Compiled by Shanna Francis Community members working toward qualifying for a state-funded feasibility study on the incorporation of Ogden Valley are continuing their efforts, despite a recent miscalculation setback on the part of Weber County who was directed by the state to qualify and quantify and gathered submitted incorporation feasibility petition signatures. The gathering of enough signatures—representing 10% of the proposed boundary’s private land and 7% of the marketable value...Read More
By Brandi Hammon The rumors are flying with the news of the Ogden Valley Incorporation effort that is underway. This a brief overview of the intent, process, sponsors and where more information is available. Hopefully this will quell any misinformation and open the door to your participation with the future of Ogden Valley. An open house will be held at the Mountain Luxury Lodge at 3632 N. Wolf Creek Drive...Read More
Guest Commentary: Richard L Sorensen, Mayor, The Town of Huntsville A hundred years ago, in 1923, forward-looking Huntsville residents took a valiant stand and voted to incorporate as the Town of a Huntsville. The incorporation was finalized in 1924. With history on their side, those residents were able to look back at some of the mistakes made just a couple of decades earlier. Huntsville was originally incorporated in 1903, but dissolved...Read More
Compiled by Shanna Francis It’s been twenty years since Ogden Valley residents made the initial effort to incorporate this high mountain valley—to switch from a county-wide governing body to one locally governed by elected local officials who understand local issues and represent local constituents. While residents since then had hoped for greater representation and decisions made that better reflect the needs and desires of the community, many gaps remain in...Read More
Compiled by Shanna Francis “Your Valley, Your Voice,” that is the call from sponsors behind the incorporation of Ogden Valley, who say they are pleased to announce that a recent study by an independent consulting firm, LRB Public Finance Advisors, commissioned by the state of Utah’s Lieutenant Governor’s Office, has concluded that Ogden Valley, as an incorporated entity, will be financially able to sustain itself at the same level of...Read More
