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Show The Ogden Valley News October 15, 2021 Your Community Newspaper USPS MARKETING MAIL POSTAGE PAID PERMIT NO. 11 EDEN UT POSTAL PATRON EDEN-LIBERTY-84310 HUNTSVILLE-84317 OGDEN CANYON- 84401 HCR 843AO Sunrise over Ogden Valley. Photo courtesy of Ron Gleason. Pineview Reservoir Recreation Projects, Survey Announced Beginning this fall, changes are coming to Pineview Reservoir that will improve visitor experiences. The Pineview Reservoir Recreation Complex Reconstruction project is a comprehensive public/private partnership to reduce deferred maintenance at developed recreation sites, trails, and access areas to provide sustainable recreation opportunities at Pineview Reservoir. Reconstruction will focus on day-use facilities, including picnic areas, parking lots, restroom facilities, water/wastewater systems, trails, roads, and signage. The project will be completed in phases over the next few years. Phase one will be implemented this year and includes installation of a gate at Port Ramp and federal land survey for the perimeter of Pineview reservoir. These projects will improve visitor experiences by reducing deferred maintenance at several recreation sites and enhance aging recreational infrastructure enjoyed by the visitors to Pineview. Sean Harwood, Ogden District Ranger, said, “The increase in use on the Ogden Ranger District, specifically at Pineview Reservoir, has created the need to upgrade and improve the heavily used sites around the reservoir. Our goal is to create an area that will support the recreation demands of future generations while protecting this prized resource.” These projects are being funded through the Great American Outdoors Act. Signed into PINEVIEW It’s that time of year . . . beware of spiders, ghosts, and ghouls! Photo courtesy of Norman Hall. cont. on page 10 Community Steps Up… Raises $300,000 OV Planning Commission to Hold Public to Preserve Huntsville Monastery Hearing on Eden Village Mixed-Use Zone ward to future endeavors as we work together & Snowbasin Master Plan Amendment to ensure that our community will flourish for years to come.” The board of Ogden Valley Land Trust is pleased to announce the successful completion of their agreement to raise $300,000 as matching funds that are being used to permanently preserve 1,080 acres of land that were once part of what is known as the Huntsville monastery. Ogden Valley Land Trust board chair, at the completion of the fundraising effort, noted, “The Ogden Valley Land Trust is thrilled and humbled to announce the successful completion of the fundraising campaign to preserve and protect the monastery lands. These lands and the legacy of the monks hold a special and very dear place in the hearts of many, and this devotion to their memory is reflected in the generosity of all who donated during the past months. “As the appetite for continued growth and development increases in Ogden Valley, this fundraising effort provides us with renewed hope and determination that land and resource conservation are a high priority. We look for- On September 28, Weber County Commissioners voted to donate $50,000 as a “last dollar donation” to Ogden Valley Land Trust to assist with the purchase of the conservation easement on the monastery property. The funds raised by Ogden Valley Land Trust were part of a match agreement in conjunction with Summit Land Conservancy and a federal grant from the Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) and Easement Program on the approximately 1,080 acres that were once home to the monks of the Abbey of Our Lady of the Holy Trinity, a Trappist Cistercian monastery. An end of an incredible era, the Huntsville Trappist monastery closed in 2017 as the last remaining aged monks left the much-loved monastery that had become a historic Valley icon. Well-known throughout Northern Utah, the Huntsville Monastery, founded by 32 monks who were mostly veterans of World War II, served 84 monks and novices at the height of its operation in the 1960s. The monks were active farmers, ranchers, and beekeepers who used agricultural production as a form of prayer and devotion. While most of their production provided food for the monastery, the monks also sold products in the Abbey’s bookshop, including their famous creamed honey. The bookshop adjacent to the chapel was open to the public, where the monks sold religious items and texts, as well as fresh-baked bread, jams, and crafted items, including clocks that were hand built by Brother Nicholas. In August 2017, the mon- MONASTERY cont. on page 12 Huntsville Proceeds with Project to Slow Traffic & Beautify Town Center By Mayor Jim Truett ing measure that suited the beauty of our town and presented the idea of a roundabout at our Town Council meeting November 1, 2018. The Town Council, comprised of Bill White, Bill Wangsgard, Max Ferre’, and Wendy McKay were interested in the concept, and we agreed we needed additional input from town engineer Rex Harris and our residents and business owners. We met in a work session August 29, 2019 where the original idea of a roundabout was abandoned in favor of pursuing a plan for a four-way stop. The group at work session felt this would be a better, safer, and more effective option. In January 2020, the Town Council was presented with a signed petition from residents that saw an overall need to address traffic concerns in Huntsville Town. The petition was presented by Planning Commission Chairman Doug Allen. The residents who signed the petition suggested that traffic calming measures, such as speed bumps, be installed throughout Huntsville and the speed limits be reduced to 15 mph. In response, the Town Council purchased electronic speed limit signs that have slowed traffic on 100 S. and 7700 E., respectively. The signs were purchased with money donated from the Huntsville Marathon. At our April 16, 2020 Town Council Meeting, HUNTSVILLE cont. Rendering of improvements being implemented at a Huntsville Town intersection. on page 13 In recent days, Huntsville Town Council and staff at Town Hall have received questions regarding the construction work being done on the corner of 7400 E. and 200 S. in the center square of Huntsville. I have been in the habit of thinking about our wonderful town and its needs as I travel a lot in my profession. The intersection at 7400 E and 200 S. has gone through many changes over the years with added foot traffic, bike traffic, and the moving of the elementary school from this location. The streets are now wider and, consequently, car speeds have tended to increase. Foot traffic for businesses and park events have also increased at this location over the years. While traveling in 2018, I saw a traffic calm- Notice is hereby given that the Ogden Valley Planning Commission will hold a public hearing October 26, 2021 at 5:00 p.m. in the Commission Chambers at the Weber Center located at 2380 Washington Blvd. in Ogden, Utah. The following items will be heard and considered at the public hearing: 1. A county-driven proposal to add the Eden Village Mixed-Use Zone to the County Land Use code. 2. A proposal to amend the Snowbasin development agreement and master plan, applicant is Jim Hill. This meeting may be attended via zoom through the following link: https://us02web.zoom. us/j/84258046344 Please call the Planning Office at 801399-8371 to confirm the date and time of this meeting. Always Grateful to Live in Ogden Valley & Thankful to Those Who Give Back Melissa Lewis, CFOV Co-chair The fall colors caught me off guard this year! They still stop me in my tracks when I look around Ogden Valley’s mountainsides and see the brilliant orange reds and yellows. Man, we are lucky to live in a place with so much open space and blue sky—and almost every day I share my view with deer, turkeys, and even moose. We are also very lucky to live in a place where our fellow community members and visitors recognize the need to give back to this place of community and natural beauty. The slogan of Community Foundation of Ogden Valley (CFOV) is “Live Here, Play Here, Give Here” and our goal is to help raise funds for, and awareness about, the amazing nonprofit organizations (NPOs) that make our valley such a great place to live. We rely on the philanthropy of our neighbors to give back to the place we love so much. Throughout the summer, we have been lucky enough to emerge from the year of COVID isolation and gather carefully outside to celebrate our valley. Music on The Patio in June was so uplifting and the Fourth of July CFOV cont. on page 11 Highway 158 Over Pineview Dam Closes for Work at Spillway and is operated and maintained by the Ogden River Water Users Association. More informaOn Friday, tion regarding closures may be accessed by October 5, Highway calling The Bureau of Reclamation – Provo 158 across Pineview Area Office at 801-379-1000. Dam was closed for most of the day to accommodate work being done on a radio gate and the arms that hold it in place at the reservoir’s spillway. There are two gates at the dam that rise and fall to allow for the release of Pineview water over the spillway at the west end of the reservoir near the top of Ogden Canyon. According to Pineview Water Systems General Manager Ben Quick, one of the two metal gates was taken out October 5, along with the two arms that hold it in place. The metal material is corroding and needs to be refurbished. The heavy gate will be refurbished then replaced, which will mandate another road closure over the spillway later this fall. The second gate will be taken out and refurbished next year, mandating further closures. Quick stated that the gate weighs close to a whopping 12,000 pounds, with the two arms, together, weighing an additional 7,400 pounds. The size and weight of the gate and arms necessitated the need for heavy equipment and cranes to come in to pull them out and move them to the dam keeper home just east of the spillway where they will be refurbished. Pineview Dam is owned by the On October 5 the spillway was closed so a radio gate United States Bureau of Reclamation could be removed. By Shanna Francis |
