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
Compiled by Shanna Francis A community open house is planned for February 28, 2023 at the Ogden Valley Library in Huntsville at 6:00 p.m. to acquaint residents and property owners with the investigation process of a formal feasibility study regarding incorporating of Ogden Valley—minus the already incorporated community of Huntsville Town. The open house is designed to allow for individuals to ask questions and familiarize themselves with the process. During...Read More
By Mark Ferrin to the Ogden Valley News Dear Ogden Valley Neighbors and Friends: On July 24, 1847, Brigham Young and friends entered the Great Salt Lake valley, then not a part of the United States. A few days later, Brigham appointed Jedediah Morgan Grant to be Mayor of the new city near the Salt Lake. Then Brigham almost immediately returned to the Eastern states. Now, 175 years later, we...Read More
