MEASURE NO. 24-52 City of Salem Argument in Favor: This proposal would annex property that already abuts the city on three sides. Annexation makes sense because the property is inside the Urban Growth Boundary and is within the first priority area selected by the City of Salem as the most logical and economical for urban expansion. The public investments in this area should be utilized rather than wasted or duplicated elsewhere. Utilities are currently available, Pringle Elementary School and an adjacent public park are about 1,000 feet away, an additional elementary school site and park have been identified by the School District and the City nearby, a fire station is less than three minutes away, major arterials are close by, and the property is on an existing transit route.
If this property is annexed at this time, it will be added to Salem’s tax base and the vacant portion will become the home of a low density, high-quality single family residential subdivision, similar to the nearby Woodscape subdivision that was developed by one of the applicants. The low density of this development will ensure that it will be compatible with other developments in the neighborhood, and can be accommodated by existing facilities and (This information provided by John D. Miller)
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