North Ogden PD constructing completed, Walmart eyes West Haven as Weber County offers with progress

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NORTH OGDEN — It is actually not the most important public works challenge ever, however the brand new North Ogden legislation enforcement heart is as massive because it will get within the northern Weber County metropolis.

“That constructing will serve the town for the following 50 years,” mentioned Mayor Neal Berube. The previous police division constructing is coming down, giving method to the brand new $13.5 million or so construction simply to the south, which has been occupied for a few week.

To the south in Harrisville, officers are contemplating their very own once-in-a-generation challenge — a brand new metropolis corridor/police division/public works complicated with an estimated price ticket of $15 million. Additional south in fast-growing West Haven, meantime, Walmart is contemplating its fifth Weber County location.

Perhaps they are not jaw-dropping initiatives on the size of a brand new enviornment to accommodate skilled baseball, basketball and hockey groups, focus of dialogue in Salt Lake Metropolis. Even Ogden, Weber County’s largest metropolis, has a number of larger-scale developments within the works.

Nonetheless, the smaller locales of Weber County, too, are experiencing progress in their very own approach, underscoring the rising pains confronted by communities up and down the Wasatch Entrance.

The brand new 25,000-square-foot North Ogden Public Security Constructing prompted loads of debate when within the planning levels. At some $13.5 million — possibly a bit much less, Berube mentioned, as the ultimate value figures are nonetheless being calculated — it is the most important public works challenge ever within the metropolis. It homes the North Ogden Police Division and the town’s municipal courtroom, beforehand situated in a now-demolished constructing to the north that dates to the early Nineteen Sixties.

Work started in mid-2022 and metropolis leaders tapped round $4 million in financial savings to assist cowl the associated fee, bonding for the remaining. The brand new tenants, together with the 20-plus North Ogden police drive, “like it,” Berube mentioned.

Town is now dwelling to round 22,000 folks and the mayor says the brand new construction is designed to serve the town’s police and municipal courtroom wants till it is constructed out. Town’s inhabitants, he estimates, is to achieve 40,000 to 42,000 throughout the subsequent 25 or so years. “This may in all probability deal with it for some time,” he mentioned.

In smaller Harrisville, dwelling to round 7,000 folks, metropolis leaders final yr broke floor on a brand new public works constructing on a 13-acre city-owned parcel between 750 West and U.S. 89. Design is now underway for separate metropolis corridor and police division buildings to be constructed on the similar web site.

“We’re bursting on the seams,” mentioned Mayor Michelle Tait, alluding to the prevailing metropolis corridor/police division construction at 363 W. Independence Blvd.

All informed, the three new buildings are anticipated to value round $15 million, making it the most important public works endeavor ever for the town. North View Hearth District, which supplies fireplace protection in North Ogden, Nice View and Harrisville, is considering of constructing a brand new firehouse on the location as properly.

“It is a main accomplishment for the town. We’ve got by no means completed something like this earlier than,” Tait mentioned.

A brand new Walmart in West Haven?

In West Haven, in the meantime, the fastest-growing Weber County metropolis and one of many fastest-growing locales within the state, Walmart is considering a brand new retailer on a parcel abutting the town of Roy. It could be the fifth Walmart location within the county. “West Haven desperately wants a grocery retailer. We do not have one,” mentioned Mayor Rob Vanderwood.

The retail big has contemplated constructing a retailer and fuel station on some 20 acres it owns off the west facet of Midland Drive south of 4000 South courting to 2006. The second, apparently, has lastly arrived. West Haven Planning Fee officers first have to supply a advice on a proposed web site plan, amongst different issues, after which the West Haven Metropolis Council must take motion. Planning commissioners tabled motion on Feb. 28 to deal with some lingering points, however Vanderwood suspects it’s going to return to the physique for consideration quickly.

“We’re wanting ahead to it and hope it does come to fruition,” Vanderwood mentioned.

Past that, he mentioned the town is considering building of a brand new neighborhood heart to function a gathering house for the town, possibly close to the prevailing metropolis corridor construction. Officers had debated the potential of by some means making an attempt to foster growth of a downtown space, however the mayor mentioned these discussions have fallen by the wayside.

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