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Show The Ogden Valley news Your Community Newspaper April 15, 2020 USPS MARKETING MAIL POSTAGE PAID PERMIT NO. 11 EDEN UT POSTAL PATRON EDEN-LIBERTY-84310 HUNTSVILLE-84317 OGDEN CANYON- 84401 HCR 843AO Photo by Tim Ludlum of Liberty. County Encourages Community Effort to Reduce Noxious Weeds Grace Dulaney of Huntsville shared this glimpse into the magic of our valley.... County Nightly Rental Statement Weber County Commissioner Gage Froerer has announced, “The Weber-Morgan Health Department recently sent a letter to all nightly rental owners encouraging them to abide by the “Stay Home, Stay Safe” directive and avoid renting to out-of-state customers. We will be making a final decision later next week regarding the status of nightly rentals after the Governor makes his public health order announcement on Monday (April 13, 2020).” On April 10, Governor Gary Herbert’s executive order went into effect, requiring all adults entering Utah to fill out a health form, asking if they had any symptoms of COVID-19, have been recently tested for it, or traveled through coronavirus hot spots. Weber County Announces Great News for County Business Owners! We know COVID-19 is impacting our Weber County businesses in a significant way. To help alleviate this, the Weber County Commission has established a temporary ordinance to provide a deferral of business personal property tax penalties and interest due to late filing submissions. State law still requires your business personal property tax filing on or before May 15, 2020. In prior years, the penalty was imposed on the day after the filing was due. This ordinance allows Weber County to defer the application of all penalties and interest on 2020 past due accounts until August 15, 2020. For more information visit #WEPullTogether. Eden Woman Competes in Ultimate EcoChallenge Expedition Race Held in Fiji If you’re wondering what an Eco-Challenge is, you’re not alone! Sylvia Greer of Eden wondered the same thing when she was asked to join a team of three men to represent the United States of America! E c o Challenge is the ultimate expedition race in which 66 international teams of adventure athletes race Sylvia Greer of Eden. non-stop, 24 hours a day, across hundreds of miles of rugged jungle terrain in Fiji—complete with mountains, jungle, rivers, mud and ocean. Each team was comprised of four racers, including at least one member of the opposite sex; plus, one assistant crewmember. Over the 600 km course, racers were required to run, mountain bike, rappel, ascend, climb, row an outrigger canoe, skin dive, whitewater raft, pack raft and paddle board. Navigation was done with a map and compass only. No electronic or GPS devices were allowed on the course. In addition to navigation, teams were required to use expedition problem-solving skills in their quest for the finish line. The masterminds of Eco-Challenge Fiji are well-known adventurers Bear Grylls, and Mark Burnett. As per the rules of the competition, the first team to complete the entire course and cross the finish line is named the winner. If a team lost a member along the way due to any reason—injury, exhaustion, or disagreement—they were automatically disqualified. Only teams that could work together under extreme stress To support the Governor Herbert’s urgings for people to stay home and maintain safe social distancing, Powder Mountain, effective March 30, will close for skinning and hiking for the Access to Cemetery Point Closed to Vehicles & Beach Traffic As the temperatures increase, Cemetery Point is seeing large groups gather at the parking areas and beaches. Due to social distancing guidelines, the Forest Services is closing the parking areas and access points to Pineview Reservoir. A barrier will be placed outside of Cemetery Point. Residents and locals will not be able to access the beach or area by vehicle. If access to the cemetery is needed, please call the Huntsville Town Hall at 801-745-3420. Thank you for your cooperaton. Boaters Must Remove Drain Plugs & Other New Wildlife, Outdoor Recreation Laws A lot of bills were passed during the 2020 legislative session. Here are five that were signed into law by Gov. Gary Herbert this legislative session that impact wildlife and outdoor recreation in Utah that you should know about. HB 255: Boat Fees Amendments - This law will help prevent the spread of aquatic invasive species, like quagga mussels, which have infested Lake Powell. The law includes several new changes that boaters should be aware of, including a $20 fee for non-resident boaters who launch a watercraft on any waterbody in Utah. The law also requires all boat owners to complete an online Utah Division of Wildlife Resources education course about preventing the spread of quagga mussels, and to show proof of the course completion before they launch at a Utah waterbody. In addition, the new law requires anyone transporting a boat on a Utah highway, which includes any public road, street, bridge, or other public-use structure, to remove all drain plugs from the boat and to drain all water from the live wells, bilges, ballast tanks or other similar compartments on the watercraft. Boats must be transported with all drain plugs removed. Anyone who fails to do so could be cited with a class C misdemeanor. The law also directs DWR to study the options and feasibility of implementing an automated system that can scan, photograph and provide real-time information about when a boat last entered a Utah waterbody and when the boat was last decontaminated. The study WILDLIFE cont. on page 10 Weber Fire District Burn Permits Available for Season The Weber Fire District wants to remind citizens of unincorporated Weber County— Marriott-Slaterville, Farr West, West Haven, Ogden Valley and Hooper—that the spring Open Burning window for yard clean up begins March 31, 2020 and ends May 30, 2020. You may obtain a burn permit by visiting the Department of Air Quality (DAQ) web site at <www.airquality.utah.gov> Burn Permit Guidelines 1. Once a burn permit is obtained, the clearing index must be above 500 in order to burn legally. EDEN WOMAN cont. on page 12 2. Burning material must be of vegetative type, i.e. tree limbs, leaves and grass clippings. 3. Tires, paint, conventional lumber or any manufactured material is NOT allowed to be burned. next two weeks. We will evaluate reopening at 4. Fires must always be accompanied at all the end of this critical two-week period. This includes any and all types of recreation on the mountain. Thank you for your cooperation and understanding. For more information, visit <powdermountain.com> Uphill Traffic Is Closed, Effective Immediately Looking for a COVID-19/social distancing project? Help your community by pulling/eradicating noxious weeds! If you have some COVID-19/social distancing time to kill, would like to be out in the beautiful outdoors, and are interested in helping your community, we have just the project for you! The Weber County Noxious Weed Board has been newly created and their efforts are in full swing. We need your help to find and get rid of a variety of “noxious weeds” in Weber County. While we would prefer to ask you to do so nicely, the board now has been given the authority by the Weber County Commission to pursue enforcement efforts against property owners who do not eliminate these weeds from their property. Residents will be responsible for costs incurred by the County if the weeds are not removed by the property owner. “It may seem trivial to some, but we take the removal of these weeds very seriously. Without our diligent efforts, these weeds will literally take over the entire landscape of our beautiful county,” stated Weber County Commissioner Gage Froerer. He continued, “We have two fulltime agricultural farmers on the weed board who have educated us on the noxious weeds in question, as well as other weeds that could migrate to our area. It is important that residents do their part to contain these weeds and their future spread throughout the valley.” Members of the newly formed Noxious NOXIOUS WEEDS cont. on page 8 times, and must be out by dark. You must have a means to extinguish the fire such as a garden hose, shovel, extinguisher etc. 5. Agricultural burning does not require a burn permit (visit our website to see if you qualify for agricultural burning). Nor does it need to observe the clearing index of 500; however, we strongly encourage the agricultural community to observe the clearing index. The only things burnable under the agricultural umbrella are ditch banks, fence lines, stubble (grain, corn, etc.), and open grazing lands. 6. The Fire Department does reserve the right to extinguish any fire if it becomes a public nuisance or out of control. 7. Failure to comply with State or County open burning regulations could result in a fine. If you need further assistance, please contact Weber Fire District at 801-782-3580 or visit <www.weberfiredistrict.com> Paper Forms Sent to Households to Remind Them to Respond to 2020 Census About 64 million house- Utah, 51.5% of the population had responded. holds across the nation are receiving a paper questionnaire in the coming days as the U.S. Census Bureau continues to ensure responding to the census is easier than ever. Of the nation’s households, 46.2% have already responded to the 2020 Census. The remaining households will receive a paper questionnaire, starting April 8. While, as of Tuesday, April 7, 46.2 percent of the nation’s households had responded to the Census, either online or by phone, in Here is the break down by county: County Name & Self Response Rate Beaver County | 3.7% Box Elder County | 53.1% Cache County | 58% Carbon County | 39% Daggett County 5.2% Davis County | 63.1% CENSUS 2020 cont. on page 8 Weber Fire District Station 62 responded to an out-of-control grass fire in Liberty on Wednesday, April 8. The fire, in what was to be a controlled burn, jumped its perimeter but was quickly contained. |