On Thursday, from 5:30-7:30 p.m. at Ogden Union Station, Plan Ogden will hold a celebration event to immerse the public in elements of the general plan that they’ve had a hand in creating over the past two years. It will also be an opportunity to give additional input on the direction of the plan’s final version.

Ogden City Planning Manager Barton Brierley told the Standard-Examiner in October the plan has received a lot of feedback throughout the process.

“We’ve had people come out of the woodwork — all facets of the community coming — providing such great input,” he said. “In our feedback, people have been so incredibly positive about Ogden. I’ve just been blown away at every meeting.”

He added that this session comes after several events that have encouraged participation in the plan’s formation.

“We did the visioning process with a really big focus on that last year into the beginning of this year,” he said. “We had our vision celebration in January. We have the basic vision on that for the future. Since that time, we’ve been working on all of the chapters dealing with the economy, housing, natural resources, safety, natural hazards. We’ve had a lot of of focus groups talking to a ton of individuals — business owners, community leaders, our resource providers — so we’re getting to where we have a basic outline of our goals and policies.”

Ogden Mayor Ben Nadolski told the Standard-Examiner at the time that it has been important work to accomplish.

“We knew it would take a long time, in large part, because we want so much input,” he said. “The directive I gave to Barton was, ‘I want to make sure that people and communities and constituents that are using this find it user-friendly.’ We’re trying to create policies, ordinances and processes at the city that are user-friendly. These are not just for us; they’re for the people, the community and the city.”

Following Thursday’s celebration, the additional feedback will be considered. A finalized general plan document will likely go before the City Council for adoption in the early part of 2026.