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Concerned EM residents continue to seek delays to blasting January 20, 2018, 12:55 pmAccording to Riley Jenkins, founder of the Facebook page, "Stop the Blasting," changes made to code in the recent planning commission meeting "are missing a few key points to which [Riley and his group] had given feedback. The concern residents have, particularly in the Skyline Ridge Subdivision, continues to be the current and potential damage to their homes due to the blasting. Riley Jenkins recently expanded upon this point: "[The] code change is a step in the right direction; however, the blasting permits currently used are valid until December 31. The city is looking at ways of stopping the blasting or to delay till the permits expire, as the new code will not apply to the current permits. We are also looking at options to delay the blasting until after the end of the year. If we cannot get the blasting stopped or delayed, the developer may accelerate the blasting to finish by the end of the year, which is a point that we expressed with the commission." In an effort to alleviate the concerns residents have over the possible negative consequences of the blasting, City officials have responded. In a recent letter to Eagle Mountain residents regarding the blasting taking place in the Skyline Ridge Subdivision, City officials state, "We would like you to know that we take claims of potential damage seriously and all claims made will be investigated. For each and every blasting event, steps are taken to ensure that neighboring homes are not damaged." As Eagle Mountain continues to grow, and commercial developers continue to capitalize on meeting the needs of the expanding influx of residents to the area, and City officials work to provide satisfactorily smooth transitions for all parties involved, finding solutions to growing pains, such as construction blasting, should prove to be a learning experience for all. For now, Riley Jenkins and his Stop the Blasting group are looking at strategies to prevent—or at least delay—blasting. Jenkins poses the simple and to-the-point question on his Facebook page: "How do we stop the blasting? For one, he suggests to residents that they compile information on all the damage that has been incurred to their houses, showing evidence of "before and after;" second, he says [they] could "push the City or UFA to pull the permits on the grounds of damage;" lastly, he says they could file an injunction (based on his claim that "material processing is being sold to companies and developers throughout the Valley" which he claims is illegal). Jenkins suggests one final, perhaps extreme, option: that he and other directly-affected residents "camp out" to protest against the blasting. With regard to this option, Jenkins says, "Yeah, it is cold, but, hey, it could work!" The community news source for Eagle Mountain Utah, Saratoga Springs Utah, Lehi Utah, American Fork Utah, Highland Utah, Alpine Utah, and The Cedar Valley, including Cedar Fort Utah and Fairfield Utah. Copyright 2024 The Crossroads Journal LLC. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.
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