Friends of Morningside Hill v. City of Salem

Plaintiffs1 brought this action seeking declaratory and injunctive relief in relation to defendant City’s proposed widening of an intersection at Madrona Avenue and 12th Street in Salem. After a trial to the court,2 the court held in favor of defendant. We affirm.

In 1992, the Salem electorate passed a General Obligation Street Improvement Bond program that authorized use of any excess funds for “additional transportation/safety improvements to the City’s street system.” In 1995, the Salem electorate passed a General Obligation Pedestrian Safety Improvements Bond Authorization for which the…