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Council Member· 2025-2028
Lehi City
Emily Lockhart's platform focuses on key urban issues facing Lehi, including improving traffic flow and addressing housing affordability. She also emphasizes the importance of responsible fiscal management and maintaining a balanced city budget.
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Council Member Emily Lockhart consistently prioritizes fiscal responsibility, advocating for expert-led feasibility studies and rigorous oversight of municipal funding and tax allocations. She frequently scrutinizes development agreements and budget requests, notably voting against items that lack performance benchmarks or violate internal spending policies. Throughout these sessions, she has engaged deeply with issues ranging from regional waste management and public safety retirement contributions to urban infrastructure and traffic safety. Her tenure is marked by a focus on administrative transparency, questioning the necessity of development impacts on resident rights and seeking equitable standards for city-managed projects.
Private church construction project with no city budget impact.
Since it's a donation, taxpayers get a sweet new park without the upfront land-buying costs, though the city will take on minor upkeep down the road.
This could mean more money in local businesses' pockets thanks to better connectivity.
This is a low-cost way to boost local pride and tourism.
Motions Lockhart personally put forward or seconded. Attribution comes from the minutes; where the minutes name somebody we cannot match to the roster we leave it out rather than guess, so this is a floor, not a total.
Councilor Freeman moved to approve Resolution #2026-05 of the Lehi City Council, urging preservation of local land use authority and opposing new statewide high-density or "by-righ…
Councilor Lockhart nominated Councilor Stallings to serve as Mayor Pro Tempore
Public hearing and consideration of Center Cal's request for approval of the Collective Site Plan exception to the tree requirement located at approximately Timpanogos Highway and Morning Vista Road. Collective 1.pdf
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Sky View Development Pylon Signs
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Public hearing and recommendation of Lehi City’s request for review of the Starter Home Attainable Residential (SHAR) ordinance creating an opportunity for the development of small single-family homes. SHAR.pdf
Title matched to the agenda, not quoted from the motion
give a negative recommendation to the Lehi City Council with the findings that it is not in conformance with the general plan. She included all DRC comments.
Commissioner Eyre moved to approve the minutes as presented.
Motion: Commissioner Lockhart moved to give a negative recommendation to the Lehi City Council with the findings that the proposed amendment is not in conformance with the purposes…
Warner Transport & Dirt Storage Conditional Use Permit
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Consideration of Clyde Capital Group’s request for approval of revisions to the Vistas at the Point Amenities removing the amphitheater from their required amenities. (Tabled from the May 8th meeting) Vistas 1.pdf
Title matched to the agenda, not quoted from the motion
Public hearing and recommendation of Lehi City’s request for review of a Development Code Amendment to Chapter 37, Connectivity Standards. Dev Code Chapter 37.pdf
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Commissioner Kunze moved to adjourn the meeting.
Maverik Zone Change Recommendation
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Amended Motion: Commissioner Lockhart moved to give a negative recommendation to the Lehi City Council with the recommendation that they strongly consider their resolution halting …
Public hearing and consideration of Holden Rockwell’s request for conditional use approval of the Skull Valley Flag Lot located at 208 East 200 South. Skull Valley 1.pdf Skull valley 2.pdf
Title matched to the agenda, not quoted from the motion
Public hearing and recommendation of Bob Perdue’s request for review of the Water’s Edge General Plan Amendment on approximately 13.02 acres located at approximately 1300 East 175 South, changing the land use designation from Commercial to Mixed-Use. Water's Edge 1.pdf
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Commissioner Everett moved to adjourn the meeting.
moved to adjourn the meeting.
Commissioner Everett moved to approve both sets of minutes as they have been presented. Commissioner Lockhart seconded.
Motion: Commissioner Kunze moved to give a negative recommendation to the Lehi City Council with the findings that while the intent to conform with other areas of the code is appre…
Recorded while Lockhart was in office — not necessarily decisions they moved, spoke to, or voted on.
Oldest to newest — hover a bar for the item.