Mayor Jared Gray

05/31/2026

Members of the Youth Council joined Mayor Jared Gray and City Council members, Melissa Clark, Zac Huish, and Brett Wright, at this morning’s Grand Parade. 🧡

We’re grateful for our youth and their work in our community!


📷: Robyn Chavez

05/31/2026

Pony Express Days Parade was a success!

The rain held off, the turnout was great, and it was amazing to see so many people come out to celebrate this tradition.

Thank you to everyone who joined us and helped make it such a great day for Eagle Mountain!

05/28/2026

Today was a pretty awesome day for Eagle Mountain!

One of the first things I wanted to help get moving as mayor was restoring the eagle monument, and today it was finally brought back home.

This eagle has been such an important part of our city’s identity, and it is so good to see it back where it belongs. I’m grateful for everyone who helped make this happen, and I’m excited for residents to see it standing tall again.

Welcome home, Eagle!

05/25/2026

Memorial Day in Eagle Mountain is always special.

Today, our community came together to honor the brave men and women who gave their lives for our country. Their sacrifice made our freedoms possible, and we should never take that for granted.

Thank you to the Community Services Board, city staff, and especially Steve Conger for organizing this morning’s memorial service. Events like this take countless hours behind the scenes, and this service would not have happened without Steve’s hard work, leadership, and commitment to honoring our veterans and fallen heroes.

I’m grateful to everyone who attended, volunteered, and helped honor those who gave everything for our nation.

May we continue to teach our children the value of service, sacrifice, freedom, and love of country.

God bless our fallen heroes, their families, and the United States of America.

05/21/2026

Spent part of Tuesday at Frontier Middle School getting to be a “shark” while students pitched their business ideas. It was awesome seeing the creativity, confidence, and effort these kids put into their presentations. Huge props to all the students who participated, and to the teachers who are helping encourage and grow these young entrepreneurs. Eagle Mountain has some pretty impressive kids!

05/12/2026

Lake mountain school district showing huge progress. Great opportunity for students in this area.

📰 Lake Mountain School District was recently featured by KSL NewsRadio after the Board approved the acquisition of a 100-acre site for a future joint education campus in partnership with Utah Valley University and Mountainland Technical College.

The vision for the campus is to create expanded opportunities for students through a connected pathway that includes high school education, technical training, and higher education — all in one location.

As one of the fastest-growing regions in Utah, this investment reflects long-term planning focused on innovation, access, and preparing students for the future.

“We’re not thinking just about today’s students, but generations to come.” — Julie King, LMSD Board President

Read the full story here: https://bit.ly/4nqkxNB

05/09/2026

There’s something special about senior night. Grateful to spend the evening at Cedar Valley supporting the lacrosse team, celebrating the seniors, and watching these young men finish out their final home game of the season.

Even better was getting to watch my nephew out on the field doing what he loves. Proud of him and proud of all the players who have put in the work this year.

Congratulations to the seniors and best of luck in what comes next!

05/08/2026

I know the recent proposal of raising taxes has been upsetting and confusing, and I would like to help clear up one of the most confusing parts of the conversation.

When your home value goes up, that does not automatically mean Eagle Mountain City receives more money from you.

In Utah, property taxes are designed so that a taxing entity does not simply get a windfall because property values increase. When values go up across the city, the tax rate is generally adjusted down so the city receives roughly the same amount of revenue, unless the city goes through the Truth in Taxation process to request an increase.

That is why you can see home values rise significantly while the amount paid specifically to Eagle Mountain City stays nearly flat.

For example, I pulled the property tax histroy for one City Center home (with the residents permission):

In 2016, the estimated market value was $211,900.
In 2025, the estimated market value was $426,900.

That is a major increase in value. But the amount paid to Eagle Mountain City went from $125.98 in 2016 to $125.38 in 2025.

In that example, the homeowner actually paid $.60 cents less to Eagle Mountain City over that 10-year period, even though the home’s market value more than doubled.

You can also see the city’s tax rate dropped from 0.001081 in 2016 to 0.000534 in 2025, which is about a 50% decrease from the 2016 rate.

That, however, does not mean your total tax bill has stayed the same. Your property tax bill includes multiple taxing entities, including schools, the county, fire district, water conservancy district, and others. Some of those amounts have gone up, and they all show up on the same bill.

I understand why this feels frustrating. When people see their home value go up, it is natural to assume the city is collecting much more. But that is not how Utah’s property tax system works.

For Eagle Mountain City to collect more than the certified amount, it has to go through the public Truth in Taxation process. That requires notice, public discussion, and a vote by the City Council.

Whether you support or oppose the increase, residents deserve clear information about how the system works and where their tax dollars are actually going.

05/07/2026

Saturday evening, I was honored to be invited to the memorial gathering marking the 4th angelversary of Odin & Hunter. Those boys will never be forgotten!