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2A Wednesday, May 3, 2017 Appeal Tribune Flood Continued from Page 1A do said. “We had about 4 inches of water on the blacktop on the north side of campus and around our modular classrooms.” Bellando said fortu- nately that water subsid- ed reasonably quickly through school. “Some water entered one of the classrooms ad- jacent to the gym due to heavy roof runoff at that point. The water was re- moved right away,” he said. Mark Twain Elemen- tary withstood about 6 inches of standing water at its entrance. Bellando said that school was also able to stave off water entering the school at the en- trance, however, flows did seep into other areas. “We had water intru- sion into the library due to ground saturation and some water leaking through the windows,” he said. “We had to remove some books in the library so they wouldn’t be dam- aged. We also had to use extractors to remove wa- ter that entered the li- brary along with ventila- tion fans. “We are closely moni- toring that area to be cer- tain it dries thoroughly,” he added. Like many others in the valley, the district would welcome a few sunny days as well. jmuch@Statesman Journal.com or cell 503- 508-8157 or follow at twit- ter.com/justinmuch P.O. Box 13009 Salem, OR 97309 Address P.O. Box 13009 Salem, OR 97309 Phone 503-873-8385 Missed Delivery? 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Grambusch “One of our former volunteers, Craig Emch, spearhead- ed this project. I have to give him credit for tack- ling this,” Trierweiler said. Miles noted that Sil- verton Fire Capt. Ed Grambusch authored that district’s grant appli- cation. The aim in Silverton, Mt. Angel and elsewhere around the state are the same. “Oregonians have been hearing about ‘The Big One’ for so many years, many may have grown tone-deaf and complacent. 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Any bond called prior to maturity may result in reinvestment risk for the owner of the bond. cause the building has shifted and the doors are stuck,” Grambusch said. “The interior compo- nents of the station are a hazard to employees; ceil- ing tiles and light fixtures could fall on us, windows might break/shatter, rig- id pipes could break…“We cannot help others if we are injured or killed.” With than in mind, the district welcomes the structural improvements afforded. “This grant allows us to hire a contractor and other professionals to fix seismic deficiencies at our main station,” he said. “(The main station) in- cludes apparatus bays that hold four fire appara- tus, training rooms, sleeping quarters, public education presentation areas, administrative of- fices and the Emergency Operations Center, which is used by the fire district as well as the city of Sil- verton and other first re- sponders. “This station is a very important component to the fire safety of the com- munity we serve.” Up the road in Mt. An- gel, the $60k should help get things in ship shape. “Our focus is to im- Schools Continued from Page 1A to prepare by making sure schools have been seismi- cally retrofitted so they won’t ‘pancake’ during a large quake. “These buildings must survive, not only to pro- tect children, but so they’ll be available to serve as emergency oper- ations centers, field hos- pitals, rendezvous points for families, and places where community re- sponse can be coordinat- ed.” A handful of schools in Marion and Polk counties will receive funding, in- cluding Whitworth Ele- mentary in Dallas, Four Corners Elementary in Salem-Keizer, and Lin- coln and Washington Ele- mentary’s in Woodburn. Dallas Published every Wednesday by the Statesman Journal, P.O. Box 13009, Salem, OR 97309. USPS 469-860, Postmaster: Send address changes to Appeal Tribune, P.O. Box 35, Silverton OR 97381. PERIODICALS POSTAGE PAID: Salem, OR and additional offices. Send letters to the editor and news releases to sanews@salem.gannett.com. emergency planners are telling us ‘It’s real, and it’s coming,’” said State Sena- tor Ted Ferrioli, R-John Day. “Communities need to prepare by making sure (schools and emer- gency-response facili- ties) have been seismical- ly retrofitted so they won’t ‘pancake’ during a large quake. “These buildings must survive, not only to pro- tect children, but so they’ll be available to serve as emergency oper- ations centers, field hos- pitals, rendezvous points for families, and places where community re- sponse can be coordinat- ed,” Ferrioli added, stressing that “we must also turn our attention to police stations, fire halls and ambulance centers from which first respond- ers are dispatched.” Grambusch said engi- neering reports revealed Silverton’s main station lacked key elements to resist a major seismic event, and he provided an itemized list describing with the $736k and change means to the dis- trict. “If there were to be an earthquake, we may not be able to get the appara- tus bay doors open be- Amount: $700,160 School(s): Whitworth Elementary School Use: Rehabilitation of the gymnasium Timeline: Construc- tion is expected to start in the summer of 2018 and be complete by the start of the 2018-2019 school year in September. The district has been working on getting fund- ing for seismic renova- tions for awhile now and did the initial seismic as- sessment on several of our school facilities, in- cluding Whitworth Ele- mentary in September of 2015, said Kevin Monta- gue, facilities director for the district. The district has suc- cessful obtained two seis- mic grant funds under the program, both of which were for Whitworth. Once the completion of this most recent grant is com- pleted, the entire school will be seismically up- graded to Life/Safety con- dition, said Montague. JUSTIN MUCH | APPEAL TRIBUNE Silver Falls School District’s rural Victor Point Elementary School was among the schools previously awarded seismic-improvement grants through Business Oregon’s Infrastructure Finance Authority. North Santiam School District Amount: $924,263; $1,500,000 School(s): Stayton High School and Sublimi- ty Middle School Use: High school In- dustrial Arts/Music Building; overall middle school upgrade Timeline: 2018 “These are the first North Santiam School District (seismic grant) awards,” said NSSD Su- perintendent Andy Gard- ner. “Given the late time- line and invasiveness of the Sublimity project, we are looking to do the work in the summer of 2018. We are looking at the high school project the same way. The escalation in construction prices is a challenge.” Salem-Keizer Amount: $1,492,268 School(s): Four Cor- ners Elementary School Use: Seismically strengthen the school by replacing certain roofing materials, tying the walls to the new roof, and reno- vating some of the brick doorways for clear exits in the event of an earth- quake. Timeline: Complete by the start of the 2018-2019 school year. Construction is anticipated to begin at the start of the 2018 sum- mer, said Joel Smallwood, manager of maintenance and construction services for the district. This is the second grant from this program Salem-Keizer has re- ceived. Silver Falls Amount: $1,498,575; $351,500; $1,498,100 School(s): Mark Twain Elementary, Robert Frost Elementary, Silverton Middle School Use: Upgrade the Mark Twain elementary class- rooms and various other projects, upgrade the Robert Frost covered play area, and upgrade the Silverton Middle School gym. Timeline: Based on previous grants, the dis- trict predicts the projects will be complete by the start of the 2018-2019 or 2019-2020 school year, said district Superinten- dent Andy Bellando. The district has re- ceived three grants from this program in the past. “We actually qualified for three other seismic grants to this point,” SFSD Superintendent An- dy Bellando said. “Scotts Mills School seismic re- hab was completed last summer. 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The two largest components are improvement or place- ment of anchors and sheer walls.” Trierweiler said the goal is to get the project underway and finished as quickly as possible. “Our project is straightforward and should take only a matter weeks once the dust starts flying,” he said. “Of course there are certain administrative proce- dures we follow and that will take some time on the front end. If we can at- tract the right contract- ing partners with capaci- ty in their schedule it’s possible we can be fin- ished by year end.” jmuch@Statesman Journal.com or cell 503- 508-8157 or follow at twit- ter.com/justinmuch approxi- mately $1.1 million. Victor Point and Butte Creek Bellando School seis- mic projects are slated for this summer. “The specific scope of work for each of the new sites has yet to be deter- mined,” Bellando added. “However, the grants will fund seismic needs throughout Mark Twain Elementary School, to the covered play structure of Robert Frost School and to the gymnasium at Sil- verton Middle School. These are yet to be sched- uled but I anticipate their completion during the summer of 2018 or 2019.” Woodburn Amount: $1,500,000; $1,499,235 School(s): Lincoln and Washington Elementary Schools Use: Upgrade elemen- tary schools — reinforce walls, basement; fix un- reinforced walls, espe- cially areas in Lincoln with multiple windows. Timeline: Construc- tion at Washington Ele- mentary can begin imme- diately since the district is already working on con- struction there via a 2015 construction bond, said Woodburn Superinten- dent Chuck Ransom. Con- struction is estimated to be complete by the start of the 2018-2019 school year. Lincoln will be the later of the two. Construction should begin and Ransom is hopeful it can be com- pleted in the middle of the 2018-2019 school year. Construction for the 2015 bond is anticipated to be complete by 2020. Ransom said the diffi- cult part is having stu- dents still in the building as they work, but they are trying to schedule as much construction over the summer as possible. Contact Natalie Pate at npate@Statesman Journal.com, 503-399- 6745, or follow her on Twit- ter @Nataliempate Statesman Journal east valley reporter Justin Much contributed to this story Other schools receiving funds include: » Cascade School District-Cloverdale Elementary School, $974,190 » Jefferson School District-Jefferson Elementary Classrooms, $1,423,600 » Jefferson School District-Jefferson Middle School Gym, $1,459,645 » North Marion School District-North Marion HS Gym, $1,420,685 » North Marion School District-North Marion MS Gym, $1,494,870 » Santiam Canyon School District-Jr/Sr HS Auditorium, $1,415,460 410 Oak St, Silverton, OR, 97381 503-873-3530 kimsilvertonordentist.com OR-0000388162 Get a complete list of the new grant recipients is available online.