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Show The Ogden Valley news Your Community Newspaper July 15, 2008 PRSRT STD PRSRT STD POSTAGE PAID POSTAGE PAID PERMIT NO. 11 PERMIT NO. 11 EDEN UT EDEN UT POSTAL PATRON POSTAL PATRON EDEN-LIBERTY-84310 EDEN-LIBERTY-84310 HUNTSVILLE-84317 HUNTSVILLE-84317 OGDEN CANYON- 84401 OGDEN CANYON- 84401 HCR 843AO HCR 843AO Utah Fast Pass to Make Pit Stop at Huntsville Park A bad hair day for this Huntsville Alpaca that was sheared earlier this summer. Photo by Linda H. Brown of Nordic Valley. Huntsville has been selected as one of the few stops the impressive Fast Pass cars will be visiting this summer. The Utah Fast Pass event is designed to showcase the rare “cars of limited production” in a three-day drive on Utah’s most scenic roads, and one day at the spectacular 4.5-mile Miller Motorsports Park road course. The Huntsville event will be a huge draw, benefitting the entire Valley. The event will be coming to Huntsville Park at 11:30 a.m. on July 30. Century 21 Gage Froerer & Assoc. is sponsoring a lunch with the help of the real estate team’s entire office and sales staff. Lunch will be provided at no charge to the 120 Fast Pass participants. In turn, Fast Pass will make a donation to the Huntsville Park. Utah Fast Pass is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization. The charter for Utah Fast Pass is primarily to provide charitable contributions to the UHP’s Honoring Heroes Foundation; local community projects that improve the communities in which we interact; improve education opportunities for students throughout the state of Utah; and other charities that work to improve the quality of life in Utah. In 2007, thanks to the generosity of sponsors, entrants, and donors, Utah Fast Pass was able to donate $315,500 for Utah causes. The public is invited to attend this exciting event, with lunch provided for a small donation to the Huntsville Park. For more information about Utah Fast Pass, visit <www.utahfastpass.org> Huntsville Woman Highlighted Crowd Turns Out for Powder Mountain Development Proposal in National Magazine By Shanna Francis Ogden Valley News Cheaters. Hostage takers. Blackmailers. Bad neighbors! At a July 8 Weber County Commission public hearing, these were just a few of the adjectives members of an audience used to describe Powder Mountain developers and their actions. About 100 people packed the commission chambers at the Weber Center in Ogden to listen to or make comments on a revised Powder Mountain rezone proposal. The public hearing was held after Commissioner Craig Dearden, in March, invited the petitioners—a Powder Mountain development group—to reenter discussions on the petition that was recently withdrawn in favor of bypassing the county decision-making process in favor of another option—incorporation. The incorporation alternative came up after the 2007 Utah legislature passed a law— HB 466—opening the way for large landowners—petitioners who represent more than one-half of the property value in a proposed incorporated area—to petition and be granted incorporation. The new law also requires officials of the new town to be selected from a list provided by the petition sponsors. In December 2007, Powder Mountain petitioners had concerns over many of the 19 conditions the Weber County Planning Commission recommended be implemented before approval of a large scale development be granted. These conditions included a scaling down of proposed density levels, and a second full-time access road in and out of the resort development. Weber County Planner Scott Mendoza opened the meeting by providing a summary of these 19 initial conditions, with Powder Mountain Project Manager Brooke Hontz following with a brief presentation of Powder Mountain’s revised proposal to the commissioners and the audience. Split between two counties—Cache and Weber—the proposed Powder Mountain master plan asks for an additional 2,800 units on top of the mountain on the Weber County side of the development above the 1,218 allowed under current zoning. Additional units, that would be accessed through Ogden Valley, are proposed for the Cache County property that is also located within the resort development. Hontz stated that the proposed number of units, at .62 units per acre with 80% open space, is less than most other resorts maintain within the region. Other points noted were Powder Mountain construction mitigation plans; wildfire provisions and response plans; and landscaping, lighting, and signage plans. The Powder Mountain master plan also sets out and binds the project to following prescribed traffic mitigation and transit plans, and an employee housing plan. Powder Mountain would also implement at voluntary 1% real estate buyer’s fee with generated funds going to a land conservation trust to preserve open space. The Weber County Commissioners opened the meeting to public comments from the audience. Ron Gleason of Huntsville began the comment period by asking that the commission forgo making a decision on the evening’s petition until the community has an opportunity to review the changes to the master development plan. He also asked for specific traffic numbers that have never been presented. Primary concerns brought up by the audience included safety issues associated with Powder Mountain Road, and the road’s inability to handle increased traffic levels; water and sewer development and disposal; POWDER MTN cont. on page 8 and, finally, materials to build a cellar to store the wheat in. Pam states, “The great Huntsville’s very own Pam Crockett was deal on wheat ended up costing a bit more highlighted in the August/September 2008 than we bargained for! But it also led us issue of Country Woman magazine released forward in an amazing direction.” Pam quickly began learning about difthe first week of July. The national counferent ways to use wheat other than baktry lifestyle magazine, which spotlights ing bread. “I began experimenting with a interesting rural and small-town women variety of recipes. I read books on whole throughout the U.S. and Canada, has more grains, did research on the Internet, and than 1 million readers. A professional accountant by trade, talked to farmers.” She became so knowledgeable, she Crockett moved began giving into the realm demonstraof wheat stortions to groups age and cookall over the ing specialist in state, sharing 1999 after her the wealth of husband Lonnie material on found a great wheat that she deal on wheat, had gleaned. purchasing it “I’m really directly from a the type of wheat grower in person that Idaho. Thinking doesn’t like to it would be great be out in front for food storof the public age purposes, eye. I’m happy five tons of the just being an life-giving grain accountant were delivered behind the to their home! scenes. But Pam asks, “Do Shown above is Pam Crockett of Huntsville. this whole you know how much space 10,000 pounds of wheat takes adventure has pulled me out of my comup? We have a double car garage, and it fort zone and out in front of audiences.” took up the space where my car used to be She even ended up in front of the camera as she shared a cooking-with-wheat demparked!” Since the grain was delivered in gunny onstration on television with an audience sacks, next, the Crocketts had to buy a canWOMAN cont. on page 7 ning machine, then 1,500 large metal cans, By Shanna Francis Ogden Valley News Utah Wildlife every Action Plan state and territory was mandated Over the past several decades, declines of wildlife populations have occurred nationwide due to threats such as nonnative plants and animals, changes in land management practices, and habitat loss and fragmentation. Across the United States, more than 1,200 wildlife species are currently protected under the Endangered Species Act (ESA). These protections are critical, but they are also very expensive for states and local communities. State wildlife action plans outline the steps that are needed to conserve wildlife and habitat before they become more rare and costly to protect. Taken as a whole, they present a national action agenda for preventing wildlife from becoming endangered. States are Called to Act The State Wildlife Grants (SWG) program provides federal dollars to support conservation aimed at preventing wildlife Dr. Iverson waves to the crowds at the annual Huntsville Fourth of July Parade. from declining and needing ESA protection. As a requirement of the SWG program, See page 13 for more photos of events held in Ogden Valley. to develop a wildlife action plan. Utah’s Wildlife Action Plan provides a foundation for cooperative conservation efforts, outlining the actions that will enhance fish and wildlife by conserving the healthy lands and waters that are critical to both wildlife and people. Utah’s Approach The Utah Wildlife Action Plan (UWAP) was developed through a diverse partnership of resource management agencies and non-governmental organizations. In addition, the Division of Wildlife Resources encouraged public participation through the state’s Regional Advisory Councils and the Utah Wildlife Board. Members of UWAP Partner Advisory Group include the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, U.S. Forest Service, Bureau of Land Management, Natural Resources Conservation Service, Utah Department of Natural Resources, Trout Unlimited, Utah WILDLIFE cont. on page 15 |
