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operational or in construction totaling just shy of $500
million in investment, with another $346 million worth
in development."
The company also is building two new projects in
southern Oregon, as well as two more in other parts of
the Willamette Valley.
"We will not be blanketing the state with solar. No so-
lar company will, because there's no avenue for that,"
Berg Pickett said.
At the Cypress Creek farm just outside of Silverton,
mid-October clouds blanket the sky — not ideal weath-
er for a solar harvest.
"Typically, solar farms generate energy on all day-
light hours, even if there's some clouds or some snow,"
Berg Pickett explained. "The production would just be
less."
Workers are close to finishing the array of about two
dozen rows of solar panels compacted onto roughly a
dozen acres just outside the Silverton city limits.
There are approximately 9,600 solar panels on the
farm.
Construction may have already been underway for
two to three months, but these projects can take three
years "from the ground up" as they make sure to comply
with local, state and federal laws, Berg Pickett said.
The Silverton site should be operating by late De-
cember or early 2018. Once construction is complete,
the company plans to cover the land with grass or other
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ardous material survey, all attending abatement con-
tractors stated that it would be financially and physical-
ly unfeasible to remove all of the lead paint (and) de-
clined to provide an informal proposal,” Saxe’s report
said.
Contractors can remove the structure without
abatement by securing a dedicated receiving station.
Saxe said this city is formulating estimates for the cost
of such a demolition.
Councilors debated an ordinance addressing public
nudity, especially with regards to reports of people re-
lieving themselves in public.
“There have been numbers of complaints, at least of
the public urination, by one or more individuals in
town,” Mayor Kyle Palmer said.
A key point of the discussion was whether to artic-
ulate the ordinance in adherence to expressed concerns
or to expand the language to include nudity. Among the
issues with the nudity element is defining it, especially
as how it may apply differently to children.
A state law already deals with nudity, but Police
Electricians Ryan Lichty, left, of Silverton, and David Hammang, of Dayton, work on the Cypress Creek Renewables solar energy
farm near Silverton on Oct. 17. ANNA REED / STATESMAN JOURNAL
plants.
In 2017, Oregon lawmakers introduced House Bill
3050 to limit companies' ability to plant commercial so-
lar farms on high-value farmland, or land that is espe-
cially good for growing crops. The bill ultimately died,
though.
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Chief Jeff Fossholm said a nudity ordinance would give
police more leverage to enforce an incident, such as
someone stripping down in the creek in front of chil-
dren.
Most councilors seem inclined to keep the ordinance
focused on the urination and defecation.
Language, zoning and the inclusion of vaporized
smoking products were also topics of discussion as the
council debated a smoking ban.
“My initial understanding was that this was an ob-
jection about cigarette butts and odor. If that is the case,
why include vaping?” Councilor Dana Smith asked.
The councilors discussed at length nuances of vap-
ing, then transcended to the questions of zones to apply
the ban if the ordinance passes, costs of code signs, and
hours in which the ban should be in place. Regarding
the latter, councilors discussed whether a downtown
core smoking ban would be inappropriate during night-
life hours.
The proposed ordinance emerged through the city’s
Environmental Management Committee, which
brought its recommendation to the council on July 17.
City Manager Christy Wurster pointed out several
different downtown boundaries considered to be in-
cluded in the zone, one of which traces the “Walk Your
Wheels” zone regulating bicycles.
A report presented to the council estimated material
and labor costs for no-smoking signs at $382 each. Total
costs vary by zone; installation from Park to Jersey
streets on Water and 2nd streets is estimated at $59,592;
downtown commercial, $61,884; commercial fringe
$97,410; Walk Your Wheels zone, $22,538.
At least one councilor indicated that cost would be a
factor he would weigh significantly when voting.
Another issue was including vaporized smoking
products in the ordinance. Several members of the pan-
el indicated they would approve that inclusion, while
four members expressed opposition to it.
“It would seem to me that we have varying degrees
and levels of commitment to this type of change,” Coun-
cilor Jason Freilinger said. “I think it’s probably more
likely to be a productive use of staff time, and it’s going
to pass, if it’s focused just on the smoking aspect. If we
can’t come to a feeling of consensus here, we might
have to have prepare two versions for us to select be-
tween.”
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“Currently, only residents of the
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Palmer pointed out that the pending measure, if
passed, actually amounts to less tax per home than the
expiring one, which levied $.45 per $1,000 assessed val-
ue or roughly $90 for a $200,000 home.
The gas tax is similar to one passed by Stayton last
spring. Silverton’s would authorize a $0.02 tax per gal-
lon of motor vehicle fuel, levied on each gallon sold
within the city.
The gas-tax measure came to the voters by state law
after Silverton City Council approved a fuel-tax ordi-
nance, No. 17-09, on June 5. If passed, it would go into
effect Jan. 1.
Revenue generated from the tax would be used for
street construction, reconstruction, improvements, re-
pairs and operations.
Specific projects cited as potentially funded by the
tax include the McClaine Street reconstruction, over-
lay of downtown streets and slurry sealing or overlay
on neighborhood streets.
Palmer noted that the city council passed the ordi-
nance with hopes of addressing long-deferred mainte-
nance needs while spreading the burden out evenly.
The mayor estimated that a driver traveling 12,000
miles at 15 miles per gallon would pay $16 per year.
“Currently, only residents of the Silverton city limits
contribute directly to street maintenance, while many,
many others use our street systems every day,” Palmer
wrote. “Obviously a two-cent gas tax hits us all equally,
many others use our street systems
every day. Obviously a two-cent gas
tax hits us all equally.”
KYLE PALMER, SILVERTON MAYOR
but for the first time, outside residents would share in
your burden.”
Palmer also explained the council’s challenge.
“For the past two years, we have been aggressively
protecting our ‘decent condition’ streets by applying
crack seal and slurry seal treatments through a part-
nership with Marion County,” he said. “The proceeds
from a 2 cent gas tax (every dime must be used for
maintenance, construction, and preservation of streets
– no staff or equipment expenses) would allow us to
double the slurry seal program or allow us to begin
what will be an expensive process of fixing McClaine
Street, our number one priority.”
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building stand until it can be replaced.
Last month, the Silver Falls School Board batted
around the pros and cons of demolishing the building
now, versus letting it stand until the district is able to
fund a new structure.
A financial drawback to letting it stand is the esti-
mated $50,000 it will cost the district to maintain the
roof over the next five to 10 years, Stanley said. The dia-
phragm roof needs sections to be recoated periodically.
It was recently fixed to stop longtime leaks, but some
water damage remains, Bellando said.
Board member Shelly Nealon initially inquired
about demolishing the building to avoid ongoing main-
tenance costs, which she said felt a little like “money
going down the toilet.”
Board chair Tom Buchholz said he thinks roof main-
tenance will cost less than moving the building’s infra-
structure once with demolition and again in the future.
He touched on the idea of kicking off the project when
taxpayers have paid off – or nearly paid off – the bonds
that funded the construction of the new high school.
“Rolling demolition and construction into one pro-
ject instead of two projects could be cost-effective,” he
said.
In other school district business:
Asst. Supt. Dandy Stevens told board members last
month that she received 100 requests from families for
additional bus stops after the district’s contractor re-
vised its routes. Routes to in-town and rural schools
were changed in September, with some stops being
eliminated. The company, Durham Student Services, is
using technology “to help create the routes, which has
never been done before,” she said. Stevens said she’s
personally looking at each stop request submitted.
The school board approved the $2,500 purchase of
BoardBook, an online service that streamlines the
process of creating, organizing and meeting materials.
Several board members said they hope this will aid
transparency with the public.
Board member Shelly Nealon agreed to pursue the
school district’s ongoing request with Marion County to
establish the section of Grant Street outside the city
limits as a school zone with reduced speeds.