Oregon maps first safety corridor, where fines double February 07 2021
High crash rates prompt Marion County to become the first in Oregon to designate a safety corridor establishing the McKay/Yergen/Ehlen Safety Corridor
The north Marion County rural-road connection between I-5 and the Dundee Bypass is now a designated safety corridor.
Marion County announced Wednesday, Feb. 3, that it became the first Oregon county to designate a local safety corridor, establishing the route consisting of McKay, Yergen and Ehlen roads, roughly through the St. Paul, Donald to Aurora areas, with that classification.
In recent years Marion County Public Works, Oregon Department of Transportation and the Marion County Sheriff s Office have heightened focus on public safety in the area where speeding motorists often imperil farm vehicles and other slower traffic on the rural roads.
Commissioners appoint Bill Kennemer to Senate District 20
Former state representative, Clackamas County commissioner to replace Alan Olsen
Former Oregon House District 39 Rep. Bill Kennemer has been appointed to fill the State Senate District 20 seat vacated by Alan Olsen.
Kennemer, R-Canby, was unanimously appointed to the position during a joint session with commissioners from Clackamas and Marion counties held via Zoom on Monday, Feb. 1.
In 2019, Kennemer retired as the Oregon House District 39 representative, a post he d held since 2009. Prior to that, he was a state senator and a county commissioner. He also practiced as a psychologist for almost 25 years.
During a Zoom meeting on Jan. 23, the Clackamas County Republican Party selected Kennemer, Steve Bates and John Lee to advance in the process to fill the Senate District 20 seat. Bates received endorsement from Olsen, who resigned to care for family members.