MARRIOTT-SLATERVILLE CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS PLAN Section I - Community Profile a. purpose and introduction The purpose of this Plan is to identify capital projects needed within Marriott-Slaterville. This Plan shall serve as an aid to seek grant funding. This Plan covers capital projects planned over the next year, and also for capital projects planned over the next five (5) years. A brief project summary, cost estimate, and list of projects completed recently are also part of this Plan. It is intended by the City that many of the projects noted in this Plan will be integrated into the Weber County Consolidated Plan for the year 2001. Therefore, this plan shall be provided to the Weber County Planning Commission, and Wasatch Front Regional Council. B. VISION STATEMENT It is the primary goal of Marriott-Slaterville to take care its own. In doing so, the City shall work to maintain and enhance the rural, agricultural, aesthetic values of the community, and minimize urban sprawl. Further, the City shall work to promote highly efficient and effective local governmental services, make reasonable improvements to maintain a practical infrastructure, and afford reasonable opportunity for a variety of housing for residents. In achieving any goal, the City is dedicated to keep local tax burdens at a minimum. C. BRIEF HISTORY Both the Marriott and Slaterville communities have historical pioneer roots as early Mormon settlements in the 1850s. Marriott was first permanently settled in the early 1850s by Mormon Pioneer John Marriott. Slaterville was settled in 1853, named after Richard Slater in honor of his service as a member of the Mormon Battalion. At the close of the 19th century, Marriott had a population of 250 and Slaterville had about 400 settlers. Parts of both communities were heavily timbered area with box elder, cottonwood, brush and willows and a large Indian encampment also existed.1 Marriott-Slaterville was awarded the status as Utah's only open space preservation city by House Resolution 5 of the Utah House of Representatives in February 1999, and assigned to promote open space preservation concepts. Marriott and Slaterville were two of Utah's oldest communities that incorporated together on July 1, 1999, to become one of Utah's newest cities. Upon incorporation, the City had an estimated population of roughly 1,508, and now has a current population of 1,624.2 See Marriott-Slaterville Short History of the Weber River. See also Feasibility of the Incorporation of Marriott-Slaterville. Wikstrom Economic & Planning Consultants. April 1998, page 5. Updated with information from ULCT. 2 US Census 1990. Marriott-Slaterville City Capital Improvements Plan 1 38