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Upkeep issues
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Upkeep issues Code enforcement complaints go back to 2015
By James Day Property owner Wes Holman used the public comment period of the Dec. 5 Silverton City Council meeting to raise concerns about trash and debris at a home near the Holman house on South Third Avenue.
The complaint record apparently goes back to 2015, and although Holman said there have been some temporary improvements he remains ”not satisfied” wth the situation.
City officials promised to review the situation and also will look into a secondary issue of whether a fence Holman is constructing aligns with the correct property line: In other highlights from the Dec. 5 meeting: James Street: The city might wind up closing James Street at C Street because of challenges they are facing with a proposal to improve the pedestrian walkway at the corner. The property is owned by the railroad, and the city has been advised that any work the city does on the walkway also must include reconstruction of the entire crossing. The 2022-23 budget includes approximately $300,000 for the project, but city officials said the railroad piece would push the cost above $1 million. Councilors voted unanimously to table an agenda item on proceeding with the cross project and also discussed a possible alternative of closing James Street at C Street. Psilocybin: Councilors unanimously passed an ordinance that establishes regulations and restrictions on psilocybin service centers inside the city limits. In November 2020 Oregon voters passed Measure 109, which created a program for administering psilocybin products, such as psilocybin-producing mushrooms and fungi, to individuals aged 21 years or older. Before the issue passed, by a 55% to 45% margin, the manufacturing and consumption of psilocybin was illegal under both federal law and state law.
Measure 109 also allowed cities and counties to place referendums on local ballots to prohibit or allow psilocybinproduct manufacturers or psilocybin service centers in unincorporated areas. Silverton is a bit of an outlier on the psilocybin issue. Eight Mid-Valley jurisdictions, including voters in unincorporated Marion and Linn counties, approved ballot measures Nov. 8 that prohibit psilocybin businesses. Most of the prohibition votes were by wide margins.
A look at the curbside debris near the corner of Drake Street and Third Avenue in Silverton. The photo was taken Wednesday, Dec. 7. JAMES DAY
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