Deanne Winterton

Riverdale to rework ordinance allowing business suspensions

RIVERDALE -- The city council has told the city attorney to rework a proposed ordinance amendment that would have allowed staff to temporarily suspend the license of any business suspected of illegal activity.

The business would have to appeal to the city council to lift the suspension.

In sending the ordinance back for more work, council members expressed concern that the proposal was being perceived as anti-business.

Council examines equality of county voting precincts

MORGAN — When the Morgan County Council approved new voting district boundaries by a narrow vote, the five voting districts were relatively equal, each with between 1,064 voters and 1,086 voters.

Riverdale appoints interim fire chief

RIVERDALE -- Dean Gallegos has been named the acting fire chief after the resignation of former chief Doug Illum.

Riverdale wary about townhome project

RIVERDALE -- City council members met a new townhome proposal with some resistance over the possible long-term fate of such a project.

Morgan Council changes constable position

MORGAN — The county’s constable position as currently arranged just isn’t working out, so the Morgan County Council approved a change.

Counties try to settle boundary dispute

MORGAN -- Is it Morgan or Summit county? For 9,800 square feet on the border between the two counties, not even county surveyors are sure.

Riverdale mayor appoints two to planning board

RIVERDALE -- When Braden Mitchell and Mike Staten officially took their seats as Riverdale's newest council members, they vacated two seats on the planning commission.

Mayor Bruce Burrows recently appointed two women to fill those seats.

(MATTHEW ARDEN HATFIELD/Standard-Examiner) A building is demolished at Watson Chevrolet in Ogden on Friday. The building is being razed to make room for a new showroom.

Ogden Chevy dealership rebuilds

OGDEN -- As the walls of the old dealership came tumbling down Friday, a new $3 million showroom for John Watson Chevrolet moved one step closer to completion.

General sales manager Cory Watson sat with his family in the used car lobby at 3535 Wall Ave. while demolition machinery clawed at the 16,000-square-foot building.

The parts department, complete with a new northern entrance, will remain in service while the new 20,000-square-foot showroom -- including offices, a car delivery area and new service drives -- is constructed. Watson anticipates an August grand opening.

Kippen

Morgan councilwoman balances work with legislative duties

MORGAN -- Morgan County Councilwoman Ronda Kippen seems to be balancing her legislative duties with her employment as a full-time office assistant in the county's planning and development services department.

As Kippen sat in county budget work sessions that stretched as long as 10 hours for several days in November, some county residents wondered if she was still officially on the clock for her planning job.

A review of Kippen's time card obtained by the Standard-Examiner shows Kippen logged 4.5 hours on Nov. 7 and 2.5 hours on Nov. 8, the same days as lengthy county council budget work sessions.

Morgan County seeks new planning director

MORGAN -- Morgan County is looking for a new planning director. The opening for the full-time position of planning and development services director was posted on the county's website Tuesday.

More funds may be up for grabs in Morgan, legislator says

MORGAN -- While Morgan School District officials are tired of scrimping to make ends meet, their state legislator is warning that upcoming budgets may be very difficult to put together.

Morgan County creates resort zone with Snowbasin in mind

MORGAN -- Snowbasin development is knocking on Morgan County's door, so county officials want to make sure they're prepared with the right planning tools.

The Morgan County Council voted to repeal the master planned development reserve district ordinance and enact the resort special district zoning designation.

Morgan County Council members second-guess budget

MORGAN -- Three Morgan County Council members said the county did not tighten its financial belt enough while creating its 2012 budget.

Foster

Morgan High drill instructor pleads guilty to burglary

MORGAN -- Former Morgan High School drill team instructor Josie Foster pleaded guilty Wednesday to burglary and possession of a controlled substance, and agreed to participate in drug counseling.

Hill base reps: TCE being contained

RIVERDALE -- A decades-old contamination problem is on the mend, say Hill Air Force Base representatives.

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