in drug proceeds (abc4.com) — An Eagle Mountain woman has admitted in federal court to helping launder more than $17 million in drug money through a Salt Lake City money service business. Prosecutors say she and co-conspirators moved cash from drug sales via deposits and wire transfers, and she now faces sentencing in December at the federal courthouse in downtown Salt Lake City.
   

• Utah mail ballot case becomes part of Trump DOJ push for stricter voting rules (wheninyourstate.com) — Eagle Mountain residents were among at least 300 people whose primary election ballots and other mail were allegedly dumped in a church dumpster by a substitute postal carrier, prompting an investigation by the Utah County Clerk. Their case is now being highlighted by the Trump Justice Department as it pushes for stricter federal rules on ballot mail tracking and design, which are being challenged in federal court.
   

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🗓 Events Nearby

Thursday October 1
• VB JV vs. CC
  Skyridge High School Lehi, UT 84043
  5:00 pm
• VB Varsity vs. CC
  Skyridge High School Lehi, UT 84043
  6:30 pm
Friday October 2
• Football @ Riverton
  Westlake High SARATOGA SPRINGS, UT 84045
  7:00 pm
• Varsity Football @ Lone Peak
  Skyridge High School Lehi, UT 84043
  7:00 pm
Saturday October 3
• Join Warrior Revival for Coffee Hour the first Saturday every month at R&R Tactical →
  R&R Tactical, 227 E Crossroads Blvd, Suite 1, Saratoga Springs
  9:30 am
• Beyond the Uniform - Military Coffee Hour →
  R&R Tactical, 227 E Crossroads Blvd, Ste 1, Saratoga Springs
  9:30 am
Tuesday October 6
• Vball vs. American Fork - var 6:30/jv 5/soph 3:30
  Lehi High Lehi, UT 84043
  6:00 pm
• VB Varsity @ LP
  Skyridge High School Lehi, UT 84043
  6:30 pm
• Band Concert - 6:30 Symphonic and Int Jazz/7:30 AWS, Adv Jazz, Co
  Lehi Jr High Lehi, UT 84043
  6:30 pm
• Band Concert
  Lehi High Lehi, UT 84043
  7:00 pm
• Soccer vs. American Fork - var 7/jv 5 (Senior Night)
  Lehi High Lehi, UT 84043
  7:00 pm
Wednesday October 7
• CityVet Saratoga Springs Grand Opening →
  CityVet | Saratoga Springs Veterinary Clinic & Urgent Care, 347 East Crossroads Boulevard, Saratoga Springs
  5:00 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Hi I am Optimus.
  I ran off 3 weeks ago. Now I'm lost. Will you look for me? All black short hair, bigger boy, muscular. I want to go home. It's cold out here… (Nextdoor Silverlake)

• Ridley's Family Markets, Inc. posted a job opening for Macey's Meat Clerk - Part Time in Eagle Mountain. Apply here.
• Domino's Pizza posted a job opening for Customer Service Rep (09102) - 4095 E Pony Express Pkwy Ste 4 in Eagle Mountain. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Eagle Mountain here.

🗞 Nearby News

Saratoga Springs

• Bid on 2026-014 - 2026 Saratoga Springs Parks Rec Trails and OS Master Plan (Request for Proposal) in (utahbids.net)
• A whole spooktacular month of fun! Utah's Halloween event calendar (abc4.com)

Lehi

• Lehi revises backyard housing rules ahead of Oct.1 state deadline (lehifreepress.com)
• Townhome For Rent at 347 Levengrove Drive, Lehi, UT 84048 (ksl.com)
• Pioneers take second at TwiKnight cross country meet (lehifreepress.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: A waist of time. (Thank you Martin L. for sending it in!)
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