Well, I'm sure that most of you are wondering what the heck is going on with Ogden Front. And, yes, from some of the emails that I have received, I'm sure most of you have lost hope. I dont blame you. I sometimes do too.
First, I can tell you, that the devil is always in the details, and the number of hurdles that we have had to go through were greater than we expected. I'm not one to make excuses on non-delivery, so all I can tell you is that we continue to diligently work on progressing the unseen steps. Much to the dismay of our architect and engineers, we've made lots of changes and tweaks to the design in order to make sure we've got the right one. I can also tell you that the construction plans for the gym have been in the permitting process for now 2 months, which is much longer then the two weeks we had expected. The good news is that we have made all the requested corrections and are simply awaiting confirmation. Obviously, receiving the actual building permit is a huge step, and the result of years of planning and work by many many parties.
So, whats the plan?! What's the schedule?!
I'd love to tell you that we're going to be open in October, but as you can imagine that's impossible. As is November. Probably December too. We're likely to start construction in October, and if we finish this size project in 90 days we'd be rock-stars. Believe me, this schedule is not the one we want. Big projects take time, and lots of money, and lots of committment from those that have it on the line. I know most of you understand that this will not be some hole-in-the-wall gym, that we are not multi-millionaires, and that the Ogden Front represents an enormous capital investment and time commitment to the Ogden climbing community and the Ogden community as a whole. Please continue to be patient and supportive as we work through the process. It'll be worth it. We've always said we need the community behind us for this develop and to succeed, and this continues to be true.
If any of you have questions or have construction resources to offer, please call me on my cell - (801) 209 8542. I'm more than happy to chat.
- Dustin
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Please just keep us informed. Let us know when the permit is approved. Let us know when you start building in October (and if you don't start in October, please let us know why/when). Please don't leave us hanging! Uncertainty is the killer.
Did you receive the building permit yet?
There are many of us who continue to be hopeful. Please let us know what we can do to help. Thanks again for your perseverance and hard work on this. It will be a great addition to our community.
Dustin didn't seem very happy to help.... Why don't you update your blog and facebook? Is this gym even going to happen? I think you could use a Marketing Director....
Anonymous (leave your name if you want a real discussion) -
Sorry you feel frustrated. Not quite sure why you would say I'm not real helpful...I am leading the effort to, well, build an entire friggin super rad gym in Ogden! Gesh, gimme a break! I had forgotten I put my personal cell number on that post, so I was a little surprised by your call.
There are lots of resources that we could use, a marketing director included. I've already acknowledged we've done a poor job at communication. We have hired on some people to help with communication and marketing just last week. We are and will always be a small team with limited resources, and up to now felt we needed to focus on development and construction rather then marketing and giving inaccurate information due to an ever changing scenario. Now that we've started to get construction under control, we've got more to talk about, hence, the new blog and the new facebook page. frontutah.wordpress.com, Front Utah on Facebook.
Obviously the gym is happening - Did you see the construction photos? Have you driven by the gym? What more evidence do you need!
Dustin
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