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Fringe Area Report Favors Annexation (Stary 1m mi rf u Salern Ohr Council on Monday iU recti re txunprehensive re port KconuneBdiaf annexation o areas tout at Salem. Thii is the result of free meothi study by a cJUmw' committee set up y Salem and South Salem Chambers el Cummeree. with El mer Berghnd at chairman. j th amber official wfae Teceived the committee report this week described it at one of the beet committee studies ever made la Salem, and a reference report vital to future Salem planning. Here It the fuD text of the conv rutte findings: Metropolitan Salem Resident! of the Salem commu nity are experiencing urban prob lems almost as far south as Boone Rosy, as far north as Mr Nary Corners, as far east as Walker and Fletcher Road. Not all of these problems can be con struct IveJy alleviated by anima tion at this time but. (or moat of the area, annexation now is the answer. Plans should be laid soon for the annexation of the rest of the area within the next fiva to (en years. In every metropolitan area, ur ban growth does 'ami should' ex lend beyond the city limits. There comei a time, however, when pro blems created hy growth can be solved effectively only by inclu won of the area within the city In Miburban areas, rural fire pro tection districts, sanitary districts, water districts, and others can provide a minimum level of need ed services for a tune. Eventually, however, the minimum level is no longer adequate. Requirements for police protection, street plan ning, construction and mainten ance, more adequate fire protec tion, sewage disposal, and plan ning and zoning intensify. There are areas in suburban Salem where special districts provide only a costly and Inadequate sub stitute for adequate city services. The Needed Services There is general agreement that adequate sewage disposal is cri tically needed in the area immed iately south of Salem While sep tic tank drainage it still satisfact ory in some of this suburban area, aproximatrly half of the residents arc conlronted with a very real health menace. The need for im proved sewage disposal has led to earnest discussion in recent months of the feasibility of form ing a sanitary district to purchase services from the City of Salem. This would solve the problem for some, but not all, of the area. Recognition of the need for more adequate planning of the develop ment of the urban fringe has been demonstrated by the recent estab lishment or the Mid-Wilamette Valley Planning Council The ( ouncU will serve as a coordinat ing medium for city, county. school district and other local governments as they plan (or the future It is evident, however. that planning without city follow up will not be as useful to the fringe area as it ought to be The need for Improved fire pro lection, urban-type police patrols, additional recreation facilities, and such prosaic amenities of city bv lrg as standard street signs and street lights is apparent but hu not. as yet. been clearly felt by the residents. Alternative Methods Of Offering Services There art four course of action open In tha city and the residents nl the fringe I. Continue the sta tus quo Use special districts to rope with urgent needs as they arise. 1 Incorporate a separate city or 4 Annex to the City of Salem a Tke tlalat The majority of South Salem residents polled in a survey ' conducted hy Prof John Rariemakcr and advanced sludents of Willamette I'mversily indicated vsillingnesi In continue the prcs ent governmental situation Inclrfin - ilely Residents nl areas acutely affected by the health menace of inadequate sewage dipoal are! more nearly ready tn sees some other solution riespite the made quacie of district services higher rates for otter higher rates for fire insurance for example there is majority reluctance to ahanrtnn the know! situation for thr vet unknowej magnitude of ntv ser vice and Uxe h Aawttlmal special districts To mot residents of the Irinse ires It veins logical to recicat the rel atively successful rvprrirnre lhi have had with their alrr and lirr dutrlCtS ID cnpini ith nr Mem II would be Ira-ihle 'n r tahlish a sanitary rtistrwt and then eerhar" a r cesium dislrKl m( a street hehting district and any ether ditri(t that mav he ..Zj V. . , neettest. However it u evident1 ... that specie d:t rir s rtnnol pro vide thS full panoply or urban ser v ices at economically a sn a ci'v r Separate lcraralii X few citv could he established 'i rneet the need for urban r" No ar gument save tiial nl rloer local control has been advanted in favor of this alternative There appears U bo IRUe. if anv public support for ttie proposal d AaateiatiM ta felem. 4dv rslee af annexatioa p out ttiat retieaaxCs af the areas anneied would Immediately begia to re ceive taw services snd benefits of nty status: ponce protection, land n eaatrol. reduced fire insurance ries cheaper water, more effect ivr and less expensiee sewage diiposal. and many other - pws a direct voice in eataMiarang city policies which affect she welfare , o the entire community Oppon ents fear addition al coats some f which would prereda the full ; Study Compares Costs for South Salem Homeowners Maay etpease factors) el taestrbaa a cotalag weald be pare aad ta vera coats ssight be kete eader aaacxatkaa to Salem. II was sadteaied TWvatay la this part tt the Mage Area Mad? C ktloe's ratal repert aad rarssnawea'atioaa; AUhwafh precise data was swt avaUable Is the Ceeasnattee heeaase at tha feaeral reappraisal al real property hi ausaVr way at Marten Ceausty, k appears that meat resMeata af the stalhsra sabarhs weald Mad at sacra aeoaaaakal to Ha the eaty taaa to attempt la solve the orgeat sewage diapeeal problem by feraalag a saaKary district: Estimated aaaaal raet af aervlree tor $12. SS bane, aueue4 at !1(M. laaared for f It.ttt, alas tS.SSS lasaraare aa faratskiagsl Present City Rales Rates Ceaaly tax (1.1 salllsi . I . t It. at Schwa district lax (II S aiDkl .. 1SJ.JJ ltlJl City Ux (1-J mills) 4!J Estimated tax Increase kecaase af reappraisal 11.11 Vista Water District Ux (II sallls) . Ml rtre District tax (J mills) ...... In Wsler servkrc - UM Sewer service charge l- 1U Fire lasaraare U.1 Zi.lt KU.n $Z4M Payaieata for aew sewer Haas (except traaks). aew water Uses, aa street rMstracttsa are awwully charged to the abattlag prsperty. whether la the city er a special district. Casta for these aadtiiaaal facUHIes ran be paid for aver a tea-year period aad. la aay case, iarreaae property valaea. it woaW appear reasoaable far Ike eHy la recagaiae Ike average an east af sack rkarges la cwnsvtlig the lower Uses persBlttrd newly aaaeiea areas aader tke 1H7 act aetkartxiag elfftreatlala. benefits of city status Some op ponents do not wish the imposition of city controls especially on land use. Many fringe dwellers claim to have moved out of the city to escape city Uxes. It is the opiroc of the committee that economic self interest war rants annexation of areas st least to a line somewhere south of Ma drona Avenue and east to Strong Road. Some members of tie com mittee would recommend annexa tion as far south as Boone Road. The Total Fringe Early la its deliberations, the committee recognised that the "growing pains" in South Salem were merely specific examples of conditions that could be observed in areas east and north of the city limits. It appeared, too. that added growth in west Salem will event ually produce similar problems in that area. The best Interests of our com munity will not be served by con tinuing the ptece-moal and unco ordinated, almost accidental an nexations which have occurred over the past ten years. Tha mis sion assigned to mis committee referred specifically to the prob lems of the southern fringe. If, aa a result of committee recommen dations, action is taken which looks towsrd annexation of a por tion of the suburbsn srea south of Salem, corresponding action ought to be taken al the same time to annex areas east and north. The City Council and the resi dents of the Cit of Salem can no longer afford a passive role with respect to the fringe ares. Cer tsinly the problems of one segment of the fringe cannot be treated to the exclusion of others A major annexation south, east and north is overdue The interest of the fringe srea residents, properly understood snd evaluated ran served beat only hv s program annexation thai hnrgs city type police, firr. water sewase. drain age and land use control services City Policies for Annexed Areas Although the city does not have a clearly defined policy with reaped to selling its services piece-meal to suburban areas, it does have a fairly consistent snd generous pol icy toward newly annexed areas The city makes police and fire services immediately evsilable as weN as street lighting and reeree-! tiun services Other relevant rtty policies in 1 rlude I Citv payment ot about 10 per , rent or tne coais new pav ing 1 Citv payment for difference in, iot for 11-inch water mains compared to the coat it tMncri ( mains which sre assesed ag , sinst abutting property The larger mam, are ewentl.1 lo aorquaie nre proses-, ; .. vmm. ,r ... ers. plat a e Uae rkargt of one half (ent per square foot (. trunk eer fund, payable , ten ar pcruid 4 Standard it rslrv for water snd sew '.Hal service in all citv rrMdenI i aretul . ixt analve in other communities make it clear that sre u wi pav their own way over , .. ' a TO-rear period without rrty tun- ' ' most oewtv annesed reudential sidy and that the residents ' these areas will lind city aervicet more ervmoen k al than thowe they rould acquire an) other wit Benetits to the c it x ire tubttan tial enough In wtrrtnt encnurtg ing annexation The ( ity needs the leadership potential of those who have stepped outside the borders, the city needs the assurance that! Hi nfftciala sre selected by sR the! people who are vitally affected by official dtriswne and that city policies are made in the interests of the entire community and not for the benefit of the ewre ettyi slot. Public Support fQr AnnCIltiOH The residents o( rHiea. a getv eral rule, are entirely nlling ta aoVna! new sreas. evea though do ing so incieaaea and rwenphcatas wis managwnawt af ety s ft airs Salem is no exception. Partly this is a matter of pride a desire to have tangible evidence of the dy namic nature of the city. Increased area and Increased population bring increased prestige But this attitude is rooted more deeply in the urban sanse of community and s willingness to acknowledge the Interdependence of city and suburb. Suburban areas are generally slower to develop s community of Interest. In the early sUgea of development there are. In fact, fewsr areas of common concern. Too, many exurbanites have sought precisely "s little place In the country" and do not relish becoming again a part of the city they left behind Some suburban ites believe that they are escaping city taxes although they are usually paying higher prices for inferior services These attitudes are recited here because they are reflected in our community. These attitudes are however, no reason to postpone an nexations which art warranted by the growth of urban problems in suburban areas. These attitudes are merely a part of the challenge When city officials, aaded by in terested residents of the effected area, have agreed oa logical new boundaries snd sn equitable ap portionment of the coats, it will be Decenary (or all agencies of op inion formation in the community collaborate in a program to make absolutely clear to the people of the city and the alfected area that the benefits of annexation are ape- icilic, measurable, and unmistak able. Jail Occupant Gets Fine for Mattress Fire Lawrence Samuel Stayton was fined an additional 131 So in Marion County District Court Thursday for damages to his jail cell whea he appeared to plead guilty to being drunk on a public highway The mattress on his bunk in the county lail caught fire while he was smoking during Ihe night, officials said Thr mattress was damaged beyond repair Samuel s 110 line and li day jail sentence on tne nruns rharge were 0 be suspended upon payment of if, damage fine A second man. Simon Watson of Stayton alo fined tit after pleading giurty on a similar charge Both men were booked at the Marion County sheriff's office early i riunflay morning after they were picked up on the Stayloo-tVest Stayton Road . TwO-COUnty DemOS Stt rj ' i i tt P-CfllC tOr July 27 fwJB,y q,, Crn. j ,r,, , ftmrnrtt .m hold Us annual p lnrufc lhf po)k rounty , lkm u.riPniii .-.. - , s riiriroun1, M Sal. urdav Julv 77 The meeting will he held in Ihe 4 H building commencing at ( p m with a covered dih dinner Wm ttooert Hn;me w.l! v;rak Chairman of the picnic commit tee is Mrs n vt Lindauurt lee x aur. , wurora. ulrM r, vi anno to vice (hsirman al the ftuntr Demorritte fentrtt Committee SCHAIMRf Diuretic Tonic A raasklaatioa at approved rwatealiet which laDaewrt the sewretloa of tke kidaeyt. heart aefal ka rates where the ar lae is trsaty. high ralwred, twrbid er aadaly eeareetrsted; sa ss to prwdara arrttattaM al tne eaiaarv pssssgts. If t;wpt a perttat see ywr SCHAFER'S DRUG STORE Open Daffy 7 Ms.sx.tetp a Saaaeys, t a. at. ta I a. as. ItU K OVnwJwWICleatl Too Student ; V TV W y . CORVALUS, Jyoe Carol I '' V : ' luaauf 1197 DBilaess educatlosi stideit at Oregoa State CoUefe, will teach baslaeu at Santk Sales High Sc.ae4 next school year. She Is shows reeelvlaif plaque frasa OSC teacher Dr. Thro Yeriaa. District Court Thirteen Salem persons were on' the list of jurors drawn this week for duty in Marion County District Court during the July-October term of (he court They include Karl G. Becke 2ns U S. Bank Bldg : Jessie L. Crouch. SOU Robindale Dr . Addie W. Edwards. Salem Rt ). Esther L. Ellis, 90 Pioneer Dr : Bruce Fenwick. M5 Ferry St ; Laura B. I rietcher, MS Marion St : Helen C. Fulton. Salem Rt. J: Hatel M. Klavohn. J7V7 Cavalier Dr.; Math J. Lentsch, 40M Portland Rd : Dorothy B Mefford. 040 N 14th St.; Alice Pugh. 6M N. 17th St ; Myrtle R Reaney. 160 Hood St.. and Grace H. Smith, 1S2S limes St. Other county residents are SONUS NOW IS THE TIME TO GET THE LARGEST POSSIBLE ALLOWANCE FOR THAT OLD WASHER OR DRYER. DON'T MISS THE SEASON'S BIGGEST SAVINGS! i i- j 0 ' n ' &e- ' - - s V i t. 'fk.-.-t III I I .V I ' i-'C-i V- FR F FI h k't U sh tf hat " C ' a0" H sotImh at '. I sjsapi " U: : w" mm HOME TRIAL 155 N. Liberty to Teach Here I " 'i'b' ' ?! :J McDatuld. Sbedd, aiaied aat- Jury Drawn George B Humphreys. Idanha; Oliver Juel. Stay too. Mane B Loar. Silverton; Dells McElfresh. Newherg; Donald M Orange, ML Angel Edna F Ross. Mill City, and Melvin 0., Lund. Silverton. Animal Feed Company Files for Incorporation Articles of incorporation were filed Thursday by a new Salem firm. Pal-Bro. Inc. William F Kveritt. one of the incorporators, said the company will deal r animal (red Other founders art R Archie i Gardner. Mabel Gardner and Ann It Everttl A thousand shares of no-par slue stock were declared i ivr? WMBfMffl8 immsEmfM . i aaa wt Public Records CTRcvrr coiiT John C. Lawter vs. Rosa Mar garet Lawter: Decree of divorce awarded to plaintiff. Shirley M.Uoody vs. Lloyd D. Moodv: Complaint for divorce charges felony conviction In Cali fornia sod seeks custody of one minor child. Married March 2. 1995, in Salem. Ed M. Peterson vs. Julia Ana Harrington, Daniel Harrington and others: Order dismissing suit with prejudice. Peter Reichel vs. Msuda T. Reicbel: Complaint for divorce charges cruel snd inhuman treat ment snd seeks restorstioa of former name of Byrnie. Married Nor. S, 1S5. at Vancouver, Wash. ) State vs. William Allison Lock eby: Court orders pre sentence in vestigatloa oa charge af showing obscene photographs; defendant released oa 1300 bail. Harry Eugeae Blush vs. Jac queline Blush: Complaint for di vorce charges desertion. Married April 2. 1P44, at Seal Beach, Calif. PROBATE COIRT Ray Youngblood and Sandra Youngblood guardianship esutes: Order s p p o i n ( I a g Rosa Lee Youngblood as guardian. Mane Bielser esUte: Order closing estate. Rudolph Rosenfeld estate: Ord er admitting will to probate and appointing Gabnella Rosenfeld as executrix. Thomas Edward Norton estate: Order admitting will te probate snd appointing Elsie Alma Nor ton as executrix. MUNICIPAL COIRT Roland G. Patton. Salem Rt 1 Box 173. found innocent on a charge of driving while intoxicated MARRIAGE APPLICATIONS Jaa Lewis Shidler. It. student, 1130 Dearborn St . snd Donnise Ellen Brown, 19, secretary, 44951 Setter Dr. both of Salem I Vernon Gene Rouse. It. engi-. neer, 7613 O'Neill Rd . snd Mar-1 gie Ann Rheam. 20, telephone' employe, 1130 Spruce St, both of Salem. NON SI PPORT CHARGED Donald Richard Mr.MuUrn. 795 N Capitol St . was booked at the Marion County sheriffs office Thursday morning fi a rharge of non-support BUY THE TWINS : SAVE! W f J "t t' iKe) r s ej t f P) - pi V tk tpstv tlt4tfrte dry. Jit II W r (j t w th or tMti wicKirif 9 li f - Wr 14? II Statesman, Salem, Ore., Fri.. June 21, 'SI (Sec I)-9 East Salem jrunk Sewer Line Progresses ' '--. -a-.. mm ,aV.w..M .. urn I- I vt ' r it Mil Last work the tint part af new tank sewer Una la East Salem was belnf done thtt week at city workmen seared the end af tke project at Park and Market Streets. Vera Ruck (left) tad PYanelt Davis are shown guiding- a pip secctloa down te ether workmen some 2f feet below street level. (Statesman Photel First Section Nears Completion First leg of a major city sewer project near Salem s eastern city limits neared completion Thursday, and engineers were just about . ready with a traditional sigh of relief "Some of the most dangerous ' soil conditions ee ever had to ork in." reports City Engineer J H Davis Some of the excavation is as I deep as 22 feet for the inch sewer trunk line extending south 1 along Park Avenue, outside city I limits, from the K.ast Side sewer j trunk near Kiergreen and Sunns- lew Avenues I The baa: crr pipe extends THOUSANDS SOLD AT 209.95 THIS Cfl WEEK ONLY Double-wolled Fibarjlot tub heaps haf wafer has) Colorful puthbuftens central water telextien Exclusive Swirlerter ogrlotion It gentle, rkerewflh Overflew rinse leaves clothes Free ef seep tcura Select-A -fill left you cheese right water UveJ i! ! J 1 : V l V : ..I,. rn- 4- ! V SSn jwe TV - 1 1 ' I 4 vr ii nearlv I VW feet south to Market Street From there a smaller sewer trunk line will go south to Center Street generally following Park Avenue This area being mostly in the cit. it will then be in position to have laterals provide the first sewer service for some 140 homes in area annexed to the city in re cent vears But the main significance of the t'O 000 new sewer trunk is its place in long range city plans With the trunk at the city's eastern edge. Salem will be in position at some l.iler date to accommodate future annexation' or otherwivr handle vewaff problems for area as far PICflA .053-0 WARDS WASHER WITH EXCLUSIVE WRING-A-MATIC WRINGER 114.88 )u 0 tl - clothsi Wring - A - rlwtivo SwiHotw oo- REG. 121 .IS . I-As- it - K ... . . I i l' I H r i n I i east ss Four Corners, the city en gineer indicates The portion of sewer trunk now nearing completion is outside the city morth of Market Street'. City i Engineer Davis said Thursday des pite that residents along that part of Park Avenue cannot get seer service from the new line, their cooperation with city workmen oa the project has been "outstand ing " A crew of about 14 city employes is doing the work, with Arch Chap man engineer in (hartr Vern Rob bins superintendent and F.d Her man as loreman oht ti-f ON slopi the Motlc. f- copocrry. - . (0)(0) 0 HOME TRIAL SaUm, Ortgon
