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PAGE A6, KEIZERTIMES, OCTOBER 30, 2015 RING, continued from Page A1 KPAC member Rick Day noted it would be a big un- dertaking to move the ring to Boucher, a sentiment echoed by Brown. “I don’t think it should be moved,” Brown said. “It took the better part of a day, getting Public Works to shut down a lane and getting a volunteer to do the welding on the spot.” Christopher argued the Blind Date statue in front of Copper Creek Mercantile is too small for the space, while the ring is too large for its spot in front of Sonic. She pro- posed talking to the Bouchers about taking down their cur- rent sign and replacing it with the ring. “But they don’t want to remove any signage,” Brown said. Christopher noted she had an ally in Keizertimes publisher Lyndon Zaitz and, like she did vigorously this summer, ques- tioned what the big deal was with businesses having art as advertising. “I want the opportunity to talk with them, as an outside person looking in,” she said. “Anyone who is willing to invest in art, I welcome it. It’s something we should look at as a community. It’s not unlike what Salem has done with bike racks. All I want to do is talk.” Brown reminded the for- mer mayor of the city’s stance. “We got to where we are through a lengthy process,” he said. “We decided the ring could not go in front of Boucher. The city attorney is pretty strongly set that is not appropriate. We did address the issue and that’s why it got where it is. I want to under- score that it is not a minor un- dertaking to get things placed. You can’t just say we’re going to change our mind.” Amy Ryan, the Keizer City Council liaison to KPAC, not- ed code enforcement issues are a touchy subject currently. “There are some businesses on River Road that are very unhappy with us right now,” Ryan said. “There are a lot of signage issues right now. There’s a lot of uneasiness right now to make changes.” Day said if he was the Bouchers he would “pay a huge amount” to the city in order to have the ring in front of the store and wondered if it would be such a bad thing to have “a monopoly piece in front of every business” along River Road. Beth Melendy pointed out that could lead to a huge bong in front of the medical marijuana place. “True, that opens up a gi- gantic can of worms if you do that,” Day acknowledged. “...but that’s different than having a washing machine or a ginormous diamond in front of your business.” — Nate Brown, City of Keizer When Christopher asked fellow KPAC members if anyone would have a prob- lem with her contacting the Bouchers, she got mixed re- sponses. “They did not say no,” Christopher said of the Bouchers. Brown, however, said the Bouchers didn’t want to take their sign down and replace it with the large ring. “I’m telling you, that un- derstanding is from the horse’s mouth,” Brown said. “They squashed it among them- selves.” “That’s different than I understood,” Christopher re- plied. KPAC member Jill Ha- gen said it wouldn’t hurt for Christopher to talk with the Bouchers. “Just try not to convince them one way or another,” Hagen said as chuckles could be heard. Brown said the planters in front of Town & Country were mostly standard and are a far cry from an overt adver- tisement for the business. “We did customize them a little bit, but that’s different than having a washing ma- chine or a ginormous dia- mond in front of your busi- ness,” he said. Despite the warnings from others, Christopher an- nounced her intentions. “So I’ll have a conversation with the Bouchers,” she said. WALK: ‘We can talk about what’s going on...’ (Continued from pg. A1) Storms walked the route recently to make sure there was good visibility. Just Walk Salem is a net- work of weekly neighbor- hood walking groups started in 2012 by Salem’s Jennifer Carley with volunteers from the South Salem Neighbor- hood Association. The idea is to give people regular oppor- tunities to walk and talk with their neighbors, promoting physical activity and commu- nity ties. In collaboration with Or- egon State University Exten- sion Service, Just Walk Salem received a grant from Salem Health this year to foster new walking groups in the Salem- Keizer high school feeder ar- eas. “Not only can Keizer resi- dents take advantage of a free opportunity to improve their health through walking, but they can also learn more about the work of Keizer’s career and volunteer fi refi ghters,” Hibbard-Swanson said. Storms sees a multitude of potential benefi ts with the new program. “We can talk about what’s going on at the fi re district and in the city,” she said. “It also gets people out there to walk. It’s the best thing we can do for physical fi tness. It’s the best activity on the knees and it’s free.” Storms is anticipating plen- ty of interest. “I think we’ll have a good turnout,” she said. “I’ve talked to a lot of mom groups. People can come and drop in. If they can’t do the full two miles, they can head back. I think we’ll have a good turnout the fi rst week. 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