The Hill Aerospace Museum at Hill Air Force Base is in line to get $500,000 to aid with the planned $18 million expansion of the facility. Park projects in Washington Terrace, Hooper, Pleasant View and South Ogden are to share another $1.42 million while the Ogden Nature Center is to get $343,000.

Weber County commissioners earlier this month approve a $5.33 million allocation of RAMP tax funding, including the $2.26 million for the museum, park and Ogden Nature Center projects. The funds come from a special 0.1% county sales tax meant to provide funding for recreation, arts, museums and parks projects, where the RAMP acronym comes from.

The Hill Aerospace Museum plans call for construction of a new facility to house some of the aircraft now sitting in the museum’s outdoor air park, a move necessitated by planned construction of a new Northrop Grumman campus. The museum expansion work is to start this coming summer, according to the museum application for funds.

Washington Terrace is to get $500,000 to help with the planned addition of pickleball courts and other upgrades to Rohmer Park. The total project price tag is $812,250 to $934,088, according to documents submitted by Washington Terrace.

South Ogden is to get $383,532 for improvements to Friendship Park, including upgrades to make it compliant with the Americans with Disabilities Act. “This park is South Ogden’s most used park for recreation activities,” reads the city’s application for RAMP funds.

The total project will cost an estimated $558,278.

The Ogden Nature Center will get $343,000 for improvements to the facility’s picnic grove area. The total estimated cost of the improvements is $729,349. “This area is the premier outdoor gathering space for summer camps, special events and community retreats,” reads its application.

Pleasant View is to get $315,000 to help with the planned $691,109 expansion of the city’s existing pickeball court facility. “Requests to expand existing offerings and capacity have come from residents,” reads the city’s application. Moreover, local schools “have expressed interest in expanded court play and use,” it went on, noting capacity constraints.

Hooper is to get $218,268 to help with a planned $395,668 restroom upgrade project at Hooper Park. “Hooper Park has physically been the center of Hooper city as well as the social hub of numerous events,” including Hooper Tomato Days, reads its application.

Another 49 arts and museums project proposals around Weber County are to share $1.84 million. Sixteen more recreation and parks projects are to share $1.23 million.

County commissioners, aided by a committee that helps sort through project proposals, approve funding for RAMP tax projects each year.