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passed by Congress in 1850 and helped spur the west-
ward migration, allowing white males and married
women to claim 320 acres of free land.
Bush paid $4,000 for the land that is now Bush's
Pasture Park and $5,000 for the construction of the
house.
The Italianate residence, at 600 Mission St. SE, was
one of the finest of its time, built with advanced tech-
nology and artistic touches. The house has 10 marble
fireplaces and was one of the first in Salem with indoor
plumbing.
During the next 75 years, Bush and his descendants
played important roles in the economic and cultural
development of the community.
Daughter Sally Bush and her sister-in-law, Lulu
Bush, were among the founders of Salem Arts League,
the predecessor to Salem Art Association. Another
daughter, Estelle, was a benefactor of Salem's first
community theater group.
Asahel Bush died Dec. 23, 1913, at the age of 89.
A few years later, his children deeded 57 acres of the
estate as a gift to the city, specifying it be used as a
park and known as Bush's Pasture. In 1945, when an
out-of-state corporation offered to buy the remaining
43 acres of the estate, the only surviving sibling, son
A.N. Bush, agreed to give the city the first option.
The purchase price was $150,000, of which Willam-
ette University paid $25,000 to acquire 10 acres for an
athletic field. The deal, signed on Feb. 14, 1946, carried
the stipulation that the park would continue to serve
as a memorial to Asahel Bush.
Sally Bush lived in the family home until her death
later that same year. Her brother returned a couple of
years later and lived there until he died in 1953, at
which time the house was turned into a museum.
The house and associated buildings were placed on
the National Register of Historic Places in 1974. Includ-
ed are a barn and a conservatory, which Asahel Bush
added in 1882 for his daughters and is believed to be
the first greenhouse west of the Mississippi.
The barn is now home to the Salem Art Association,
and many restorations and renovations have been
done to the Bush House over the years. In the early
2000s, a new foundation was installed, the intricate
staircase was replicated, and the original wallpaper
was restored.
Each of the rooms has been carefully preserved
with Victorian furnishings. Today, 14 rooms are open
to the public when guided tours are offered, including a
sitting parlor, the library and Bush's bedroom.
No set agenda
Bush House Museum will open to the public in July
for the first time in two years due to the pandemic. A
yet-to-be-named exhibit will showcase photographs
of immigrants and a personal object they brought with
them. The photographs will hang from the walls of ev-
ery room in the house.
"It's very intentional," Boulay said. "People who
Bush himself might not have welcomed, are wel-
comed, and in fact profiled."
The exhibit will give visitors a glimpse of the type of
programming members of the reimagining committee
hope to provide more of in the future.
Members of the committee, in alphabetical order,
are:
h Matthew Boulay, artist, veteran of the war in Iraq
and interim executive of the Salem Art Association
h Kimberli Fitzgerald, historic preservation officer
for the city of Salem
h Sandra Hernández-Lomeli, director of the social
justice youth organization Latinos Unido Siempre
(LUS) and board member for Salem Art Association
h David S. Gutterman, professor of Politics, Policy,
Law and Ethics and Women's and Gender Studies at
Willamette University
h David G. Lewis, member of the Confederated
Tribes of Grand Ronde descended from the Santiam,
Takelma and Chinook tribes of western Oregon and
full-time instructor of anthropology and Native stud-
ies at Oregon State University
h Steph Littlebird, artist, writer, curator and mem-
ber of the Confederate Tribes of Grand Ronde
h Rich McCloud, artist and musician
h Zachary Stocks, public historian, museum pro-
fessional and executive director of Oregon Black Pio-
neers
h Ross Sutherland, director of Bush House Museum
and founding member of the Lord & Schryver Conser-
vancy Board of Directors
The committee has no set agenda but to launch a
conversation about how to reimagine the museum.
"I'm really happy to see that they've continued to
address this," Moreland said. "I don’t think hiding his
dark past helps. Nothing but great things can happen
through this process."
Boulay said he already has heard suggestions of
what to do from people in the community, ranging
from burning the house down to doing nothing. Re-
naming the museum falls somewhere in the middle,
but committee members don't believe that alone is
enough to reckon with a racist past.
"I think going deeper than a renaming and having a
conversation, that's really important for the city of Sa-
lem," Moreland said.
Plans might include focusing less on Bush's life and
more on the lives of people who worked and cared for
the property or who would not have been allowed in
Asahel Bush II sits for a portrait in the Bush House in an undated photograph. COURTESY OF BUSH HOUSE MUSEUM
the home. The servants' quarters, for example, could
be opened in the future for exhibits. The space cur-
rently is used for offices and storage.
Nationally, at the former homes and plantations of
George Washington and James Madison, the spotlight
has shifted to the hundreds of people the presidents
and their families enslaved.
Boulay and Sutherland expect a wide range of artis-
tic expressions to be used to tell the whole story at
Bush House Museum. And because the museum is
city-owned and supported by tax dollars, they want
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the community to have a voice in the project.
They have created a designated email for comments
and suggestions, comments@salemart.org, and ex-
pect an ongoing conversation because they know
there is no quick solution to reimagining the museum.
Capi Lynn is the Statesman Journal’s news colum-
nist. Her column taps into the heart of this community
— its people, history and issues. Contact her at
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NOTICE OF BUDGET HEARING
A public meeting of the Scotts Mills City Council will be held on June 1, 2022 at 7:00 pm at Scotts Mills City Hall, 265 4th Street, Scotts Mills, Oregon. The purpose of this
meeting is to discuss the budget for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2023 as approved by the City of Scotts Mills Budget Committee. A summary of the budget is presented
below. A copy of the budget may be inspected or obtained at Scotts Mills City Hall, 265 4th Street, Scotts Mills, OR 97375, Monday, Wednesday and Friday, between the hours
of 8:30 a.m. and 2:00 p.m. This budget is for an annual budget period. This budget was prepared on a basis of accounting that is the same as the preceding year. If different,
the major changes and their effect on the budget are: No Changes
Telephone: 503-873-5435
Contact: Robin Fournier-City Manager
FINANCIAL SUMMARY - RESOURCES
Actual Amount
2020-2021
Beginning Fund Balance/Net Working Capital
304,562
Fees, Licenses, Permits, Fines, Assessments & Other Service Charges
140,100
Federal, State and all Other Grants, Gifts, Allocations and Donations
15,200
Revenue from Bonds and Other Debt
8,500
Interfund Transfers / Internal Service Reimbursements
338,968
All Other Resources Except Current Year Property Taxes
49,686
Current Year Property Taxes Estimated to be Received
10,447
Total Resources
867,463
TOTAL OF ALL FUNDS
Email: clerk@scottsmills.org
Adopted Budget
This Year 2021-2022
323,499
140,100
15,200
8,500
41,002
46,544
10,979
585,824
FINANCIAL SUMMARY - REQUIREMENTS BY OBJECT CLASSIFICATION
Personnel Services
75,850
Materials and Services
167,150
Capital Outlay
237,400
Debt Service
55,329
Interfund Transfers
211,999
Contingencies
30,000
Special Payments
0
Unappropriated Ending Balance and Reserved for Future Expenditure
89,735
Total Requirements
867,463
Approved Budget
Next Year 2022-2023
391,000
140,100
58,200
8,500
25,000
47,979
11,680
682,459
92,650
197,650
139,100
23,499
41,002
30,000
0
61,923
585,824
72,150
232,500
151,900
25,000
25,000
44,598
0
131,311
682,459
FINANCIAL SUMMARY - REQUIREMENTS AND FULL-TIME EQUIVALENT EMPLOYEES (FTE) BY ORGANIZATIONAL UNIT OR PROGRAM *
Name of Organizational Unit or Program
FTE for that unit or program
Administration
0
0
FTE
0
0
Parks
0
0
FTE
0
0
Water Fund
66,500
55,500
FTE
0.63
0.63
Highway
5,650
5,650
FTE
0.2
0.2
0
0
0
0
44,500
0.63
4,650
0.2
FTE
Public Notices
FTE
Not Allocated to Organizational Unit or Program
FTE
Total Requirements
Total FTE
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0.3
61,150
1.13
24,000
0.7
73,150
1.53
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20,500
0.3
92,650
1.13
Permanent Rate Levy (rate limit .4292 per $1,000)
Local Option Levy
Levy For General Obligation Bonds
LONG TERM DEBT
PROPERTY TAX LEVIES
Rate or Amount Imposed
2018-2019
0.4292
STATEMENT OF INDEBTEDNESS
Estimated Debt Outstanding
on July 1.
Rate or Amount Imposed
This Year 2019-2020
0.4292
Rate or Amount Approved
Next Year 2020-2021
0.4292
Estimated Debt Authorized, But
Not Incurred on July 1
General Obligation Bonds
Other Bonds
$43,368
Other Borrowings
$43,368
Total
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