2A Wednesday, December 13, 2017 Appeal Tribune
Free swim
Professionals
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At Silverton Senior Center
Silverton Area Seniors Executive Director Dodie
Brockamp reminded us that the annual Christmas
Open House Silverton Senior Center is 3 to 6 p.m.
Thursday, Dec. 21, 115 Westfield St.
“We will have some entertainment and refresh-
ments, and it is open to the public for free,” Brockamp
said.
New upcoming activities at the Senior Center in-
clude line dancing from 3 to 4 p.m. on Mondays, begin-
ning Jan. 8. Cost is $3 for members and $5 for nonmem-
bers.
Brockamp also reminds Christmas shoppers that
unique gifts can be found at the Silverton Thirft Shop
downtown at 207 High St. It’s open from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Tuesday through Saturday and 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Sun-
day.
City Manager Christy Wurster noted that the Senior
Center will also be the site of the Silverton Holiday So-
cial, 3 p.m. Friday, Dec. 15. The city is renting the center
for that event.
The social is an annual gathering of city staff and the
city council to celebrate employee service.
"The city presents annual service awards in a social
setting," Wurster said, adding that Silverton City Hall
will be closed from 3 to 5 p.m. that day to allow employ-
ees to attend.
City Councilor Matt Plummer said that Silverton
residents can enjoy a free swim from 4 to 6 p.m. Sat-
urday, Dec. 16 at the municipal pool, 601 Miller St.
The open pool is essentially a "thank you" from the
pool operators to the city's voters, who re-upped the
levy supporting the pool in last November's election.
"This levy not only allows our citizens for year-round
access to the pool but enables the city to take care of
other projects related to the pool," Plummer said.
Additionally, Dennis Downey, a beloved communi-
ty member who was heavily involved in the creation of
Silverton’s swim team and served as a coach for several
years, stands to be recognized posthumously. Friends
of Dennis Downey proposed a memorial plaque to be
placed in his honor at the pool.
Town Hall
Plummer also issued another reminder that Silver-
ton's annual Town Hall is scheduled for 6 p.m. Monday,
Dec. 18, in Silverton High School's auditorium, 1456
Pine St.
Wurster said the event will include Mayor Kyle
Palmer's "State of the City" message, while members of
the Silverton City Council and city staff managers will
be on hand to discuss various topics and answer ques-
tions.
Plummer noted that the Town Hall takes place in lieu
of the council's normally scheduled work session, and it
gives city residents a chance to ask questions and get a
clear look at what's transpiring and motivating deci-
sions within their city government.
Recognizing soldiers
and vets
The American Legion
will hold a candlelight vig-
il, 7 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 19
at Town Square Park.
Matt
Rhett
The purpose is to honor Plummer
Martin
our service men and wom-
en. For information, contact is Paul Zen-
chenko from the American Legion at
503-507-3690.
Fossil Free Silverton
Plummer also updated us on happen- Dodie
ings with the nascent Fossil Free Silver- Brockamp
ton, a local group that is connected to a
larger movement focused on global sustainability.
"With two meetings under our belt, Fossil Free Sil-
verton has created 3 focus groups to better focus our
efforts; State, County, City. Each of these groups will be
meeting in December with a full meeting coming in
January," Plummer said.
Plummer stressed that a primary focus will be to
identify candidates at all levels of government who will
make fossil-fuel reduction or elimination a priority. An-
other will be to examine Hood River County's "Energy
Plan" and explore the feasibility of using it as a tem-
plate.
"Fossil Free Silverton has two county commission
candidates and a current city council member that are
active in this process and are dedicated to the pursuit of
utilizing the most sustainable sources available," Plum-
mer said.
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When: 7 p.m. Monday, Jan. 8
Where: Silverton City Council Chambers, 421 S. Water St.
that the conceptual plan did not adequately comply
with all the standards of the city’s code. He further
questioned the status of property’s annexation into the
city in light of ongoing challenges to Senate Bill 1573,
which was passed in 2016 and allows for annexations
without voter approval. Municipalities such as Corval-
lis and Philomath are challenging the constitutionality
of that law.
Among the tangible concerns discussed were traffic
and pedestrian safety issues, costs of infrastructural
development, and the extent to which system develop-
ment charges will offset those costs.
Councilors acknowledged the annexation status and
the acreage’s single-family zoning as realities, but they
felt the presented plan was not consistent with the city’s
development vision. The PUD, which affords more
mixed use than a traditional standard subdivision,
called for 56 lots, ranging in size from 4,002 square feet
to 6,327 square feet, and containing 62,006 square feet
of open space.
The developer maintained that having the smaller
lots could provide more affordable housing, an asser-
tion with which some councilors disagreed.
Councilor Dana Smith examined the proposal, re-
flecting on the site's annexation and an earlier proposal
for apartment buildings there. The site’s zoning subse-
quently changed to single-family residential, and while
the trajectory of the area’s development appears on
track for that, Smith felt the plan didn't harmonize with
the city's planning vision.
“I’m going to be voting no here with the suggestion
that you…come back to us with something more inno-
vative,” Smith said, elaborating on infrastructure pref-
erences, approval conditions and overall connectivity
with the rest of Silverton. “We need to be looking at how
does this fit into the Silverton development plan 30
years from now…There will be developments around
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Anticipated agenda items: Proposed smoking bans
downtown and in city parks.
this. These little islands, these little pockets where you
go in turn a circle and you go back out, are not creating
connectivity – that’s not creating community.”
Councilor Matt Plummer agreed.
“I think as was stated earlier about our council goals,
(this development) is another island,” he said. “We
don’t’ support those, and I don’t support this. I’d like to
see something different, and the key (word) being ‘dif-
ferent.’”
Councilor Laurie Carter stressed that she is agree-
able with the PUD concept, especially in the sense of an
age 55-plus neighborhood, but this plan did not coincide
with her vision of the concept, which includes more pe-
destrian-friendly access to the amenities on that end of
town; several restaurants, Roth’s and other retail, in-
cluding a Dollar General that is currently under con-
struction.
“This (plan) is just not very attractive; this to me is so
mundane it doesn’t offer anything that would entice the
people I would like seeing live there,” Carter said.
Councilor Jason Freilinger elaborated on infrastruc-
tural concerns, stressing that system development
charges “don’t come anywhere near paying for
(costs),” consequently city residents can incur devel-
opment costs while a developer benefits.
Future possibilities for the site could include a new
conceptual plan or an assessment of the current plan by
Oregon Land Use Board of Appeals.
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