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Project Overview: Updated: 10/11/06
The river project was originally proposed in 2002 by Mayor Matthew Godfrey in an effort to revitalize
blighted downtown neighborhoods and to make better use of the naturally beautiful area along the
Ogden River.
The River Project area stretches from Washington Blvd to Wall Avenue and between the South side of
the river and 20th Street. The project has been conceived as a 3 phase project with the first phase
being the section along Washington Blvd.
Because of the difficulty of finding a developer to invest in the RDA project, it has taken a number of
years to get to a point where the project could move forward. The Community & Economic
Development Division of Ogden City has been aggressively pursuing options on all the properties in
phase one of the project over the last year in anticipation of Ernest Health Care building a short-term
hospital in phase one of the site.
After Ernest Health Care pulled back from the project earlier this year, the Administration and the City
Council opted to use $2.5 million in insurance proceeds to purchase property from owners of phase I
property. Ernest Health Care and other companies are currently engaged in negotiations with the
Ogden City Administration to develop portions of the project area.
Note - The following list of important information are related to this issue or project and are accurate to the best of my
knowledge at the time I posted them. Often, complex projects change as they develop, so, I will add to and modify this
list as new information becomes available.
Important Information:
phase is currently in process. All of the property in this phase is currently either under option by the
city or has been purchased.
2nd Phase - Extends from Grant Avenue to Lincoln Avenue and from 20th Street to the river. This
phase is not yet begun.
3rd Phase - Extends from Lincoln Avenue to Wall Avenue and from 20th Street to the river.
Proposed Benefits:
The River Project is expected to:
Anticipated Costs and Impacts:
The River Project is expected to:
My Current Position:
This project will have a phenomenal impact in making our natural resources well known to those within
and without our community. The river parkway can never truly be complete until we redevelop this
project area and beautify it to the benefit of all. This project will also add significantly to the downtown
atmosphere and feel.
Other Information Sources:
Ogden City Web Site Information
The river project was originally proposed in 2002 by Mayor Matthew Godfrey in an effort to revitalize
blighted downtown neighborhoods and to make better use of the naturally beautiful area along the
Ogden River.
The River Project area stretches from Washington Blvd to Wall Avenue and between the South side of
the river and 20th Street. The project has been conceived as a 3 phase project with the first phase
being the section along Washington Blvd.
Because of the difficulty of finding a developer to invest in the RDA project, it has taken a number of
years to get to a point where the project could move forward. The Community & Economic
Development Division of Ogden City has been aggressively pursuing options on all the properties in
phase one of the project over the last year in anticipation of Ernest Health Care building a short-term
hospital in phase one of the site.
After Ernest Health Care pulled back from the project earlier this year, the Administration and the City
Council opted to use $2.5 million in insurance proceeds to purchase property from owners of phase I
property. Ernest Health Care and other companies are currently engaged in negotiations with the
Ogden City Administration to develop portions of the project area.
Note - The following list of important information are related to this issue or project and are accurate to the best of my
knowledge at the time I posted them. Often, complex projects change as they develop, so, I will add to and modify this
list as new information becomes available.
Important Information:
- The River Redevelopment Project is divided into three phases:
phase is currently in process. All of the property in this phase is currently either under option by the
city or has been purchased.
2nd Phase - Extends from Grant Avenue to Lincoln Avenue and from 20th Street to the river. This
phase is not yet begun.
3rd Phase - Extends from Lincoln Avenue to Wall Avenue and from 20th Street to the river.
- All property acquisitions, by the city, related to this project have been voluntarily sold by the
owner of the properties. - The $2.5 million of insurance money received from the Shupe Williams Building has been used
as a temporary resource to purchase the options that had been negotiated in good faith
between the property owners and the Community & Economic Development Department of the
city. The property will be resold as part of the development to investors and the city will then be
able to utilize the insurance funds, in the future, for other city related infrastructure or
investments not yet determined. - The development will be a mixed use development that will accentuate the beauty of the river
project area. Phase I will primarily focus on retail and other commercial, while phase two and
three are proposed to focus on residential, open space and some commercial.
Proposed Benefits:
The River Project is expected to:
- Beautify the downtown area (especially along the Washington Blvd corridor) and all along the
river will be a primary benefit of this project. - Revitalize the commercial area between the river and 20th street, bringing more people
downtown while invigorating and bolstering local businesses by adding to a growing synergy
downtown. - Increase property values in and around the project area. New development, well planned, is
very often a catalyst for new investment. New investment generally increases demand and the
increase in demand will force property values up. Since one determiner of property value is
market value within the same proximity, values should also increase around the project area. - Strengthen the area neighborhoods by bringing an influx of mixed income households into the
area and by revitalizing the city infrastructure.
Anticipated Costs and Impacts:
The River Project is expected to:
- Utilize short-term funding secured by the RDA to purchase the property in order to prepare the
project for development. These costs should be largely reimbursed back to the city when the
property sells to private developers. - Include some sunk costs that come from the additional expense of demolishing current
structures in preparation for the development. - Utilize the $2.5 million dollar insurance settlement as short term dollars to buy the associated
property for development preparation. This money should also be largely reimbursed to the city
when the property is sold to private developers.
My Current Position:
This project will have a phenomenal impact in making our natural resources well known to those within
and without our community. The river parkway can never truly be complete until we redevelop this
project area and beautify it to the benefit of all. This project will also add significantly to the downtown
atmosphere and feel.
Other Information Sources:
Ogden City Web Site Information
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River Re-Development Project - Phase I
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