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Show The Ogden Valley news Your Community Newspaper June 1, 2011 PRSRT STD POSTAGE PAID PERMIT NO. 11 EDEN UT POSTAL PATRON EDEN-LIBERTY-84310 HUNTSVILLE-84317 OGDEN CANYON- 84401 HCR 843AO Project to Close North Ogden Divide from June 1 to July 1 Weber County announces that North Ogden Canyon Road, also known as the North Ogden Divide, from North Ogden to Liberty will close for up to 30 days this coming summer to accommodate safety improvements being made to this heavily used roadway. Weber County will replace the existing concrete barrier with a guardrail, and widen the roadway over a 700-foot section on the east side of the Divide. New signs and striping are also planned for this section, as well as rock scaling to remove any loose rock with the potential to fall onto the roadway. The planned closure is necessary to speed construction as much as possible to minimize long-term impacts to the public. According to the contractor, COP Construction, construction will begin around the first of June. It is anticipated that all construction processes will be finished in July. “Weber County recognizes the burden this places on area residents, but our desire is to get in, complete this work, and then get off of this roadway as quickly as we can.” Access to traditional hiking access points on the roadway will be maintained to the beginning of the construction zone. Motorists are reminded that turnaround points are limited and that no vehicles will be allowed to pass through the construction zone for any reason once work begins. Northern Ogden Valley residents in Liberty, Eden, Wolf Creek, and Powder Mountain are encouraged to use SR-39 through Ogden Canyon as a detour route into the Ogden area, US-89, Volunteers help with sandbags on the South Fork River on Saturday May 14. Photo taken by Jeaniel Sauer of Huntsville. See more photos on page 12. and the I-15/I-84 corridor. Liquor Losses Under Scrutiny as Eden Store Huntsville Residents Seek Legal Injunction Against Green Valley Academy Runs up $300,000 Tab: Audit hammers DABC By Shanna Francis Huntsville residents residing near the proposed Green Valley Academy, an onsite treatment center/school for troubled juveniles, recently petitioned Weber County’s Second District Court for review and injunctive relief against Weber County, the Ogden Valley Planning Commission, and the Weber County Board of Adjustment’s decision to approve development of the dormitory-type youth center at the outskirts of Huntsville Town. In the petition to the court, attorneys John M. Webster and Matthew A. Bartlett, of Bartlett & Webster, argue that the Weber County Board of Adjustment responded in an arbitrary and capricious manner in upholding the Commission’s decision to approve the Green Valley application. The complaint reads, “The Board’s adoption of the Staff Report, the failure to consider the non-conforming residential use of the Green Valley facility, and the ruling that the Green Valley facility was primarily a ‘school’ as defined in the Uniform Land Use Ordinance of Weber County, Ordinance 1-6 and that all other uses were incidental thereto was not supported INJUNCTION cont. on page 11 Ogden Valley Balloon Festival Postponed Until 2012 The Ogden Valley Business Association had planned to produce the Ogden Valley Balloon Festival this year. But due to economic factors, the Association must report that the festival is being postponed until 2012. “We look forward to putting together a strong committee soon, to move forward with this iconic event for 2012,” states Lisa Karam, OVBA Executive Director. “This will give us ample time to secure the must-needed funding and sponsorships to insure a successful event,” she continued. For more information, or to volunteer for the 2012 event committee, please e-mail Lisa Karam at <lisa@ovba.org> Strings for Strings—Free concert at Snowcrest Junior High Come join in the fun and learn how you plaza to the courts. can be a part of building our community tenOur guest artist is Kort McCumber and his nis complex “one brick at a time.” bass player Jim Gilmour. Kort is With the help of RAMP, USTA, and an incredibly talented multi-instruthe Weber School District, we are mentalist, dedicated performer, almost there and, with your help, prolific songwriter, and gifted and we will be breaking ground very expressive vocalist. More than a soon. decade into his musical pilgrimA free benefit concert will be age, he continues to define and held the evening of June 3 in the redefine his sound, his persona, his Snowcrest common area at 6:30 love for music, and his unwavering p.m. Please note that this is at commitment to bring great music Snowcrest and not at North Fork to listeners throughout the United Park where the Ogden Music States, Europe, and Australia. Festival is also taking place. This live performance is Come to the Snowcrest concert ORIGINAL AMERICANA! , in your blue jeans, with potluck Americana at its best; equal parts Kort McCumber snacks, and a comfortable camp folk, blues, bluegrass, and rock! chair, or use the Snowcrest seatThe audience will enjoy good ing. Drawings for the complex, donated by songs well rendered. VanZeben Architecture, will be on display, as Join with your friends and neighbors well as the various styles of commemorative and attend this festive evening of “friendbricks and blocks that will be used in the entry raising” for tennis. Governor Signs Ceremonial Bills to Underscore Utah’s Efforts to Grow Jobs In a Capitol Gold Room ceremony on May Utah is nationally recognized as a successful 18, Governor Gary R. Herbert and Lieutenant Governor Greg Bell joined legislative and business leaders from across the state for ceremonial signings of several key pieces of job growth and economic development legislation from the 2011 legislative session. The Governor signed the following five bills before presenting ceremonial drafts and signing pens to sponsors and guests: SB 31 – Rural Fast Track Amendments, Senator Ralph Okerlund SB 312 – Economic Development Coordination, Senator Scott Jenkins SB 319 – Technology Commercialization and Innovation Act, Senator Curt Bramble HB 359 – Business Resource Center Advisory Board Modifications, Representative Val Peterson HB 496 – Technology and Life Science Economic Development Act and Related Tax Credits, Representative David Clark “These bills are critical to our effort to grow jobs—both in rural Utah and in our metro areas. By Loretta Park Standard-Examiner Davis Bureau lpark@standard.net The Utah Attorney General’s Office is beginning an investigation into what happened to almost $300,000 missing from a private liquorpackaging agency that was located in Eden. A legislative audit, released Tuesday and reviewed by the Legislative Audit Committee, looked at the action taken by the Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control regarding the packaging agency operated by Bill Lyman from June 24, 2009, until it closed in July 2010. “I hold you responsible for this debacle,” said Senate President Michael Waddoups, R-Taylorsville. “Is there any reason why I should not?” “You have every right to feel that way,” said Gordon Strachan, vice chairman of the Alcoholic Beverage Control Commission, the governing board for the DABC. Waddoups said DABC Director Dennis R. Kellen “showed terrible manager skills” by not sharing information with the commission about what was going on with the Eden packaging agency. LIQUOR LOSSES cont. on page 8 Ogden City Cemetery Walking History Tour Announced One of the favorite parts of doing Family night or family activity. Enjoy the stories as History research is the “stories” that are also found while doing research. These stories may be of your own family members, but they can also be interesting stories of other families or events. This year, the Ogden Regional Family History Center is hosting another great tour, which will include the interesting histories of Sidney Stevens, an Ogden businessman; Louis Moench, 1st President of Weber Academy (the precursor to today’s WSU); Ann Corbridge Slater, wife of Richard Slater of Slaterville, Utah; James Iverson, early settler of Ogden; and the history of the WWI monument and the Wall of Remembrance for WWII that are also found within the cemetery. The tour, sponsored by the Ogden Regional Family History Center, makes for a fun date you learn about our community. The event will be held Saturday, June 11 and again on Monday, June 13. The first tour will be held at 5:00 p.m. each evening then will run again every 10 minutes thereafter. The last tour will be offered at 6:30 p.m. The tour takes about an hour and a half, and involves walking, standing, and some sitting. Each is led by a tour guide—a volunteer from the Family History Center. Tours are free, but donations are appreciated with donations going to repair old, “forgotten” grave markers inside the cemetery. Tour goers should enter the cemetery from 20th Street and Madison; and then turn left on the frontage road inside the cemetery. The tour will begin at the end of 12th Avenue. Landslide Closes Highway 39 By Shanna Francis A substantial landslide cut off traffic Thursday evening and most of Friday, May 20, along State Road 39, on the highway to Huntsville, about 100 yards east of Pineview Dam. The slide brought large boulders, rock, mud, and at least one large-sized pine tree down onto the roadway, blocking traffic in both lanes. Immediately after the slide, two westbound vehicles ran through the debris, unable to stop before realizing the severity of the slide. Both received damage to their vehicles, including popped tires. One of the drivers immediately contacted dispatch. The slide occurred about 9:30 p.m. By chance, a Weber County Sheriff was about the third driver on the scene. “When I arrived, there was still dust and debris swirling around.” The highway was quickly closed to both lanes of traffic. Engineers from UDOT’s Region One Headquarters and crews from Huntsville’s Maintenance Station also arrived to assess the damage and try to begin work on clearing the debris, which towered about 10 feet high in some places, and covered an area about 40 feet wide, with rocks and other debris scattered over a much larger area. By 10:30 p.m. Thursday, rocks were still shifting LANDSLIDE cont. on page 3 and business-friendly state because we utilize unprecedented partnerships and capitalize on the synergy that results from a coordinated effort.” said Governor Herbert. “I consider everyone in this room a member of Team Utah and we need every team member focused on our goal: jobs, jobs, jobs.” The bills in today’s ceremony are central to keeping Utah business-friendly, according to the bills’ sponsors who offered remarks. Senator Ralph Okerlund spoke about Senate Bill 31, “This bill allows the Office of Rural Development to administer the Business Resource Expansion and Retention (BEAR) initiative to help our rural business owners better promote their businesses and expand economic development in rural Utah.” The Senator recognized the impact of rural business on the state economy and expressed appreciation to his fellow legisla- GOVERNOR cont. on page 2 Cleanup on State Road 39 after landslide on Friday, May 20. |