Category Marion & Polk County
Medication-assisted treatment center expands to west Salem
Polk County residents can receive same-day prescriptions for medication to move off illegal drugs at Ideal Option’s second Salem clinic, opened last month.
YOUR GOVERNMENT: Marion County commissioners consider Hayesville Drive improvements
Commissioners on Wednesday will also consider a funding agreement with the state for evaluating existing and future county road conditions.
YOUR GOVERNMENT: Marion County commissioners consider state money to fix wildfire-damaged rails
Commissioners on Wednesday will also consider expanding contracts for food handler testing as well as security on two properties run Marion County’s Health and Human Services Department.
YOUR GOVERNMENT: Marion County commissioners consider hiring staff for counseling, meds management
There will also be a public hearing Wednesday over whether the county should be allowed a flexible contracting exemption for a $50 million sewer development project in the Santiam Canyon.
YOUR GOVERNMENT: Marion County commissioners consider federal wildfire recovery funds
Commissioners on Wednesday will also consider awarding $2 million dollars of federal funding the United Way of the Mid-Willamette Valley, intended to provide services, housing and grants to people impacted by the pandemic.
YOUR GOVERNMENT: Marion County commissioners consider offering new flexible grant source
Commissioners on Wednesday will also consider expanding a contract for sediment excavation and disposal at Detroit Lake.
YOUR GOVERNMENT: Marion County commissioners consider state help for road safety plan
Commissioners on Wednesday will also consider expanding a contract with the state to pay for more pedestrian and bicycle improvements on Southeast Connecticut Avenue in Salem.
Salem clinic using medication to treat addicted inmates at Marion County Jail
Ideal Option began providing medication-assisted treatment at the jail in early January, paid for by $924,000 state grant from Measure 110 funding.
YOUR GOVERNMENT: Marion County commissioners consider 2023 legislative priorities
Commissioners on Wednesday, Feb. 8 will also consider adding funding to a contract with the Oregon Health Authority for operating public health services, such as disease prevention and education.