ELECTIONS, POLITICS, & GOVERNMENT
Local input needed as Ogden Valley on path to become Utah’s newest city
Nov 23, 2024, 7:00 AM | Updated: 7:44 am
The census-designated place, Eden in Weber County, will be turned into a new Utah city known as Ogden Valley. (Mike Anderson/KSL TV)
(Mike Anderson/KSL TV)
OGDEN VALLEY, Weber County — For the sponsors and supporters of a ballot measure to create a new city on the east side of Weber County, there is a feeling of relief as it passed with close to a 65% majority of the vote.
“I think the community overall is excited,” said Brandy Hammon, one of the sponsors. “The incorporation of Ogden Valley, I think, will have us in a better place 10, 20, 30 years out.”
In the more immediate future, however, people in the area will need to come together to draw boundaries for up to five districts. They will also need to elect a mayor and five city council members.
“We’re really excited about that,” Hammon said. “And (we) hope really great candidates come forward, and we start developing our own path into the future.”
She said people in the area will soon be notified of public meetings where they can offer their input on the district boundaries. The boundaries would each be made up of around 1,300 people. A special election will be held in November 2025, with the city taking over in January 2026.
Read the full story at KSLTV.com.
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