Author: Mariah Wheeler

OGDEN, Utah — While the COVID-19 pandemic obviously had a major impact on Ogden City — manifested through things like an ultra conservative 2021 budget, the suspension of regular pay raises for city employees and moving weekly city council meetings to an online-only format — infrastructure and development dominated city government circles this year. Here are the top five stories from Ogden City and the Ogden City Council in 2020.

OGDEN, Utah — The city of Ogden has named its new chief of police. Chief Randy Watt is retiring, the Ogden City Police Department announced Monday. Mayor Mike Caldwell announced Tuesday that Deputy Chief Eric Young will replace Watt, pending “city council advice and consent.” Watt has served as the department’s chief since January 2017. He was the assistant chief from 1979-2011. He then retired, and he spent time with the National Guard and privatized security consulting before he was asked to return as the head of the department. He agreed to serve as chief for three years, but ended…