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Show The Ogden Valley news Your Community Newspaper October 1, 2014 PRSRT STD POSTAGE PAID PERMIT NO. 11 EDEN UT POSTAL PATRON EDEN-LIBERTY-84310 HUNTSVILLE-84317 OGDEN CANYON- 84401 HCR 843AO North Fork Park. Photo by Dennis Maher Valley Phone Book for 2015 Offers Cell Phone Listings & Business Advertising The Ogden Valley Business Association is pleased to announce the printing of its tenth edition of the Ogden Valley Phone Book, which will be released in January 2015. The OVBA will distribute the directory to Ogden Valley and Ogden Canyon mailboxes as an insertion in the Ogden Valley news. Copies will also be available at that time in local businesses. This handy little phone book’s contents are limited to residential listings for Eden, Huntsville, and Liberty; business listings for Ogden Valley and Ogden Canyon enterprises; and those businesses owned by Valley residents, or members of the OVBA. Residents may submit their cell telephone numbers (or changes from 2014) for insertion into the “white pages” alphabetical listing by emailing your name, address (optional), and cell telephone number to Terry Murphy at <murphy2556@msn. com> Submissions are due October 15. Businesses may inquire about advertising space in this colorful directory by contacting <murphy2556@msn.com> Commitments are also due October 31, 2014. With each issue, the OVBA hopes to provide more of the key information that residents and businesses want. Suggestions for how to improve this and all OVBA publications are always welcome. Please email your ideas, comments or suggestions to <murphy2556@msn.com> The OVBA is dedicated to serving the Ogden Valley community and its businesses. Visit Pictured above are the Red Caps sport group taking to the water at Xterra at Port Marina in Eden on Pineview Reservoir Saturday, September 20. www.ovba.org for local events and special offers from local businesses. Photo by Bruce Grandin of Eden. See article and more photos on page 13. Wolf Creek Golf Course Ownership Ogden Valley Vision and General NowOn Friday, Back in Local Hands Plan Project Ready to Begin September 9, if all the pre-bankruptcy pieces are owned by a group comprised of locals one entity. So, over the last few years, we named “Wolf Creek Utah,” have worked hard to reassemble all of the parts including the owners of Lewis Homes Inc., of the resort. With the acquisition of the golf Capon Capital, and Destination Properties, pur- course, we can now integrate residential and chased Wolf Creek Golf Course. The purchase commercial development with semi-private golf includes open space and other communityland, several buildings, based activities. More commercial and resiimportantly, we now dential development have a way to bring rights, as well as the back to the resort, a course. The purchase sense of community makes Wolf Creek that essentially vanUtah the majority denished with the recessity stakeholder in the sion and bankruptcy.” resort. “One of our first In 2010, Wolf Creek objectives is to build a Resort (“Resort”) filed community center open for bankruptcy and to everyone, as well pieces of the Resort as put our resources went to different crediinto improving the golf Wolf Creek Golf Course in Eden. tors. The golf course course. We also plan ended up going back to the creditor, Zions Bank. to add a fitness center and other exercise and In September 2012, KRK Wolf Creek bought health amenities to the area in the near future. the course from Zions Bank and on September We look forward to working closely with the 9, 2014 sold the golf course to Wolf Creek Utah. community to incorporate future development Wolf Creek Utah’s managing partner, John needs and suggestions.” Lewis, said, “The Resort works much better GOLF COURSE cont. on page 8 Meeting on Ogden Valley General Plan Update Scheduled An Ogden Valley General Plan Update meeting is scheduled for Tuesday, September 30 at 5:00 p.m. in the Weber County Commission Chambers located at 2380 Washington Blvd. in Ogden. This is a work session between the Ogden Valley Township Planning Commission, Weber County Commission, and newly-hired Ogden Valley General Plan consultants—Logan Simpson Design. While the public will not be allowed to participate and provide input at this meeting, they are welcome to attend and observe. Meeting on Future Development of Wolf Creek Well Attended It was a full house that gathered for a Community Meeting on September 17 at the Pineview Lodge in Eden to hear about future development plans for Wolf Creek. Special meeting attendees included Weber County Commissioner Matthew G. Bell and Weber County Planning Senior Planner Sean Wilkinson. Eden residents Jan and Gary Fullmer emceed the event along with providing a formal presentation on the history of Wolf Creek’s bankruptcy situation and a current proposal for an updated Wolf Creek development plan needed because of the bankruptcy, which fractured and divided ownership of properties within the development. At a June 3 Ogden Valley Township Planning Commission meeting, several major Wolf Creek developers/owners requested amending the 2002 Wolf Creek Development Agreement. The owners making the request were America First Federal Credit Union, KRK Wolf Creek LLC, Capon Capital (subsequently renamed Galt Capital), Retreat Utah Development Corporation, Eden Valley Development LLC, Eden Village LLC, and Fairways at Wolf Creek. These owners believe there were approximately 492 “floating” development units approved in 2002 by Weber County within the Wolf Creek Resort that have not yet been assigned to specific Wolf Creek parcels. The requested amendment involves assignment of these development units to the multiple Wolf Creek large-parcel developers/owners. However, the Ogden Valley Planning Commission denied the request to amend the 2002 Wolf Creek Development Agreement by a vote of 6 – 0, and, instead, recommended that an updated Wolf Creek development plan be generated that will also include community input. On July 8, Wolf Creek owners wanting to amend the 2002 Wolf Creek Development Agreement, as well as the leaders of fourteen communities within and surrounding Wolf Creek Resort were contacted and asked for input on Wolf Creek’s future. The communities contacted were Wolf Ridge, Eagles Ridge, Fairway Oaks, Moose Hollow & Cascades, Trappers Ridge, Elkhorn, The Fairways, Eden Hills, Patio Springs, Wolf Lodge, The Highlands, Wyndham Time Shares, Wolf Star, and property owners along the Powder Mountain Road area. A follow-up meeting was held July 29 with the leaders of these communities to review a summary of the information that was collected. In response to questions, comments included the following. Weber County is getting ready to kick off a new project to consider your long-term “Vision” for the Ogden Valley, and to develop a plan that would implement the Vision. In coming years the Valley will experience increased use and development, along with opportunities to establish great places that define our community. Between August 2014 and July 2015, we will be working closely with Valley residents, stakeholders, and our planning consultants to express your vision and to make a plan that guides important choices far into the future. We want to hear your stories, understand your values, and think with you about what the Valley should look like 20 or 30 years from now. There will be many participation opportunities throughout the process, beginning in October. The project website will be deployed next week and a schedule of key events and milestones will be provided. We will do all we can to bring this planning process to all members of the public, and we respectfully request each of you to pursue the avenues of participation which you are most comfortable. We look forward to seeing you in what will be a great planning year for Ogden Valley. For more information, contact Charles Ewert at <www.cewert@co.weber.ut.us> When a Disaster Happens, Will You Be Prepared? Are you ready if a disaster happens? Well, you can be better prepared by knowing what to do if, or when, there is a disaster. Fortunately, the Valley CERT (Community Emergency Response Team) is sponsoring another training class, which will begin Thursday, October 9 at 6:00 p.m. at the Ogden Valley Library in Huntsville. The class will continue on Wednesdays and Thursdays through November 19. The cost for this valuable and informative class is $35, which covers the participant’s preparedness manual and other supplies—a hard hat, gloves, CERT vest, and safety goggles. If you have already taken the course, you can sit in for a refresher at no charge. There is a need for at least 15 people to sign up for this training. Members of the Weber Fire Department teach the class. Please take time from your busy schedule to enroll and attend this community training. There should be at least this many people in the Valley who are interested in becoming better prepared. For more information or to register, please contact Darla Weston at 801-745-2365 or email <ovcert@gmail.com> The life you save by being prepared during an emergency situation may be that of a family member, friend, and/or neighbor; please call today. Huntsville Barns Receive Extreme Makeovers By Kera Fuller, When you drive on Highway 39 east toward Huntsville, one of the first things you may notice is an American Flag painted on a freestanding barn, the flag waving proud, as if it were in motion. Many drivers notice the flag, and as they are busy examining its red, white and blue they may miss Lady Liberty. The Statue of Liberty is painted on a barn on the opposite side of the road, to the west. She sits a little further back from the main road, but when spotted she is just as grand to behold. The other iconic image introduced to the town of Huntsville is a Holstein cow. It is best to view her beauty by entering town from the opposite direction. As you come around the dam from the Middle Fork area and approach Huntsville town, the barn sits on the west side of the road. All three barn murals were created in just the last few months. The idea all began with the inspiration of Bill and Alane White of Huntsville. They purchased a barn that was in need of some repairs and began working to make it more presentable. They decided to have art work added to the outside wall. They commissioned local artist Michal Onyon to create a unique image. Onyon came up with the sketch of a cow, and a sparrow, combined with the title Huntsville. After the initial design was created they HUNTSVILLE BARNS cont. on page 10 • A need for cluster development - YES • Keep existing golf course - YES (A second golf course isn’t needed) -Existing golf course is a recreation asset to the valley -Dramatic improvements in golf course in 2014 -Retain open space where second golf course was planned • Need for recreation areas - YES (soccer fields, picnic areas, etc.) • Biking, hiking and walking trails - YES -Safety issues noted, especially on State Road 158 -Need walking/biking trails down to Valley Market area -Trails needed to connect communities and to Weber Pathways WOLF CREEK MTG cont. on page 7 Pictured above is the Lady Liberty painted on Clark Wangsgard’s barn in Huntsville by Jake Songer. |