Government

There were a lot of gray hairs at the public hearing Tuesday about American Fork's potential tax increase. However, most of them were on heads nodding in agreement to comments that said they did not want the property taxes to be raised.

Concert in the Park

Harold Newman will perform at Concerts in the Park Monday at 7 p.m. The concert is at the Amphitheater At Quail Cove, 851 E. 700 North, west of the Mount Timpanogos LDS Temple. The public is invited to attend and may bring blankets or chairs.

The bumpy ride of higher gas prices is about to get a bit bumpier.

After three years of planning, research and incredible growth, Eagle Mountain City officials broke ground on the South Service Area Wastewater Treatment Plant Tuesday.

Eagle Mountain City Hall is open to the public in a new way.

Fourteen teens will participate in the first Miss American Fork Outstanding Teen Pageant on Aug. 16. It will be at 1 p.m. at American Fork High School, 510 N. 600 East. It is a new addition to the Miss America program and is part of the Miss American Fork pageant the same day.

The framework of a plea deal is in place for former Genola town clerk Traci Wright, but the prosecutor is looking for some input before a formal offer is made, according to defense attorney Michael Petro.

If someone is going to start a new town in Utah County, Commissioner Steve White prefers it turn out a little more like Saratoga Springs than Eagle Mountain.

Springville City voted Tuesday night to hold a $9.8 million bond election for a new library.

For months, county officials have complained about the number of cost increases for their jail expansion project.

Utah County is desperate enough for roads that officials are willing to use sales tax money meant for transit to cover its construction debts -- and likely pay millions in interest in the process.

In the face of rising fuel costs, Mapleton officials believe they may have found a way to reduce the impact on their city budget.