Elect Don Hickman to District 5 Ogden Valley City

11/26/2025

Folks - sorry I’m so slow posting updates. On Monday I was sworn in as our District 5 City Councilman by Ricky Hatch, Weber County Clerk/Recorder.

Special Thank You to Teann Bingham who’s rendition of the National Anthem was one of the most moving I’ve ever heard.

11/20/2025

THE PUBLIC IS INVITED TO THE SWEARING IN CEREMONY FOR

CITY COUNCILWOMAN KAY HOOGLAND (DISTRICT 3) AND CITY COUNCILMAN DON HICKMAN (DISTRICT 5)

MONDAY, NOVEMBER 24, 2025, 10:30 AM

AT THE

THE HISTORIC MONASTERY FARM

1250 S 9500 E,
Huntsville, UT 84317

11/19/2025

11/11/2025

To my fellow veterans in Ogden Valley - I salute you and thank you all for your service.

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Same salute goes to their families - Stacey and I know the sacrifices that you all made as well.

Don Hickman
Colonel, US Air Force (retired)
Councilman-elect, District 5

11/11/2025

To my fellow veterans in Ogden Valley - I salute you and thank you all for your service.

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Same salute goes to their families - Stacey and I know the sacrifices that you all made as well.

Don Hickman
Colonel, USAF (retired)
Councilman-elect, District 5

11/05/2025

I am truly humbled by the voters’ support yesterday. I again pledge my 38+ years of experience to guide the new city into the future.

https://electionresults.utah.gov/results/public/weber-county-ut/elections/general11042025

Together we will protect our cherished lifestyle and manage growth responsibly.

I want to salute Dan Davenport and his family. Dan is a pillar of our community. It’s not for the faint of heart to put your name on a ballot and run for office. As I said at the debate, Dan is a honorable and very worthy candidate. Dan, thank you for pushing many important issues to the forefront of the conversation.

To my broad base of supporters. Thank you! You come from every corner of District 5. From Middle Fork through Green Hills to River Run. All of “South Fork” and all the way to Chris’ and Old Trappers Loop. And everything in between.

Later today I and the other elected members will meet. It’s time to get to work. Many long hours and hard decisions await. As well as the opportunity to create a future here in Our Valley for our families.

Our Valley, Our Way!

Don Hickman
For District 5

11/03/2025

🇺🇸 𝑰𝒕'𝒔 𝒕𝒊𝒎𝒆 𝒕𝒐 𝒅𝒆𝒄𝒊𝒅𝒆 - 𝒑𝒍𝒆𝒂𝒔𝒆 𝒗𝒐𝒕𝒆!

📅 𝑻𝒐𝒎𝒐𝒓𝒓𝒐𝒘, 𝑵𝒐𝒗𝒆𝒎𝒃𝒆𝒓 4𝒕𝒉, 𝒊𝒔 𝑻𝑯𝑬 𝑴𝑶𝑺𝑻 𝒄𝒐𝒏𝒔𝒆𝒒𝒖𝒆𝒏𝒕𝒊𝒂𝒍 𝒆𝒍𝒆𝒄𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏 𝒊𝒏 𝑶𝒈𝒅𝒆𝒏 𝑽𝒂𝒍𝒍𝒆𝒚’𝒔 𝒉𝒊𝒔𝒕𝒐𝒓𝒚. The choice you make will define the course of 𝑶𝑼𝑹 𝑽𝑨𝑳𝑳𝑬𝒀 for years to come.

On behalf of all veterans, please vote. We stood guard, protected our Constitution, took the fight overseas, and some of us made the ultimate sacrifice for the right to vote.

✅ 𝑪𝒉𝒐𝒐𝒔𝒆 𝒘𝒊𝒔𝒆𝒍𝒚. Support candidates who clearly demonstrate the 3 Ts:

𝑻𝒂𝒍𝒆𝒏𝒕 – Real knowledge, skills, and experience - not just degrees
𝑻𝒆𝒎𝒑𝒆𝒓𝒂𝒎𝒆𝒏𝒕 – Ability to work successfully with others
𝑻𝒊𝒎𝒆 – can commit 20 - 30 hours a week for the first 6–12 months

I pledge my 38+ years of proven experience and the time to get it done. I have the 3 Ts. https://www.donhickmandistrict5.com/

🌄 𝑾𝒉𝒂𝒕 𝒎𝒂𝒕𝒕𝒆𝒓𝒔 𝒎𝒐𝒔𝒕 𝒕𝒐 𝒚𝒐𝒖? 𝑯𝒖𝒏𝒅𝒓𝒆𝒅𝒔 𝒐𝒇 𝒄𝒊𝒕𝒊𝒛𝒆𝒏𝒔 𝒕𝒐𝒍𝒅 𝒎𝒆.

𝑶𝒖𝒓 𝑪𝒉𝒆𝒓𝒊𝒔𝒉𝒆𝒅 𝑳𝒊𝒇𝒆𝒔𝒕𝒚𝒍𝒆: https://www.facebook.com/share/p/14Nhmi1An1Y/
𝑾𝒂𝒕𝒆𝒓: https://www.facebook.com/share/p/17fa5CS8yi/
𝑹𝒆𝒔𝒑𝒐𝒏𝒔𝒊𝒃𝒍𝒆 𝑫𝒆𝒗𝒆𝒍𝒐𝒑𝒎𝒆𝒏𝒕: https://www.facebook.com/share/p/17JAWTgFET/

𝑻𝒉𝒆𝒚 𝒂𝒍𝒔𝒐 𝒄𝒂𝒓𝒆 𝒂𝒃𝒐𝒖𝒕 𝑺𝒆𝒓𝒗𝒊𝒄𝒆 𝑩𝒆𝒇𝒐𝒓𝒆 𝑺𝒆𝒍𝒇 – 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒇𝒐𝒖𝒓 𝑷𝒓𝒆𝒔𝒊𝒅𝒆𝒏𝒕𝒔 𝒔𝒂𝒚 𝑰 𝒉𝒂𝒗𝒆 𝒘𝒉𝒂𝒕 𝒊𝒕 𝒕𝒂𝒌𝒆𝒔:

𝑴𝒊𝒍𝒊𝒕𝒂𝒓𝒚 𝑺𝒆𝒓𝒗𝒊𝒄𝒆: https://www.facebook.com/share/p/19rGkczfHv/
𝑷𝒂𝒕𝒓𝒊𝒐𝒕 𝑫𝒂𝒚 / 𝟵-𝟭𝟭: https://www.facebook.com/share/p/1KmjqDrozW/
𝑺𝒆𝒓𝒗𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝑶𝒕𝒉𝒆𝒓𝒔: https://www.facebook.com/share/p/184pMmeGGu/
𝑮𝒆𝒕𝒕𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝑱𝒐𝒃 𝑫𝒐𝒏𝒆: https://www.facebook.com/share/p/1BpqDDejJi/

𝑻𝒉𝒆𝒚 𝒘𝒂𝒏𝒕 𝒂 𝒈𝒐𝒗𝒆𝒓𝒏𝒎𝒆𝒏𝒕 𝒕𝒉𝒂𝒕 𝒘𝒐𝒓𝒌𝒔 𝒇𝒐𝒓 𝒕𝒉𝒆𝒎:

𝑪𝒊𝒕𝒚 𝑭𝒊𝒏𝒂𝒏𝒄𝒆𝒔: https://www.facebook.com/share/p/1FCXy2NLba/
𝑰𝒏𝒕𝒆𝒈𝒓𝒊𝒕𝒚: https://www.facebook.com/share/p/17gdJ9p7FX/
𝑷𝒖𝒃𝒍𝒊𝒄 𝑺𝒂𝒇𝒆𝒕𝒚: https://www.facebook.com/share/p/1Qk62Q4Nrz/
𝑯𝒐𝒘 𝑪𝒂𝒏 𝑰 𝑯𝒆𝒍𝒑 𝒀𝒐𝒖? https://www.facebook.com/share/p/1NwTfQKR8n/
𝑾𝒐𝒓𝒌𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒘𝒊𝒕𝒉 𝑶𝒕𝒉𝒆𝒓𝒔: https://www.facebook.com/share/p/1CNfowAVFV/
𝑫𝒐𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝑾𝒉𝒂𝒕 𝑰𝒕 𝑻𝒂𝒌𝒆𝒔: https://www.facebook.com/share/p/1EeyvFLn8Q/
𝑨𝒄𝒕𝒖𝒎 𝒏𝒐𝒏 𝑽𝒆𝒓𝒃𝒖𝒎 (𝑨𝒄𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏, 𝒏𝒐𝒕 𝑾𝒐𝒓𝒅𝒔): https://www.facebook.com/share/p/1GFRRVa715/

𝑶𝑼𝑹 𝑽𝑨𝑳𝑳𝑬𝒀, 𝑶𝑼𝑹 𝑾𝑨𝒀!

𝑫𝒐𝒏 𝑯𝒊𝒄𝒌𝒎𝒂𝒏
𝑭𝒐𝒓 𝑫𝒊𝒔𝒕𝒓𝒊𝒄𝒕 5🌐 https://donhickmandistrict5.com

10/28/2025

Watching the world change from 18,200 feet.
November 4th’s election will be the most consequential in a generation. The next two years will set the foundation for the next 20. If we don’t get it right, we won’t recognize our Valley in 2034 when the world descends upon us for the Olympics.

Will our future be a built-out Valley with little open space? Will it maintain its rural character? Will young families be able to afford to live here? What can we do today to protect our cherished lifestyle, our water, our agriculture, and our way of life?

In November 2012 I had the unique privilege to reflect on changing landscapes with the legendary American mountaineer David Breashears. Perched at 18,200 feet over the vast Ngozumpa glacier at the foot of Nepal’s Cho Oyo (world’s 6th highest peak at 26,864 feet), David and I discussed the inevitable march of time and whether individuals could make a real difference in their community’s future. We both believed folks can do so, if they have vision and commitment.

David through his nonprofit Glacierworks was taking giga-pixel imagery of the retreating Himalayan glaciers to compare with historical pictures to determine rate of melt. I had just retired from the Air Force and worked above 16,000 feet for over a month assisting University of Colorado researchers doing critical Science on Nepal’s rapidly melting high-altitude glaciers.

We’re at a crossroads. We can now define our Valley’s future. Creating a functioning city is incredibly hard work. Creating and adopting the right land-use ordinances is fundamental to our future. Fostering options for large landowners is critical.

On November 4th, I urge you to vote for the mayoral and councilmember candidates that have the Talent (knowledge, skills and experience), Temperament (ability to effectively work with others), and Time (20-30 hours / week) to “get it right” in the first two years. Consider which have accomplished hard things in their professional lives, because creating a city from nothing is no small task.

David, an American mountaineering pioneer, summited Mt Everest 5 times and created the IMAX film “Everest”. He passed away in 2024. Learn more here: Mount Everest Filmmaker David Breashears Dies at 68

10/27/2025

𝑫𝒊𝒔𝒄𝒖𝒔𝒔𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝑶𝒖𝒓 𝑻𝒂𝒙 𝑫𝒐𝒍𝒍𝒂𝒓𝒔 — 𝑨𝒈𝒂𝒊𝒏 💵
(See my August 7th post on the subject 👉 link here)

I’m a fiscal conservative. Through my company 𝑨 𝑯𝒆𝒍𝒑𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝑯𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝑭𝒊𝒏𝒂𝒏𝒄𝒊𝒂𝒍 𝑪𝒐𝒂𝒄𝒉𝒊𝒏𝒈, I teach folks how to manage their money and spend less than they make—without loans or credit cards. I’ll bring that same discipline to our new city’s finances.

https://coachdonhickman.com/

I was not part of the Incorporation push and have made no promises about the feasibility study or future taxes. The truth is, we don’t yet know how much our annual services will actually cost—likely between $4.5–$5 million. I’m 100% committed to minimizing costs and getting the best value for every tax dollar as we contract for the many services we’ll need.

Here’s the hard part: We won’t have any revenue at first. Sales tax dollars may not arrive until February 2026, and property taxes possibly not until December 2026. Weber County may—or may not—release 2025 property taxes or other monies to us. That means we’ll have to take out loans to get the city up and running.

As Ogden Valley’s only Dave Ramsey–trained financial expert, I hate that necessary evil. But I’ll make sure we get those loans paid off quickly and build a solid “snowy day fund” to handle the unpredictable costs of plowing the 104 miles of roads we’ll inherit from the County. As much as we love our snow, it can wreak havoc on a city budget!

I’m not a fan of loans, bonds, or debt-funded projects that politicians often use for “wouldn’t it be nice” ideas. We’ll have to make hard choices—possibly cutting services or raising revenues—but we must live within our means to ensure the long-term financial stability of our new city.

I’ve managed budgets and projects from $5,000 to $10 billion a year across private business, government, and local non-profits. I know how to get this done—responsibly.

Don Hickman
For District 5
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