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Show Deseret News, March 16, 1999 the state grappled with the issue of townships. Now, Marriott-Slaterville is finally on the verge of becoming a city, set to incorporate in July. It is the state's longest city name the weighty Washington Terrace, tucked inside nearby Ogden, is shorter by a letter and some people have criticized the community's moniker. Shorten it up. Make it snappier, they've said. No way, says Butler. "That's what we fought for is our heritage, so we're going to keep it that way for awhile." The Marriott side was settled by pioneers in 1850. It's famous namesake is Wilbur Marriott, whose grandson J. Willard Marriott founded the Marriott hotel and restaurant enterprise. Wilbur was born and raised here. "That's quite a bit of prominence," Butler says. Slaterville was founded by Richard Slater, according to Rep. Carl Saunders, R-South Ogden, who stood before his House colleagues in support of the resolution. Slater was Saunders' great-great-grandfather. He handled some of the first gold out of Sutter's Mill near San Francisco in the mid-1800s, then made his way to Slaterville. Now it must balance big-city factors with small-town philosophies. Butler envisions Marriott-Slaterville city will be reduced to the colloquial MSC, just as Salt Lake City has become SLC. And like Ogden, Marriott-Slaterville's big sister city to the east, Utah's newest city opted for the mayor-council form of government. Orvil Holley, Kim Slater, Rob Snout, Delbert Hodson and Ren Meyerhoffer were elected to the City Council Feb. 3. There is no city hall. Planning meetings take place at the fire station. "We're a brand-new city just getting started." Deseret News Archives, Thursday, March 18, 1999 Marriott-Slaterville's new mayor, Keith Butler, sought incorporation. Chuck Wing, Deseret News Corrections, clarifications Rob Smout is a councilman-elect in Marriott-Slaterville. His name was misspelled in a story in Monday's paper. Also, the city was named in part after John Willard Marriott, born in 1817, in England. The story misstated for whom it was named. USA Today, March 16, 1999 Utah: Marriott-Slaterville This 7.3 square-mile town just east of Ogden is set to become the state's newest city as well as the first open space city under a new pilot program. The town will become incorporated in July. The Utah Quality Growth Act of 1999 establishes a commission that will recommend to the Legislature cities and towns deserving financial help to preserve open space. 218 |