Council joins Saratoga Springs and Fairfield in unanimous vote to create a new west-side school district under an interlocal agreement
April 29, 2024, 6:00 p.m. · Saratoga Springs Council Chambers, 1307 North Commerce Drive, Suite 200, Saratoga Springs, Utah
Meeting jointly with Saratoga Springs, Fairfield and Alpine School District board members in Saratoga Springs, the Eagle Mountain council voted 5-0 to approve an interlocal agreement creating a school district among Eagle Mountain, Saratoga Springs and Fairfield. The councils of Saratoga Springs and Fairfield also approved it unanimously. The agreement follows a feasibility study that modeled dividing the Alpine School District into three districts.
From the approved minutes. Updated October 14, 2026.
Decisions at a glance
| Item | Result |
|---|---|
| Resolution approving interlocal agreement to create a school district | Approved · 5-0 |
Agenda, item by item
Item 6 · Other
Resolution approving interlocal agreement to create a school district
Approved · 5-0
The agreement among Eagle Mountain, Saratoga Springs and Fairfield creates a district and also supports a separate agreement among Alpine, Highland, Cedar Hills, Lehi and American Fork creating a central district. Alpine board member Julie King reviewed Option 4 of a study by MGT Consulting, which would split the Alpine district into East (Orem, Vineyard, Lindon, Pleasant Grove), West (Cedar Fort, Fairfield, Eagle Mountain, Saratoga Springs) and Central (Lehi, Alpine, Highland, Draper, American Fork, Cedar Hills) districts. Discussion covered dividing assets and liabilities, a potential $200,000,000 bond, employee retirement and benefits, and lessons from past district separations. Sponsors for the filing will be the three mayors, a Saratoga Springs council member and Gray. Eagle Mountain's vote was moved by Council Member Rich Wood and seconded by Council Member Melissa Clark; the minutes record no mayoral votes.
- Bond$200.0 million
- ContractAmount not given to MGT Consulting
Item 5 · Presentation
Joint work session: Alpine School District split and feasibility study
Discussed
The joint work session heard from the Alpine School District and mayors on the study and on a proposed central district for fast-growing western cities.
What residents said
Employee protections in the district splitDivision of assets and liabilities
Four speakers supported the agreement: a former Eagle Mountain council member who urged cooperation and support for teachers, a Saratoga Springs parent, a Saratoga Springs resident who urged employee protections and a former Eagle Mountain elementary school principal.