Willamette Wake-up

The adage goes: All politics is local. Hear from the candidates running for Marion County Clerk - the person that oversees local elections and other record-keeping functions for the county.  Bill Burgess (incumbent) and Danielle Gonzalez want your vote.

Current Polk County Commissioner Lyle Mordhorst, running for re-election, speaks on his background,  qualifications, and challenges and the issues facing the county and how he would address them.

Polk County Commission Candidate Danny Jaffer is challenging the incumbent and speaks to his qualifications, background, and the issues and challenges facing the county and how he would address them.

Steve Druckenmiller and Bill Burgess, County Clerks from Linn and Marion Counties, explains how people displaced by wildfires will get a ballot for the November election. They also comment on the security of mail-in voting in Oregon.

Monday, September 28th, the Salem City Council reluctantly voted to allow Pac Trust to move forward with its plan to build a Costco and 30+pump fuelling station in So. Salem.  Here is a brief recap of the issue and excerpts from a few city councilors.

Laurie Mooney, Wild Rose Foods, is an expert in permaculture and operates a large scale farm and food production operation.  She talks about using permaculture concepts in large scale agriculture in this 5th Tuesday segment about Permaculture.

Michelle Cordova, Willamette Heritage Center, talks about a new online series for Fall 2020 to keep people connected to the history of the mid-Willamette Valley and beyond. Trains, the power of women, more on Jason Lee, and smallpox eradication are on deck for further exploration.

Julianne Jackson, Salem-Keizer NAACP Political Action Committee, talks about recent organizing efforts to address racism, including an online candidate forum - hosted by several organizations - to suss out local candidates' views and policy ideas on addressing institutionalized racism.

Salem City Councillor Vanessa Nordyke summarizes an approach the City of Salem is exploring to deal with noncriminal offenses that preserves law enforcement resources for bigger problems.  In this social media approach to communication with constituents, Nordyke is able to reach people during a pandemic.

Marion County Commissioners and key staff give an update on the Beachie Creek Fires from fire containment and status of Highway 22 to cleanup efforts and moving forward.