Council adopts 567-acre Sweetwater 4 community reinvestment area 4-1, approves wastewater master plan and John Hancock charter school plan
November 5, 2025, 4:00 p.m. · Eagle Mountain City Council Chambers, 1650 E Stagecoach Run, Eagle Mountain, Utah
The council adopted the Sweetwater #4 community reinvestment project area plan, covering about 567 acres south of the Meta data center campus, on a 4-1 vote with Council Member Donna Burnham opposed, and approved the related tax increment agreement unanimously. It also approved the wastewater master plan, the John Hancock Charter School master site plan with intersection conditions, and changes to the Mortgage Assistance Program and a new commercial affordability loan policy.
From the approved minutes. Updated October 14, 2026.
Decisions at a glance
Agenda, item by item
Item 1.A · Parks
Parks, trails and open space master plan (work session)
Discussed
Ryan Wallace and Vince Olcott of MHTN Architects presented the updated plan, including guiding principles, existing conditions and growth and open space maps.
Item 1.B · Other
Mortgage Assistance Program citizenship requirements (work session)
Discussed
Housing Coordinator Kiara Polee said the program has received applications from non-citizens and the policy does not address citizenship; staff asked for input on applicants working in the U.S. on work visas.
Item 9.A · Other
Proclamation: Hunger Awareness Month
Approved · 5-0
Mayor Tom Westmoreland read a proclamation for November 2025.
Item 10-14 · Other
Consent agenda: charter school site plan and water escrow, mortgage assistance and commercial affordability policies, energy tax reimbursement
Approved with conditions · 5-0
Items were the Towns at Brylee Farms Phase B Plat 3 bond release; the John Hancock Charter School master site plan with staff's intersection improvement conditions; an escrow agreement for water dedication and a public water supply agreement with the John Hancock Charter School Foundation; amendments to the Mortgage Assistance Program adding veterans and active-duty military to Tier 2 and removing the background check requirement; a Commercial Affordability Program policy creating a forgivable loan of up to $75,000 for brick-and-mortar businesses with a two-year operating requirement in Eagle Mountain, funded by CDBG; and an ordinance reenacting municipal code 3.10.080 on reimbursement for certain users of the municipal energy tax.
- Grant$75,000 to CDBG funds
Item 15.A · Roads and utilities
Wastewater master plan and impact fee facilities plan
Approved · 5-0
City Engineer Vince Hogge said the impact fee plan covers a five-year horizon and the master plan covers full buildout, with upgrades to the East, West and Pole Canyon trunk lines, the treatment plant and treated water disposal. No one spoke.
Item 16.A · Development
Sweetwater #4 community reinvestment project area plan
Approved · 4-1
Economic Development Director Evan Berrett said the ordinance adopts the plan approved by the Redevelopment Agency and authorizes statutory notice. The area covers about 567 acres south of the Meta data center campus and is described as a multibillion-dollar investment. The minutes record no reason for Burnham's no vote.
- Acres: about 567
Item 16.B · Contract
Interlocal agreement between the Redevelopment Agency and city for tax increment collection and remittance
Approved · 5-0
Berrett said the agreement covers tax increment revenue for infrastructure and economic development in the Sweetwater #4 area.
What residents said
Two people spoke; the minutes do not record topics.