MEASURE NO. 24-156
City of Salem
Referred to the People By The City Council
24-156
Measure Proposing Annexation of 21.55 Acres of Property Into Salem
Question: Should the Property located north of Mildred Lane SE and east of Lone Oak Road SE be annexed?
Summary: Approval of this measure would annex 21.55 acres of Property located north of Mildred Lane SE and east of Lone Oak Road SE and south of LaCresta Drive SE area to the City of Salem. The Property is within the Urban Growth Boundary. Upon annexation, the Property would be zoned City of Salem RA (Residential Agriculture).
Explanatory Statement:
If approved, this measure would result in annexation of 21.55 acres of territory (the Territory) to the City of Salem.
The Territory is located north of Mildred Lane SE, east of Lone Oak Road SE and south of LaCresta Drive SE area and designated in the Salem Area Comprehensive Plan as “Developing Residential.” Zoning of the Territory if annexed would be RA (Residential Agriculture). The RA zone district generally allows residential uses, select agricultural uses, playgrounds and parks, public buildings and child/adult care homes. The minimum lot size for single family dwellings is 4,000 square feet. This zoning designation allows a maximum density of 8 dwelling units per acre, assuming an allowance for public utilities and infrastructure. A complete description of uses on the RA zone district is available in Salem Revised Code (SRC) Chapter 145.
If annexed, the Territory is estimated to have the fiscal impact of creating an annual surplus to the City’s General Fund (in year 2005 dollars) of $19,086 based on development with an average density of 5 dwelling units per acre.
Adequate public facilities exist to serve the Territory, in accordance with the city’s adopted budget, master plans, Capital Improvement Plan and urban growth management process as set forth in SRC Chapter 66.
Additional information regarding the proposed annexation and zoning is available for public review at the Salem City Hall, Department of Community Development, Room 305, 555 Liberty Street SE, Salem, Oregon and on the City’s web site www.cityofsalem.net.
Submitted by,
Janet Taylor, On behalf of the Salem City Council
No arguments in favor of this measure were filed.
Argument Against:
Vote against Measure 24-165 and 24-190 and any additional annexation measures that are opposed by the individual owners of those proper-ties.Forced annexation.
Measures 24-165 and 24-190 are annexation measures that would force residents in unincorporated areas to become part of the City of Salem.
No vote in their family’s future.
The measures are patently unfair because they would force these homeowners to be incorporated into the City of Salem and likely raise their property taxes without giving them a say in their family’s future.
Our property rights must be respected.
Voting NO on these measures protects the rights of all Marion County property owners and sends a strong message to our governmental leaders that our property rights must be respected.
East Salem Homeowners Aren’t Second Class Citizens
“I helped pass the landmark citizen measure six years ago that gives Salem citizens a vote in all annexation decisions. Now, we need to make sure that thousands of our East Salem neighbors aren’t treated like second class citizens.”
It’s time we give every resident a voice on annexation issues and control of their own futures. Please join me in voting NO on Measures 24-165 and 24-190. Let the politicians know that in America and in Marion County we think homeowners should have the right to control their own properties.”
Brian L. Clem
Salem Resident
(This information provided by Brian Clem, Oregonians for Clem)
Argument Against:
Dear Fellow Taxpayer: Voting for annexations gives taxpayers a choice. We can either continue our current growth OR we can grow even faster. We can either maintain and improve what we have OR fund services for new growth.
Our community grows when we vote to annex more land into the city. That land is often used for real estate development. Real estate development plans obligate us taxpayers to; extend water and sewer systems, add manpower for police and fire protection, build more classrooms, widen streets, add traffic lights, increase storm drainage, and more.
These tax-funded services can add up to MILLIONS of dollars. Our vote for an annexation means, as taxpayers, we accept the obligation to pay most of these costs.
But the ballot doesn’t disclose the exact plan for annexation 24-156.
Without an exact plan, there is no exact price tag for taxpayers to consider. Each zone designation such as industrial, residential, commercial, multi-family, etc. allows multiple uses. For example, there’s a big difference between “light-industrial” and “heavy-industrial”.
Some zones have had negative impacts on existing businesses and neighborhoods.
We will not know what will be built until after the election is over, too late for citizen involvement.
Until we, the taxpayers are fully informed, vote NO on annexation 24-156.
In fact, vote NO on any annexation without a plan or a price tag.
If you don’t know, vote NO!
Thank you,The Board and Members of CityWatch
P.O. Box 3062 Salem, OR 97301
(This information provided by Richard Reid, CityWatch)
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