MAY 22, 2015, KEIZERTIMES, PAGE A3
Don’t see that every day…
KEIZERTIMES/Eric A. Howald
Just in time for Memorial Day this weekend, these bald eagles were spotted in trees along
Bailey Road NE on Monday.
SB approves sale of old building
By HERB SWETT
For the Keizertimes
Potential sale of the former
Rosedale Elementary School
building was approved by the
Salem-Keizer School Board on
May 12.
Economic crises in the last
fi ve years have brought about
closures of fi ve elementary
schools, including Hazel Green
north of Keizer. Soon after the
closure of Rosedale, the district
leased the building to Abiqua
Academy, an independent Pre
K-12 program in Salem.
Abiqua offi cials have ex-
pressed interest in buying the
building, but because it has not
been appraised, the board vote
was only for making it available
for purchase. The vote was 7-1,
with Nancy MacMorris-Adix
opposed.
Director Chris Brantley re-
sponded the board had closed
the school because it was not
effi cient to operate. Chuck
Lee of Keizer, another direc-
tor, said that while he favored
putting the building up for sale,
the board should decide later
whether the district can get a
good enough price to sell it.
The board also approved fi ve
grant funds: a $991,735 multi-
year grant from the Chalkboard
Project for teacher incentives,
$148,453 from the Oregon
Department of Education to
help English language learn-
ers, $15,000 from Kaiser Per-
manente for dental education
and preventive services, $4,000
from the Siletz Tribe for water
safety and swimming lessons
of the Indian Education Sum-
mer School and $2,852 from
ODE for the Long Term Care
& Treatment Program.
Phil Frey was elected by
board members to the board
of directors of the Willamette
Education Service District.
The board approved two
revisions to its results poli-
cies. One adds language to the
academic achievement policy,
specifying the ultimate goal for
each student to make at least
one year of academic progress
each year. The other revises data
sets for evaluating the superin-
tendent’s performance.
Brantley was the only direc-
tor voting against the revisions.
He contended the board had
failed to follow its own policy
of discussing proposed revisions
with the community before
Please see SB, Page A10
Amphitheater patio okayed
By CRAIG MURPHY
Of the Keizertimes
Last month, Jerry Nutt-
brock’s proposal to build a pa-
tio at the Keizer Rapids Park
amphitheater wasn’t approved,
in part, because he was asking
for too much.
This month, Nuttbrock
brought his revised plan with
more exact cost estimates back
to the Keizer Park and Recre-
ation Advisory Board.
This time, the project al-
most wasn’t approved because
it didn’t cost enough.
Ultimately, the Parks Board
gave Nuttbrock the remain-
ing $5,000 from this year’s
matching grant program fund.
Nuttbrock expects to start the
2,400 square foot project in
early June and be done by the
end of the month.
Parks Board members typi-
cally seek to fund applications
where the proponent will
fund at least half of the total
project cost. For this project,
Nuttbrock listed a total cost
of $8,350. Since the part not
covered by the grant would be
$3,350, that caused some con-
cerns, especially for Richard
Walsh.
Nuttbrock
noted
he
switched from pavers to con-
crete for decorative touches
and made other cuts as well.
“That has lowered the cost
of the project,” Nuttbrock
said. “I’ve reduced the num-
bers. With these numbers,
I’m confi dent we can get the
whole thing done.”
William Criteser was the
fi rst to notice the proposal
didn’t cover half the cost.
“Shouldn’t they put up an
equal amount?” Criteser said.
Walsh agreed.
“That was the idea,” Walsh
said.
As such, one idea was to
lower the matching amount
to $3,300 from $5,000.
“I’m concerned that Jerry’s
already been here a few times,”
Scott Klug said. “If we tell him
he’s only getting $3,300 in-
stead of $5,000, it will be the
third time he’s been sent out
and come back again.”
Walsh noted the Parks
Board has the authority to
spend funds, but is still ac-
countable to the city council.
“I went to the (budget
committee on May 5),” Walsh
said. “They were interested in
the idea that we double the
funds. If we tell them we don’t
quite double the funds on
something, it’s not quite the
success.”
Klug argued Nuttbrock had
other costs not being shown.
“We’re getting more than
double on this, because Jerry is
getting labor and he’s getting
special deals,” Klug said.
Walsh pointed out the dou-
bling needs to be seen on pa-
per.
“When we go back to the
city council, for the program
to be funded more our big
pitch is you give us $1,000 and
you get $2,000 out of it,” he
said. “I would rather have Jer-
ry add to it to make it double.
Add another piece to make it
$5,000, it would be a 50-50
match and it’ll be good.”
After further discussion,
Walsh came back to the same
point.
“I think we can approve
this on the condition that
you raise things (to be) worth
$5,000,” he told Nuttbrock.
Criteser said an option
would then be to fund Nutt-
brock at $3,300. Walsh asked
if Nuttbrock could take that,
then come back in June to
add the rest after the council
approves next year’s budget,
which is scheduled to take
place on June 1. The next
Parks Board meeting is June 9.
“That is workable,” Nutt-
brock said. “I want to do it in
June. Either I take what I get
now, or I withdraw and come
back June 9. There’s going to
be $15,000 sitting there and
I can be fi rst back in line. I
don’t want to build in August
and have it sit there (until next
summer).”
Bill Lawyer, Public Works
director, cautioned Parks
Board members against two
separate fundings.
“It would be cleaner if one
application for a project was
approved by the Parks Board,
as opposed to some now, some
later,” Lawyer said.
Lawyer also warned Walsh
was “creating a beast” when
talking about coming up with
a policy to lower the amount
granted if the math at the pro-
posed level was less than 50
percent.
“I want to caution the
board to try to make every-
thing equal and fair,” Lawyer
said. “Don’t create a situation
for every situation. The pro-
gram will lose credibility.”
A motion to accept the
proposal and give Nuttbrock
$5,000 was approved by a 5-1
vote. Walsh voted in favor but
still had reservations.
“I’m voting aye, because I
know you guys do fantastic
work,” Walsh told Nuttbrock.
“But if you get anything extra,
I ask that you put in some-
thing extra to help us double
the grant. The doubling mark
is the thing. We want to tell
citizens we’ve doubled the
money.”
Nuttbrock was appreciative
of the funding.
“Thank you,” he said.
“You’re going to love this
project.”
obituaries
Kimberly
Ann Olson
May 10, 1952 –
May 14, 2015
Kimberly Olson, 63, was
born May 10, 1952 in Sa-
lem and remained a lifelong
resident. She graduated from
South Salem High School and
she attended Oregon State
University. She was a lifelong
Beavers fan.
She was preceded in death
by her parents, Fred and Bette
Olson and her brother Peter
Olson. She is survived by her
sisters Karen (Sam) Seery and
Kelsey Olson and her nieces
Bree Seery and Dannie Olson
and her nephew Ryan Seery.
Kim was blessed with many
skilled and kind health care
professionals throughout her
illness and her family wish-
es to thank them for all that
they have done to help her.
They also wish to thank the
network of friends she was
blessed with who have sup-
ported her with their love,
laughter and prayers.
Kim had an indomitable
spirit, a joy of living and a love
of family and friends. She will
be missed but not forgotten.
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