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Show The Ogden Valley News August 1, 2022 Your Community Newspaper USPS MARKETING MAIL POSTAGE PAID PERMIT NO. 11 EDEN UT POSTAL PATRON EDEN-LIBERTY-84310 HUNTSVILLE-84317 OGDEN CANYON- 84401 HCR 843AO Townhall Meeting with Sheriff’s Office Announced Weber County Sheriff’s Office will hold a townhall meeting August 5 at 7:00 p.m. at the Eden Park bowery. Residents of Ogden Valley are welcome to attend. Attending from the Sheriff’s Office will be Sergeant Slater, who will be the main speaker with possible attendance, also, by Lieutenant Ryan Arbon. A specific topic will be addressed—traffic enforcement in Ogden Valley. They will also discuss plans for increased enforcement and take suggestions and questions from the public. The Sheriff’s Office reports that they have been enhancing traffic enforcement in the last few months. This townhall meeting is being sponsored by Ogden Valley Civil Defense. Stage 1 Fire & Firework Restrictions Order Now in Place for Weber County The State of Utah has issued a Stage 1 Fire Restriction Order for all unincorporated private and state land in Weber County starting July 18, 2022. Due to current and forecasted weather conditions and extremely dry vegetation conditions in Northern Utah, the Utah State Division of Forestry Fire & State Lands, in cooperation with Weber Fire District, is enacting fire restrictions beginning July 18, FIRE RESTRICTIONS cont. on page 6 Photo courtesy of Ron Gleason of Eden. Public Presentations Held on July 27 to Show Results of Water/Sewer Studies Ogden Valley Water Supply and Infrastructure Study and Upper Valley Sewer Study North will be presented to the public July 27 at 6:00 p.m. at Valley Elementary School. The school is located at 5821 E. 1900 N. in Eden. Weber Basin Water Conservancy District (WBWCD)—the water supply sponsor—at the direction of Weber County with assistance from Bowen Collins and Associates are evaluating water demand and supply in Ogden Valley. They will present recommended solutions to meet projected culinary water needs. Keith Larson from Bowen Collins and Associates will be presenting the results of the Ogden Valley Water Supply and Infrastructure Study. Weber County—the sewer study sponsor— with assistance from Sunrise Engineering are evaluating how to improve ground water qual- ity through sewer management. Jared Andersen from Sunrise Engineering will present the results of the Upper Valley Sewer Study North. If you are unable to attend, you may participate by joining the meeting by the following link Zoom Meeting link: https://us02web.zoom. us/j/84016603342 with Meeting ID: 840 1660 3342. Additional Information and the opportunity for submitting comments to WBWCD related to water supply can be found at bowencollins.com/ public-involvement/ogden-valley/. Additional information and the opportunity for submitting comments to Weber County related to the sewer study can be found at docs. google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdd7RWZNR GHsiOkR3XDY3NnvKY0RovZX4ZMDekjK_ JehwbmJQ/viewformhttps://docs.google.com/ forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdd7RWZNRGHsiOkR3X DY3NnvKY0RovZX4ZMDekjK_JehwbmJQ/ viewform. Sewer System Expansion Proposed in Eden Area By Miranda Menzies, Wolf Creek Water & Sewer District Board Chair As many residents are aware, there has been a debate for decades about whether the use of septic systems in Ogden Valley is an adequate solution for wastewater management, especially with the recent massive increases in construction and development. This has led to Weber County contracting the preparation of a study by Sunrise Engineering considering the construction of sewers and treatment systems in the North Fork area of Ogden Valley. The results of that study will be presented July 27 at 6:00 p.m. at Valley Elementary’s gymnasium in Eden. Results of a water supply study for Ogden Valley by Weber Basin will also be presented. In February 2022, an article was published in The Ogden Valley News, with the nitrate results as shown on Figure 1. This present article is a follow-up and provides context for the sewer study. In summary, there is a clear need to provide effective sewage treatment for new development and in the village centers in the valley in order to minimize impacts on our drinking water and on Pineview Reservoir’s water quality. The balance of this article describes the next steps that are occurring, paid for by developers. The February 2022 article summarized the levels of nitrate in groundwater entering Pineview, based on samples analyzed at an accredited laboratory. These concentrations are consistent with the 2019 Utah Geological Survey (UGS) hydrogeology report, but the increasing rate of development suggests that nitrate concentrations in groundwater will likely rise. The nitrate comes from septic systems, SEWER SYSTEM cont. on page 10 Don’t Miss the Event of the Year: County Commission Tables Decision on Proposed Village Zone for Nordic Valley The Huntsville Charity Yard Sale July 28–30 By ShannaForm-Based there are no transitional areas from low density Francis Save the Date! The annual massive Huntsville Charity Yard Sale will be held July 28 thru July 30, 2022! All proceeds from the sale will be donated to the Seager Memorial Clinic—a 501(c)(3) free medical clinic in Ogden—and to other local charitable needs. Please bring by your gently used household items, clothing, books, tools, toys, etc. Donations will only be accepted July 11 thru July 25 and may be brought to the Slade home at 8870 E. 500 S. in Huntsville. This year we are only accepting small furniture items (under 30 pounds). Please do not donate any mattresses, televisions, large furniture, or anything that is broken, ripped, faded, or stained. Also, we have ongoing opportunities to help get ready for the Huntsville Charity Yard Sale for anyone who’d like to volunteer. July 28-30: Come buy some sweet used goods! Bring your friends and family and make a day of it! All proceeds, 100%, go to Ogden Valley families in need, and to local charitable causes! Our address is 8870 E. 500 S., Huntsville and sale hours are: • Thursday, July 28 and Friday, July 29 8:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. • Saturday, July 30, 8:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m., July 30, 8:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. July 30: A lot of help needed from 1:00 to 4:00 p.m. to help clean up! Please sign up https://signup.com/go/MksrrxS or just show up! I also need several trailers and pickup trucks to help haul leftover donations down to the Deseret Industries this day; please text me at 385-288-8415 if you can help with this. If you have questions, contact Chelsea Slade at 385-288-8415. Over 200 Tickets Have Sold for Ogden Valley Land Trust August 6th Event On August 6, the Huntsville Monastery will serve as the stage for IN A LANDSCAPE: Classical Music in the Wild™. Limited to 300 guests, this immersive musical experience will introduce, celebrate, and benefit the critically important mission of Ogden Valley Land Trust (OVLT), a local nonprofit that aims to protect the natural diversity and beauty of Ogden Valley for present and future generations. Founded in 2016 by classical pianist Hunter Noack, IN A LANDSCAPE is an outdoor concert series where America’s most stunning landscapes replace the traditional concert hall. A 9-foot Steinway grand piano travels on a flatbed trailer to national parks, urban greenspaces, working ranches, farms, and historical sites for classical music concerts that connect people with each landscape. To meet the acoustical challenges of performing in the wild, the music reaches listeners via wireless headphones. Unconfined to seats, Huntsville concertgoers will be able to explore the landscape, lie in sunny meadows, and commune with the sacred grounds where the monks once plowed and prayed. Prior to the performance, guests will have the opportunity to bid on numerous silent auction items. A sampling of these items includes pews that were once in the Huntsville Monastery chapel, season passes to Powder Mountain and Snowbasin, Atomic and Goode ski equipment, Sun Valley and Snowbird ski packages, unique artwork by local artists, and assorted gift baskets. Property tours and silent auction begin at 4:30 p.m.; the concert at 6:00. OVLT would like to thank Snowbasin for being a Golden Eagle Sponsor of this event. For each ticket sold to this summer’s Blues, Brews & BBQ concert series, Snowbasin donates $1 to Ogden Valley Land Trust. OVLT would also like to thank event sponsors Bank of Utah, Coldwell Banker Foundation, Zions Bank, Weber County, Mountain Luxury, Osprey Ranch, and monastery landowner Bill White for sponsoring this event at the Sandhill Crane level ($1,000+), as well as event sponsors Denna Johnson, Chris Weppner, and Compass Rose Lodge for sponsoring this event at the Bobolink level ($500+). If you or your business would like to sponsor this event or donate to the silent auction, please contact Lisa Karam at lisa@lisakaram. com or 801-791-8801. For ticket and event details, visit ogdenvalleylandtrust.org/events. You may also use the QR code in the ad on page 5 to purchase tickets. Tuesday, July 19, Weber County Commissioners held a public meeting at their regular commission meeting in Ogden at the Weber Center to take comment on a request to approve two ordinances intended to amend the form-based village zoning ordinance, along with other sections of the Weber County Land Use Code, to add provisions and exhibits intended to create a Nordic Village area. Several attended the meeting, in person or by Zoom, to make comments regarding the proposal, all but one expressing concerns over the size of the proposal in terms of increased density that would be forced on the quiet, wooded Nordic community. The form-based village concept being considered for the community would change zoning in the current one-acre single family neighborhoods to a variety of higher density areas, accommodating newly designated large (½-acre), medium (8,000 sq. ft.), and small (about 3,000 sq. ft.) lots to be developed within the current Nordic Valley community. New commercial designations would also be opened up. Planning staff noted that the new zoning designations would not increase overall density in the Valley, but would be implemented, per guidelines from the Ogden Valley general plan, to remove density off the Valley floor and into clustered designated village centers via the Valley’s new transfer-of-development-rights (TDR) ordinance. This ordinance allows developers to purchase development rights from a landowner in one part of the valley and transfer those rights to a receiving area in another part of the Valley—hopefully, a designated village area. However, density would be increased if the Weber County commissioners also allow for increased bonus density in the Nordic Valley area for what is termed “employee housing.” While most current Valley residents commute to Ogden most days to go to work, it has been proposed that developers be allowed to increase housing density in the Nordic Valley area so employees can have subsidized housing so they won’t have to commute to the Valley to work but can live on site at the resort area. Comments from residents during the public hearing brought up concerns that the proposed village is “too big”—as noted on signs throughout the Liberty-Nordic area—and would overwhelm the current community. Other concerns included the lack of available water and sewer infrastructure. Also, the proposed development is incompatible with the current community; to high density development. Mike James noted that the Nordic Valley area has been called by officials the “biggest fire hazard in Northern Utah.” Since most wildfires are human caused, bringing in larger numbers of people through up-zoning will only increase the fire hazard in the area, especially since most of the people coming to the resort village area would be visitors with little knowledge or concern for the fire hazards in the local area. Peggy Baker, a 37-year resident of Nordic Valley, brought in a petition with about 175 signatures of Valley residents she had collected in one day—all agreeing that the proposed Nordic Valley form-based zoning plan was “too big.” She noted, as many others did, that they weren’t trying to stop development at the resort area, which they supported, but didn’t want the “too big” resort development to overflow into surrounding neighborhoods. NORDIC VALLEY cont. on page 8 The red-tailed hawk is a bird of prey native to North America. Some people call them “chickenhawks,” as well as “Cooper’s hawks.” Photo courtesy of Marlin Jensen. |