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JANUARY 1, 2016, KEIZERTIMES, PAGE A7 obituaries Submit an obituary through our website at keizertimes.com or send an email to: editor@keizertimes.com Betty Phyllis McCullough June 19, 1929 – December 24, 2015 Betty Phyllis McCullough left her family and friends on Christmas Eve at age 86, to live in her new heavenly home. Betty was born in Portland to Joseph and Alta Jacques. After marrying Gilbert (Gib) McCullough on June 25, 1949, she made her home in Clear Lake (Keizer) for 65 years, raising two children in the house Gib built. A lifelong Oregonian, she enjoyed reading, camping, gardening, playing cards and bingo. Betty was a member of the Open Gate Nazarene Church in Keizer. Survivors include her two children: Sandra McCullough- Jones (Barbara) and Larry McCullough (Sandra); brother Keith Jacques (Barbara); grandchildren Chrissy Long (Marci Clare), Vincent Long, Heather McCullough-Dunn (Ryan), Brandon McCullough (Mollie); Jessica Notebaart (Ross); great- grandchildren Mason and Tanner Dunn, Baby Notebaart on-the-way; McCullough and numerous n i e c e s , nephews, in- laws and friends. She was preceded in death by her parents and her husband, Gib. Graveside service was scheduled for Dec. 31 at Claggett Cemetery in Keizer, under the direction of Keizer Funeral Chapel. Breaking news in Keizer? Find out more at… Update to city’s rec marijuana rules By CRAIG MURPHY Of the Keizertimes More progress has been made on the recreational marijuana retailer permit pro- cess in Keizer. In August, Keizer City Councilors directed staff to move forward on a permit process for recreational mari- juana retailers that is similar to the process used for permit- ting medical marijuana facili- ties. On Dec. 7, city attorney Shannon Johnson went over a list of differences between recreational marijuana retail- ers and medical marijuana facilities. For example, Oregon Li- quor Control Commission (OLCC) regulates recreation- al while the Oregon Health Authority regulates medical; the age for a minor doing rec- reational is 21 years while the limit is 18 for medical; and a recreational marijuana retailer cannot be located on the same tax lot or within the same building as a medical mari- juana facility. Johnson also spoke in re- gards to edible marijuana. “The OLCC rules on ed- ibles are both broad and sig- nifi cant,” Johnson said. “The We’ve Been Doing This For Awhile AWARD-WINNING AMERICAN BBQ 14 Microbrews On Tap + 30 Bottled Beers 1968 Growlers & Bottles To-Go! rules require the packaging of edibles to be child-resistant and the labels must not be attractive to minors. For the most part, the packaging and labeling must be pre-approved by the OLCC. The OLCC had the time and resources to get it pretty close to right.” Johnson also included an excerpt of 78 pages of OLCC rules, including the defi ni- tion of cartoons as it relates to packaging. “It’s important to know how they defi ne cartoons at the OLCC,” he said. Some concerns were ex- pressed about packaging be- ing appealing to minors, but councilor Dennis Koho looked at actual packages to see for himself. “I’ve seen how they are packaged,” he said. “They are plain packages. They can’t have things like gummy bears on them. I think we are over- regulating by prohibiting ed- ibles.” Mayor Cathy Clark ex- pressed concern about higher incidents of poisoning with edibles and thus supported the idea of not allowing an ex- tension for them. Councilor Brandon Smith disagreed. “We add chemicals to our drinking water, which is poisonous to some people,” Smith said. “I do not agree we should be regulating based on the possibility some can be poisoned by a bad batch.” “That’s not what I said,” Clark responded. “It can be ingested accidentally by kids and pets. It can be very toxic to animals.” The overall motion was ap- proved 6-1, with Smith voting Ryan Pasquarella and Kathy Wilson from Grove, Mueller and Swank PC spoke during the Dec. 7 Keizer City Council meeting. KEIZERTIMES/ Craig Murphy against it, meaning there will be a second vote in the future. In other business: • A vacation of a por- tion of Ridge Drive was ap- proved unanimously. The portion is north of the in- tersection with the new part of McLeod Lane under con- struction for the Mountain West Investment Corpora- tion and Bonaventure apart- ment and senior living project. City attorney Shannon John- son noted abutting property owners have given consent and that access to the remain- ing portion of Ridge Drive will be provided by a 20 feet temporary easement. Richard Berger, project manager for Mountain West, noted the action was a for- mality. “This is part of the ap- proved master plan, this just implements that,” Berger said. “Hopefully you’ve been see- ing the project move forward. We have curbs and gutters in and have started the founda- tion work.” Mayor Cathy Clark indi- cated she’s been keeping tabs on the project. 1210 State St, Salem 503.632.2194 Y O U ’ R E “I’ve been excited to watch the progress,” Clark said. • Amendments to the Keiz- er Development Code regard- ing accessory structures were approved, relating to standards about location, size and de- sign. Among the changes: the structure must be second- ary to the primary use on the property and a single family structure must be located on the property; the accessory structure can be placed on the side or rear property line if it is no more than eight feet tall; and the maximum size limit is increased from 600 to 750 square feet if no garage cur- rently exists and at least part of the structure will be used as a garage. • The city recently did a Request For Proposals (RFP) for audit services. The city has used Grove, Mueller and Swank PC for the past 21 years. Two fi rms responded to the RFP, with Grove, Muel- ler and Swank being nearly $55,000 cheaper. As such, the company will be provid- ing auditing service for up to seven more years according to the new contract. • Several appointments were approved. Scott Klug will be keeping his seat on the Keizer Parks and Recreation Advisory Board, with former city councilor Jim Taylor join- ing the board. Hersch Sang- ster returns to the Planning Commission, while Wayne Frey and David Dempster were confi rmed for the Traffi c Safety/Bikeways/Pedestrian Committee. I N V I T E D KEIZER’S FIRST CITIZEN & AWARDS BANQUET at KEIZER QUALITY SUITES, 5188 wittenberg ln saturday, jan 23, 6pm 55 th A N N U A L C E L E B R AT I O N 300 4 10 L O C A L V I P AT T E N D E E S A WA R D A N N O U N C E M E N T S PA I R I NG S OF E XC E L L E NC E ServiceMaster of Salem R E G I S T E R T O D A Y AT KEIZERCHAMBER.COM