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Appeal Tribune Wednesday, August 9, 2017 3A National Night Out: One hot day aimed at public safety JUSTIN MUCH STAYTON MAIL Mt. Angel Mayor An- drew Otte greeted com- munity members with a little slice of insight at 6 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 1. Otte told mid-town gatherers that there were two things you can count on in Oregon: It’s going to rain during the Rose Fes- tival, and National Night Out is going to be the hot- test day of the year. The mayor recanted a bit, ac- knowledging that the fol- lowing day may prove more scorching. In light of that, dozens of town folks lined up in the intersection by the Glockenspiel for tasty hot dogs, pasta and green sal- ads, melons bites and cup- cake treats, taking part in the National Night Out mingling. The Mt. Angel scene was replicated through- out the east Willamette Valley, and nationally, as neighbors gathered to eat and greet as part of the traditional first-Tuesday in August festivity aimed at providing people an op- portunity to convene and connect. NNO’s overarching aim is to enhance public safety; face-to-face famil- iarity is a key ingredient to neighborhood cohe- siveness. Drawing a 30-mile bee- line south out of Mt. An- gel, gatherings were tak- ing place all along Cas- cade Highway corridor – Silverton, Sublimity, Scio and at multiple parks in Stayton. Peripheral to the Cas- cade Highway route, com- munities such as Scotts Mills, Lyons, Mill City, Aumsville and Turner all held their own neighbor- hood versions of NNO, 100-degree weather aside. Each event had its own unique character: Sublim- ity traditionally fuses NNO with its summer- time First Tuesday, draw- ing one of the largest gatherings in the area; Stayton fires up grills in neighborhood parks around town, such as the popular Pioneer Park where Sgt. Michael Meeks and Peer Court Co- ordinator Sharon Good- man reportedly served up more than 100 burgers in- side an hour. On the north edge of town Sgt. Danielle Wetzel and city Records Clerk Michelle Ash plied the grill to feed the Santiam Park diners. Stayton Mayor Hank Porter and the city coun- cil split up to meet with residents at various parks. Police Chief Rich Sebens said the day’s heat appeared to whittle the turnout down from previ- ous years, but Stayton still saw several hundred col- lectively taking part. After a hiatus from last year, Scio proved that its community knows how to put on an event as scores of community members filtered into the Lamb & Wool Festival grounds to enjoy not only burgers PHOTOS BY JUSTIN MUCH | STATESMAN JOURNAL Many east Willamette Valley residents turned out for a bite and a visit as part of National Night Out Tuesday, Aug. 1. and chips but slices of sweet watermelon and pad-buttered corn on the cob. Logger boosters and Friends of the Scio Li- brary were among the hosting contingent as summer-themed back- ground music lilted over the scene. Scio Fire Chief Doug Branch estimated about 125 turned out. “Were the most popu- lar show here,” said Scio Fire Lt. Randall Boyer, who was helping to hoist game youngsters into one of the massive fire rigs on site. “These are future firefighters right here.” That, too, would play into the public-safety ob- jective of National Night Out. 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Oth- er sites recently consid- ered include the 3.1-acre former Square Deal Lum- ber property at North Wa- ter and Brown streets, the .96-acre “Potter’s Block” area, and 7.8 acres of un- developed land behind the Senior Center on West- field Street. “The Eugene Field lo- cation is very good,” Foss- holm said. “If officers were inside a facility there, no matter which di- rection you go, you’re at the center of town. You’ve got great access north, south, east and west.” There would also be plenty of room for park- ing and a sally port, a gat- ed area where officers could load and unload any- one in custody. Currently, prisoners must be walked through an open parking lot past the general pub- lic. The police depart- ment’s most pressing needs include a seismical- ly sound structure, sepa- rate holding areas for ju- venile and adult prison- ers, and a main entrance that doesn’t come through the holding area, Foss- holm said. The cramped quarters at City Hall make it im- possible to separate adults and juveniles by both “sight and sound,” as required by state law, and the holding area arrange- ment puts officers and their weapons within arm’s reach of prisoners being fingerprinted, transported or breath- tested, Fossholm said. He invited anyone interested in the facility’s shortfalls to take a tour. Constructing a new po- lice station is one of the council’s five-year goals, while adding space for all other municipal services is a 10-year goal. At meet- ings, councilors have re- peatedly stressed a desire to build without increas- ing taxes for residents. Money to purchase the Eugene Field property will come from Silver- ton’s Civic Building Pro- ject Fund, the balance of which stands at just over $1 million and will rise to $1.5 million when this year’s scheduled transfer from the general fund oc- curs, Wurster said. Public response to the city’s plans has been fa- vorable, with the audi- ence at the July 17 meet- ing actually breaking into applause after the vote. “We have a fine police department, and it’s time to give them the respect and the breathing room to do their professional jobs,” said Greg Sheesley. “I hope we will take the bull by both horns, not just an ear, and look at put- ting both facilities there, doing it in a seamless manner so it’s not spread over 25 years because of the sobering amount of money it would entail.” Sheesley asked coun- cilors to save the 14 large trees on the Eugene Field property, a request echo- ing previous suggestions of a plaza, park or green space. Other proposals in- clude adding affordable housing and a commercial component, Wurster said. 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