Vineyard owners interested in selling farmland outside Salem for VA cemetery expansion

The owners of a 307- acre vineyard east of Salem are interested in selling the property to the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs for a proposed expansion of Willamette National Cemetery.  

The VA is pursuing plans to develop a new cemetery on the land at 3515 Howell Prairie Rd. S.E. The property is owned by a Washington vineyard property management company, Winemakers Investment Properties LLC. Company manager Paul Lukas confirmed interest in the property sale…