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The Marriott-Slaterville City History Collection was created by the residents of the town to document their history. The collection includes Autobiographies, Oral Histories, History of Marriott, History of Slaterville, and the History of the Merging Townships to create Marriott-Slaterville City. This information has left behind rich histories, stories and important information regarding the history of the Marriott-Slaterville area. |
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Show Horses graze in afield under high-voltage power lines along Midland Drive near West Haven and Roy borders. Friction has resulted when new development goes up alongside traditional farming efforts. ALAN MURRAY Standard-Examiner Growth From 1A developers. There would be fewer farmers selling off their land, Bailey said, if they received more money for their crops. He would like to see development centered around less productive farming ground. Charles Eddy, who lives in unincorporated Weber County and publishes a citizen's advocate newsletter, said a way to control growth in outlying areas is to foster commercial development in Ogden, Weber County's traditional commercial and retail center. "We're out here saying, 'Don't put everything out here,'" Eddy said. "We need to get Ogden rolling." Although growth is often seen as inevitable, communities can plan for it. It is important for a city to have a good master plan, said Farr West City Recorder Amy Roskelley. The city has the proper infrastructure to bring in more homes and is working on adopting an annexation policy for future de-velopment. Marriott-Slaterville Mayor Keith Butler said growth is limited because most of the city's homes rely on septic tanks. Homes with septic tanks must be placed on minimum one-acre lots, according to Utah Health Department standards. Sanitary sewers in Marriott-Slaterville are mostly in commercial areas along 12th Street and Interstate 15. Butler said the regulations are fine by him. The standards help the city maintain a rural setting, he said. "That's what the folks really want us to do," Butler said. "They want us to control growth and remain as rural as possible." In addition to access to sewer lines, access to water also affects growth. In Uintah, Mayor Craig Kendell said while the city adds waterlines, it only allows a certain percentage of growth a year. However, Kendell said it is hard to tell people where they can move. Development crowding out farmers Residential and commercial building permit totals for Weber County for 1998 and 2003 from Jan. 1 to May 31. Rural growth 1998 Permits Value 2003 Permits Value Farr West 16 $1.9 million 61 $9.3 million Harrisville 19 $1.8 million 59 $6.7 million South Ogden 21 $2.6 million 44 $5.4 million Pleasant View 33 $5.9 million 44 $5.9 million Plain City 15 $1.7 million 31 $4.5 million Unincorp. Weber Co. 97 $8.3 million 82 $9.7 million Little growth Uintah N.A. N.A. 13 $1.1 million Huntsville 2 $0.5 million 0 $0 Marriott-Slaterville N.A. N.A. 8 $0.2 million Mostly developed Roy 196 $20.6 million 135 $11.5 million Ogden 242 $37.9 million 187 $31.3 million North Ogden 99 $13.1 million 59 $8.8 million Riverdale 59 $8.7 million 11 $1.6 million Washington Terrace 28 $3.2 million 9 $3.3 million Source: Constructionmanager.com, Marriott-Slaterville, University of Utah's Bureau of Econimic & Business Research "The past administration tried to stop and block it," Kendell said. "You can't stop development, and I feel good about the way we go about it." Harrisville Mayor Fred Oates said his city screens all Standard-Examiner developers before they are approved and keeps commercial development at the city's boundaries, separated from residential areas. Reporter Jesus Lopez Jr. can be reached at 625-4239 or jlopez@standard.net. |