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Ogden council adopts intent-to-purchase resolution for Taylor Canyon school site after debate over open-space language
Summary
The Ogden City Council on Dec. 2 adopted Resolution 2025-23, signaling the city's intent to pursue purchase of the surplus Taylor Canyon Elementary School parcel while removing language that would have limited the site to open-space uses. Council members and neighbors debated appraisal timing, zoning limits and long-term maintenance costs.
Ogden City Council members voted Dec. 2 to adopt Resolution 2025-23, authorizing the city to notify the Ogden School District of its intent to pursue purchase of the former Taylor Canyon Elementary School site and begin appraisal and negotiation steps.
Jeremy Smith, who presented the item, told the council the parcel was the former Taylor Canyon Elementary site that was demolished in 2022 and that the school district notified the city on Sept. 2 of its intent to surplus the property under Utah state code. "This site is 4.23 acres," Smith said, and the notice gives the city a statutory right of first refusal; the resolution simply registers the city's interest so appraisals and negotiations can proceed, he said. Smith said an appraisal typically takes about a month and costs "somewhere in that ballpark" of about $2,000.
The council debated…
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