PAGE A6, KEIZERTIMES, JULY 24, 2015
HEARING,
continued from Page A1
“This particular property
had received approval in early
2008 for comprehensive plan
zone change/lot line adjust-
ment,” Litke said. “The re-
cession that year means the
subdivision that was approved
never happened. Now a new
applicant has come forward.
The lots are slightly different.
There are slightly more lots.”
City engineer Bill Peter-
son had an issue with the site
distance in the plans, as well as
the revised plans meant to re-
spond to that concern.
“When you skew the dis-
tance like that, there is a hori-
zontal alignment,” Peterson
said. “It doesn’t meet the city
standard. If it did, that would
improve things quite a bit.
There’s a lack of adequate
site distance to the south on
Burbank. In my mind, I think
it’s unsafe. Neither (proposal),
as far as Public Works is con-
cerned, is adequate. I don’t
think the proposal meets the
code. The footages they need
to make it work, they will
have to acquire some property.
This isn’t new. This goes back
to 2008 when a zone change
KEIZERTIMES/Craig Murphy
A look at the property that
could becomes 32 homes.
was made to make the prop-
erty work.”
Mark Grenz from Multi-
Tech Engineering said en-
gineer Karl Birky from
Associated Transportation En-
gineering and Planning sub-
mitted two design alternatives,
either of which he feels would
address Peterson’s concerns.
Karen Bajpai, a Burbank
Street resident, expressed sev-
eral concerns about the proj-
ect.
“My No. 1 concern is the
impact on Keizer Elementary,”
Bajpai said. “They had a 7.5
percent increase in the student
body last year and the schools
were already jam packed. In
addition, there is another
housing development (Wind-
sor Island Estates) building 50
to 60 homes plus the 32 here.”
Bajpai also had concerns
about the impact on migrant
birds, traffi c and the lack of
nearby parks.
Litke noted an analysis
from the Salem-Keizer School
District showed the new de-
velopment would add six
students to Keizer elemen-
tary schools, three new middle
school students and fi ve new
high school students.
Marilee Teller, a Bowden
Lane resident, had similar con-
cerns.
“My knowledge from be-
ing in state government is if
they say no signifi cant impact
for the city, police department,
fi re department and schools, if
you add up the new develop-
ments, there will be a serious
impact over time,” Teller said.
“I’ve seen the game played be-
fore. There should be concern
about other property, especial-
ly the farm land.”
John Blake, whose fam-
ily has worked the farm land
west and north of the prop-
erty in question since 1906,
had concerns about barricades
meant to protect property and
control traffi c being ignored.
Blake also expressed concern
about an application listing
only single family homes ini-
tially, then being changed af-
terwards.
“If you have 200 houses
and 25 percent are duplexes,
that creates a bigger impact on
traffi c,” he said.
City sells land to Bonaventure
Johnson noted why the prop-
erty was purchased back in
2003.
“It happened to come on
the market,” Johnson told
councilors. “Rather than wait
and pay for it later, the city
took the council to a land
bank. That property is exactly
where McLeod will be ex-
tended.”
Johnson said the property
in question will be two rem-
nant parcels of 3,928 square
feet after the city dedicates
ground for the McLeod ex-
tension. Such an arrangement
was approved by council in
February 2006.
According to Johnson, the
current market value of the
land is $146,360, or $10.49
per square foot. Bonaventure
originally proposed to pay the
city $4.06 per square foot for
the land, based in part of pay-
ing $3.73 per square foot for
land at the location owned by
Oregon Territory Develop-
ment.
Following discussion with
Keizer City Manager Chris
Eppley, Johnson suggested a
higher price.
“They were quick to re-
By CRAIG MURPHY
Of the Keizertimes
The City of Keizer is sell-
ing some land to help with a
Keizer Station project.
More specifi cally, members
of the Keizer City Council
on Monday unanimously ap-
proved a resolution to sell
property in Area C of Keizer
Station to Bonaventure Senior
Housing (see a project update
on page A1).
Bonaventure is putting in
a senior housing facility on
what will be an expanded part
of McLeod Lane off Chema-
wa Road. Mountain West In-
vestment Corporation is also
building 180 apartments in
the same area.
A staff report from the
council meeting showed the
.32 acre parcel in question was
purchased by city offi cials for
$135,000 in 2003 for future
right-of-way for develop-
ment. Area C has been subject
of proposed projects before,
most notably a large Wal-
Mart at one point. The cur-
rent plan for apartments and
senior housing was approved
by councilors earlier this year.
City Attorney Shannon
spond and suggested a com-
promise of $7 a square foot,”
Johnson told councilors. “We
felt $7 a square foot is a fair
price, but it’s up to you.”
The only two speaking dur-
ing the public hearing were
project engineer Mark Grenz
and Anthony Kreitzberg, legal
counsel for Bonaventure. Kre-
itzberg explained the rationale
for the low price quote origi-
nally.
“The evaluation is a good
question,” Kreitzberg said.
“There’s an enormous invest-
ment being made for the pub-
lic infrastructure. (The other
part) was sold to us for about
$3.70 a foot, since it was rec-
ognized it would require sig-
nifi cant development. We have
a very good case for why the
price should be close to that.
We’re willing to meet halfway
with the city, so the $7 a foot
fi gure is what we came up
with.”
Mayor Cathy Clark indi-
cated she looks forward to the
project.
“We’re excited you’re here
and have already had some
trees taken out,” Clark said. “It
is moving right along.”
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