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Show The Ogden Valley News - *.f?December | 19985*7’* - Is OGDEN VALLEY 'AEING ‘SEDUCED INTO BECOMING A FOR SNOWBASIN s EuTE? * ' mammoth resort back in the "of' farmers tractors, the nerghmg;l of neighbors horses, the lowing Kaysville nerghborhood Her complaint is based on the sprawling growth of the county where rich soil once grew 2 patchworks of gramfields and and Florrda seem to have of nearby cattle be overwhelmed A | | scenery and rural atmosphere, sanity, legislating laws to consrd- “has long been attracting develop- : 1980’s prompting the building 1998, writer Marilyn Karras er the need for open space and ers. However, with Snowbasin’ - of Trapper’s Loop to speed deplores Davis County’s lack of ~ farmland with orderly develop-| chosen as the venue to host L ‘Olympic travelers to Snowbasin, planning and foresrght and states ment and growth which sup- Super G events in the upcomlng - and the recently approved access - that she is “getting out’ of her _lports those needs. California 2002 Olymprcs, Valley residents : road from Trappers Loop to. AR ,,problems w1th somedegree of by the beeping of concrete trucks, the noise of hammer and TSRS - NI , e XR ln an artxcle from the Deseret News dated April 9 . . R ,BY SABHINA PEART ERalTE 3 [y S ,“SERVloE :CMMUNITY saws and the: honkrng of horns hold their collective breath, awaiting a transformation that ' Snowbasin. Many Utah resxdents, | “on already crowded canyon - are wondering how many of our roads? will, undoubtedly, change forev- - tax dollars will be expected to Wh‘at arewe,Ogden Valley “thrown- up their proverbraly hands” on the issue and some Utah residents wonder if’We,-‘will- er the “down-home” feel of the pay for, what some have termed resrdents, domg to support open ' follow those states on the road Valley Earl Holdmg, owner. of “Earl Holding’s private drivespaces, and farmland? Will we - —pastures where horses and sheep to the’ desecratxon of our ~ Little Amerxca Hotels, Smclarr r~way7” Sun"\/allfey, another continue to be seduced by the - grazed.” and the “foothill drmrmshrng open spaces. Karras - Qil (w1th 200 gas statrons) Sun resort owned by Earl Holdrng, A developer s ready dollar, into the - orchards were splashes of red credits Weber and Cache Valley and Snowbasin, is also on features a lodge, inn, golf course, | - same kind of laziness Deseret ~ and white blossoms.” Where ‘Counties with “taking a stand” the Salt Lake Olymprc | _ - at least e1ght groupings of con: _News writer Marrlyn Karras' to preserve the legacy of their . did the much lamented ‘open’ Organlzrng Board of Trustees Lo domrnlums and apartments wrth ydeplored "‘ in her article? Are - spaces ‘go, and why’ Karras _ - i farms andOgopen country remark- - His plans for Snowbasin mclude = many dwellmg units per group-- | Valley residents so busy en)oy-v in g tl‘lat den Valley OffiCIalS - several new lifts, a. gondola, ~ sites, “lack of plannmg and foreing, sports center, gun club, “ing the ’ good life” for which o srght among |local and state lead— - are “doggedly resisting developtram and three hlgh-speed quads" § horseman S center, tenms COLll‘tS, * they moved to the valley, to see ers,” “ sanctlty of propVlllage Shops a crty hall and ot ebbmg away> Will resrdents » erty and rrghtsthe ‘whi ch could dnft S ers who want to turn that lovely as ‘well as an arena whlch will valley into another Park City.” “seat 20, 000 people But, these community school. Compare become concemed enough to - into the realm of the righ t of - 7'.~However, many in Ogden Valley plans for the Olymprc events - this with Holdlng s‘current ~rally together and insist that SR any landowner to do whatever are wonderrng if we really are _seem only reasonable. However, B plans for the development of - public officials develop ordr-o - o ‘he or she likes Wltl’l hxs/ her ', _tal(mg the steps. necessary to Mr. Holdrng makes no bones - Snowbasin which includes S ‘nances and zonmg laws that N 1»fproperty, desplte the effectson keep our valley from straylng “about his efforts in developrng - lodges, 1,092 hotel rooms, hun- o -incorporate ftheir vision for the ~ his nexghbors or the land 1tself e ‘along that treacherous path * Snowbasin into a °World Class, - ~dreds of luxury homes, 818 con- - future of the Valley or will we Ry ;' However, when Ms. Karras gets towards Pavrng parad1se to put _1 Four Season Resort makrng it :dommrums, 467 townhouses, 58 allow developers voices to rule L rrght down to the mean and * up a parking lot,” as the words the premier destination resort, - golf course, tennis courts, cross- . the day because; vwe too, are ]ust toa ‘popular song put it.. a4| rxvallng other resorts World l., grxtty of xt she blames lazr-- i country Sl(l center, a corporate- " too preoccupled of lazy to . N llness Ogden Valley, w1th its prrs-f'f wide.” Holdrng submitted plans trarnlng center, and the obllgato-» ‘make a drfference’ Have we lost o Oregonhas faced its growth _tme mountarn axr, breathtaklng f tothe Forest Servrce for the ty. parkmg lots and vxewrng | heart in out ablhty to define our.’ ' e : stands own existence? In a recent | appeal from the Eden Plannrng ., - Committee to Eden residents to ~ and gurdelmes to obtain the land reply to the question of incorpo- DR i vt o X T R YR | Holdrngrhas been able to IS crrcumvent conventronal studres 3 i and development he has sought ~ ration, only a handful ofpeople TR ~ Concerns lie in the changes that responded 1 ‘will mdubrtably occur in Ogden So Please, call or wnte to your | Valley with the expansion of . Ogden Valley officrals, Weber I Snowbasin. erl the Valley be - County Commissioners. ot to ' turned into a “service area” for * the SLOC Board of Trustees, '_the elrte ‘who will be able to “and insist on having more repre- | : l i e afford to live and recreate in the -mountams -about our once g - quamt Valley’ Wlll the sound sentatron on the boards whlch w1ll somfluence ourfuture. Do you have mformatlon abouti’;if an upcomlng commumty | ~event? . Call 745-2879 - Fax: 745-0062 orwrite The Ogden Valley News P.O. Box 130 Eden, ur 8431 0 We want to hearabout lt' : “_ aa rf a afl ua «a IBRING IN THIS AD FORI ‘lr-—-""—“‘“fl »A 8. $ 100 DOLLARS OFF: 5D cmm ~ o} qver Mt e Mn: mieamn YOUR CLOSIN‘ ;vsteRDAIRY nerlvens IRruua AREA VE BAVE OVER 100 ITEHB TO SRRVE rou. VITH COLDER VEATHER ARD SROWY ROADS APPROACHING VHATA PERFECT CHRISTNAS PRESENT FOR YOUR SPIUSE THAT WILL LAST ALL YEAR ROUND. KICK THE Dw'” HAB] ?*TsMn tmr Hmre mn, IVERY ' O O CETACT OO G OO OO OSSO ' 'RE‘WT | |