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Council authorizes planning for Wallace Marine Park enhancements, including possible accessible path

Salem City Council · October 20, 2025
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Summary

Council authorized a midyear parks project on Nov. 10 to begin planning, environmental review and design for enhancements at Wallace Marine Park, including a potential accessible path through the natural area; staff said planning and permitting could take 12–18 months and noted an off‑ramp if the assessment finds paving inappropriate.

The Salem City Council authorized creation of a midyear parks improvement project Nov. 10 to begin planning and design work for the Wallace Marine Park area, including evaluation of a possible paved, accessible path through the park’s natural area.

Parks planning manager Rob Romanak and acting community services director Gretchen Bennett described the project as a two‑stage process: an initial $200,000 authorization to begin baseline surveys, conceptual…

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