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VOTE,
continued from Page A1
“Even the opposition
agreed better transit service is
needed. This was a referendum
on the funding,” Pollock said.
“We need to come together to
fund transit better.”
Christine Dieker, executive
director of the Keizer Cham-
ber of Commerce, struck a
similar tone after the results
came in Tuesday night.
“Our effort wasn’t that we
hate transit, but that this is not
the right way,” she said. “If we
think outside the box for so-
lutions, it is defi nitely possible.
It starts immediately, getting
people to the table. I think it
should start right away. Every-
thing is possible.”
During the campaign, ideas
such as bus advertising and us-
ing smaller buses were men-
tioned as different ideas that
could be tried.
“I know some possible so-
lutions were brought to the
table,” Dieker said. “Let’s make
it a broader conversation.”
Pollock pledged the transit
district’s commitment to work
with chamber leaders and
others to fi nd that funding.
“We will be at the Salem
Area Chamber of Com- a lot of sweat equity behind
merce’s public policy meeting that. We also had phone banks
Thursday morning, saying we and town hall phone confer-
are here to work with you,” ences. It was a huge effort that
Pollock said. “Improved tran- brought enlightenment to the
sit service is something ev- voters. Once people saw what
eryone needs for community it meant with this tax, I think
livability.”
they made the correct deci-
For Pollock, not meeting sion.”
that need is the hardest part
Pollock felt the results
of Tuesday’s
would be clos-
results.
er, but felt the
“ W h a t
visibility of the
we’re disap-
opposition was
pointed
in
key.
is what this
“They were
means
for
a well-funded
those that rely
campaign and
on Cherriots,
we were a grass
their inability
cam-
— Allan Pollock roots
to get around
paign,” Pollock
the commu-
said. “In this
nity everyday
instance, the
and to have
ability to get
mobility on
your message
the
week-
out led to the
ends,” he said.
results.”
Dieker and
In contrast
Pollock both
to the heated
felt the orga-
debate
over
nized campaign against the the transit funding, the KFD
proposed tax made a differ- equipment bond had no for-
ence.
mal opposition and pretty
“There is always opportu- much fl ew quietly under the
nity when you’re out there radar. The bond calls for new
waving on the streets and equipment to be purchased
when people with passion during a 20-year period. That
are behind the marketing ef- includes replacing an ambu-
fort,” Dieker said. “There’s lance purchased in 2008 re-
“ This was a
referendum
on the
funding.”
Special Election
ferred to as a lemon by fi re
chief Jeff Cowan.
The collected rate will be
about 14 cents per $1,000 of
assessed property value, mean-
ing a $28 annual tab for a
$200,000 home.
The equipment bond will
take the place of the current
measure being paid off in
February to pay for the Keiz-
er Fire Station on Chemawa
Road.
Joe Van Meter, president of
the Keizer Fire Board, was ap-
preciative of the results.
“It’s a pretty exciting night
for us. We were clear on our
message that we needed new
equipment,” Van Meter said.
“Keizer heard us loud and
clear, and they supported us.
This means we will keep
quality equipment for our
fi refi ghters for the next 20
years.”
That will be a relief com-
pared to the tight fi nances of
recent years.
“We’ve been buying am-
bulances from Salem,” Van
Meter said. “We can’t keep
our ambulances on the road.
We’ve scraped by. It’s so grati-
fying that we have the sup-
port from the community to
get the quality equipment our
fi refi ghters need to provide
service.”
RESULTS
MEASURE 24-388
Salem Area Mass Transit District:
Adopts Employer payroll and
self-employment tax of 0.21%
YES 14,227 (41.82%)
NO
19,790 (58.18%)
MEASURE 24-389
Keizer Fire District: General
Obligation Bond for $6,220,000
YES 4,365 (64.17%)
NO
2,437 (35.83%)
VOTER TURNOUT: Marion County
34,719 OF 97,355 (35.66%)
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