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NEN-SESNA Neighborhood Plan Meetings Scheduled

All: Thanks to everyone that came to the kick-off meeting for the Neighborhood Plan process. It was a great meeting with lots of enthusiastic participation. We will be meeting every 2nd Tuesday starting May 14th. Our first meeting topic will be Neighborhood Heritage/Historic Preservation. What: NEN-SESNA Neighborhood Plan meeting When: May 14, 2013, 6:30-8:00 PM...
Mill Creek Cleanup Project April 20th at 9am

Mill Creek Cleanup Project April 20th at 9am

NEN resident urges neighbors to come out April 20th with SOLV project to assist in cleaning up our neighborhood stream, Mill Creek. Please meet at 9 am Saturday April 20th at the Straub Learning Center by Ollinger Pool, dress appropriately, and go to the website to sign in and electronically sign a waiver. Contact Mark...
Make a Difference Day October 27th

Make a Difference Day October 27th

Six volunteers, Nancy McDaniel, Bill Holmstrom (NEN Board), Lara and Tanner Million (very helpful neighbors), Evan and Joan Lloyd (NEN Board).   Rick Watkins missed the photo op but pitched in to assist.   He had been supporting the kids in their athletic endeavors. Roger Cedillo, city employee of 45 yrs. oversaw the planting of...

CERT Work Party July 28th

NEN CERT needs your help and assistance for their work party. Another great way to gain Re-CERT hours and help develop another neighborhood cache. Our NEN CERT group, plan to have a cache work party to complete the other side of the interior of the NEN cache on the 28th of July at 9 a.m....
City Seeks Public Input on City Budget

City Seeks Public Input on City Budget

MLK Day Community Service and Dinner

Received via email from the City of Salem   Want to make a difference an honor Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. this Monday? You are invited to join City staff and their neighbors, friends and family for this project and dinner presentation.   WHEN: Monday, January 16, 2012 at 2:30 p.m. WHERE: Meet at the...

Salem Main Post Office To Close?

According to a Salem postal employee there is a plan to close the Main Salem Post Office processing center and move all sorting and distribution of mail to Portland. This means there will be no more overnight delivery of mail within Salem and the expectation is that most mail from Salem residents and businesses to...

Fall Leaf Haul Dec. 3

What better way to work off that turkey and mashed potatoes than by raking leaves. They are coming down hard and fast in Salem this week, and we need everyone to make sure they aren’t blocking any storm drains, so that the combination of leaves and heavy rains don’t lead to street flooding. Gather up...

Dec. 7 Salem Airport Planning Advisory Committee Meeting & Public Open House

The Salem Municipal Airport will host an informational open house and Planning Advisory Committee (PAC) meeting on the development of an Environmental Assessment for the proposed runway extension recommended in the Airport Master Plan Update. The PAC meeting and public open house will be held on Wed., Dec. 7, 2011, at the Salem Municipal Airport,...

Mile-Long Coal Trains Through Salem?

After a question was raised at the NEN annual meeting October 4 regarding coal shipments through Salem, NEN is continuing to ask questions about the liklihood of this happening and the impact on the neighborhood by as many as 16 open-car coal trains per day. With trains being up to one mile long, the impact...
Olinger Pool Summer Schedule

Olinger Pool Summer Schedule

Olinger pool is open to the public this summer!  Come check out their open swim times and their lessons for all ages.  What a great resource to have in our neighborhood. Download the schedule below: 2011 Summer Recreation Guide 2011 Spanish Recreation Guide

New CERT Classes Starting May 13th

In light of the recent disasters nationally & world-wide, our local CERT group will be offering free classes in disaster preparedness. CERT stands for Community Emergency Response Teams, a group of local residents who have received 21 hours of training in coping with disasters and act as first responders immediately after a disaster, dealing with...