By James Day Six seats on the seven-person Marion Soil & Water Conservation District board will be up for grabs in the Nov. 8 election. The board consists of five directors who are elected by zone, with two at-large seats filling out the roster. Only Zone 4 director Dave Budeau is not on the ballot. Zone 4 is in southern […]
Our Town asked candidates five questions focused on the challenges the Silverton City Council will face over the next four years. The questions, below, are each identified by a key word. 1. FUNDING: How will we fund needed construction, reconstruction and major repairs to our infrastructure? Most of the city’s facilities are aging and in urgent need of replacement or […]
For Silverton residents Jon DeBo and Scott Walker, the reason they are advocating citizens vote “yes” on ballot measure 24-375 is because they firmly believe citizens should have a say in being taxed. “Instead of the city council looking for creative ways to get more funds, we would like to see the city prioritize its budget,” DeBo said. “We would […]
Editor’s note: Our Town presented the four candidates running for Silverton mayor on the Nov. 6 ballot a series of questions and asked for written responses. These are the unabridged responses. What does urban renewal mean to Silverton and is it effective? Rasmussen: Urban Renewal was supposed to allow funding of renovation of privately owned ‘blighted’ areas to improve property […]
The challenges facing Silverton are many: downtown development and urban renewal, business recruitment, park planning, sewer and water issues, and setting budget priorities in a fiscally challenging environment.
Stu Rasmussen retains the gavel as Silverton’s mayor for the next two years. Rasmussen received 1,364 of 3,382 votes cast, 40 percent of the mayoral vote.
