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4A | WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 4, 2020 | APPEAL TRIBUNE RESTAURANT INSPECTIONS MARION AND POLK COUNTY Semi-annual restaurant inspections from Sept. 21 to Oct. 7. 501 Grill Location: 3755 Portland Road NE, Sa- lem Date: Sept. 21 (reinspected Oct. 2) Score: 84 Sept. 21: Priority violations h Food is unsafe, adulterated or not honestly presented, specifically: Mold- like specks on red sauce in saucepan in walk-in cooler. Point deduction: 5. h Food-contact surfaces of equipment and utensils are not properly sanitized after cleaning, specifically: Residual of final rinse of dishwasher was 10PPM. Point deduction: 5. h Ready-to-eat food is not properly date-marked, specifically: Several con- tainers of raw meat in walk-in cooler are not date-marked, ceviche in prep cooler not date-marked, red sauce in walk-in cooler not date-marked. Point deduc- tion: 3. h Food-contact surfaces are not clean, specifically: Bottom shelf of reach-in cooler is heavily soiled. Point deduc- tion: 3. Oct. 2: No priority violations Abby's Legendary Pizza Location: 1215 N Pacific Hwy., Wood- burn Date: Oct. 6 Score: 100 No priority violations Black Rock Coffee Bar Location: 4560 River Road NE, Keizer Date: Oct. 2 Score: 100 No priority violations Buffalo Wild Wings Location: 3892 Center St. NE, Salem Date: Oct. 1 Score: 95 Priority violations h Potentially hazardous food is not ABOUT RESTAURANT INSPECTIONS This is a snapshot of the inspections conducted by the Marion and Polk County health departments. Twice annually, licensed restaurants receive unannounced inspections that focus on food temperatures, food preparation practices, worker hygiene, dish-washing and sanitizing, and equipment and facility cleanliness. Violations: Restaurant scores are based on a 100-point scale. Priority violations deduct 5 points, and priority foundation violations deduct 3 points. Violations recorded on consecutive inspections result in point deductions being doubled. Scoring: Scores of 70 or higher are considered compliant. Restaurants scoring below 70 must be re-inspected within 30 days or face closure or other administrative action. Restaurants display a placard by the entrance to indicate whether they have passed their last inspection. maintained at proper hot or cold hold- ing temperatures, specifically: Sliced tomatoes 48-50°F elevated on drain board at the southwest prep refriger- ator. Pico de gallo 43-44°F elevated on drain board at the grill cooler. (All other potentially hazardous food in the refrig- erator cold holding at 41°F or lower). Point deduction: 5. Hazardous Continued from Page 1A sites, including homes on the North Santiam and Little North Santiam Riv- ers where hazardous waste can spill into waterways, Nattis said. Crews began working in the canyon early last week starting with a recon- naissance team, including arborists, to help identity hazardous trees. They’re followed by recovery teams made up of technological contractors, who comb through the properties using gas meters to ensure there’s no release of hazardous waste or gas. Crews use other tools such as Geiger counters to ensure there’s no radiation. Certified asbestos contractors also look for large pieces of asbestos to re- move. Each property takes two to four hours, depending on the size, Nattis said. Teams typically pick up an average of one-third cubic yards of waste per prop- erty. If crews come across propane or acet- ylene tanks, for example, they’ll empty them out, if they’re stable, and put a big ‘X’ on them to indicate it’s no longer a hazard, he said. If the object is compromised or has released a chemical, it’s bagged and put on a truck to bring back to the staging area at the state fairgrounds. “From a debris standpoint, our haz- ardous waste doesn’t generate a lot from landfill capacity standpoint,” Nattis said. When they’re done, crews put a sign on the property to indicate it’s been cleared. The solid waste is left over for phase 2 Fundraising The EPA has established a collection area at the Oregon State Fairgrounds for hazardous material removed from properties burned by wildfire. of the cleanup process, managed by the state. The hazardous material is brought to a staging area, where it is sorted and sent to a landfill. The parking lot of the Oregon State Fair and Expo Center opened Monday as a staging area to collect debris from five counties: Marion, Clackamas, Linn, Lane, and Lincoln, Nattis said. EPA officials established a second site in Central Point in Jackson County about two weeks ago. Once the materials and containers arrive on-site in sealed plastic contain- ers and packaging, they’re inspected, sorted into plastic or steel drums and secured for shipment to landfills. Officials did not provide landfill loca- tions but said most hazardous material will be taken to out-of-state locations. To protect workers and area resi- dents, air monitors have been placed around the fairgrounds site to ensure asbestos fibers and other harmful chemicals are not released into the air. Right of Entry forms Officials say affected residents must submit a Right of Entry form to allow crews access to the properties. Those who do not are on their own in cleaning hazardous debris. Out of the 1,100 properties affected by the wildfires in Marion County, about 70% of homeowners have filled out a Right of Entry form, according to Brian Nicholas, Marion County Public works director. “That’s our holdup in a lot of ways be- cause not everyone has submitted (them) or are choosing not to do it,” Nat- tis said. Chug Coffee Location: 21030 Hwy. 99E, Aurora (mo- bile unit) Date: Oct. 6 Score: 100 No priority violations Continued on page 3B Marion County extended the deadline for affected residents to sub- mit their forms through Oct 23. County officials have recently started calling residents who have not submitted a form. The goal is to get as many residents signed up as possible so the resident is not left on their own to clean hazardous debris, Nattis said. “If (debris) is left there it’s going to create a hazard for the community ... there’s a potential that this stuff can mi- grate and affect other folks,” he said. Fire-affected Oregon property own- ers with questions about the EPA re- moval work can contact 541-225-5549. The hotline offers service in both Eng- lish and Spanish. Property owners can view the EPA Fire Recovery Story Map to view work progress in the area and get the latest information available about their prop- erty. EPA and state officials are reminding community members that the response staging areas are not Household Haz- ardous Waste (HHW) drop-off centers. Only authorized personnel will be al- lowed access to the site. Residents are asked to contact their city or county recycling coordinators or public works departments to learn more about HHW collection services in their area. For more information about the wild- fire response please visit: Wildfire.ore- gon.gov/cleanup Virginia Barreda is the breaking news and public safety reporter for the Statesman Journal. She can be reached at 503-399-6657 or at vbarreda@states- manjournal.com. Follow her on Twitter at @vbarreda2. come for us to ask for help. I will put away my pride and ask before I go un- der.” Continued from Page 1A erty taxes, insurance, site maintenance, infrastructure improvements, and the winter season disassembly and annual refurbishment of all the rides required by safety regulations. The most stringent period of Ore- gon's coronavirus rules governing oper- ations of business directly overlapped with the start of the park’s operating year. Nationwide, amusement parks have been hit hard by the pandemic. While Disney and other large parks have alter- nate revenue streams, the small family- run and independent parks have fewer options for relief. By the end of the 2020 season, the Tofte family found themselves in debt, despite having secured a PPP loan to help cover employee payroll and an Eco- nomic Injury Disaster Loan through the Small Business Administration. Though the PPP loan will likely be forgiven, they will need to pay back the EIDL in addition to their usual operating expenses, representing about $100,000 per month. “In the past,” said Tofte, “we’ve only taken out a loan to build a big new pro- ject. Then, when it would open, that project would pay back that loan.” Vaslev said the park has long rein- vested profits back into the park, both in terms of building new attractions and making infrastructure improvements. This year they had planned a major overhaul of the septic system, she said, a project they have deferred. Like restaurants and other business- es the park has loss of business insur- ance, but their policy excludes loss due to a pandemic. They’re unaccustomed to operating in the red, and it’s difficult for them to envision a way out. “The further and further we go into debt,” Vaslev said, “it’s like the closer and closer you get to no recovery, where it’s impossible to pay it back because there’s nothing new to pay it back with.” Staring down a six-month stretch be- fore they can possibly resume normal operations, said Vaslev, "the time has Auction plus crowdfunding campaign Hidden somewhere in a building that resembles a cartoon version of a medi- eval castle is a conference room, and in that conference room is a table covered in Enchanted Forest memorabilia. A jacket from a retired staff uniform, a design sketch of an attraction, and a strip of postcards from the '90s; the Tofte family are auctioning park items online to help raise funds to keep the doors open. Some of Roger Tofte's paintings are also up to bid. "These postcards are up to $176 dol- lars," Vaslev said. Because the family has kept park items like these, said Tofte, "we figured there's a market out there for the limited things we have." The auction also includes prints of some of Roger Tofte's Enchanted Forest drawings. One of Western Town is up to $305 and one of the Seven Dwarves Cot- tage is currently $650. A still-in-plastic LP of Music From Enchanted Forest, performed and recorded by Vaslev, is available with the bidding at $537. In addition to the auction, and add- ing items to the park's online store, the family decided to launch a crowdfund- ing campaign to help them get through the winter. Vaslev's GoFundMe campaign, seek- ing to raise $500,000, launched on Monday. Within a day more than 2,600 people had contributed in excess of $130,000 and the campaign had been shared via social media more than 10,000 times. As of Wednesday evening, the cam- paign has raised $183,000 in contribu- tions from 3,700 people. Even if the crowdfunding campaign is fully resourced, the Enchanted Forest isn’t out of the woods. Tree damage from a big snowstorm or a burst pipe over the winter could rep- resent additional costs. “The Go Fund Me is just to get us through the winter," said Vaslev, "but in order for us to really recover we need to get back to the soaring business we had." Tape marks 6-feet intervals on walkways in Enchanted Forest. BRIAN HAYES / STATESMAN JOURNAL The entrance to the witch's castle at Enchanted Forest south of Salem. BRIAN HAYES / STATESMAN JOURNAL Their worst-case scenario is another summer season of significantly reduced operating capacity. "Unless there’s a vaccine and people are back to their normal habits, we’re not in recovery, we’re still in survival.” Emily Teel is the Food & Drink Editor at the Statesman Journal. Contact her at eteel@statesmanjournal.com, Face- book, or Twitter. See what she's cooking and where she's eating this week on In- stagram: @emily_teel
