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Show May 16, 2016 (Cont'd) Along with the RAMP grant, Musselman said the project was made possible by landowners who donated land to provide an easement for the new trail segment. "They were really good in working with us and donating for the cause," she said. Another bridge over the Ogden River just upstream from the confluence of the two rivers is slated to open soon and will provide access to Marriott-Slaterville. The West Haven River Parkway project started in 1994 as part of the overall Centennial Trail System that currently extends from the mouth of Ogden Canyon to the confluence, then up the Weber River to Riverdale. The West Haven spur currently ends at the 1-15 underpass. The master plan for the Centennial Trail calls for an approximately 30-mile loop around the Ogden area that runs to the mouth of Weber Canyon and connects with the Bonneville Shoreline Trail along Ogden's east bench, continuing north to Ogden Canyon. A major milestone came to pass two years ago, when the opening of an underpass at the railroad tracks south of Fort Buenaventura marked the completion of an uninterrupted urban trail running from Ogden Canyon to Riverdale. More recently, a two-mile corridor extending from the Riverdale Parkway to the Uintah Bridge has been acquired. With a pedestrian bridge crossing the river near the Riverdale City limits, the trail will continue on the south side to the Adams Avenue Parkway. From there, it will follow along Cottonwood Drive to the Uintah Bridge. Weber Pathways has the goal of completing that section sometime this year. The last section to the mouth of Weber Canyon, however, will be a significant challenge due to obstacles such as railways, 1-84, Highway 89, and a hodgepodge of government-owned and private land, said Jay Hudson, the originator of the Centennial Trail loop concept. "These things take a long time," Hudson said. "I'll be buried in the ground by the time it's done." In the meantime, he said, the various entities involved are trying to create a trail that will connect with the Ogden FrontRunner station, planning to place covered wooden structures over the river bridges, and working to find ways to get people living next to the trails, among other things. "When people put their imaginations to work, there are all kinds of things we can do," he said. "It just takes money." May 16, 2012 Police: Aggressive pit bull shot Monday MARRIOTT-SLATERVILLE —A Weber County Sheriff's deputy shot an aggressive pit bull Monday after several failed attempts to stop it. A man pulled into his driveway near 700 S. 1400 West but stayed in his vehicle because the loose dog was approaching him aggressively, Lt. Mark Lowther said. Around 10 a.m., an animal control officer responded to his call for help and tried for 10 minutes to capture or subdue the dog, which kept barking and snarling at her, Lowther said. She called for extra help. Another animal control officer and a deputy tried for another 10 minutes to capture the dog. Fearing the dog would bite someone, the deputy spoke with his supervisor, who came to the scene and shot the dog, Lowther said. As protocol, the sheriff's office will review the incident. 54 |
