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Gateway into Silverton gets shot of life
Laurie Carter said. “As you come into town, it looks really
trashy. And it’s not to the benefit to the whole community
to have those trashy entrances.”
But not everybody is happy about it.
City councilor Jim Sears fought against adding the area
into the urban renewal district and instead wants a resi­
dential area included.
Silverton’s urban renewal district was created in 2004,
and the businesses within that district have been paying
into the district since then.
The handful of businesses added in the expansion of the
urban renewal district will pay approximately $46,000into
the  fund  during  the  current  plan,  which  likely  will  go 
Bill Poehler Salem Statesman Journal
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SILVERTON – The drive into town is not picturesque.
As visitors arrive through the northern gateway to Sil­
verton along Highway 214 as it transitions into North 1st
Street, visitors are greeted by an industrial area — metal
buildings about 40 years old and no sidewalks. It that lacks
the style much of the city possesses.
The area is considered blighted.
The Silverton City Council recently expanded its urban
renewal district by 20 acres in the north end of the city to
give it more options for revitalizing the area.
“In this case, the 1st Street expansion, I really see that as
a general good because that is an area of blight,” councilor
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The entry into Silverton from the north has been
added into the city's urban renewal district allowing
the business owners to apply for grants or loans and
the city to use funds to improve the street, including
building sidewalks. BILL POEHLER | STATESMAN JOURNAL
Ratchet Brewery
expands, open
second location
Emily Teel Salem Statesman Journal
USA TODAY NETWORK
The Summer Food Service Program provides free meals to children ages 1-18, regardless of family income.
STATESMAN JOURNAL FILE
Summer meal
program to expand
Education department short on schools, sites
Natalie Pate Salem Statesman Journal
USA TODAY NETWORK
The  Oregon  Department  of  Education is  seeking
more  schools,  community  organizations  and  Native
American tribes to participate in its Summer Food Ser­
vice Program this year, with applications due in April.
The  program  —  which  provides  free  meals  to  all
children ages 1­18, regardless of family income — helps
ensure  children  and  teens  receive  nutritious  meals
during summer months.
The state is trying to expand the program for 2019,
especially  in  15  targeted  counties,  including  Marion
and Yamhill counties in the Mid­Willamette Valley.
Agency  officials  say  only  about  12  percent  of  the
307,182  children  eligible  for  free  or  reduced­priced 
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Silverton to expand drinking water capacity
Christena Brooks Special to Salem Statesman Journal
USA TODAY NETWORK
The City of Silverton will expand its drinking water ca­
pacity over the next two years, with the federal govern­
ment paying half the project’s $2.3 million bill.
Replacing a half­mile of pipe that carries fresh water
from Silver Creek up to Silverton’s two water treatment
plants on Ames Street is a step toward enlarging the city’s
whole water system.
“It’s a huge step forward,” said Silverton Public Works
Director Petra Schuetz. “It’s a pretty straightforward pro­
ject that’s extremely important. It has to happen before we
can build more capacity at the water treatment plant.”
Silver Creek is Silverton’s secondary water source; its
primary  is  Abiqua  Creek,  while  Silverton  Reservoir  is  a
third  resource.  Taken  together,  the  three  locations  have
enough  supply  to  meet  Silverton’s  water  needs  year
‘round.
“We have plenty of capacity and ample water rights,”
Schuetz said. “What we’re trying to build is physical infra­
structure.”
Silverton’s  former  Public  Works  director,  Christian
Saxe, applied for a grant from the U.S. Economic Devel­
opment Administration, which awarded $1.15 million last
fall to “provide the necessary potable water for the con­
tinued growth of the city’s commercial/industrial park,”
according to city council documents.
Silverton’s half of the bill will be paid via System Devel­
opment Charges, or SDC’s, the fees collected by the city
from  builders  for  infrastructure  expansion  associated
with growth.
In December 2018 Salem's Ratchet Brewery cele­
brated a year in business. By the time they reach their
second  anniversary  they'll  have  an  additional  and
much larger brewery up and running. 
Co­owners  Dan  Miletta  and  William  Mary  an­
nounced this week that they will be opening a second
location, complete with a brewpub. The new venture
will be located at 990 North First Street, Silverton in
the  space  that,  for  eight  years,  was  home  to  Seven
Brides Brewing. 
Miletta and Mary estimate that they brewed more
than 50 different beers within their first year in busi­
ness. They were considering expanding in Oct. 2018
when Seven Brides announced their plans to close.
At  the  time,  Seven  Brides  said  they  would  con­
tinue brewing and selling beer to wholesale clients,
closing only the taproom and retail store. Now, it ap­
pears they ceased operations entirely. 
The owners of Seven Brides did not respond to re­
quests for comment.
For Miletta and Mary, the chance to lease a turn­
key brewery space is an exciting and rare opportuni­
ty. They plan to paint and redecorate the taproom to
give it the garage vibe consistent with the brewery's
name. 
Pending permit approvals, they hope to complete
renovations  and  begin  operations  within  three
months. 
When they open the new space it will be in a tiered
fashion. First, they will open the taproom, essentially
mirroring operations of their existing brewery at 2701
22nd Street SE in Salem. They plan to pour the same
selection  of  beers  and  will  likely  host  food  trucks.
Once established, they will begin brewing at the new
space. Finally, they plan to hire a chef and establish a
menu for the brewpub. 
Despite this planned growth, the existing Ratchet
Brewery location will remain open. Even when they
move bulk brewing to Silverton they will continue to
use their current half­barrel brewing system to make
test batches and limited edition brews.
Emily Teel is the Food & Drink Editor at the States-
man Journal. Contact her at eteel@statesmanjour-
nal.com, or via Facebook or Twitter. See what she's
cooking and where she's eating this week on Insta-
gram: @emily_teel
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