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Polk County 2024 Annual Fair will be from August 7- 10, 2024. Click here to learn more!
During the end of July / beginning of August, Polk County Public Works will be completing Chip Seal projects in the South County and West Salem areas. Crews will be applying a chip seal and fog seal to the County roads listed below. More information on the chip seal process can be found by clicking this sections title.
WIC Formula Update
For the week of June 16th, 2022
Information about the Abbott formula recall is available on WIC's website.
Tips for preparing imported formula infographic from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration – now available in Spanish.
Polk County has moved from Civic Ready to Everbridge. Please consider becoming familiar with Everbridge if you live within Polk and Marion Counties. Most of the State already uses or is also switching to Everbridge in an effort to mainstream Emergency Alerts within the State of Oregon.
COVID-19 is an infectious disease that most often causes respiratory symptoms that can feel much like a cold, the flu, or pneumonia.
People with COVID-19 have had a wide range of symptoms, ranging from mild to severe.
If you are not feeling well or would like to get tested, please contact your healthcare provider.
Alyrica has partnered with Polk County to build the infrastructure needed to bring Broadband Internet to even the most rural areas of Polk County. You can find the coverage map here.
On May 11, 2020, Polk County, acting as the local Public Health authority, submitted its application for phased re-opening to the Governor's Office and Oregon Health Authority.
The application addresses the re-opening criteria and guidelines set forth by the State. This application is PENDING approval by the Oregon Health Authority until further notice.
Polk County will be re-evaluated again on Wednesday, May 20th.
Click the link below to see the current data on COVID-19 in Polk County:
https://www.co.polk.or.us/ph
On Monday, March 23, 2020 the Polk County Board of Commissioners at a regularly scheduled meeting passed Order 20-08 effectively closing Polk County offices to the general public effective immediately.
Oregon Health Authority COVID-19 Updates -https://govstatus.egov.com/OR-OHA-COVID-19
Polk County is not a passport creation agency.
For more information on Real ID please go to the ODOT DMV website: https://www.oregon.gov/ODOT/DMV/Pages/Real_ID.aspx
For information on where to get a passport, please go to the US Department of State Passport location page: https://iafdb.travel.state.gov/
Attending Organizations
USDA Rural Utility Service
Oregon Broadband Office
Alyrica
OnlineNW
SEDCOR
OSU Extension
MINET
PEAK
CONSUMER POWER
CenturyLink
City of Independence
Polk County Staff
Polk County BOC
Local Farmer
Meeting Objectives
In the summer of 2019 Polk County IT sent out over 5000 surveys to rural property owners outside the city limits of Dallas, West Salem, Monmouth, and Independence. Property owners were asked to complete the survey and mail it in or go to the county website and complete the on-line survey.
The number of survey respondents was overwhelming. Approximately 32% of the property owners responded.
The following summarizes the survey results. For more details please download the “Rural Broadband Survey Summary”.
The information provided on this site and the accompanying documentation is collated from a variety of voluntary survey responses, Polk County does not provide this information as an endorsement of any specific provider or methodology and is provided for informational purposes only.
Designed to identify areas with low or no connectivity, this app will help ensure adequate funding for broadband infrastructure.
With the press of a single button, users will be able to test their broadband speed from anywhere.
Mark Your Calendars: USDA to Open Application Window for Second Round of ReConnect Program Funding on Friday Jan. 31, 2020.
Up to $550 million will be made available nationwide to improve rural internet access
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Rural Development will begin accepting applications for the second round of ReConnect Program loan and grant funding on January 31, 2020. Up to $550 million will be made available nationwide to help build modern broadband infrastructure in rural areas with insufficient internet access.
