Public Works News

7/22/25: 

Update: The Big Toy Playground at Keizer Rapids Park is now open. The playground improvements were completed ahead of schedule. Feel free to stop by and play!

7/15/25:

Effective Immediately by Order of the Public Works Director:

Fires, open flames and charcoal barbeques are prohibited at all times in all areas of the parks. Propane barbeques are allowed for cooking purposes only. This restriction shall remain in effect until further notice.

6/10/25:

Get ready for it: The Splash Fountain opens this Saturday, June 14th at noon! It is located at 930 Chemawa Road NE, and will be open Wednesday - Sunday, 12-7 p.m. on days forecasted to be over 75 degrees. The fountain will be open for the summer through Labor Day. 

5/5/25:

Custom Fence Picket Orders are Available

We are accepting orders for custom fence pickets will be available to order through the end of June 2025, and then we will place the order with our vendor. Once the pickets are made, City Staff will go install them at The Big Toy. To place an order, click here!

9/20/24:

Emerald Ash Borer Quarantine in Effect in Marion County

The US Department of Agriculture confirmed detection of the Emerald ash borer in Marion, Yamhill and Clackamas Counties on August 28, 2024. Marion County and the others have been placed in a permanent quarantine status. 

The Oregon Department of Forestry warns that the establishment of Emerald Ash Borers are expected to devastate ash woodlands and riparian zones where native Oregon Ash (Fraxinus latifolia) is a dominant species. These trees provide important shade, food and habitat resources in riparian areas where soils can drain poorly and where seasonally high-water tables can exclude other tree species. The loss of ash trees caused by Emerald Ash Borer infestations could lead to a reduction in urban tree canopy, an increase in invasive plants filling in Ash Tree niches, potential streambank soil loss, and loss of shade and habitat along streams.

The quarantine does not allow the movement of tree materials from ash, olive, and white-fringe tree outside of the county unless it meets certain conditions. 

For more information, visit www.OregonEAB.com or Click here. For questions, please email EAB@oda.oregon.gov or call 503-986-4636.