PAGE A6, KEIZERTIMES, JUNE 19, 2015
Council amends marijuana permit process
By CRAIG MURPHY
Of the Keizertimes
A relatively simple question
split the Keizer City Council
on Monday.
The fi rst question didn’t
cause the issue: should a per-
mit for a medical marijuana
facility in Keizer expire each
June 30 – regardless of when it
was issued – as the ordinance
approved last year reads, or
should the permit be good for
a year from the time it was is-
sued? Councilors voted unan-
imously to change and have
permits be good for a year.
The second question, how-
ever, was divisive: should the
city grant a refund for some-
one who got less than a year’s
worth out of a current per-
mit issued under the original
timeline?
By a 4-3 vote, councilors
went with issuing the refund.
Mayor Cathy Clark joined
councilors Amy Ripp, Roland
Herrera and Dennis Koho in
voting for the refund. Coun-
cilors Kim Freeman, Brandon
Smith and Marlene Parsons
voted against.
Ben Robison, owner of
Alpha Alternative Solutions
at 3700 River Road North, was known in December the
wrote to city attorney Shan- permit would expire on June
non Johnson about the issue 30. Freeman picked up on that
last month. In the letter dated line of thinking.
May 19, Robison noted his
“It states fees expire June
state medical marijuana dis- 30 in the ordinance,” Freeman
pensary license is good for said. “Would he have not seen
one year from the date of is- that date on the form?”
sue. With the city’s $2,000 an-
Johnson noted the date was
nual permit expiring on June indeed on the form.
30, Robison
“(Robison)
calculated that
knew in ad-
meant a loss “ Robison was
vance, he just
of 169 days of ready to go and didn’t think it
validity since
was fair,” John-
the
permit we weren’t”
son said, add-
was issued last
ing later that
— Shannon Johnson,
Dec. 16. Since
Robison “was
Keizer City Attorney
the
$2,000
ready but we
fee equates to
weren’t” to go
$5.48 per day, Robison re- into business earlier in 2014.
quested both for a change in Johnson also acknowledged
policy to the permit lasting for most permits issued by the
a year and a prorated rebate of city are good for one year
$926.10 for the value he lost.
from the issued date.
Robison said he wanted to
Smith noted a past Systems
open his dispensary in Febru- Development Charges (SDC)
ary 2014 but blamed the delay issue at Hawks Pointe, when
on the city. City leaders spent he was previously on council.
several months last year fi gur-
“My position at the time,
ing out what to do with mari- and now as well, is you play by
juana dispensary rules and the rules in place at the time,”
regulations.
Smith said.
Smith wasn’t sympathetic
Mayor Clark admitted the
to Robison’s cause, noting it city was “charting new terri-
tory” with the current process.
“I would question if any-
one has a reason why we
shouldn’t switch to the permit
running for one year,” Smith
said. “Is there a reason not to
do that?”
Koho made a motion, sec-
onded by Smith, to make the
change.
Then came Koho’s motion
to refund the $926.10, with a
second by Ripp.
“I will be consistent with
past votes,” Smith said. “It’s
subject to the rules in the
books at the time. That’s
where I’ll be voting this time.”
Freeman again sided with
Smith.
“It is on the application,”
she said. “When he signed
up he was aware. I would not
support that refund.”
Ripp had an opposing view.
“I
understand
those
thoughts,” Ripp said. “But he’s
now paid for the next year.
He’s now overpaid, in my eyes.
In fairness to the business, it’s
fair to give it back.”
Thus the 4-3 vote, with
Smith expressing further dis-
satisfaction with the action
later in the meeting.
Photos of
Keizer’s
Ag culture
sought
The Keizer Heritage Muse-
um is seeking photographs and
tools from the public for an up-
coming exhibit about agricul-
ture in the greater Keizer area.
Photographs of summer
picking by kids are particularly
sought—pictures of riding the
bus to crop fi elds, picking in
berry and bean fi elds. Photo-
graphs of any kind of farming
in the area are also invited.
Along with photos the mu-
seum is seeking farming tools
for the exhibit.
Photos and tools can be do-
nated to the museum or loaned
for the duration of the exhibit.
To donate or loan, contact
Tammy Wild or Pat LaRock at
keizerhistory@aol.com.
Game night at Grange
The Keizer Grange, 441
Chemawa Road N., is hosting
a game night each Friday be-
ginning at 6:30 p.m.
Participation is free.
property transactions
• 485 Snead Dr. N., Joey and
Melanie Lucas, $285,000
• 490 Snead Dr. N., Dennis and
Anjanette Duke, $260,000
• 6316 Hogan Dr. N., Charles E
Lee Jr. $317,000
• 7780 O’Neil Rd. NE, HSF
Dev LLC, $575,000
• 5050 Robindale Dr. N., Jessie
D Hunt, $139,000
• 1096 Keystone Lp., NE, Kevin
C and Cheryl J Blagg, $323,000
• 2099 Allendale Way NE,
Jeffery A and Alyssa M Maskal,
$179,500
• 1397 Trent Ave. N., Kimberly F
Satter, $195,000
• 6680 Craftsman Lp. N.,
Mathew and Kristen B
Richardson, $259,900
• 745 Castle Pines Dr. N.,
Charles W and Lynn E Godfrey,
$275,000
• 719 Castle Pines Dr. N.,
Greg N and Jan M Strombeck,
$340,500
• 5065 Verda Ln. NE, State of
OR, $7112
• 5450 River Rd. N., Haggen
Property North LLC,
$2,227,342
• 427 Kestrel St. N., Scott A and
Bonnie S Von Zange, $181,000
• 6627 Brookhollow Ct. NE,
Carrie L Duran, $225,000
• 6577 Jacobe St. NE, Federal
Natl Mtg Assn, $185,201
• 4434 18th Ave. NE, Mark
Laxson Trust, $0
• 1866 Meadowlark Dr. NE,
Thomas and Ann Scheible Trust,
$246,100
• 7182 Fieldview St. NE,
Matthew and Melissa
Burlingame, $285,000
• 4280 Northside Dr. NE, Ryan
and Jordan Bence, $229,000
• 6135 Lauderback St. NE,
McKnight-Allan Family Trust,
$174,500
• 7005 Pierce Dr. N., Federal
Hm Ln Mtg Corp, $0
• 4826 Ventura Lp. N., Robert I
and Lesa, Dennis, $204,4000
• 830 Ventura St. N., US Bank
Na Series 2006-nc2 Tr, $214,720
• 1043 Rafael Ave. N., Federal
Hm Ln Mtg Corp, $124,325
• 1290 Rafael Ave. N., David
Beddingfi eld, $421,500
• 783 Sandpipe Lp. NE, Glen R
and Martha E Hughes, $235,000
• 624 Fall Creek Dr. N., Barry G
and Torrie L Culp, $266,000
• 1505 Rock Ledge Dr. NE,
Brian and Peggy Erland,
$229,000
• 7035 9th Ct. NE, Edward L Jr.
and Cathy L Bergland, $210,000
• 6782 Birchwood Ct. N.,
Patrick and Julie Yakis, $199,000
• 185 Delta Ct. N., Randal L and
Tina L Moore, $315,000
• 5070 7th Ave. NE, William P Jr.
and Lindsay, $155,000
births
• Aubrey Heather Ham-
ilton was born on May 28,
2015 at Silverton Hospital.
The baby girl was 7 pounds
and 8 ounces. The parents are
Daniele Spragg and Austin
Hamilton of Keizer.
• Sophia Jocelyn Rios
Duarte was born on June 1,
2015 at Silverton Hospital.
The baby girl was 7 pounds
and 8 ounces. The parents
are Brenda Duarte Reyes and
Alejandro Rios Alejandre of
Keizer.
• Porter Michael Reeves
was born May 18, 2015 at Sa-
lem Hospital. The baby boy 8
pounds 4 ounces. Parents are
Jeffrey and Kathleen Reeves.
Maternal grandparents are
Timothy and Deborah Mosh-
er of Salem. Paternal grand-
parent is Michael Reeves of
Salem.
Playback
featuring
LGBTQ
stories
Salem Playback Theatre
will present Over the Rainbow
Saturday, June 20.
In playback theatre, au-
dience members tell sto-
ries about themselves which
troupe players reenact with
just a couple of minutes of
preparation.
The evening is co-spon-
sored by Allies for Equality
and features stories celebrating
the LGBTQ community.
Admission is $10 and the
venue is Salem’s Reed Opera
House. For more information,
visit www.salemplayback.org.
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