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Growth creates challenge
Ogden Valley seeks mix of open space, development
BioWest was hired to evaluate the area. County representatives and Envision Utah gathered a stakeholders committee comprised of businesses owners, representatives from the ski resorts, developers and area residents who have been planning for a year and a half to study the area's future.
Predictions of the valley's future mean big changes, and planners now realize that they need to do something to manage the growth and, hopefully, also preserve some of the current way of life.
"Unless we want it to look like Snyderville Basin in Park City, we probably had better implement some growth tools," said Chris Sands, BioWest principal and senior planner.
Change has been influenced by multiple factors. The 2002 Olympics opened a flow of international tourism that has yet to stop and developers are seeking to build more resorts to keep the flow going. And as Utah grows, more people are discovering Pineview Reservoir and the trails and ski resorts that are a quick drive from the Wasatch Front.
Residents and travelers alike are concerned about development of the remaining open space in the valley.
"I wouldn't like it. I'd feel like I was in the middle of a city, like Liberty Park," said Tyler Brey of Bountiful. He was enjoying a sunny day at Pineview with the Madrigals from Viewmont High School. The lively group was adamant that they didn't want the serene hills of Ogden Valley looking like those of their hometown.
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