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Show The Ogden Valley News June 1, 2023 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 Short-Term Rental Enforcement to be Discussed at June 6 Planning Commission Meeting The Weber County Planning Staff will discuss the current status of short-term rental enforcement, discovery, and outreach at an upcoming Ogden Valley Planning Commission meeting slated for June 6, 2023 at 5:00 p.m. The meeting will take place in the 1st-floor commission chambers of the Weber Center, 2380 Washington Blvd, Ogden, Utah. The meeting will be open to the public. As previously announced, the county recently enacted a revision to the short-term rental ordinance to ensure reasonable restrictions are in place to protect the character of neighborhoods and quality of life for residents and property owners. Short-term rentals are currently located in certain areas in Ogden Valley, and common services for this kind of use include Air B&B, VRBO, and other places where people connect with others who have rental units available. To ensure compliance with the new regulations, the county contracted with Granicus, a third-party monitoring and enforcement agency, to help identify properties that are in violation of county code. Granicus has been searching the internet for listings in areas of Weber County, and letters have been sent to property owners where violations have been identified. The planning staff wishes to keep the public informed about these efforts and invites interested parties to attend the upcoming meeting. The presentation and discussion on the SHORT-TERM RENTAL cont. on page 2 Flooding in Huntsville May 2023. Photo by Bruce Grandin of Eden. Destabilized Hillside Delivers Water, Mud Volunteers Show Up to Plan Trees Around Huntsville Park & Road Base to Nordic Valley Residents By Shanna Francis While Northern Utah’s record-breaking snow totals this winter thrilled skiers, snowboarders, and other outdoor enthusiasts—along with everyone else who enjoys the blessing of turning on their spigot to find fresh, wet clean-running water—all this precipitation, in one short season, has also had its drawbacks in Ogden Valley. Numerous small outbuildings, large barns, carports, canopies, garages, and even roofs on homes were compromised or collapsed altogether. Not good. There were also multiple areas and structures that flooded— fields, campsites, roads, bridges, and homes. But it could be argued that the biggest ongoing concern and worry goes to neighbors in the Nordic Valley area—especially those living along Viking Drive. These homes sit below newly cut ski runs, ski lift, and the access areas that service this new resort expansion area. On May 10, the first home in the area was surrounded by a heavy mud flow that came off the hillside behind it, necessitating an evacuation order as the mud, water, rocks, and debris continued to ooze and run down around the home and the neighborhood streets and newly created eroded channels. County personnel channeled the rebel water and debris into a field below Nordic Valley Way. The road leading to the impacted home remains closed at this time. About a week later, other areas further south along Viking Drive began experiencing excessive water and mud flows invading their homes and yards, too. Fortunately, caring neighbors and members of the Weber Fire District pulled together to divert the worst of the flows MUDSLIDE cont. on page 7 WFRC Unanimously Votes to Adopt Regional Transportation Plan to Enhance Mobility & Address Needs of a Growing Region On May 25, the Wasatch Front Regional Council (WFRC) unanimously voted to adopt the Wasatch Front 2023-2050 Regional Transportation Plan (2023-2050 RTP)—the official place where tomorrow’s new roads, transit lines, and trails start. The 2023-2050 RTP will strengthen our transportation network, providing more choices to get around while reducing traffic congestion along the Wasatch Front. It is part of the Wasatch Choice Vision, a broad strategy to maintain our high quality of life by coordinating plans for new homes and VOLUNTEERS cont. on page 7 Memorial Service Provided by American Legion to Be Held at Valley Cemeteries Attention Valley residents, Memorial Day services will be presented again this year by American Legion, local Post 129 at each of Ogden Valley’s four cemeteries on Monday, May 29 according to the following schedule: jobs with transportation. The 2023-2050 RTP Liberty Cemetery: 9:00 a.m. includes a wide variety of projects to accom- Eden’s Meadow View Cemetery: 10:00 a.m. modate a growing population, such as expand- Eden’s Mountain View Cemetery: 11:00 a.m. ing public transit options, improving bike and Huntsville Cemetery: 12:00 p.m. pedestrian infrastructure, and building upon our As always, the program will honor our U.S. roadway infrastructure. veterans and their selfless contributions to the WFRC’s 2023-2050 Regional Transportation maintaining of our freedoms, which blesses Plan is a culmination of four years of collabora- all Americans and the Republic “for which we tion between local leaders, transportation agen- stand,” and even the entire world. cies, community organizations, local stakeholdThis year’s honorees are as follows: ers, and residents. Specifically, over the next three decades the 2023-2050 RTP identifies nearly $26 billion of priority roadway, transit, and bike and pedestrian projects—over 1,000 WFRC cont. on page 13 Ogden Valley Blood Drive Slated for June 10 information, please visit redcrossblood.org The Community Foundation of Ogden Valley, CFOV, has teamed up with the Red Cross to bring regularly scheduled blood drives to Ogden Valley. The first of these Community Blood Drives is scheduled for Saturday, June 10 from 9:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. at the Eden Park community room at the bowery. To schedule an appointment, or for more On Friday, May 18, a number of volunteers showed up at Huntsville Town Park to plant trees. The event was organized by the Huntsville Town Tree Committee. Community members began arriving around 10:30 a.m., carrying shovels and gloves. They began in the northwest corner of the park. The heavy work was assisted by a backhoe. So far, three tree-planting events have been held. Plans are to plant a hundred new trees to or contact community blood drive coordinator Janet Wampler at 305-796-7778 or janet. wampler@gmail.com. Drop-in donors are also welcome. You may start the donation process by completing an online pre-donation health history questionnaire on the day of your appointment by logging in to redcrossblood.org/RapidPass. Your gift could save a life. Larry Jones, Liberty Cemetery Dr. Wayne Pack, Mountain View Cemetery (upper Eden) Cody Anderson, Meadow View Cemetery (lower Eden) Master Gunnery Sergeant, Keith A. Renstrom, Huntsville Cemetery Please join your fellow citizens in this important public show of gratitude, respect, and patriotism where Ogden Valley residents never forget the sacrifices of their fallen warriors, members of the American military, and the fearless theme they live and die by: “This nation will remain the Land of the Free only so long as it is the Home of the Brave.” Liberty Youth Named as Weber High School Salutatorian Ava Komenda of Liberty was recently named as Weber High School’s Salutatorian. During her high school career, she has taken ten AP classes, two honor classes, rocked the ACT with a 33, and has maintained an overall GPA of 4.0. She won the Southern Shakespeare Company 2022 National Sonnet Contest, placed third in Utah’s English Quest, is a College Board AP Scholar with honors, placed third in the NUCC Academic Olympiad, and earned the Seal of Biliteracy. And, yes, she’s also a winner of the Liberty Days Volleyball tournament! Ava is an experienced traveler who landed in Ogden Valley, where she has resided for the SALUTATORIAN cont. on page 12 Summit Land Conservancy Announces Campaign toSummit SaveLandLand “For The Future” The environmental resources within the headwaters Conservancy officially announced an effort to raise $20 million “For the Future,” at a May 16 Conservation Breakfast, a fundraising event sponsored by Deer Valley Resort to promote local land conservation. The For the Future fund is part of the Conservancy’s larger $100 million Utah Headwaters Initiative. The Conservancy’s goal is to leverage donations from individuals with governmental funds to save more land across the Wasatch Back and triple the acres they protect over the next five years. The Utah Headwaters Initiative, conceptualized by the Summit Land Conservancy in 2019, focuses on enhancing the agricultural and of the Weber, Provo, and Bear River watersheds, which are three main tributaries to the Great Salt Lake. Due to climate change and ongoing severe drought, Great Salt Lake could disappear within the next five years unless significant action is taken to prevent this. The conservation of natural lands will support watershed protection by maintaining important elements of the water cycle, such as groundwater recharge and minimizing the accumulation of runoff and pollutants. “There’s a deep connection between land and water. Water flows through land, under land, and over land,” said Summit Land Conservancy CEO, Cheryl Fox. “Summit Land Conservancy SUMMIT LAND cont. on page 2 Above, at right, is Ava Komenda of Liberty, who was honored Monday, May 22, as Weber High School’s 2023 graduating class co-salutatorian, along with Strider Chugg. |