• 24-113 imposes stress on South Salem neighborhoods and brings no benefits.

As it is planned, 24-113 won’t provide enough tax dollars to cover the costs of all the community services it requires.

As planned this development won’t pay its share of either TODAY’S or TOMORROW’s community needs…

• TODAY – Salem needs more fire stations to protect our property.

• TODAY – More police services are needed to keep our families safe.

• TOMORROW – If approved, this development would dump 10,000 extra trips per day onto nearby streets. How will police and fire services get through that? What’s the cost for street redesign and additional maintenance?

• TOMORROW – This development will increase school enrollment in the area. The school district estimates that new enrollment could cost $450,000 more each year. Where will that money come from?

Remember, new development in Salem is not required to pay its share of additional costs for schools, traffic or public safety.

So, no matter where you live in Salem, your tax dollars help underwrite this kind of sprawl.

CITYWATCH supports fair development that provides a decent profit to the developer without placing additional burdens on taxpayers.

CITYWATCH encourages development that respects our community-wide vision for growth. All development should protect our children and grandchildren by using our fiscal and physical resources as efficiently and fairly as possible.

CITYWATCH endorses development that considers that long term needs of our region while paying its share of infrastructure, public safety, and school costs.

For TODAY – Please VOTE NO on 24-113.

(This information provided by Mary Kamppi, President, CityWatch)