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PAGE A2, KEIZERTIMES, SEPTEMBER 4, 2015 FIGHT, continued from Page A1 presented by DRIVE A LITTLE – SAVE A BUNCH! 3893 COMMERCIAL ST SE • SALEM MORE INFO AT NORTHERNLIGHTSTHEATREPUB.COM UFC 191 Johnson vs. Dodson SATURDAY, SEPT 5TH —–———— 21 & OVER —————— Live Fights at 5 pm – Tickets $12 9 fi ghts in all on the HUGE screen! Reserved Seats Available Now Online Lights, Comedy, Laughs! Saturday, Sept 12th LAURA HAYDEN & CORY MICHAELIS will perform at 7pm and 9pm. Admission is only $10. Ages 21 & over only. Reserved seating for this show. Purchase tickets at box offi ce or at our website. Saturday, Sept 19, at 11:00 am MOVIE: I NSIDE O UT [ PG ] Sensory Sensitive Show ONLY $3 Sensory Sensitive Showings are designed specifi cally for customers with autism and other special sensory needs. Today in History Apache chief Geronimo surrenders to U.S. government troops. For 30 years the Native American warrior had battled to protect his tribe’s homeland; however, by 1886 the Apaches were exhausted and hopelessly outnumbered. Geronimo became the last Indian warrior to formally give in to U.S. forces, signaling the end of the Indian Wars in the Southwest. — Sept. 4, 1886 Food 4 Thought “I don’t have to participate in another culture’s ceremonies in order to respect that culture.” — Sherman Alexie, author The Month Ahead Now Playing Lost in Yonkers, award-winning play by Neil Simon, at Pentacle Theatre. Runs through Sept. 12. For tickets visit pentacletheatre.org. Through Monday, Sept. 7 The 150th Oregon State Fair runs through Labor Day, Sept. 7. Visit oregonstatefair.org for complete schedule of events and other information. Saturday, September 5 Artist’s reception for Keizer Art Association’s September show: Water, Water Everywhere, 2-4 p.m., Enid Joy Mount Gallery, Keizer Heritage Center, 980 Chemawa Road NE. keizerarts.com. Paradise of Samoa Luau at Keizer Rotary Amphitheater at Keizer Rapids Park, 6:30 p.m. Free. kraorg.com. Monday, September 7 Labor Day. All government offi ces are closed; no postal service. Tuesday, September 8 Keizer City Council meeting, 7 p.m. in council chambers at Keizer Civic Center. Meeting is a day later than usual due to Labor Day. Willamette Valley Women’s Military League’s fall meeting, 11 a.m., Newport Bay Seafood Grill in Salem. Julie Starr Hook will discuss down-sizing and cleaning clutter at this no-host lunch. For information call Anne Rose at 503-585- 5810. Thursday, September 10 Traffi c Safety/Bikeways/Pedestrians Committee meeting, 6 p.m. in council chambers at Keizer Civic Center. West Keizer Neighborhood Association meeting, 7 p.m. at Keizer Civic Center. Saturday, September 12 Briana Renea at Keizer Rotary Amphitheater at Keizer Rapids Park, 6:30 p.m. Free. kraorg.com Oregon State Credit Union will hold a shred day from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. in the Safeway parking lot. This free event allows residents to have their outdated documents to be shredded on site. oregonstatecu.com. Monday, September 14 Keizer Parks and Recreation Advisory Board meeting, 5:30 p.m. at Keizer Rapids Park. Keizer Parks Tour, 5:45 p.m. at four parks in Keizer. Best-selling author J.A. Jance will appear at a fundraiser for the Salem Public Library. Loucks Auditorium, 7 p.m. General admission tickets are $10. salemlibrary.org. Wednesday, September 16 Salem Audubon Society fi eld trip to Keizer Rapids Park, 7:30 a.m. Contact Mike Unger (503-930-8998) or Carolyn Homan (503-463-8652). salemaudubon.org. Keizer Planning Commission meeting, 6 p.m. in council chambers at Keizer Civic Center. Thursday, September 17 – Saturday, October 3 Dead Man’s Cell Phone by Sarah Ruhl at The Veronia Studio theatre at Reed Opera House. Performances after today will be at 8 p.m. on Fridays and Saturdays. Tickets are $15. theveronastudio.com. Thursday, September 17 Volunteer Coordinating Committee meeting, 6:30 p.m. in council chambers at Keizer Civic Center. Greater Gubser Neighborhood Association meeting, 7 p.m. at Gubser Elementary School. Add your event by e-mailing news@keizertimes.com. “In order to convince Hag- gen to purchase 146 stores, Al- bertsons made false represen- tations to both Haggen and the FTC about Albertsons’ commitment to a seamless transformation of the stores into viable competitors un- der the Haggen banner,” the complaint reads. “Haggen was induced by Albertsons’ false statements to seek the FTC’s approval to purchase 146 stores in fi ve states and those false statements impacted the strategies Haggen developed for the success of all stores… Through false statements to Haggen, Albertsons secured the cooperation and commit- ment it needed from Haggen in order to meet the condi- tions that the FTC imposed on the merger.” The complaint noted Hag- gen was trying to get a foot- hold in new markets but faced diffi culties since Albertsons acted contrary to FTC orders. “Recognizing that its competitor’s success or fail- ure hinged on its initial fair pricing of an appropriate in- ventory of products, Albert- sons embarked on an unlaw- ful scheme to undermine the very competition that the FTC sought to preserve,” the complaint states. “As the stores were nearing the dates on which they would be transi- tioned to Haggen stores and thereafter, Albertsons used Haggen’s confi dential, pro- prietary business information to unfairly compete with, and ultimately destroy the profi t- ability of, Haggen’s newly ac- quired stores.” The complaint lists several ways Albertsons did that: forc- ing Haggen to acquire the stores under an aggressive time frame and making false repre- sentations about data systems; misusing confi dential infor- mation; providing inaccurate data about inventory on store shelves; providing inaccurate, incomplete and misleading price information, causing Haggen to tag products with infl ated prices and leading customer to view Haggen as price gouging; sabotaging the quantity, assortment and quality of inventory to make sure some items were out of stock during grand openings; removing store fi xtures and inventory Haggen had already paid for; cutting off store ad- vertising for Haggen-acquired stores in order to decrease customer traffi c and failing to perform routine maintenance on stores. Haggen’s complaint places the blame squarely at Albert- sons’ feet for the announced closures. “(Haggen was) forced to close 26 of the stores that it newly acquired as a part of the Albertsons’ divestiture, and faces the potential clo- sure of additional stores,” the complaint stated. “Albertsons’ anti-competitive actions criti- cally damaged the operations, customer service, brand good- will and profi tability of the di- vested stores from the outset... and have caused signifi cant harm to competition, local communities, employees and consumers.” According to the com- plaint, Haggen couldn’t focus on the business of running its new stores. “Haggen has had to focus on strategies to recover from Albertsons’ wrongful acts, which include, sadly, Haggen’s efforts to fi nd new jobs for displaced employees who too are victims of Albertsons’ ac- tions,” the complaint read. The complaint further al- leges that Albertsons did a number of “malicious and unfair actions” to strain Hag- gen’s resources and “created substantial distraction.” A common concern about Haggen stores, both in Keizer and elsewhere, has been prices that seem to be higher than the competition. The complaint alleges Albertsons intention- ally created that perception by not providing accurate pricing information as required. “In many instances, Alb- ertsons represented that it was providing the active or current retail prices, but Haggen later discovered that these prices were not the prices that Al- bertsons had charged in the ordinary course of business at the stores prior to conver- sion,” according to the com- plaint. “The practical result of this deception was a consumer walking into a brand new Haggen store and fi nding the same item on the same shelf, but now priced higher than it was immediately prior to store conversion. Albertsons achieved its goal of driving away Haggen shoppers by cre- ating an inaccurate fi rst im- pression that Haggen was far more expensive than Albert- sons’ own nearby stores.” Recent stories about the impending Haggen closure in Keizer were highly viewed on the Keizertimes Facebook page, attracting nearly 100 comments. A poll asking which gro- cery chain would be desired garnered more than 300 re- sponses, with Winco getting 58 percent of the votes to far outdistance Roth’s. Once Haggen closes, Safeway will be the only grocery store left in Keizer. The Planning Commission had testimony from representatives of the Salem-Keizer Home Builders Association and the West Keizer Neighborhood As- sociation.” Brown acknowledged the infi ll process can be confusing. “One problem with our de- velopment code is two distinct types of development require- ments, those which govern infi ll and regulations which govern all other new devel- opments,” Brown said. “It was depending on the size of the parcel. This dual code provision created confusion as to which set of regulations applied. It’s al- ways been confusing and odd, with the same lot sizes, streets that look the same and yet dif- ferent standards. It’s confusing to people. We’ve long tried to pursue a goal to reach common standards.” Brown noted a delicate bal- ance was needed with standards. “We made sure we found a balance to raise the standards for a single family home, while at the same time not over- burdening the home builders themselves. The fact we don’t have a full room here shows we’ve found a good balance,” he said. For standards on single fam- ily dwellings, Brown’s sugges- tion was to increase from two to fi ve the number of design elements, with an expanded list of 11 design options to choose from including recessed entries, covered porches, cupolas, pillars or posts, bay or bow windows or window shutters, eaves, off- sets on the building face or roof and gables. To improve the aesthetic of garage forward homes, another set of design options was drawn up, including trellis in front of the garage, projections such as pillars, post, stone work or brick work over the garage doors, windows in the garage door and decorative garage doors in- corporating architectural design elements such as stable doors. Brown said the higher cost for garage door decoration is offset by lower costs elsewhere. “We didn’t fi nd anything here that would be a show stopper,” he said. “A decorative garage door would add $400 to the entire project. But we have the lowest system development charges in the state, so that low- ers my sensitivity for adding the cost.” Brown said the hope is to protect livability and to ensure builders pay attention to neigh- borhood compatibility and character. “Say you live in a neighbor- hood of 1950s 1,300 square foot homes and someone wants to put in 6,000 square foot homes,” city manager Chris Ep- pley said. “That could change the character in the neighbor- hood. We have to strike a bal- ance and be cautious.” With a few minor changes, the revised infi ll standards were unanimously approved. In other recent council busi- ness: • Why did the chicken cross the road? Because it was al- lowed in Salem. An anonymous letter was submitted to the city and read by Mayor Clark asking for the number of allowed hens in the city to be increased. There was no name on the letter, instead being signed “A tax-paying long-term Keizer resident.” The letter, dated Aug. 14, asked for the number of hens allowed in Keizer to be raised to six. The letter noted Salem Councilors approve infi ll changes By CRAIG MURPHY Of the Keizertimes Infi ll standards in Keizer have been revised. Revisions were approved at the most recent Keizer City Council meeting on Aug. 17. Prior to that, members of the Keizer Planning Commission had looked at the issue in Feb- ruary, May, June and July before making recommendations to council. “Infi ll standards have been ongoing for some time,” said Nate Brown, director of Com- munity Development for Keiz- er. “It’s been a lot of effort. One of the council’s goals for this year was compatibility with ex- isting neighbors. We met with various people to solicit input. public hearings The Keizer City Council will hold a public hearing on Tuesday, Sept. 8 for vacation of a portion of the northerly right-of-way at Manbrin Drive NE near the intersection with Cherry Avenue NE. The meet- ing starts at 7 p.m. in council chambers at Keizer Civic Cen- ter, at 930 Chemawa Road NE. The Keizer Planning Commission will hold a pub- lic hearing on Wednesday, Sept. 9 to consider proposed revisions to Section 2.203 of the Keizer Development Code, dealing with permitted uses. The meet- ing starts at 6 p.m. in council chambers at Keizer Civic Cen- ter, at 930 Chemawa Road NE. looking back in the KT 5 YEARS AGO Mixed use, big box in early Area C proposal Neighbors of a proposed big- box store in Area C of Keizer Station got their fi rst look at what developers have in mind. Enter digits from 1-9 into the blank spaces. Every row must contain one of each digit. So must every column, as must every 3x3 square. 10 YEARS AGO 15 YEARS AGO Flood project sends houses on the road Neighbors set up lawn chairs and lined sidewalks to watch crews move a big two-story house from its site near Labish Ditch to an empty lot 200 feet up the road. 20 YEARS AGO Study sees limit to downtown dreaming Market specialists say Keizer planners need to tone down expectations of a full-blown commercial downtown, saying there is limited amount of commercial that can be developed in any one area. local weather sudoku 3893 COMMERCIAL ST SE Volcanoes creep closer to playoff berth The Volcanoes’ sweep of the Eugene Emeralds at home buoyed hopes for a shot at the Northwest League title. They are at 40-28, one game behind Vancouver. Please see COUNCIL, Page A6 KEIZERTIMES.COM Web Poll Results In light of the wildfi res in the Northwest, does your household have a disaster/emergency plan? 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