Senator Peter Courtney and Mayor Chuck Bennett followed the North Salem High School color guard across the Union Street Railroad Bridge, leading a community parade from Wallace Marine Park to the Riverfront Park amphitheater. Following Mayor Bennett and Senator Peter Courtney’s remarks on this long-standing community vision for connecting three of Salem’s largest parks and more than 20 miles of off-road trails, the Friends of Two Bridges presented Salem with a $108,174 check. State legislators from Portland to as far away as John Day joined in the celebration and a plaque was unveiled to commemorate the dedication and Senator Peter Courtney’s service to Salem and the State of Oregon.
A blessing from the Confederated Tribes of the Grand Ronde preceeded the ribbon cutting, before the community procession continued across the Peter Courtney Minto Island Bridge.
