Make a Difference Day

Make a Difference Day

This, Saturday, October 27 is Make A Difference Day.  Volunteer projects are being planned all over town including in the Lansing and Northgate Neighborhoods.

 

In Lansing, neighbors will be planting 25 trees, spreading hog fuel and cleaning up Eastgate Basin Park from 9 am to noon.  SEE FLYER.

In Northgate, neighbors will winterize the Northgate Peace and Forgiveness Garden, spread bark and pick up litter from 10 am to 2 pm.  SEE FLYER.

Neighborhood Partnership Applications Due November 1

Neighborhood Partnership Applications Due November 1

Anyone with an idea on how to improve their part of Salem is encouraged to apply to become the 2013/2014 Neighborhood Partnership Area.  The application deadline is Thursday, November 1 at 5:00 pm.  Applications are available HERE or at City Hall, Room 305.  READ MORE.

Fall Leaf Haul

Fall Leaf Haul

The Fall Leaf Haul will take place on Saturday, December 1 from 9 am to 3 pm.  The leaf collection program provides Salem residents (no commercial landscapers, please) a means to compost their leaves and grass clippings.

Food or cash donations for the Marion-Polk Food Share and Parks Tradition Fund will be accepted.  The sites are being organized and staffed by neighborhood associations and other volunteers. 

The sites are located at the State Fairgrounds (Silverton Road at Lana Avenue NE), Sprague High School (2373 Kuebler Road S) and Wallace Marine Park (200 Glen Creek Road NW). 

Seniors and disabled citizens may call Center 50+ at 503-588-6303 for assistance in transporting bagged leaves to a collection site. 

For more information, or to volunteer at a collection site, call 503-589-2195.

Fostering Hope Initiative Closing the Gap Summit

 Fostering Hope Initiative Closing the Gap Summit

Help change the odds for Oregon's children by attending the Fostering Hope Initiative Closing the Gap Summit 2012.  

When: Thursday, November 1, 2012

Where: Salem Conference Center

Benefit to Attendees: Learn to develop and refine a theory of change that is grounded in science and leads to breakthrough outcomes for vulnerable children, youth and their families.

Who should attend: Educators, Healthcare Practitioners, Social Service Providers, Legislators and Policymakers, Faith and Business Leaders, Philanthropists, and others interested in optimal development of vulnerable children, youth, and their families. 

Teams: Because time will not allow us to repeat the four workshop sessions, we encourage you to bring a team of at least four people so that someone from your organization or community can be in each workshop.  However, it is not necessary to attend as a team. In the session for facilitated small groups, there will be both teams and unrelated groups gathered to work on developing and refining your Theory of Change and stretch outcome goals.

SEATING IS LIMITED, RESPOND EARLY.

READ MORE and register. 

Potential Money for your Playground

Potential Money for your Playground

Are you planning to give your playground some TLC on Make A Difference Day next Saturday, October 27? Tell KaBOOM! about it and become eligible to receive $750 gift card from KaBOOM! and Let's Play to help with future projects!   LEARN MORE and apply.

Marion-Polk Food Share Garden Survey

Marion-Polk Food Share Garden Survey

If you participated in a community garden this year, as a gardener, volunteer or coordinator, you are invited to participate in a brief survey.  The survey takes 5 minutes to complete, it’s anonymous, and you can skip any questions you’d rather not answer.  Follow this LINK to continue.

Capital Improvement Plan for Fiscal Years 2013-14 through 2017-18

Capital Improvement Plan for Fiscal Years 2013-14 through 2017-18

Preparation of the Fiscal Year 2013-14 Capital Improvement Plan (CIP) is now underway.  A CIP is a five-year plan for financing major public assets based on City-adopted master plans, goals and policies.  The purpose of a CIP is to match scarce financial resources with the capital needs of a growing community and to preserve or enhance existing capital assets to provide efficient city services.  A capital project creates, improves, replaces, repairs or permanently adds to City assets including:  land, site improvements, parks, buildings, streets, bike paths, bridges, utility improvements and major equipment and hardware purchases.

Once the Preliminary CIP Report has been submitted to the City Council in December 2012, the report will be made available online for public review and comment.  Individuals and Neighborhood Associations can participate in the capital planning process by reviewing the Preliminary CIP, providing testimony at the public hearing, and alerting staff to new issues that may require a capital project.  The 2012/13-2016/17 Capital Improvement Plan and Issue Identification Form  are just a few of the resources you will find on the Capital Improvements Program Web Page.

If you need assistance, please contact Debby Garrison at 503-588-6040.