2B ܂ WEDNESDAY, JULY 18, 2018 ܂ APPEAL TRIBUNE
Some residents still weary of water
Loren and Linda Stratton of Turner purchase bottled water at WinCo Foods after a drinking water advisory in Salem on May 29. FILE PHOTO
Connor Radnovich Salem Statesman Journal
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"Sorry. At this point the city has lost my trust," read
a comment to the city of Salem on its Facebook page.
"Sticking to bottled water," another commenter
posted.
"I am still sticking to bottled water for at least an-
other month just to be sure," read one more.
Despite city officials lifting the drinking water ad-
visory July 3, some in Salem are still wary of the water
flowing from the tap.
"I regret that they believe that," Salem City Manager
Steve Powers said. “We’ve just gone through a very
challenging and confusing time as a community."
Judy Stanley, a 68-year-old semi-retired South Sa-
lem resident with diabetes, said she will be drinking
bottled water for at least another month, watching to
see if algal toxins in the water rise above health ad-
visory levels again.
Stanley currently has five jugs of distilled water and
eight containers of bottled water — at least a couple
hundred bottles.
In the back of her mind is the first week of the water
crisis.
IN BRIEF
Music Mondays
continue in Old Mill Park
The first do-not-drink advisory was placed May 29,
three days after the city learned cyanotoxins were de-
tected in Salem's drinking water for the first time. That
initial alert was lifted on June 2, only for another one to
be placed four days later.
On June 10, the second advisory was extended for at
least two weeks regardless of test results, in part, the
city said, to give residents more clarity as to the cur-
rent water quality.
The do-not-drink advisory was for children under 6
years old and vulnerable adults, including those with
impaired immune systems, people affected by kidney
or liver disease, pregnant or nursing mothers, and
pets.
"They didn’t have good track record early on," Stan-
ley said. "I’m still going to continue to use bottled water
for a while until I see the testing method that they’re
using is actually holding up."
Powers agreed the on-again, off-again nature of the
early water advisories has hurt the city's credibility.
But he is encouraging residents to do the same as
Stanley: stay informed, read the publicly available da-
ta and make the decision that's right for them.
"Everyone should do their own homework, their
own research," Powers said. "People can certainly have
their own opinions."
The social media posts from the last few days mirror
the calls Salem Public Works received throughout the
water crisis.
Many called with questions — is the water safe to
cook with, does boiling the water help — while others
sought disciplinary action against city officials or
praised them for finding an algal toxin treatment
method (that treatment went full-scale July 4).
"We are getting calls from people who are super
thankful, and we are also getting calls from people who
are upset," city of Salem spokesman Kenny Larson
said.
Powers said they will continue to release testing da-
ta online so people can decide for themselves if they
want to drink city water.
The city recently acquired equipment allowing
them to get test results in the afternoon from water
samples taken that morning.
"We’re going to continue to ensure that Salem’s
drinking water will be safe to drink, as it’s been since
the 1930s," he said.
Contact the reporter at cradnovich@statesman-
journal.com or 503-399-6864, or follow him on Twitter
at @CDRadnovich
More delays for Highway 214
Music Mondays at Old Mill Park continue this sum-
mer with a variety of evening concerts. Sponsored
by Silverton Friends of Music, the series features
music in the grassy area behind the library every
Monday night at 6:30 p.m.
July 16 will be the Racoons, July 23 is the Sycobillies,
July 30 is Silverton Friends of Music Big Band, and
Aug. 13 is Marion County Citizens Band.
The public invited to attend these free concerts,
bring chairs and picnic suppers, if they wish.
‘Physique Explored’
at the Borland Art Gallery
The Silverton Art Association’s Borland Art Gallery
will be exhibiting art depicting the human form in
multiple media through July 29. The gallery is locat-
ed at 303 Coolidge Street near Coolidge-McClaine
Park.
New school board member sought
Silver Falls School District is seeking applications
from community members interested serving as a
school board member for Zone 6. Current board
member Todd White is moving out of the district and
has announced his resignation, effective Aug. 1.
A new Zone 6 board member will be selected by the
board to fill the remainder of White’s term, through
June 30, 2019.
Those interested must live in Zone 6, and must sub-
mit a completed application no later than Aug. 1. The
Silver Falls School Board will interview applicants in
public during the regularly scheduled board meeting
on Aug. 13.
For zone information, the application, and informa-
tion about the roles and responsibility of a board
member, log on to silverfallsschools.org.
— Christena Brooks
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Highway 214 from mileposts 9 to 16, left, and mileposts 40 and 46, right, will see repaving soon.
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David Davis Salem Statesman Journal
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Summer road construction grinds on along more
sections of Highway 214 in east Willamette Valley.
Beginning July 23, two separate stretches of the
highway will get new chip seals and striping accord-
ing to a statement by Oregon Department of Trans-
portation.
The impacted areas include a stretch south of
Woodburn, between milepost 40 to 46, to Mt. Angel.
The second section is between milepost 9 and 16,
from Highway 22 to the intersection with Cascade
Highway.
Traffic will be directed by flaggers and pilot cars
during the project.
The project is expected to be completed by August
3.
Local man charged with sodomy
Olivia Heersink Salem Statesman Journal
USA TODAY NETWORK
A Scotts Mills man is being held on a $500,000
bond after he was charged with first-degree sodomy
and two counts of second-degree sodomy.
Jose Feliciano Cervantes, 30, is accused of abusing
a boy younger than 12-years-old on Dec. 25, 2016, ac-
cording to court documents.
Cervantes later reportedly abused the same child,
who was then under the age of 14, on two occasions
sometime between Jan. 1, 2017, and July 5, documents
state.
Since he is believed to be a continuing danger, his
bail was set at a high amount and he was ordered to
have no contact with the alleged vic-
tim.
Cervantes was arraigned 3 p.m. July
5 and remains in the Marion County
Jail. His next hearing was scheduled
for 8:30 a.m. July 16.
Jose
First-degree sodomy is a Measure 11
Feliciano
offense and requires a mandatory
Cervantes
minimum sentence of eight years and
four months in prison. Second-degree
sodomy is also a Measure 11 offense and requires a
minimum sentence of six years and three months.
Contact
reporter
Olivia
Heersink
at
oheersink@statesmanjournal.com, 503-399-6657 or
follow her on Twitter @heersinkolivia.