Meeting with the City Manager

A couple of weeks ago the city manager, Scott Darrington, came up to me during a city council meeting. He mentioned he reads my blog from time to time and would like to meet. The day of our meeting came on Monday and we spent a good hour talking about South Ogden, blogging, communication and more. It was a great conversation and worth the time.

Scott mentioned the cities concern for better communication in the community.  We discussed ways that can improve and how we can keep people engaged in local government.  There was a long discussion with regards to our gym space issue and we really got down to the specifics.  Most residents would love to see a huge gym with a pool, but as Mr. Darrington has research this just isn't viable.  The cost related to something like this would be enormous.  Plus pools go out of style quickly.  In five years people would trade up on our pool for one that has all the new features.  In the end the city council opted for smaller and less expensive projects to increase recreation in the city.  That is how the gym space in connection with the new South Ogden Jr. High came into place.  Though I am still concerned about tax increases, it is starting to sound like a good idea.

Interestingly he told me he respects the free speech of everyone and it doesn't matter what I write on my blog.  Which I think is a smart road to take in these matters.  Hopefully between Scott's blog, the city website and my blog we can get more people involved in South Ogden and Weber County government.