JANUARY 16, 2015, KEIZERTIMES, PAGE 9
FLAGS,
continued from Page 1
With the fl ags in hand,
Lockhart goes home and gets
to work.
“I take them home and lay
them out on the fl oor,” she
said. “I look to see how they
are. Some of them get dam-
aged on the whole edge, so I
need to cut the whole edge
off. If the corners go back a
way, I might make it rounded
or cut as far as the damage
goes. I’ve tried several differ-
ent ways.”
Experience has taught
Lockhart that folding back
material twice and sewing
on new thread lasts the lon-
gest, though it is harder with
American fl ags since two folds
means 12 layers of fabric to
sew through.
“If you only fold once,
(damage) comes back too fast,”
AREA
C,
continued from Page 1
applicants were able to use
the previously approved Area
C master plan as a starting
point. That plan, amended
several times and the subject
of a Land Use Board of Ap-
provals (LUBA) hearing, was
approved in April 2013.
Litke said changes since the
proposal was submitted last
fall include new traffi c impact
analysis and storm drainage
analysis, both done last month.
“They had to redo the
traffi c impact analysis (TIA),”
Litke said. “They did it in
December. The project went
from large format retail to
multi-family use. The previous
(TIA) was the previous one
from the 2010 proposal.”
Lockhart said. “We’re getting
heavier fabric American fl ags
these days, with double the
fabric thickness. They cost
us about $10 more, but they
don’t need the repairs as often
because of the stronger fabric.”
Lockhart works on the fl ags
at city hall – which she can see
out of her window – as well as
the fl ags at Keizer Focal Point
(at the corner of Chemawa
and River Road) and the fl ags
at the Pfc. Ryan J. Hill Memo-
rial Park at Keizer Station. She
does not work on the fl ags at
Keizer Heritage Center.
Once she has assessed the
situation, it doesn’t take long
for Lockhart to get the job
done.
“I would say it takes maybe
30 minutes,” she said. “It’s my
own time and material. It just
takes thread. The thread lasts a
long time.”
Just how long the thread
lasts is hard to estimate.
“It really depends on
the weather,” Lockhart said.
“Weather is so hard on the
fl ags.”
Collingham noted Ameri-
can fl ags have to be kept a cer-
tain minimum size, meaning
they can’t be repaired as often.
He also pointed out Oregon
is the only state with a two-
sided fl ag.
Collingham said the Amer-
ican fl ags at the civic center
cost $77.50, while the state
fl ags are $161 each.
Flags at the focal point are
smaller in size and are thus
cheaper.
Lockhart said no measure-
ments are done with the city
and state fl ags.
“When they start to look
too short, we eyeball it,” she
said. “With the Keizer one, I
told Dan last time the whole
logo isn’t showing up well. By
that time, the fabric is getting
old. If we keep taking a little
bit off, the fl ag is at end of its
life anyway.”
Keizer City Manager Chris
Eppley learned about Lock-
hart’s work earlier this month
and was impressed with her
willingness to volunteer her
time and ability.
“She’s able to extend the
life span of a fl ag by about
three to four times,” Eppley
said. “She just does them be-
cause she doesn’t like for the
city to spend more money
than necessary. I never cease
to be amazed at the caliber of
people we have here.”
Lockhart fi gures she’s just
doing her job.
“Our most responsible way
to serve the taxpayers is every-
one working hard,” she said.
“There are a lot of smaller
cities with more employees.
What do they do? This is the
best job I’ve ever had. Every-
one is happy working here.
Everyone is happy because we
are all very busy. I’d more rath-
er have that than think, ‘What
will I do today?’”
Debbie Lockhart looks at a state fl ag she’ll be doing some
repair work on. City, state and American fl ags fl y at Keizer Civic
Center.
Infrastructure and other
improvements would be the
fi nancial responsibility of the
applicants.
“The TIA has identifi ed
improvements to the trans-
portation system to mitigate
the impacts created by the
proposed development,” the
staff report reads in part.
What happens next with
the new proposal should be a
bit clearer come next week.
“This could be done on
Tuesday or there could be
more public hearings,” Litke
said. “It’s up to council. They
can make a decision on Tues-
day.”
While a majority of the
already approved master plan
would remain unchanged, key
alterations in the new pro-
posal include a 53,000 square
foot medical facility being
replaced with a 150-unit se-
nior living retirement facility.
In addition, the number of
buildings, design and specifi c
location have been modifi ed.
Plans submitted last fall call for
Mountain West to put in 180
apartments on both sides of an
expanded McLeod Lane, with
some apartments adjacent to a
154-unit Bonaventure senior
retirement community facility.
The staff report lists
80 conditions of approval.
Though the proposal focuses
on the retirement community
and apartments, previously ap-
proved portions are still valid.
“The mix of uses proposed,
with the exception of the se-
nior living facility, is similar
to what was approved in the
2011 and 2013 approvals,” the
staff report reads in part. “This
includes offi ce, restaurant(s),
retail uses and multi-family
development throughout the
site. The mix of uses complies
with the code’s requirements
for balancing retail and non-
retail/multi-family develop-
ment and can be adequately
served with infrastructure. The
fi ndings in the 2011 and 2013
master plan approvals deter-
mining that the mix of uses
was appropriate, relied upon
Area C’s zoning, the (Keizer
Station Plan’s) allocation of
135,000 square feet of retail to
Area C, the intent of Area C
to be an economic engine and
the variety of uses in Area C.
None of these elements of ap-
propriateness have been mod-
ifi ed by the proposed master
plan, so the fi ndings remain
valid and are consistent with
this provision as well as with
the purpose of the mixed use
zone that encourages a variety
of uses.”
During an October meet-
ing with neighbors, represen-
tatives from both Bonaventure
and Mountain West made it
clear their respective compa-
nies have no interest in devel-
oping the commercial portion
of Area C.
“We’re thrilled to be here,”
Ben Settecase with Bonaven-
ture said at the time. “We’re
excited about the possibility
of amending the Area C mas-
ter plan. It would be a fi rst for
us (in Keizer). We have our
roots in the greater Salem area.
We’re heavily invested in (our
facilities) and the communi-
ties they’re located in.”
Brian Moore from Moun-
tain West expressed similar
thoughts at the meeting.
“The most important thing
to understand is we’re only
developing a portion (of Area
C),” Moore said. “We only
control some of the property.
KEIZERTIMES/Craig Murphy
We don’t control much of it.
The area that is commercial
we don’t control and we don’t
plan to develop.”
Moore said plans call for
three-story buildings with
amenities such as a fi tness
center, pool, outdoor recre-
ational area, a sports court,
playground areas and carports.
“This will not be low-in-
come housing,” he said. “We
are seeking to achieve the
highest rents available in the
market.”
Settecase noted the senior
living proposal calls for a foot-
print of 55,000 square feet,
with 160,000 total square feet
of space since the facility will
be one level in places and up
to four levels in other places.
Moore estimated it would
take 12 to 14 months from the
time of approval until the fi rst
units would be done.
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