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PAGE A6, KEIZERTIMES, JUNE 9, 2017 MYERS: ‘I’ll take this day with FEE, me for the rest of my life’ Co $ t of proposed offi cers continued from Page A1 another fi ve offi cers to the roles in a variety of different capacities, none are desk jobs. (Continued from Page A1) yourself or you doubt what it. There's no better way to The total cost of adding honoring Myers. After senior you're doing,” Myers said leave.” those fi ve offi cers would be Heidi Hays presented him after watching the video. Myers compared the somewhere in the range of with a book full of photos “You go through the most evening to a scene in his $500,000 to $600,000 per year. from all of the shows over the gut-wrenching self doubt. favorite movie, Dead Poets That includes wages, health last seven years, a video played You guys have seen it in me. Society, when students stand insurance, retirement payments that began with “Dallas Myers This just pays for it. I'll take on their desk, declaring “Oh is the teacher that we will this day with me for the rest Captain, My Captain” to and payroll taxes for each offi cer. The reason for the wide remember for the rest of our of my life and I'll take all support their fi red teacher. range is that the specifi c salary lives, and we just want to say of you with me, too, your “As a teacher you dream of THANK YOU,” followed by passion and your memories that moment, not of getting for each offi cer would depend testimony from more than 30 and your smiles. I don't have fi red, but of that experience,” on whether a new offi cer is current and former students words. I had a feeling that this Myers said. “Thank you hired or if they transfer from on what Myers taught them. night was going to be really for this. I will lock this another agency. If the city spreads that cost “There are times as a hard for me and I was going memory in for the rest of my over each residential dwelling teacher where you doubt to stumble my way through existence.” and business in the city, it would total about $44 per year, or about 12 cents per day. The city council will still have to determine how to collect “Lighthouses are one of the more romanti- the fee, but the cheapest route The Keizer Community Library will pres- ent Oregon Coast Lighthouses by Keizer resi- cized subjects in the history of this and other would be adding a new line dent Dr. Doug Kroll, a retired history profes- nations,” Kroll said. “The dutiful and solitary item to the existing sewer and sor. The event, which is free to the public, is life of a lighthouse keeper has long been a water bills. From the start, Teague has scheduled for 7 p.m. Tuesday, June 20, upstairs source of fascination for writers and fi lmmak- at the Keizer Heritage Center, 980 Chemawa ers. They have been called ‘America’s castles’ urged residents and the Keizer City Council not to equate and remain popular tourist attractions. Rd. NE. Oregon has 11 lighthouses. Nine were con- adding more offi cers with Kroll will share stories of lighthouses on the Oregon Coast, which were built on prominent structed and operated by the federal govern- an immediate drop in crime. headlands or near major estuaries supporting ment, and two are privately built lighthouses, Instead, he suggests, think about commercial fi shing and shipping in the late both certifi ed by the U. S. Coast Guard as of- it in terms of better customer service. fi cial private aids to navigation. 19th century. “Instead of a patrol offi cer turning up at your burglary, a property crime detective would,” Teague said. The new offi cers would be Mail pre-registration and spread over several units within The 12th annual Knights of donations to: Knights of the department – one offi cer Columbus Car Show will be July Columbus Car Show, 988 each for traffi c, the Community 15 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at St. Greenwood Drive. NE, Response Unit (CRU) and Edward Catholic Church, Keizer, OR 97303, or detectives, and two for night 5303 River Road N. complete and bring patrols (see related story A1). All proceeds will go to registration form to the support the Father Taaffe While are fi ve offi cers show. For more information, Homes For Young Teens contact Mike Gander at 503- and Their Babies. Food will be 390-0826, or email mikenginger@ available served by the Knights of comcast.net. Columbus St. Edward Council. Navy vet talks Oregon lighthouses Register for St. Ed car show It would cost each dwelling and commercial location in Keizer about… 12 cents per day = $3.67 per month = $44 per year Infographic by Andrew Jackson are needed in their varying capacities, shortages on the night shift have drawn headlines. At least twice in recent months, the KPD night shift has been caught short-handed. In March, a would-be burglar got trapped in a window while trying to enter a local tobacco store and all of Keizer’s night patrol offi cers were tied up with an investigation into a menacing incident, involving an armed suspect, down the street. In April, a lack of offi cers to create a secure perimeter and evacuate a family that was the victim of a home intruder delayed an arrest by almost an hour. “At any given hour, one of those offi cers might be at the jail with a suspect or at the hospital taking statements from a DUI crash,” said Deputy Police Chief Jeff Kuhns. The addition of one offi cer to each of the night shifts would alleviate the problem for high visibility crimes like robberies, but it would also have an impact on domestic disturbances, which also occur more frequently in the late night hours and require at least two offi cers to respond for safety reasons. On the detective unit, a fi fth offi cer would be tasked primarily with property crime investigations. Property crimes take a backseat to persons crimes, like sexual and child abuse and robberies. Sex and child abuse cases constitute about 60 percent of the cases detectives are working at any given time, said Det. Chris Nelson. In the Community Response Unit, there are currently two investigators and a supervisor for a unit that once had four investigators. The CRU inhabits a grey area between patrol and detectives, Teague said. Patrol offi cers respond to calls that can be quickly brought to some resolution, whereas detectives are in it for the long haul. CRU works cases that involve a level of effort somewhere between the two, for example surveilling homes where drug or gang activity is suspected. “Persistent neighborhood problems are their niche,” Teague said. The fi fth offi cer would be placed on the traffi c team. One of the top requests from residents is additional traffi c enforcement. Teague has said traffi c isn’t the worst problem the city faces, but the demand for additional enforcement is ever-present. “Our numbers are low, but the public repeatedly tells us they want more attention put on traffi c,” Teague said. Sam Goesch CLU, Agent KEIZER ROTARY AMPHITHEATER AT KEIZER RAPIDS PARK DINA Y LOS RUMBEROS FREE 2017 SUMMER CONCERT SERIES GATES SHOW OPEN STARTS 5:00 pm 6:30 pm For complete concert schedule go to kraorg.com Saturday, Jun 24 Experience their hip-moving Caribbean flavor Please no outside food or beverages. No pets allowed insde the amphitheater. 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