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
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neettest. However it u evident1
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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
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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-, ;
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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
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a TO-rear period without rrty tun-
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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
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TwO-COUnty DemOS Stt
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P-CfllC tOr July 27
fwJB,y q,, Crn. j
,r,, , ftmrnrtt .m hold Us annual
p lnrufc lhf po)k rounty
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- , 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
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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.
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CORVALUS, Jyoe Carol
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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A crew of about 14 city employes
is doing the work, with Arch Chap
man engineer in (hartr Vern Rob
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