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Show - —Page2 The Ogden ValleyNews e November 15th December 15th 1998 | Dear Slr/Madam/Mr/Mrs/Mlss/ ’snowplows in the event of snow';.fj.b count" The pOSSlbllltleSare 'Ms or other: (W hatever is con- : ~ ‘which is highly likely durmg the i ,,,,, ON BALLOT - Weber County'Comnnss1oners.,| PLACEMENT " FOR CHANGE IN COUNTY Burton, Anderson and thchey ~ srdered correct) - N o 5 perrod of the Olympics. I believe that those whoi o 'l_f__endless when it comes to guess-- ing what mlght happen T hope I were co~srgners with other past ethe well written and 1nformat1ve “’srmply feel that the traffic woes ‘am wrong but I cannot help but - Tuesday, November 3, - county elected officials and believe that we are in for some =~ = by Sabrina il Sabrina Peart Peart inin will be greatly increased are . ; cad editorial al by 1998 hundreds of voters entered “ Georgia Barker condemmng the,;s_; ~the looking at the world with rose- - ~ very difficult and trying times G o initial issue of the Ogden ' change in Weber County R pollmg booths across Weber tinted glasses The traffic will - ahead with the growthinthe ~Valley News. The figures given ~ County to vote for their favonte : _Government (Press Release, be gargantuan at best and even -_“Valley and the Olymplcs R R Peart by Commissioner i ~ - candidate. Of s1gmficant impor- | Standard Exarmner, 30 Octoberf B Ms. Sincerely, worse in the event of the shght- | o Burton and Pre—constructlon oty GOVERNMENT DECEPTIVE | - ~ 1998) tance to the voters was a propos- I have read and re—read 1 not find the question on the balot to change Weber County cast for the commission seats /, : Ralph E Shropshlre ' ;One can only shudder at the . _prospect of havmg to get to or ’f'_j'_Dated October 19th 1998 - from Ogden from the valley ifa major traffic accident should occur, or if there shouldbea snow or mud slide or other these numbers is that they do not Dear Shanna, Sabrlna, and e :"Crew § Just a note to letyou but only 34,326 votes were cast = - reflect the actual number of i ‘know that we enjoyed reading - Government, or it was so dlffie-. - for the change in county govern- ~ vehicles which will be 1nvolved. ,: : unforeseen happemng ~ the new. newspaper and wish to ~ment. 8,264 voters (20%) did ~ cult to find that they almost ° It is all very well to 7‘ ' thank you for all your time and ~ In an affluent area such as the not get to the last page to vote r ~ 'Valley and the proposed devel. missed it. Was the ballot ques- | postulate that we could always - efforts to get it together. What a on the question. o "~ tion placed 1llus1vely by mistake project! 1 think itis sucha _opment of Snowbasin, the num- E use Trappers Loop or the North 4. Morgan and’ Salt - or by des1gn‘7 s Ogden divide in the event of an - worthwhile thlng you are domg | ‘ber of vehicles per household is Lake Counties placed their bal— i ~likely to be between 2.5 and 3. PR Weber County and wish you the best asyou " accident in the canyon, but' what lot question to change county ~ Commissioners, County B contlnue on.. of the hundreds of vehicles Even using a minimum of 2.5 Attorney and Clerk/Audltor " government at the beginning of ~ already enroute or in the canyon i Cheers to you all for - we are lookmg at an add1t10na1 (election official) consprredto - the ballot following county . 7750 cars or trucks located here " - when something happens? How ;;,'_'puttlng together a great ; eleCted offices-and they passed o ; m ourValley ~ write the ballot language for the ' long would they be stuck there ; g hlewspaper' e “Are you -alarmed at the e ~ ballot questron to confuse and Smcerely, and how could an emergency ‘The number of con— the ~ ~ mislead the voter. They also - confllct of interest and under- ek structlon trucks, concrete rmxBetty Wlscombe ~ vehicle get to the scene if both IR - _est fender-bender in the canyon e - Engineer Terry are probably cor-f_ | 2 Lmda Lunceford is ; - al to change the form of Weber BT rect and the 3100 additional ‘the Weber County Electlon County Government. | | ~ housing units proposed: are a Officral - Many people have g, ~ matter of record. 3. 42 590 votes were called and said, either they did -~ Whatis deceptlve about ~ stand the reasons county offi- ~ had the prerogative to locate the lanes of traffic were blocked “with cars that can go neither for-: ers, etc. already traveling up and cials had for: c0ntrolhng your question where ever they wanted - down the canyon (frequently to on the ballot. They elected to vote? If you believe , as I do, ~ several times per day) has - place it on a back page at the . - that your c¢onstitutional nghts - ~already showna noticeable have been vrolated and the y ~ very end of the ballot after all ~impact on our traffic. One can’ ~ ~ ward nor back" A hehcopter in- the canyon to take out a senouse ~ -ly injured person, forget it! Forgetting about accr- o . dents, etc. for a moment, ‘what : democratlc process sabotaged by' ‘ - only imagine, with horror, what this county’s. elected officrals, S ~ the impact will be with the the state proposmons and judge- ships. Of course they were L countmg on many voters miss- . please write to: S *_.Dated October 1998 " Your newspaperis great' Lgrew up in Huntsvrlle and now live there part time (after retlrement) ; The news and memorials you print are excel- lent.” Thank you for a specral - Olympic v1s1tors, media |person— ~about the delay due to what will " be “normal” traffic inthe valuable gift to the Valley gk - ing, and not voung on the 1ssue ; Justice Michael Zlmmerman, o ‘nel from all over the world, - Utah Supreme Court, 450 South " ~ additional security, police, fire | ‘ canyon" Would you like to be B ;_Commumty v w altogether | " and medical staff necessary to - that person who néeeds to get to - Mrs. NancyE Marty - Consider these facts - State, Salt Lake Clty, Utah 8441 14 1. Clerk/Auditor Lmda the hospital quickly due to’ a. o Palo Alto, CA g ~ . provide even minimal serv1ces, Deyonne Walker ' Lunceford Weber County - heart attack when minutes - L | : j‘fi not to mentron slow movmg Huntsvrlle, UT b Attorney Mark DeCarnaand Eden ;_.;;lanmng Commltafee As] %sz ~ for Vote onIncorporat st Tis ans szrrrrasf W ‘twr rrmflgfl by Randy Laub TravelHaus Travel Agency .‘ | : . B o ~ Sy ,_gagc Travel hght domg S0 ; g_ 1 ~As holiday time is - plane, gettxngtothe axrportinhere, many people will be trav- ~ plenty of time glves you a better ) also reduces potential stress chance of securing one of those = while getting to where you ~ eling to see loved ones or to go seats. Most airlinges will only o ‘want to go on vacation.. A large number of those persons will be flymg to - assign exit row seats at the air- R Be wflhng to check their destinations. Due to the - port on the day of the fllght | ‘popularlty of travel at this tlme - 'The sooner you check in, the o your luggage with the airline -‘ 1 especially on your flight home ~ better the chance you wrll enjoy airports and planes will be - should the unhkely event occur | more crowded and busier than e /,f_mOre legroomfor your flxght and your baggage is delayed usual. You can make your tip ur ~ when you arrive home, it prob- more enjoyable and easier on vto ably won’t ruin your trip. That ~ your nerves by remembering =+ will be the case as long as you the following, “Make-lt-Easrer r”.Travel Trps | , i »:".Essent1a1 items can mclude - - flc\"s{ ’ il flight. " Checklngin at the last On October 14, the Eden Planmng Comrmttee helda petitioning the Weber County Commission to begm a feasxblhty - study on mcorporatlon of Eden. Possible benefits and concerns of _ incorporation were discussed. Because attendance and feedback - - at the meeting was minimal, the Eden Planmng Comrmttee would ‘like to ask Eden res1dents and property owners toplease comment ~ and voice their opinion on the matter by ma111ng in the form below, % o In order to begin the process of mcorporatlon the pro-| | posed boundary must be established. A request must be prepared “and submitted to the County Clerk. The request must be signed byat least 10% of owners of the total pnvate property in the pro- , 1 ‘posed area. - This 10% has to be equal to at least 7% of the total packed your essentials in your carry-on Ifyour luggageis value of the property within the proposed area. ’l[‘he county then . eyewear, valuables and posmbly | - delayed, make sure the airline - verifies the signatures on the petition and, if sufficient, ‘orders and A a change of clothes, Don’t try X fdelivers it to your'home to pays for an independent professional study of the proposed c1ty to medications, basic torletnes 5o will result in your seat assign- “have too many or oversized . control If one or more of these things happen to you, relax, | carry-ons. Anyone who has ment and/or reservation being ~-flown has probably encoun- - count to ten if you have to, and ‘canceled.” Checking in early “also has another advantage; if | tered someone blockrng the ~* remember the saying, ¢When 'you like the extra legroom of _aisle, for ‘what seems forever, - life hands you lemons make lemonade"’ ;s sl e A - trying to stow carry-on bagthe emergency exit row on the . the merits of incorporation and vote on 1ncorporatlon The pro- s f; cesstakes abouttwo years to complete s | e ¢ o ‘ ' | o }"Send comments to' oy o »EDEN PLANNING COMMITTEE 8 c/o THE OGDEN VALLEY NEWS ........... | pubhc meetlng at the Hearthside in Eden to dlSCllSS the merits of it ~ and bring everythlng on board. | compensate you for the 1ncon-r_-'. _ determine its viability. The company who prepares the study o 3I~ would then be required to have at least two pubhc heanngs to tell mlnute not only increases the - Have you ever been frustrated ;"'f’vemence L) the crtrzens their findings. o the ~ because your fhght departed ~ stress you feel, it may cause 1If the citizens of the proposed crty would then hke to pro| '3 Last bgt not leaslt,; use comi-v‘ : late? Many times the reason airline to cancel your reservas ~ceed with incorporation, a second petition must be prepared Th1s tion. Airlines require you to ~ for the delay is because of pas— : o mon sense when traveling. ~ petition would be to place the issue on the ballot of the next elec- % G -Reahze thmgcan happen that “sengers taking toolongto 3 mmutes 20-30 Tl check in at least . before the fllght Failure to do - ~ board the plane because they no one, not even an alrhne, can - tion. The community would then have the opportumty to debate o 'r ‘ & P.O.130 e B EDEN UrtaAH 84310 Yes, I would support a petltlon requestmg a feas1b1hty study to determlne the v1ab1hty of 1ncorporat1ng Eden v L ' ; emrmemcmmmensm No I would notsupport such a petltlon b o ol l Nome: Addres’s: . e s : |