Lost Dog - Please Watch For Scout

We just received this message:

My name is Aubree. Last night around 9:30 my male silk York terrier named Scout went missing. My phone number is 801-781-0606

 Please be on the lookout and let us know if Scout found his way home.

Summit and Harley and Bucks team up to host a Spanish-style dinner on July 2nd

Please join us for a dinner hosted by Summit at Harley and Bucks on +Tuesday, July 2nd from 6-9PM. The Spanish-style dinner is $15.00 for adults and $9.00 for kids. Hope to see you soon!

All our best,

The Summit Team

Ogden Canyon Waterline Project Update

We apologize in advance for the length of this update, but there is a lot going on with the project right now and we want everyone to be as informed as possible.

First, SR-39 in Ogden Canyon will be closed to all through traffic tonight beginning at 10:00pm until 6:00am Saturday morning, and again on Saturday night, beginning at 10:00pm until 6:00am on Sunday morning, in order to install permanent asphalt in the fourth (and final) phase of construction.  During the hours listed above, all Canyon residents living west of Phase 4 (approximate address: 600 Ogden Canyon) can access their homes from the west (bottom of the canyon).  All canyon residents living in the fourth phase of construction will be able to access their homes during the closure, but there may be longer than usual delays because of the location of the large equipment.  Please keep this in mind as you plan your evening travels.

Also, there were some issues encountered during the last few days stemming in large part from the high demand related to the unseasonably high temperatures.  As such, the upper (and final) connection was not completed during the roaming shutdowns.  Because of the issues the contractor has encountered lately with the temporary water, we would like to complete this connection sooner, rather than later.  In order to complete this connection, another water shutoff will be necessary.  This temporary water shutoff will only impact those residents living in the third and fourth phases of construction, and is scheduled for Sunday night, beginning at 9:00pm and will be in effect for approximately 8 hours.  Water should be restored by 5:00am on Monday morning.  If your water is not restored by then, please let us know so that we can resolve any issues quickly.  This will be the final shutoff of the entire project.

Also on Sunday night, the contractor will move the traffic control back down to the mouth of the canyon to begin removing the old temporary asphalt section and replacing it with 8 inches of permanent asphalt.  The contractor anticipates that approximately 2,500 lineal feet of asphalt will be removed and replaced before the 4^th of July weekend.  The rest will be completed after the 4^th of July weekend.

Lastly, beginning at 5:00am on July 4^th, the traffic control will be removed and both lanes of traffic will be open to accommodate holiday travel.  Both lanes will remain open until 9:00pm on July 7^th, at which time the lane restrictions and delays will resume. 

Thank you for taking the time to read through this update.  If you have any questions or concerns about this closure or any other aspect of the project, please let me know.

Best regards,

Jason M. Allen, P.E. Public Involvement
HORROCKS ENGINEERS

Ogden Canyon Waterline Project Alert:

SR-39 in Ogden Canyon will be closed to all through traffic tonight beginning at 9:00pm until 5:00am Thursday morning, in order to complete a water service that extends across the street.  The location of this closure will be at The Oaks Restaurant.  During the hours listed above, all Canyon residents living west of The Oaks can access their homes from the west (bottom of the canyon).  All canyon residents living east of The Oaks can access their homes from the east (top of the canyon).  We apologize for any inconvenience that this may cause.

Also, remember that in order to complete the paving section of Phase 4, it will be necessary to have two additional nightly hard closures at the end of this week: Friday, June 28^th (from 10 pm until 6 am Saturday morning), and Saturday, June 29^th (from 10 pm until 6 am Sunday morning).  During the course of this project, Ogden City and Whitaker Construction have made every effort to keep the Canyon open to all through traffic on Saturday nights.  However, in order to meet a critical deadline, it will be necessary to close SR-39 to all through traffic this Saturday night according to the hours listed above.  We apologize in advance for any inconvenience that this may cause. 

If you have any questions or concerns about this closure or any other aspect of the project, please let me know.

Best regards,

Jason M. Allen, P.E. Public Involvement

County Commission Meeting Tuesday @ 10 am

Agenda Features an Interesting Item

PUBLIC NOTICE is hereby given that the Board of Commissioners of Weber County, Utah will hold a regular commission meeting in the 

Commission Chambers of the Weber Center, 
2380 Washington Boulevard, Ogden, Utah, 
commencing at 10:00 a.m. 
on Tuesday, the 25th day of June 2013.

Item 4 sparked our interest (bold print is ours):

 
4.           Request for discussion and/or action of a Notice of Award by and between Weber County and Geneva Rock for the Summit at Powder Mountain, Summit Pass & Spring Park, Roadway and Utility Construction Project.

                                          Presenter: Jared Andersen

Any guess as to the details of the Award?  

Here is the rest of the agenda:

 

NOTICE OF A REGULAR COMMISSION MEETING OF THE

BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS OF WEBER COUNTY, UTAH

 

PUBLIC NOTICE is hereby given that the Board of Commissioners of Weber County, Utah will hold a regular commission meeting in the Commission Chambers of the Weber Center, 2380 Washington Boulevard, Ogden, Utah, commencing at 10:00 a.m. on Tuesday, the 25th day of June 2013.

 

                                                    The agenda for the meeting consists of the following:

 

 A.        Welcome - Commissioner Gibson

 

 B.        Pledge of Allegiance – Jim Harvey

 

 C.        Thought of the Day - Commissioner Gibson

 

 D.        Consent Items  

 

1.           Request for approval of Purchase Orders in the amount of $340,546.93.

2.           Request for approval to ratify Warrants #298502 -#298696 in the amount of $1,159,453.32 for the date of June 11, 2013.

2.           Request for approval of Warrants #298870-#29908 in the amount of $1,965,701.10.

3.           Request for approval of minutes for the meeting held on June 18, 2013.

4.           Request for approval of ACH payment to US Bank in the amount of $ 96,238.92 for purchasing card transactions made through the billing cycle ending June 17, 2013.

5.           Request for approval of a retirement agreement by and between Weber County and Nick McIntosh.

E.         Action

 

                            1.           Request for approval of a contract by and between Weber County and Salzburger Echo for music at the 2014 HOF German Festival.

                                          Presenter: Jim Harvey

 

                            2.           Request for approval to ratify a contract by and between Weber County and Familia Broadcasting for a Mexican Rodeo held at the Golden Spike Event Center on June 16, 2013.

                                          Presenter: Jim Harvey

 

                            3.           Request for approval of a resolution of the County Commissioners of Weber County making appointments to the Weber County Tax Review Committee.

                                          Presenter: Paige Greenhalgh

 

                            4.           Request for discussion and/or action of a Notice of Award by and between Weber County and Geneva Rock for the Summit at Powder Mountain, Summit Pass & Spring Park, Roadway and Utility Construction Project.

                                          Presenter: Jared Andersen

 

                            5.           Request for approval of a contract by and between Weber County and Revco Leasing/Les Olsen Company for the lease of a copier to be used in the Weber County Assessor’s Office.

                                          Presenter: John Ulibarri

 

                            6.           Discussion and/or action on a request to extend a Zoning Development Agreement that was previously approved as part of Ordinance 2008-17 and amended as part of Contracts 2010-100 and 2011-38.

                                          Presenter: Sean Wilkinson

 

                            7.           Request for approval of a Real Estate Purchase and Sale Agreement by and between Weber County and Swanson Tactical Training Center, LLC for the purchase of property to utilize as a public shooting range as well as public safety training facility.

                                          Presenter: Commissioner Gibson

 

F.         Assign Pledge of Allegiance and Thought of the Day for Tuesday, July 2, 2013 at 10:00 a.m.

                  

G.         Public Comments

 

H.         Adjourn

                                                                                   

                                                                                    CERTIFICATE OF POSTING

 

The undersigned, duly appointed Administrative Coordinator in the County Commission Office does hereby certify

 that the above Notice and Agenda were posted as required by law this 21st day of June 2013.

 

 

______________________________

                                              Shelly Halacy

 

In compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act, persons needing auxiliary services for these meetings

should  call the Weber County Commission Office at 399-8406 at least 24 hours prior to the meeting. 

Ogden Canyon Update

Dear Ogden Canyon Waterline Stakeholders,

Installation of the 24-inch main waterline has been completed.  There is still some work to do in order to get the main line in service and restore individual connections, but the 24-inch line is completely installed.  Whitaker Construction will be chlorinating and testing the Phase 4 pipe over the next few days, and get it ready to be back in service on Monday.  As such, there will be a few water shutoffs and hard closures of traffic over the next week.  They are as follows:

·         Monday, June 24, 2013 – 12-Hour Water Shutoff

o   This shutoff will affect residences east of The Hermitage subdivision.  The contractor will begin draining the line at 5:00pm in order to fully reconnect the new 24-inch main line and put it back into service.  Water should be restored by 5:00am on Tuesday morning.

·         Tuesday, June 25, 2013 – Roaming Water Shutoffs

o   Beginning at 7:00am on Tuesday, June 25, through 7:00am on Thursday, June 27, there will be roaming water shutoffs for all the residents located within the fourth phase of construction.  These shutoffs will last for a maximum of 6 hours, and there will only be one shutoff per connection.  The purpose of these shutoffs is to fully restore the water service connections that are currently on temporary water.

·         Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday nights, June 24-26 – Canyon Closed to Through Traffic

o   SR-39 in Ogden Canyon will be closed to all through traffic on these nights in order to connect each of the 8-inch water services that extend across the roadway.  The exact locations of each closure depend upon the amount of work completed each night.  We will provide more information before each closure to explain the location in order to help Canyon residents living in the fourth phase of construction determine the proper route of travel.

Looking Ahead:

At the end of next week, the contractor will move back down to the first phase to begin removing and replacing the temporary asphalt.  We will send out a notice a few days before this happens detailing the process and explaining the anticipated timeline for completion.

We want to thank everyone for your patience during this project.  We understand that this has been an inconvenience to a lot of people, and we are grateful for everyone’s help in ensuring the project’s successful completion.

Best regards,

Jason M. Allen, P.E. Public Involvement
HORROCKS ENGINEERS

Summit on NPR (National Public Radio)

Guest Post by

Concerned Weber County Resident

I heard this on NPR this morning. http://www.npr.org/2013/06/18/192674659/why-buy-a-house-when-you-can-buy-a-mountain

NPR is doing some really poor reporting these days.

Huntsville is the nearest incorporated town.

The previous owners worked with lobbyists to change state law that enabled them to try to incorporate a town and hand pick the governing body for that town. Permitted units are based upon the fallout from that fiasco.

 They didn't mention the fact that Weber County has placed a bet on an increase in anticipated property tax revenue and provided their good name to enable this group to create a special assessment area and associated bond to the tune of $22.5 million to build roads, utility lines and other things necessary for a large scale development.

They also neglected to interview a single local resident that would be impacted by the increased traffic on local roads, helicopters flying around the valley or any other potential impact from the development that is planned.

This really is nothing more than a nice fluffy PR piece for the Summit Group.

Ogden Canyon Waterline Project Alert: 24-Hour Road Closure on Tuesday, June 11, 2013

SR-39 through Ogden Canyon will be closed to ALL through traffic for approximately 24 hours beginning at 8:00pm on Tuesday, June 11, 2013, until approximately 8:00pm on Wednesday evening.  The contractor will need the use of both lanes of traffic to perform a critical crossing of the existing 72-inch Pineview Water line.

The location of this closure will be approximately 1,000 feet west of The Oaks restaurant (approximate address of the closure is 700 Ogden Canyon).  During these closure hours, all canyon residents living west of 700 Ogden Canyon will have to enter and exit the canyon from the west (the bottom of the canyon).  All residents living east of 700 Ogden Canyon will have to enter and exit the canyon from the east (the top of the canyon).   Ogden Valley residents will need to use alternate routes during this closure.  We apologize for any inconvenience that this may cause. 

We again want to thank everyone for your patience during this project. 

Best regards,

Jason M. Allen, P.E. Public Involvement

Ogden Canyon Waterline Project Alert:

SR-39 through Ogden Canyon will be closed to ALL through traffic Wednesday, June 5, 2013, beginning at 9:00pm until 5:00am on Thursday morning, and again on Thursday, June 6, 2013, beginning at 9:00pm until 5:00am on Friday morning.  The contractor will need the use of both lanes of traffic to perform a critical crossing of the existing 72-inch Pineview Water line.

The location of this closure will be approximately 800 feet east of the Wildwood Bridge (approximate address is 670 Ogden Canyon).  During these closure hours, all canyon residents living west of 670 Ogden Canyon (including those residents living within the Wildwood Subdivision) will have to enter and exit the canyon from the west (the bottom of the canyon).  All residents living east of 670 Ogden Canyon will have to enter and exit the canyon from the east (the top of the canyon).   We apologize for any inconvenience that this may cause.

We again want to thank everyone for your patience during this project. 

Best regards,

Jason M. Allen, P.E. Public Involvement
HORROCKS ENGINEERS

Potential For Incremental Tax Revenue To Be Plowed Back Into Powder Mountain?

Guest Post by Ron Gleason

I am wondering how many of you have read this article http://www.sltrib.com/sltrib/news/56274750-78/development-mountain-summit-tax.html.csp or attended the County Commissioners on May 7, 2013, minutes here http://www.co.weber.ut.us/commission/view_minutes.php?minute_id=643&id=1, and can weigh in on specifics.

The Commission minutes are vague but the SL Trib article makes it sound like there is the potential for the incremental tax revenue generated by the development on PM could be plowed right back into PM with little to no benefit to Weber County citizens.

Some information on Community Development Area(s) can be found at

http://www.utahredevelopment.org/Documents/AreaCreationProcess.pdf

Thanks in advance