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PAGE A2, KEIZERTIMES, AUGUST 21, 2015 Two more subdivisions in north Keizer presented by DRIVE A LITTLE – SAVE A BUNCH! 3893 COMMERCIAL ST SE • SALEM MORE INFO AT NORTHERNLIGHTSTHEATREPUB.COM UFC 191 Johnson vs. Dodson SATURDAY, SEPT 5TH —–———— 21 & OVER —————— Live Fights at 5 pm – Tickets $12 All Ages Replay at 10:15 pm – Tix $8 Reserved Seats Available Now Online Lights, Comedy, Laughs! Saturday, Sept 12th LAURA HAYDEN & CORY MICHAELIS 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. Sensory Sensitive Show Saturday, Sept 19, at 11:00 am MOVIE: ONLY $3 I NSIDE O UT [ PG ] Sensory Sensitive Showings are designed specifi cally for customers with autism and other special sensory needs. Today in History President Dwight D. Eisenhower signs a proclamation admitting Hawaii into the Union as the 50th state. The president also issued an order for an American fl ag featuring 50 stars arranged in staggered rows: fi ve six-star rows and four fi ve-star rows. The new fl ag became offi cial July 4, 1960. — August 21, 1959 Food 4 Thought “Plans are nothing; planning is everything.” — Dwight D. Eisenhower The Month Ahead Now Playing Lost in Yonkers, award-winning play by Neil Simon, at Pentacle Theatre. Runs through Sept. 12. For tickets visit pentacletheatre.org. Saturday, August 22 Blue Day at McNary High School, 10 a.m.-2 p.m. New turf fi eld will be unveiled. Exhibitions by teams and band. Staged by the Athletic Booster Club. Sugar Sauce Band at Keizer Rotary Amphitheater at Keizer Rapids Park,6:30 p.m. Free. kraorg.com. Annual community BBQ at John Knox Presbyterian Church, 452 Cummings Lane N. Free, 4 to 6 p.m. Hamburgers, hot dogs and children’s activities. Sunday, August 23 Keizer Big Band performs at the fi rst annual Peace Plaza Sunday Jazz Series at Loucks Auditorium, Salem Library, 2 p.m. Kerceyk@msn.com Tuesday, August 25 Keizer Public Arts Commission meeting, 6 p.m. in council chambers at Keizer Civic Center. Free admission on Tuesdays at Hallie Ford Museum of Art, 900 State Street. 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Wednesday, August 26 End of Summer Luau at The Arbor of Avamere Court, 5:30-7 p.m., 450 Claggett St. N.E. (behind St. Edward Catholic Church). Public invited. Thursday, August 27 Education and support group for those living with loved ones facing dementia hosted by The Arbor at Avamere Court, 5:30-6:30 p.m. 450 Claggett St. N.E. (behind St. Edward Catholic Church). Public invited. Friday, August 28 The 150th Oregon State Fair opens today and runs through Labor Day, Sept. 7. Visit oregonstatefair.org for a complete schedule of events and ticket prices. Saturday, August 29 Grand opening ceremony for the Big Toy playground at Keizer Rapids Park. Free event from 2 to 5 p.m. with food for the fi rst 200 people. Oregon Valley Boys at Keizer Rotary Amphitheater at Keizer Rapids Park, 6:30 p.m. Free. kraorg.com. Sunday, August 30 Pinots of the Caribbean 5th annual summer concert at Youngberg Hill Vineyard from 6 p.m. - 8 p.m. Tickets $20 at 503.362.0485 or www.salemconcertband.org. Tuesday, September 1 Community Build Task Force meeting, 6 p.m. in council chambers at Keizer Civic Center. Wednesday, September 2 Claggett Creek Watershed Council meeting, 5:30 p.m. at Keizer Civic Center. Saturday, September 5 Paradise of Samoa Luau at Keizer Rotary Amphitheater at Keizer Rapids Park, 6:30 p.m. Free. kraorg.com. Monday, September 7 Labor Day. All government offi ces are closed; no postal service. Tuesday, September 8 Keizer City Council meeting, 7 p.m. in council chambers at Keizer Civic Center. Meeting is a day later than usual due to Labor Day. Wednesday, September 9 Keizer Planning Commission meeting, 6 p.m. in council chambers at Keizer Civic Center. Add your event by e-mailing news@keizertimes.com. By CRAIG MURPHY Of the Keizertimes One company is building two new subdivisions in the northern part of Keizer. MC Northwest Inc. is building 11 homes in North- fi eld Estates, on a stretch of Bair Road behind current homes in The Vineyards off of Wheatland Road. A little bit south on Wheat- land, MC Northwest is build- ing six homes for the new Farmland Meadows on Farm- land Lane and Shannon Court NE. “For Northfi eld, we turned in permits for the fi rst house and will have 11 total lots,” said Matt Holstege, the CEO of MC Northwest. “We are anticipating construction to start by the end of this month, for the foundations to get laid. We will probably fi nish the fi rst batch of houses by the end of the year.” According to Holstege, the homes have been popular. “We have nine out of the 11 homes pre-sold,” he said. “They all sold pretty quick.” The website for the subdi- vision (http://www.mcnorth- west.com/Pages/Northfi eld- Estates.aspx) shows the houses range in price from $345,950 to $399,950 and range in size from 2,372 to 2,818 square feet. Standard features for the homes include granite coun- tertops, stainless steel appli- ances, laminate fl oors, fi replac- es, landscaping with sprinklers and air conditioning. The expansion of Bair Road has already been done, while a new road, Alta Lane, has also been constructed. There are technically seven lots for Farmland Meadows, but the fi rst lot already has an existing home which will be staying put. The other lots range in size from 5,000 to 6,016 square feet in size, with two sample layouts on the website being between 2,625 and 2,818 square feet in size and ranging from $379,950 to $399,950 in price. “We just started pushing the dirt around,” Holstege said of the Farmland Mead- ows subdivision. “We’re going to start pushing hard on that shortly so that we’ll have some lots to show. We will be wrap- ping up Northfi eld when we start on Farmland. We have six buildable lots, plus one with a home already there. That will remain.” The Keizer Hearings Of- fi cer issued a report on the Northfi eld project a year ago, as well as a report on the Farmland project in April. Both projects were approved, with a Northfi eld Estates Street Lighting Local Im- provement District approved by Keizer City Councilors last month. In addition to the 17 homes, Holstege is looking to another new project that would be nearly twice as big. Holstege points to the proximity to Interstate 5 ac- cess as a big selling point for the new homes. “It’s mostly been we get a lot of people that commute, so a lot of I-5 traffi c,” he said. “They like the north Keizer KEIZERTIMES/Craig Murphy Construction is expected to start this month on 11 lots for the Northfi eld Estates subdivision (above), on a stretch of Bair Road behind current homes in The Vineyards. Meanwhile, land has been moved recently for the new Farmland Meadows subdivision (below) off Wheatland Road between Farmland Lane and Shannon Court. area, where they can get on and off I-5 real easy without a lot of hassle. And a lot of people that live in Keizer and grew up in Keizer, want to up- grade and update their homes. Our goal has been to be the go-to builder in Keizer.” KFD board putting emergency equipment bond on fall ballot In November, Keizer Fire District will have a Gen- eral Obligation Emergency Equipment Bond Measure on the ballot. On Tuesday evening at the Keizer Fire District Board meeting, the motion was passed to ask the citizens of Keizer for a small increase in their taxes to better serve them. public hearings The Keizer City Council will hold a public hearing on Tuesday, Sept. 8 for vacation of a portion of the north- erly right-of-way at Manbrin Drive NE near the intersec- tion with Cherry Avenue NE. The meeting starts at 7 p.m. in council chambers at Keizer Civic Center, at 930 Chema- wa Road NE. looking back in the KT 5 YEARS AGO Despite heat, RIVERfair was a hit “We do the best to main- tain our equipment and keep it in good working order, but time and wear are against us,” fi re chief Jeff Cowan said. “We knew our fl eet of engines and ambulances would have to be replaced, but we made the choice to pay off our station bond fi rst and be fi nancially responsible. Our priority is service and staffi ng, now we need to replace our equip- ment.” The proposed equipment bond has an estimated tax rate of $.14 per $1,000 of assessed value and will bring in ap- proximately $6.2 million. This bond will be at a low- er starting rate than the station bond which began at $.20 per $1,000 of assessed value. The amount decreased over time as local growth and new con- struction added to our assessed valuation on properties in Keizer. The station bond will be paid off in February 2016. If passed, the Emergency Equipment Bond would pro- vide the funding to replace three engines, fi ve medic units, one command vehicle, one rescue, one brush rig and have the 23-year-old ladder refur- bished. The equipment would be purchased over the course of the bond. Most of the pur- chases would occur within the fi rst two years of the bond to replace the aging fl eet. Currently two of the en- gines are more than 20 years old and lack modern safety features to keep fi refi ghters safe. All three of the ambu- lances need to be replaced due to age, wear, mileage and reli- ability. The rescue vehicle was taken out of service due to unreliability. local weather 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. The event raised funds for the Making Keizer Better Foundation. 10 YEARS AGO Court orders restitution in Gubser case Two of the four boys charged with the December 2004 burglary of Gubser Elementary have entered into a formal accountability agreement with the Marion County Juvenile Department. 15 YEARS AGO Councilors back to drawing board on sale of prime lot The fate of a prime piece of River Road land nearly sold off by the city in a quiet deal this summer is on the agenda for next Monday’s Keizer City Council meeting. 20 YEARS AGO New curfew law gets council OK Proposed local curfew and truancy laws cleared their fi rst hurdles at a Keizer City Council work session Monday night, when the council passed fi rst readings of both laws. 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