The results are in, and Eagle Mountain wants a recreation center, badly.

For the past two months, Eagle Mountain has been polling its residents in an informal survey on the city Web site, asking whether residents favor building a recreation center.

"To date, we have¬ received 462 responses," said city spokeswoman Linda Peterson.¬ "Of those, only 18 stated that they 'somewhat oppose' or 'definitely oppose' the building of an Eagle Mountain recreation facility."

With that feedback, the city is now planning to hire an outside firm to conduct a second, scientific survey to determine how much of a tax increase residents might approve at the polls to construct a 50,000- or 60,000-square-foot rec center in the planned Mid-Valley Regional Park on the west side of Sweetwater Road, south of Unity Pass.

The city hopes to estimate the cost of the project before the second survey is sent out.

The survey, which is expected to circulate among residents within 60 days, would also ask residents what kind of amenities they would like to see at the center, with the choices including indoor and outdoor¬ aquatic centers,¬ weights and¬ cardio machines, lap pool, sauna, racquetball courts,¬ basketball courts, indoor track and more.

"We have not hired anyone to do the survey yet, but are currently looking to hire someone," Peterson said. "Following the analysis of the survey results, public meetings will be held.¬ Based on feedback received at these meetings, the City Council may be asked to adopt a resolution to send the matter to a public vote."

A vote would then take place in June 2009 for residents to support or deny the city's funding of the rec center with a general obligation bond on property taxes.

"If the bond is approved, the project would go out to bid by August or September of 2009, with completion expected by fall of 2010," Peterson said.

In a July meeting of the city's new recreation committee, made up of residents interested in seeing the project to fruition, city manager John Hendrickson said preliminary survey results showed "a high interest in recreation out in this area. Whether it stays that way once you show them how much it will cost is always the trick to these things."

The movement to build a rec center was one of her campaign promises, said Eagle Mountain Mayor Heather Jackson. "I've been asked dozens and dozens of times why we don't have one," she said in an interview on Wednesday.

With the just-completed survey showing such strong support for the idea, the next step is to get specific about paying for it, and what it would include, she said. To gauge the public's financial willingness, the survey could ask residents to choose whether they would support a $50 a year property tax increase, $100, $150 or even $200.

The city has property for the facility and would need to issue bonds to cover the construction costs, which would increase according to the size of the center and number of amenities, she said.

"We are trying to get a feel for what the community feels like they can handle, and what they feel are the important amenities," she said.