Gentle reader #13243 comments

- Curt Geiger is an Ogden native. I know people who attended school with his children. Several of his immediate family members continued to live in Ogden and maintain residency during the time when Curt worked in New York and Colorado.

- According to an interview with Mr. Geiger that runs ad nauseam on cable Channel 17 (where content is solely controlled by Mayor Godfrey), the reason Descente located in Ogden is affordable rent and proximity to an EXISTING world class ski resort. Mr. Geiger even goes as far as mentioning comparison figures for rent for his old location in Colorado.

- Many of the popular trails in Ogden's foothills were not here in 1990, or have been vastly improved upon in the past 15 years. Jay Hudson, the US Forest Service, Ogden Trails Network, Ogden City, Weber Pathways, the Ogden Sierra Club and other organizations have worked tirelessly to create the wonderful trail system we have today.

- Chris Peterson continues to allow public access on trails not out of the kindness of his heart, but because that access is most likely an enforceable public easement. As far as being a good neighbor, that is questionable, as the Weber County property taxes on his parcels in Malan's Basin have been delinquent.

- Amer Sports decided to locate in Ogden largely due to state incentives totaling more than $7.9 million to lure their operations to Utah. I have been told the value of the Ogden incentive package totals nearly $4.2 million- including country club memberships and season passes to local ski resorts for their executives, as well as naming rights for the recreation center built with taxpayer dollars. Add that together and you have a $12.1 million dollar reason to move.

- Investors are buying property near the Ogden River in the River Project Redevelopment Project. I am not aware of a single new property owner actively involved with cleaning up the actual river corridor. Beyond that, I have participated in many volunteer clean up activities on the Ogden River sponsored by various community organizations. I am not aware of any new property owners that have participated in the above mentioned activities.