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Show Page 10 THE OGDEN VALLEY NEWS Volume IX Issue X March 1, 2004 MOTHER cont. from page 1 made sure her kids needs and wants were taken care of. In grade school, when we were learning about the American Revolution, she handcrafted an incredible costume of George Washington for me to wear. While I received the glory with my picture on the front page of the Ogden Standard Examiner, she quietly sat back and basked in my glory. Later, when I was playing in a Youth Basketball league, she once again rose to the occasion and fabricated a Utah Stars jersey with Willie Wise’s name and number on the back. This was long before Pro sports apparel was popular and while all the other kids were wearing a plain white T-shirt. In Junior High, when race in Huntsville had but one meaning, a highspeed challenge between two hopped up cars on the road paralleling the town dump, she sent me to the Halloween dance as Michael Jackson, complete with an Afro and hip clothing. After showering that evening, it literally took years for the shower to become clean, but never a complaint from mom. She frequently hosted sleepovers for my friends, and always served a hot breakfast of her famous hot cakes and eggs. While friends called me spoiled, I now realize I took a lot for granted in my early years. She always had clean clothes for us to wear, and a clean and comfortable home to live in. In addition to maintaining our home, she put in 10 12 hours per day slaving at the family owned market. She would also prepare a hot lunch and dinner for us after putting in an extended day at the market. She never received a paycheck and worked tirelessly for the benefit of her spouse and children. As a child of the Great Depression, she has lived a somewhat monastic life of service and sacrifice, always forgoing her personal wants and needs for the good of someone else. While her basic needs were satisfied, she had very few wants. She wanted for little and settled for even less. Extravagance and lavishness are not in her vocabulary, and pretentiousness is the farthest thing from her mind. Rarely did she, or will she, buy anything for herself. She didn’t desire a Mercedes or a Cadillac, but after several decades in a successful grocery business, she fell in love with an 80’s era Buick Riviera. A nice vehicle, but a far cry from some of the other “luxury” vehicles. Unfortunately, she had to settle for Chevy Impala’s and Toyota pickups so the neighbors would not think she had made too much money in her store. She and Dad felt very strongly in providing their children with a good education. To that end, they both worked tire- Radford HIlls executive home with incredible views! 2 BD, 2BA, office, 3-car garage on 1 acre $325,000! lessly to see that each child had all possible opportunities. Fairness was also a value she helped to instill. If one of the siblings chose a more expensive college or career path, then they cost adjusted the other siblings with cash to make their expenditures more just. She instilled in her children values such as honesty and integrity, and to work hard and give your employer an honest days work for an honest days pay. Bonnie’s kids could do no wrong. If there was ever a spat with a friend or an issue at school, of course her child was in the right. If, by the extremely rare chance that they did make a mistake, she supported them fully and tried to help right the wrong. Of course, I, being the youngest and wisest, was able to learn from the numerous mistakes of my older siblings and have made no mistakes! Bonnie is also an excellent grandmother who makes every effort to attend her grandchildren’s functions. She is always willing to pick the kids up from school or run them to dance or soccer practice. She also never forgets a birthday or special occasion, and always brings a special gift and card. She is a friend to everyone and, unfortunately, attends more funerals in an average month than most attend in a decade. As shocking as it may sound, the mother of the year is not completely perfect. Not wanting to bother or nuisance anyone, occasionally she will keep other’s in the dark by not informing them of certain events or illnesses. She feels that their time is too valuable, and she does not want to intrude, when in fact they want to be kept up to date and have the opportunity to attend the events. Since her retirement, mom has been busier than ever volunteering for her church, reading with kids at the elementary school, volunteering at the Weber County Library, and working along side our father to bring a pressurized water system to Huntsville. Subsequently, she voluntarily worked as the Secretary of the Water Company donating thousands of hours over the span of some 16+ years. Coincidentally, this is now a paid position after they had to resign last year due to my father’s failing health. As always, she did an incredible job and saved the Huntsville residents thousands of dollars. She felt that it was a small payback for all the residents who supported the family business for so many years. She also currently volunteers for the LDS Church History center. Thanks mom, for being Mother of the Century! Lots of Space! 6 bedroom, 3 bath home on 2.3 acres. Includes barn and mother-in-law apartment. Creative terms available. $279,900! PLANNING cont. from page 1 create cluster subdivisions, something that current developers aren’t taking advantage of often enough. He maintained that this increased incentive would help maintain the rural atmosphere, and preserve open space and farmland. Concerns were raised about desirability of this plan, and the county asked for public input into the proposal before a new ordinance is drafted. The Planning Commission also heard arguments for a PRUD by Watts Enterprises located at 4300 N. Wolf Creek Drive. Petitioner Russ Watts asked for permission to build single unit homes instead of the twin homes he currently is allowed to build. The Commission asked Watts to bring in a revised detailed map reflecting the changes and elevation and design plans providing details about the proposed housing units. A representative from Loftus Investments came before the Commission asking for lot line adjustments for an older subdivision located in Wheeler Canyon below Pineview Dam. An old survey mistake places lot lines through the middle of already existing homes. The lot line adjustment would clean up legal matters for property owners within the subdivision. The Commission approved the boundary changes. A petition to amend the Ogden Valley Sign Ordinance was tabled for the next meeting of the Commission to be held March 16 at 5:00 p.m. A number of Valley resident attended the February 17 meeting to contest the petition currently before the county to perform a feasibility study for the incorporation of Eden. The topic has become a heated political issue. By law, townships affected by the petition are to make a recommendation to the County Commissioners supporting or opposing incorporation as part of the feasibility study. The Planning Commission opened the floor for comments. Steve Clark, contact sponsor of the petition, spoke in favor of the feasibility study. He stated that the motivation driving the petition is to allow, under incorporation, citizens the right to develop their own master plan for their community. Large areas of commercial properties would like the right to manage their property site specific to Eden. They are invested in the future of Eden, and want to maintain the area’s rural atmosphere. Considering the number of already existing building lots in the community only, if you take an average of three people per household, the population could swell to 7,500. He also stated that the committee is investigating incorporation because of the initial request by citizens of the community who asked them to execute this mandate. “As untrained citizens, we have tried to follow the law to the letter and to the best of our knowledge. We want to know if it is feasible to incorporate, to look at the data and then make a decision.” Opponents of incorporation within cur- rent boundaries have sited their rejection of the idea because the current boundaries leave out a large section of what has been historically considered as part of the community of Eden, including the school. Lee Schussman, who spoke against the study, stated, “Though a relatively new resident, I have been a long time property owner in the area. I may be naïve to this process, but I don’t understand why we are setting aside in this rigorous process how we really want [the community] to develop. Carving a small piece out will have an impact on the entire Valley. Everyone I have talked to does not support carving out a small entity. I would strongly oppose this.” Boundary Chair Dick Manley explained, “We took the information from the pre-feasibility study and looked at sales tax and road funds. With this information, we changed the boundary to what we have now. We were not originally aware that people who were left out were opposed to being left out. We left them out because it wasn’t feasible [to leave them in]. Everyone wants to do what’s best for Eden. Can that be done by local control or at a level governed by a county commission where we can’t do anything about the decisions they make (The Valley doesn’t have enough votes to vote a county commissioner in or out of office). Our feeling is that we would rather have control by local citizens instead of by those who have to do what’s best for the whole county.” Steve Clarke concluded that with the $30,000 it cost the county to complete a study for Marriott/Slaterville, the study will cost about 50 cents per resident in Ogden Valley. “We think this is a small price to pay for Weber County’s jewel. The last thing we want to do is to polarize the community. We just want to proceed to find the facts.” After public comment, Planning Commissioner Bruce Ferre stated, “I think that it is an oxymoron that you want to create a city to maintain the rural atmosphere. The role of a city is to assess taxes and provide services. Living in west Clinton when we were going through this, we found that we needed to become more commercial to generate more money. A city won’t preserve the rural atmosphere from what I’ve seen in the west part of the county.” Planning Commissioner Sharon Holmstrom from Eden stated, “Eden has a long history with property owners inheriting property down through many generations, and now they [residents living within Eden but outside the proposed boundaries] wont’ have an opportunity to vote to determine their own future. Figuratively and physically, I’m appalled at the audacity to try and cut our community in half! It is terrible that the law allows no provision to allow citizens objecting to [a study] to have a voice—that there’s no way to stop the spending of tax dollars on a study that is not wanted. The law allows non-residents to call for a feasibility study, but they won’t get to vote. It is PLANNING cont. on page 11 Just Listed! 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