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Show The OGDEN April 1, 2000 VALLEY NEWS BULK RATE POSTAGE PAID PERMIT NO. 11 POSTAL PATRON EDEN-LIBERTY-84310 HUNTSVILLE-84317 OGDEN CANYON- 84401 HCR 843AO Your Community Newspaper Inside This Issue: Eden Prize Winners Page 2 Valley Elementary Celebrates Dr. Seuss’ Birthday Tips for Conserving Water Page 3 By Shanna Francis Give Your Ideas for Ceremonies Page 4 A petition has come before the We b e r C o u n t y P l a n n i n g o ff i c e f o r the construction of a five-story o ff i c e b u i l d i n g i n t h e Va l l e y J u n c tion Commercial Center subdivision. Over a year ago, Gregg C h a m b e r s o f N o r d i c Va l l e y p e t i tioned the county to allow a section of the development to be zoned M1, a manufacturing designation. The intent for the M-1 zone was to allow for the storage of heavy equipment used in the Chambers’ family construction business. The Chambers had previously been c o n t a c t e d b y c o u n t y o ff i c i a l s , ordering them to remove illegally stored equipment from property a b u t t i n g t h e N o r t h F o r k R i v e r. Are You Prepared for the “Big One”? Page 5 What Am I Doing in the Garden? Page 5 March to a New Tune Page 6 Workshop for Parents Page 6 Antibiotics Not Always the Answer Page 7 Read Me a Story Page 8 Calendar of Events Page 9 Announcements Page 10 Student News Page 11 Sports News Page 12 Long Cold Months Cause Seasonal Depression Page 13 Government / Planning News Pages 14 - 15 Eden Waterworks Report Page 16 Classifieds Page 17 President Warren Harding Visited Huntsville Identical Triplets Page 19 High Rise Office Building Proposed for Construction in Eden Teachers at Va l l ey E l emen t a r y S ch o o l p ro u d l y w ea r s t r i p ed h a t s t o ce le brate Dr. S eu s s ’ b i r t h d a y a t t h e Og d en Va l l ey L i b r a r y. Calling all Disgruntled Callers, Please Call By Shanna F r a n ci s How would y o u rat e y o u r p h o n e se rvic e in Og d en Val l ey ? The Ogde n Valle y News s t aff recen t l y he ld a phone i n t erv i ew wi t h U. S . West Utah s p o k es m an M i ch ael Fra ndse n. The s t aff o u t l i n ed s o m e of the problems l o cal res i d en t s are still e xperie nc i n g . Nam el y, d i ffi culty dialing a n u m b er wi t h o u t he aring, “ We’re s o rry, we can n o t proc ess your cu s t o m er cal l i n g re quest at this t i m e. ” In ad d i t i o n , there a re com p l ai n t s t h at cu s tome rs are heari n g a g u rg l i n g sound that di s ru p t s co m m u n i cation, slurring t h e s en t en ces o f t h e pe rson you’re l i s t en i n g t o . Hav e you ma de a c all , o n l y t o b e t o l d t h at the numbe r you ’v e d i al ed h as b een disc onne cted— y et , i n real i t y, i t i s a working num b er? Or h av e y o u be en sudde nly d i s co n n ect ed fo r n o appa re nt rea son ? In response t o q u es t i o n s reg ard ing the quality o f s erv i ce t o t h e Va lley, Mr. Fran d s en s en t t h e fo l lowing sta te me n t : “We don’t h av e an y i n d i cat i o n from re pa ir re p o rt s o r face-t o -face communic ation b et ween cu s t o m ers and U.S. We s t rep ai r t ech n i ci an s who work in t h e co m m u n i t y, t h at there’s a nythi n g o u t o f t h e o rd i na ry. To the bes t o f o u r k n o wl ed g e, te chnicians h av en ’t b een approa ched abo u t an y t h i n g o t h er than norma l re p ai r p ro b l em s . ” “However, U. S . Wes t wi l l m o n i tor the situati o n cl o s el y i n t h e Ogde n Va lley, es p eci al l y g i v en t h e s p eci fi c cas es o f t ro u b l e t h a t t h e Og d en Val l ey New ci t es . ” “S o m e o f t h e p ro b l em s t h a t c u s t o m ers refer t o m ay h a v e s o m e t h i n g t o d o wi t h a l arg e c a b l e c u t t h at o ccu rred M arch 8 i n t h e can y o n . F o r s ev eral h o ur s o n t h a t d ay, cu s t o m ers i n t h e Og d e n Va l l e y were u n ab l e t o cal l o u t o f t h e Va l l ey u n t i l t h e cu t was rep ai r e d . ” T h e n ews s t aff al s o as k e d U . S . Wes t ab o u t t h e l i k el i h oo d o f a n u p g rad ed s y s t em t o t h e a r e a t o acco m m o d at e h i g h -s p eed I n t e r n e t s erv i ce i n t h e n ear fu t u re. T h e o n l y res p o n s e M r. F ran d s en wou l d g i v e , “U. S . Wes t i s l o o k i n g at e x p a n d i n g t h i s s erv i ce t o i n cl u d e m o r e r u r a l areas . ” No t m u ch o f a c o m m i t m en t . S o rry fo l k s . M r. F ran d s en s t at ed t h a t i f c u s t o m ers are ex p eri en ci n g a n y o f t h es e p ro b l em s , t h ey s h o u l d p r o ceed wi t h a co m p l ai n t t hr o u g h t h e p ro p er ch an n el s ; t h ey ar e t o c a l l t h e rep ai r n u m b er l i s t ed i n t h e t e l e p h o n e d i rect o ry, 1 -8 0 0 -5 7 3 - 1 3 11 . Do n o t b e d i s co n cert ed w h e n t h e U. S . Wes t rep res en t at i v e y o u a r e s p eak i n g wi t h s t at es t h a t y o u a r e t h e o n l y o n e t h at h as c a l l e d a n d rep o rt ed t h i s p ro b l em , s h e h a s n o way o f t rack i n g o r co l l e c t i n g t h i s i n fo rm at i o n . A red fl a g f o r t h e p h o n e co m p an y o n l y g o es u p w h e n t h ey recei v e a h eav y vo l u m e o f co m p l ai n t s . M r. F ran d s e n ’s s u g g es t i o n -an y o n e h av i n g t r o u b l e . . . cal l . . . s o t h e red fl ag s g o u p . C o n s e q u e n t l y, C o u n t y C o m m i s sioners approved a portion at the back of the Chambers’ commercially zoned property to be designated M-1. Site development standards for M-1 properties contain no height restrictions. A statement by Petitioner Patterson states that the proposed high rise, which would stand 71 feet above elevation at the roof peak, is planned to “provide first class— c l a s s “ A ” o ff i c e s p a c e f o r s o f t w a r e development workers, engineers, attorneys, and people who need broadband communication services.” The building would primarily be constructed of aggregate cement and glass, and provide 48 t h o u s a n d s q u a r e f e e t o f o ff i c e space, potentially housing approximately 180 employees. Proposed p l a n s a l s o i n c l u d e a n u n d e rg r o u n d heated parking lot with minimal parking above ground, producing a total 263 parking stalls. The petitioner says he is sensitive to the height of the building, b u t a rg u e s t h a t t h e i m p a c t o f t h i s height will be tempered because of its placement on property to the back of the development which drops 40 feet in elevation from the h i g h w a y. Real estate representatives for the Petitioner presented the plans to the Eden Planning Committee on March 16. Concerns from the board and residents attending included the hard surfaced parking lot located only ten feet from the r i v e r ’s e d g e , a d r a i n f i e l d l o c a t e d 7 0 f e e t f r o m t h e r i v e r, t h e b u r d e n o f a d d i t i o n a l c o m m u t e r t r a ff i c f r o m potential employees, the intensity of development near a protected water way and sensitive area, and how the building would contrast with the vision of the “rural atmosp h e r e ” f o r O g d e n Va l l e y a s f o r m u lated and mandated through the public process and implemented in Hap p y cal l i n g ! PROPOSAL cont. on page 3 |