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Show The Ogden Valley news Your Community Newspaper June 1, 2017 USPS MARKETING MAIL POSTAGE PAID PERMIT NO. 11 EDEN UT POSTAL PATRON EDEN-LIBERTY-84310 HUNTSVILLE-84317 OGDEN CANYON- 84401 HCR 843AO Weber County to Hear and Vote on New Ordinance Hoped to Rein in Problems at Pineview & Causey According to Weber County Public Affairs Director Holin Wilbanks, over the past year, the county has been working with a cross section of Pineview Reservoir users and administrators— from boaters, trail users, bikers, homeowners to DWR, the Forest Service, the Weber County planning commission and law enforcement. They have been closely studying the arising safety concerns for the Pineview area and the current contracts in place for management. Below, Wilbanks outlines some of the outcomes that the county is working to roll out this summer. 1. The U.S. Forest Service (through AL&L) will require proof of documentation of completion of the self-inspection for invasive species. In order to access the marinas, all boats must show completion of this evaluation. This is to better protect the reservoir from contamination of invasive species. Below is the link through DWR for the test: https:// dwrapps.utah.gov/wex/dbconnection. jsp?examnbr=509307 2. An option to purchase an annual overnight pass will be available this year. In an effort to better accommodate frequent overnight users, we hope that this annual option will make is easier and more cost effective. Both the daily and the annual option will be available for purchase around the first week of June. The daily overnight fee is $15/night and the season pass is $130. 3. The first reading for the enforcement of Crews work to repair a waterline break in Ogden Canyon under Hwy. 39 Monday, May 22. The break occurred west of the water treatment plant. Along no alcohol was passed May 16, 2017. The with flooding across the highway that evening, neighboring property owner Mike Bachman was left with 2½ feet of standing water in his yard. The leak PINEVIEW cont. on page 11 caused a portion of the road to collapse, limiting traffic to one lane until repairs could be completed the next day. Photo courtesy of Mike Bachman. DWR Proposes Acquisition of over 2,000 Ogden Valley Parks Special Service Area: Our Valley. Our Heritage. Our Parks. Our Way! Acres in Middle Fork Area of Ogden Valley Liberty Park District is funded through Park We are the stewards of our parks heritage. The Utah Division of Wildlife Resources passed motions that day supporting DWR’s (DWR) proposes to acquire approximately 2,073 acres of property north of, and adjoining, its Middle Fork Wildlife Management Area approximately eight miles north-by-northeast of Huntsville, Utah. All the property lies within Weber County, except approximately 150 acres located within the boundaries of Cache County, and is known as Sunridge Summit Ranch. The subject property has historically been used for outdoor recreation, including hunting, fishing, horseback riding, camping, and hiking. After DWR acquires the property, the property will become part of its Wildlife Management Area (WMA) and be managed primarily for big game and upland game habitat, and the recreational uses listed above. DWR presented this proposed acquisition to the Weber County Commission and the Cache County Council April 11, 2017. Both bodies proposed acquisition. DWR also solicited public comments through the Standard-Examiner and The Ogden Valley news, and the public response to date, according to the State of Utah Division of Wildlife Resources Director Gregory Sheehan, has been “uniformly in favor of the proposed action.” In a letter dated May 8, the State asked Ogden Valley’s State Representative Gage Froerer for his support of the proposal. Froerer responded, “I am in very strong support of the DWR acquisition, subject to the understanding that the public must have full access and use of this recreational area. It is a great addition to the Middle Fork WFA and will provide outdoor opportunities for the public to enjoy for future generations.” Let’s make it a legacy to be proud of! We have been given an amazing legacy in our parks! Huntsville Town Park has been around since 1861 when it was platted to serve as the town square of the new town of Huntsville. Liberty Park was donated to the Liberty Town Center in 1884 by John Marshall and was developed as a park in conjunction with the LDS Church until 1974, when it was given back to the community. Eden Park also began as an LDS Church-affiliated gathering place on land donated by Elizabeth Shaw Stuart and transferred to the community in 1980. To receive and operate the parks, Weber County created the Eden and Liberty Park Districts and appointed Boards to manage each district and the parks. How do we currently fund our parks? MIDDLE FORK cont. on page 11 Since then the three parks have operated separately and with different funding methods. The residents of Huntsville have paid taxes to develop and maintain the Park throughout its history. Since the formation of the park districts, Head-on Collision Closes North Ogden Divide for Two Hours: Six people injured A head-on collision Monday afternoon, May 22, closed the North Ogden divide for about two hours. A Subaru Forester was traveling west down the divide, approximately one mile from the top, when the 16-yearold male driver lost control around a sharp corner. The vehicle was headed off the road when it hit, head-on, a Subaru sedan traveling up the divide. The impact knocked the sedan off the side of the divide, down the steep embankment where it stopped 40 feet down because of a tree. The Forester rolled and came to rest in the middle of the roadway. The 16-year-old driver and District taxes, and Eden Park District is funded through a fee-per-household tax. As the Valley developed, the park districts and Huntsville Town boundaries did not expand to include a large number of new households and nonagricultural properties. Here is what the 2016 tax records tell us about the funding: The Eden Park District contains 1,638 homes; its north boundary is the Cache county line and the south boundary includes about half of Ogden Canyon. Most, but not all, properties inside the boundaries are paying toward the park, but for those that do, it’s $20 per year. The Liberty Park District is also geographically large and contains 787 residences; it spans from the Durfee Creek area in the north, Wolf Creek golf course on the east, and ends just prior to Nordic Valley on the south. A residence valued at $400,000 pays about $30 a year. Huntsville town proper includes 209 residences, with each paying about $122 a year for VALLEY PARKS cont. on page 12 Gofundme Account Established for Valley Elementary Teacher By Shanna Francis Sixth- and fourth-grade Valley Elementary teacher Krista Wangsgard of Eden collapsed unexpectedly Sunday evening, May 21, due to a cardiac event and is in the Intensive Care Unit at a Salt Lake City Hospital. According to family representatives, she is still in very critical condition. Krista is married and has three young children, and, according to friends, “Everyone is praying for a miracle.” To help with swiftly accruing medical bills, and to show the love and support of the community, on Thursday, May 25, members of the Valley hosted a benefit concert at Eden Park. Musician Peter Breinholt made a surprise guest appearance and performed for the audience, along with local band Eden Experiment. Krista’s students from Valley Elementary COLLISION cont. on page 8 A Subaru Forester lost control and hit another head on, sending it careening over the edge of the N. Ogden Divide. Photo courtesy of Weber County Sheriff’s. TEACHER cont. on page 13 Krista Wangsgard with her husband and three children. Weber County Asks Residents to Eliminate Noxious Weed at the very least, destroy or cut off the yel- Compiled by Shanna Francis Spring is so beautiful in the Valley, especially with all of those beautiful tall, yellow flowers blanketing many fields, greeting those who drive by, and cropping up along the edge of the road, and in patches of turned over soil here and there . . . and there, and there, and there! No, I’m not talking about dandelions, but dyer’s woad. Though the noxious weed may look lovely to some, its presence is an economic nightmare for others. A non-native plant of Utah, dyer’s woad usually grows between one to four feet tall. It is a plant native to southeaster Russia. Around 1910, alfalfa seed contaminated with dyer’s woad seed was imported from Ireland and introduced to Utah near Brigham City. County residents are being asked to control the state listed noxious weed. You must pull the taproot out to eliminate it completely; low blossoms to prevent plants from going to seed. On average, it takes about seven years of eliminating the plant from an infested area, as seeds can lie dormant in the soil for many years. Landowners can also spray for the weed, or call the county to see if they are available to spray at cost. Dyer’s woad was originally cultivated for its leaves that produce a blue dye (this is where the word “dyers” came from). Years ago I wrote, “According to information obtained form the USU Extension Office, ‘Dyer’s woad . . . is a serious problem in the northern most counties along the Wasatch range. In Cache, Box Elder, and Rich Counties alone it has been estimated that two million dollars a year are lost in reduced crop yields and range production. The number of acres infested is increasing at The “Eden Experiment” and Peter Breinholt performed at a benefit concert for Krista Wangsgard. From left to right, Mark Harris, Chandra Barrong, Peter Breinholt, Nikki Ashton, Trevor White, NOXIOUS WEED cont. on page 11 Jennifer Waldrip, and Brian Keith. |
