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PAGE A2, KEIZERTIMES, OCTOBER 7, 2016 ‘I didn’t ask for the new lighting’ presented by DRIVE A LITTLE – SAVE A BUNCH! 3893 COMMERCIAL ST SE • SALEM MORE INFO AT NORTHERNLIGHTSTHEATREPUB.COM UFC 204 Bisping v. Henderson LIVE STAND UP COMEDY Lights, Comedy, Laughs! Saturday, October 15 ROB BRACKENRIDGE & LANG PARKER 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, OCT 8 —–———— 21 & OVER —————— Live Fights at 5 pm – Tickets $13 9 fi ghts in all on the HUGE screen! Reserved Seats Available Now Online EscapeQuest LIVE ESCAPE ROOM – THE CABIN ESCAPE Can you solve the puzzles & dodge disaster in 50 minutes or less? $9 weekday or $12 weekend per person with groups of 4–6 people. See website for further details. Today in History In the second of four televised debates, Democratic presidential nominee John F. Kennedy and Vice President Richard Nixon turn their attention to foreign policy issues. The Cold War, in particular, engendered spirited confrontations between Kennedy and Nixon. — Oct. 7, 1960 Lighting district sparks dissent By ERIC A. HOWALD Of the Keizertimes The Keizer City Coun- cil’s attempt to assess fees on a lighting district in Keizer Sta- tion Area C (where the new Bonaventure apartments are located) met with unexpected resistance Monday, Oct. 3. The creation of lighting districts is standard practice for the city when new develop- ments are approved. The end users then pay an annual rate attached to their tax bills for the installation and mainte- nance of street lights. In most cases, the assessments are made long before someone buys the fi rst home in a subdivision, but the lighting district in Area C roped in a handful of private residences and the fees will now be assessed to the owners. That proposition angered Alicia Singh, an owner of two of the affected residential properties. “There was lighting there before and we were fi ne with that. I didn’t ask for the new lighting to be on my street,” Singh said. Singh spoke out during a public hearing on the assess- ment which will cost her and additional $314.40 for both properties in the fi rst year and $191.68 each year after the initial installation. Singh’s properties are zoned for mixed use and could, hy- pothetically, be sold and rede- veloped at a greater value with the addition of nearby street- lights. “You’re having to pay a portion and your property is receiving a benefi t. You could develop it as mixed use or commercial,” said City Man- ager Chris Eppley. But Singh would not be placated, she retorted, “This expenditure falls to me and it would only benefi t Bonaven- ture and Mountain West (the developers behind the new apartments).” When determining how to assess the property, city staff did seek an outside-the-box solu- tion. Given that the new apart- ment residents will reap the lion’s share of the benefi t from the new lighting, the lighting district assessment was calcu- lated based on the amount of square footage each property owner possesses. In a tradi- tional calculation, the lighting costs would be dispersed even- ly among the affected owners. Keizer Mayor Cathy Clark tried to appeal to a greater sense of community. “Without the light, we’d have a gap and a dark area. The continuity is a safety issue and it makes it more livable for people in the area,” Clark said. That also did not pass mus- ter with Singh who said new residents are already causing increased litter and pedestrian traffi c on her property. On a brief walk through her prop- erty on Tuesday, Oct. 4, Singh demonstrated how some pe- destrians veer off the bike path and take a shortcut along the eastern edge of her prop- erty line and then cut across a neighbor’s yard to exit on Sunset Ave. fi re confi ned to attic Food 4 Thought “Political debate with liberals is basically impossible in America today because liberals are calling names while conservatives are trying to make arguments.” — Ann Coulter The Month Ahead McLeod Lane Northeast. Since apartment construc- tion began, a barn in the rear of her property – which tres- passers must walk by to make their way to McLeod – has been vandalized and broken into. Cracks also began ap- pearing in concrete patios and walkways on her property once compactors started oper- ating across the street. The largest inconvenience has to do with her garage, which faces Chemawa. A 14- foot easement dedicated to the city by the prior owner, which has since become an additional lane on Chemawa, has essen- tially rendered the garage un- usable in its current state. Earlier this year, Singh was talking with the project direc- tor, Bonaventure’s Ben Sette- case, about the need to move the garage door from the south side of the home to the west side. Singh said crews from the Bonaventure development made a trip to her home to assess what was needed to re- orient the garage, she assumed at their expense, but nothing ever came to fruition. She said the last time a meeting was set, Bonaventure representatives no-showed. Singh understands that she is likely to benefi t from the improvements in the area when she does sell the prop- erty, but that isn’t in the cards right now. “I bought the home to live here,” she said. Despite Singh’s objections, the lighting district’s costs were assessed to her properties along with all the others in Area C, which roughly stretches from Chemawa Road North to Keizer Little League Park. Through Saturday, October 15 Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead by Tom Stoppard, presented by Willamette University’s theatre department at the M. Lee Pelton Theatre. Performances at 7:30 p.m. Thursdays through Saturdays; matinees at 2 p.m. on Oct. 9 and 15. Tickets range from $8 to $12. boxoffi cetickets.com. local weather Through Saturday, October 22 Of Mice and Men, based on John Steinbeck’s novel, at Pen- tacle Theatre, 7:30 p.m. Tickets are $20 for weekday perfor- mances, $21 for weekend performances. Runs through Oct. 22. Mature themes; discretion advised. For show times and tickets visit pentacletheatre.org. Submitted Saturday, October 8 Artists’ reception for Colors of Autumn exhibit at Keizer Art Association’s Enid Joy Mount Gallery at Keizer Heritage Cen- ter, 2-4 p.m. Show continues through Oct. 29. keizerarts.com. Willamette Valley Genealogical Society meets at 10:30 a.m. in Anderson Room A of Salem Public Library (585 Liberty St SE). Mindy Lampert will speak about A library intern’s journey into genealogy. For more information, call (503) 363- 0880. Oregon’s Bounty at the Oregon State Capitol. Celebrate the agricultural harvest with music, activities, booths, tractors, a free pumpkin patch and more, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. 900 Court St NE. Free. 503-986-1388, oregoncapitol.com. Sunday, October 9 In My Life - A Musical Theatre Tribute to the Beatles, Brian Epstein and featuring tribute band Abby Road, 2 to 4 p.m., Elsinore Theatre, 170 High St SE. Tickets $30 to $45. 800- 325-7328 ticketswest.com. Tuesday, October 11 Free admission all day at Hallie Ford Museum of Art, 700 State Street. Hours are 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Wednesday, October 12 Keizer City Council meets 6 p.m. to 8:30 p.m., 930 Chemawa Road N.E. Friday, October 14 Union Gospel Mission’s Harvest Dessert at the Keizer Civic Center, 930 Chemawa Road N. Starts at 7 p.m. Friday, October 14 – Sunday, October 23 Old Aurora Colony Museum’s 44th Annual Quilt Show. The AIDS Memorial Quilt, The Quilts of Valor, Coffee Creek Quilters, and much more! 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. daily. Admission $7.50, discounts available. info@auroracolony.org 503-678- 5754. Saturday, October 15 Marion Soil and Water Conservation District’s Fall Celebration at French Prairie Gardens 17673 French Prairie Road NE, St. Paul. 3:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. Wagon rides, hay maze, pumpkin patch, petting farm, pig races and more! www.fpgardens.com for details and pricing. Salem-Keizer NAACP Freedom Fund Banquet at the Salem Convention Center. From 5:30 p.m. to 9 p.m. Tickets purchased at www.sknaacp1166.org. Sunday, October 16 Western Dinner Dance at Keizer/Salem Area Seniors featuring live music by Crossfi re. 12:30-4 p.m.; dinner served at 12:30 p.m. Admission is $15 at the door, $12 in advance. 503-390-7441. Monday, October 17 Keizer City Council meets 7 p.m. to 9 p.m., 930 Chemawa Road N.E. Tuesday, October 18 Keizer Community Library presents Crossing the River in Northwest Oregon by Keizerite Doug Kroll, PhD. Learn about the types of historic and modern bridges crossing rivers of northwest Oregon. 7 p.m. in the Event Room at the Keizer Heritage Center 980 Chemawa Rd. N.E. KFD fi refi ghters catch their breath after attacking an attic fi re Sunday, Oct. 2. A whiff of smoke and alert neighbors who called the Keizer Fire District to a house fi re on Sunset Avenue North Sunday, Oct. 2, prevented cat- astrophic damage. In addition to multiple calls looking back in the KT 5 YEARS AGO New facility trains K-9 units to earn their keep The facility, at the Willow Lake Water Pollution Control Facility on Windsor Island Road N, a long time dream of the Salem Police department, has 26 obstacles and training stations that train both patrol and narcotics dogs, and will be used for annual certifi cations. 10 YEARS AGO Park boat ramp draws fi re Property owners along the Willamette River packed the Keizer City Council Chambers to make waves over the inclusion of a boat ramp in plans for the Keizer Rapids Regional Park. to 9-1-1, the same neighbors made contact with the home- owners, who were away from the house at the time, to fi nd out if anyone remained inside. The fi rst call was received at 5:36 p.m. and Keizer Fire units were on scene four min- utes later. Salem Fire Ladder 2 assist- ed KFD with roof ventilation and the fi re was confi ned to the attic. The fi re was acciden- tal in nature and caused by a malfunctioning radiant ceil- ing heat system. Damage was confi ned to the ceiling in the front entry of the home. While the home will need attic and heating repair, fi re- fi ghters were able to protect their belongings in the rest of the home from damage. Autumn is the cooler sea- son and many are turning on their home heating units for the fi rst time this season. KFD offi cials recommend annual heating inspections and having working smoke alarms in bedrooms, hallways and on every fl oor of your home. sudoku 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. 3893 COMMERCIAL ST SE THIS WEEK’S MOVIE TIMES 15 YEARS AGO Police issue 142 tickets during blitz The Keizer Police Depart- ment handed out 142 cita- tions for seatbelt violations during a blitz in September. The goal was to encourage seatbelt use and reduce the number of death and injuries as a result of car crashes. 20 YEARS AGO Stadium project could lure state investment The Keizer City Council narrowly approved the ballpark deal-but only after limiting urban renewal spending by the city to $2.5 million. The city would buy about 20 acres of land on Northeast Radiant Drive and lease it to the ball team. Jerry Walker, president of the Giants, said he was satisfi ed with the negotiations. Star Trek Beyond (PG-13) Fri 4:25, 8:00, Sat 8:35, Sun 6:10, 8:25 KEIZERTIMES.COM Web Poll Results Have your feelings changed about the roundabout at Chemawa Road and Verda Lane? 70% – No 30% – Yes Vote in a new poll every Thursday! 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