The Marion County Board of Commissioners meets Wednesday to consider purchasing a $2.4 million property in Salem to move the county’s existing psychiatric crisis center to a larger location.
Commissioners will consider authorizing Board Chair Danielle Bethell to sign documents to close the purchase of 1234 Commercial St. for the crisis center, a 24-7 facility on Salem Hospital’s grounds operated by the county’s Health and Human Services Department. The center has outgrown its current space, and the new space “allows room for the wrap-around services needed to assist clients,” according to the agenda report for a June 15 board meeting. The Commercial Street location is currently listed as Physicians’ Building Group, a primary and medical care provider.
The board will consider reappointing Mark Grenz to the Marion Water Quality Advisory Committee for a term ending September 2026. Formed in 2010, the committee consists of six at-large positions and five positions with community stakeholders from Marion Soil and Water Conservation District, a local homebuilders association, the agriculture industry, land development and a local watershed council.
Commissioners will also consider adopting an ordinance expanding the city of Turner’s urban growth boundary by 53.10 acres and rezoning the majority of the new area for residential use.
Meeting details: The commissioners meet at 9 a.m. Wednesday in the Senator Hearing Room at 555 Court Street N.E. Anyone can sign up to give public comment in-person at the meeting. The meeting is streamed live on YouTube.
Contact reporter Ardeshir Tabrizian: [email protected] or 503-929-3053.
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Ardeshir Tabrizian has covered criminal justice and housing for Salem Reporter since September 2021. As an Oregon native, his award-winning watchdog journalism has traversed the state. He has done reporting for The Oregonian, Eugene Weekly and Malheur Enterprise.
