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Show February 15 03.qxd 12/7/2021 3:36 PM Page 2 THE OGDEN VALLEY NEWS Page 2 Volume VII Issue IX February 15, 2003 Letters to the Editor The OGDEN VALLEY NEWS Staff: Shanna Francis Tel: 745-2688 Fax: 745-0062 Cell: 791-4387 E-Mail: shannafrancis@att.net Jeannie Wendell Tel: 745-2879 Fax: 745-2879 E-Mail: crwendell@att.net crwendell@msn.com Opinions expressed by advertisers, columnists or letters to the editor are not necessarily the opinions of the owners and staff of The OGDEN VALLEY NEWS. Guidelines for Letters to the Editor Letters should be 300 words or less. Letters must be signed and the address of the writer submitted. The OGDEN VALLEY NEWS reserves the right to edit or decline printing of any submissions. Announcements Sought As a community service, The OGDEN VALLEY NEWS will print local birth, wedding, obituary, anniversary and missionary farewell & homecoming and Eagle Scout announcements free of charge. 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Note: The contents of The OGDEN VALLEY NEWS are copyrighted. To protect this publication and its contributors from unlawful copying, written permission is required before any individual or company engages in the reproduction or distribution of its contents, by any means, without first obtaining written permission from the owners of this publication. Reader Says Thank You Dear Editor: We still love your Valley News! You always have such excellent, well-rounded news coverage of our area. We are now sending (by his request) the paper to our son who is now working in London with Sony. Last month’s article about the hidden costs of development and the need to plan carefully for future development was so appropriate for the Valley today. Germany and Switzerland have been settled for so many centuries, yet they still have beautiful cluster housing/villages surrounded by picturesque mountains, open-space, and beautiful lakes. You might like to print these WORDS TO INSPIRE by Bernard De Voto, a well-known Ogden writer, and friend of my mother’s and Phyllis McGinley (a poet who is also from Ogden). It was probably written in the 1920’s or 30’s. It is imperative to maintain portions of the wilderness untouched so that a tree will rot where it falls, A waterfall will pour its curve without generating electricity, A trumpeter swan may float on uncontaminated water, And Moderns may at least see what their ancestors knew in their nerves and blood. Thanks for all you do to preserve our Valley. Nancy Marty, Huntsville QUESTAR cont. from page 1 rate of return on investment dollars for the project. Today the debt is being paid down earlier than scheduled, due in large part, by the addition of Snowbasin as a customer. Commercial customers pay more dollars into the loan pool than residential customers. Their monthly charge is based on usage, rather than on the typical $27.50 flat fee. The LDS church, with their four chapels, and the Weber County School District’s Snowcrest Jr. High School are also contributing substantially to the earlier than expected repayment of the loan. Today, fees from an average 140 new Ogden Valley Questar customers a year are being added into the repayment schedule— a higher than anticipated projection. Step Class & Body Toning Tuesday & Thursday 9:00 a.m. Cost: $10 @ month Call Kathy Jones 745-4101 Inspirational Thought “Most folks are about as happy as they make their minds up to be.” — Abraham Lincoln Deadline for material for the March 1 OVN issue is February 19. Community Spirit way system, and a greatly improved recreation center, all of which are open for public use. We have transformed our Golf Club House, adding many amenities and services that are all open to all residents of the Valley and to the surrounding region. In order to set the density of our master plan, we have designated well over 1000 acres of beautiful mountain side as open space, most of which is now protected by perpetual open space conservation easements. Any change to the dedication or development patterns would require a demanding process—one that we do not wish to pursue because we have a good plan right now. Yet it seems that the constant misrepresentation is that the county doesn’t enforce the open space requirements on Wolf Creek. Wolf Creek wants to embrace the community of Eden. We’re here already and growing, so why not work together to build a better community? We are willing to work hard to make this happen. We have recently agreed to meet with the Eden Planning Advisory Committee in advance of any County Planning meetings, where we are scheduled to present a proposal, in order to receive their input and to answer any questions. We are planning an open house at our clubhouse this spring, open to all, for the specific purpose of presenting our plans to our neighbors, and to hear your concerns. I have to say, however, that it can’t be a one-sided commitment. Please, before you form any opinions about Wolf Creek Resort, obtain all the information. Our focus is the future and good stewardship of the land. If you take the time, you may decide that it is more effective to work with us, and that a true win/win is not only possible, but likely. At the recent Eden community meeting held January 16, I couldn’t help but sense negative feelings towards Wolf Creek Resort by certain attendees. At the same time, I felt that there was an overall desire for more “community spirit” in the Valley. I believe the question that has to be addresses is, “Since Wolf Creek Resort is already here and growing, how do we embrace them as part of our community, now and in the future?” I heard several accusations that we are favored by the Weber County Planning Department and County Commissioners; that our projects seem to just fly through while others are rejected, and the voice of the Eden Planning Advisory Group is ignored. To those individuals, my response is that they don’t know the whole story, and if they would take the time to get to know us, they would certainly feel otherwise. Wolf Creek engages professional planners and engineers to help design and review our projects. We meet numerous times with Weber County staff to be sure we are in line with all the ordinances and regulations, and that our projects respond in a positive way to the objectives of Weber County. We try to cover all issues before we meet with the Planning Commission and the Board of County Commissioners so we don’t waste their time and our resources. Certainly there has been, and will continue to be, times when our definition of “good planning” differs from certain individuals in the community, but is that not part of the process? Our vision at Wolf Creek is to develop a fun, friendly, family-oriented, and affordable community that is an integral and important part of the Eden area and larger community. We are excited about Steven Roberts, adding new amenities, which include Wolf Creek Properties Managing Partner, more golf, ice-skating, a trail system that will connect with the Ogden Valley path- Park City, Utah |