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Weber County approves CRA name change and clears road relocation for Nordic Valley resort expansion
Summary
The Weber County Commission adopted an ordinance updating the county’s redevelopment agency name to the Weber County Community Reinvestment Agency and approved a road relocation and vacation tied to Nordic Valley Ski Resort’s expansion, with the vacation conditioned on completion and county acceptance of the new roadway.
The Weber County Commission adopted an ordinance updating the county redevelopment agency’s name to the Weber County Community Reinvestment Agency and approved a relocation and partial vacation of Nordic Valley Way tied to the Nordic Valley Ski Resort expansion during its March meeting, county officials said.
The name change aligns the county’s ordinance language with state terminology that consolidated redevelopment authorities under the “community reinvestment agency” (CRA) label, Commissioner Gage Fore said. The commission also approved a request to relocate about a portion of Nordic Valley Way roughly 135 feet east to accommodate a new roundabout; the vacation of the existing roadway segment will not take effect until the new road is installed, accepted and approved by Weber County.
The CRA name update corrects the county’s code to reflect the statewide change from various prior terms such as RDA and URA to “community reinvestment agency.” Commissioner Gage Fore said his office and Economic Development Director Stephanie Russell implemented the ordinance change during the recent meeting to match the state terminology. Fore emphasized the distinction between the county-level agency (the commission) and the community reinvestment areas the agency can create and manage.
Tammy Adelott of the Weber County planning department described the Nordic Valley relocation as part of the resort’s expansion. Adelott said the petition relocates only the portion of Nordic Valley Way that abuts the ski area, moving the roadway approximately 135 feet east to allow a roundabout to be installed. She said the relocation is included in a development agreement the county recorded a few years ago and that the vacation is conditioned so there should be minimal interruption to existing traffic while the new road is constructed and accepted.
Commissioner Fore and county staff framed the relocation as intended to improve traffic flow and reduce winter parking congestion that has impeded emergency access. Fore said the change should benefit local residents and public safety responders — fire and sheriff units — by providing better access to the resort area once the new roadway is complete. County staff said they expect the roadway to be “up and running by later this year,” but did not provide specific construction start or completion dates during the remarks.
No vote tallies or mover/second details were specified in the transcript review remarks; the commission summary stated both the CRA ordinance name change and the road relocation/vacation request were approved at the prior meeting. The vacation ordinance includes the explicit condition that the current roadway segment remains in effect until the new alignment is constructed and formally accepted by Weber County, a provision intended to avoid interruptions to through traffic and emergency access.
The Commission’s actions update county code to match state terminology and move forward with infrastructure changes tied to the Nordic Valley Ski Resort development. County staff advised residents with questions to contact the economic development or planning offices for further details on construction timing and traffic management.
