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APRIL 29, 2016, KEIZERTIMES, PAGE A3 Councilors hear Iris Festival update By CRAIG MURPHY Of the Keizertimes When Dave Walery is at a Keizer City Council meeting, that usually means a big event is coming up. That was indeed the case April 18 as Walery updated councilors on plans for May’s Keizer Iris Festival. Walery is co-chair along with Scott White. “It’s all coming together re- ally well,” Walery said. “I want to thank the city. The grounds are pretty well ready. There are a few things to work out for parking, but I think we’ve got it fi gured out.” One of the more notable changes for this year is the parking. “We have more parking for guests to come in and par- ticipate,” Walery said. “With the Lions Club, we were lim- ited for parking. What we’ve done is closed off Manbrin (Avenue) at the Christmas tree, with parking on that street. We’ll also have parking on Cherry (Avenue). We’ve guessed there is room for 65 to 70 cars. Everything else is pretty much the same.” In addition to 70 or so cars on Cherry, Walery is hoping for about 30 more parking spaces on Manbrin. Christine Dieker, the for- mer Keizer Chamber of Com- merce executive director who is helping to organize the runs, noted the area by the Christ- mas tree won’t be closed on Friday, May 20 until 5 p.m. Councilors unanimously approved two resolutions re- lated to the Iris Festival, to al- low street vendors as well as signage. “This is something we do every year for the Iris Festi- val,” city manager Chris Ep- pley said. “The chamber was very prompt in submitting this to us. We kicked it around in- house, mainly with the police department. That’s why we are walking it to you tonight. It’s not the fault of the chamber, it’s on us.” In other recent council business: • Councilors unanimously approved two ordinances re- lated to license procedures and fees for taxis in Keizer. The is- sue was approved at the April 4 meeting, but since the vote wasn’t unanimous, it had to be brought back for a second reading at the April 18 meet- ing. Amy Ryan explained why she was a ‘no’ vote the fi rst time. “I wanted to clarify I am changing my vote and I want to express why I voted the way I did last time,” Ryan said. “I felt like I didn’t have enough information on things like licensing fees. I had some safety concerns. I did some fact fi nding about that and future businesses. I wanted to make sure we were setting the right precedent. I feel it is the right thing to do and thus will change my vote.” Mayor Cathy Clark noted the previous ordinances dated back to 1994 and 1987. • Councilors approved the additional privilege of off premises liquor sales for Growl Movement, located at 5137 River Road N. Lindy Mongenel, one of the co-owners of the business that opened in Keizer three years ago, said the change would allow employees to serve sealed cans off site. “It’s really for bottle and cans sales,” Mongenel said. “This allows us to sell things that are packaged off site.” Eppley gave kudos to Mon- genel for her company. “It’s a really neat business model,” Eppley said. “It’s been a great addition for our busi- ness community. It gets a lot of attention from a lot of folks. I’m glad you started here with us.” Mongenel reciprocated the kind words. “We appreciate the support of the community, for sure,” she said. Councilors unanimously approved the request. • Michael DeBlasi, chair of the Keizer Planning Commis- sion, gave an update from this month’s Planning Commis- sion meeting. Submit an obituary through our website at keizertimes.com or send an email to: editor@keizertimes.com Richard E. Brown Nov. 27, 1930 – April 3, 2016 KEIZERTIMES/Craig Murphy Dave Walery (top) talked about Iris Festival at the April 18 Keizer City Council meeting, while mayor Cathy Clark and Krina Lee (above) did a proclamation for the May 1 Lemonade Day. Commission members looked at how to address ex- pedited land division issues brought up last year by the Oregon Legislature. “Keizer is pretty quick in turnaround on land use deci- sions already,” DeBlasi said. Clark gave kudos to the commission. “The Planning Commis- sion does incredible work and pays attention to details,” the mayor said. “You pay great attention to detail to get it right.” DeBlasi singled out one veteran commissioner in par- ticular. “Jim Jacks has an attention to detail that would challenge anybody,” DeBlasi said. • As referenced elsewhere on these pages, this is the city’s budget season. The Keizer Budget Committee will fi rst meet next Tuesday, May 3 at 6 p.m. followed by the next meeting on May 5 at the same time. The last regularly sched- uled meeting is on May 10. Once the Keizer Budget Committee members approve the budget, it gets sent to the Keizer City Council. Coun- BETTER THAN NEW WITH A CLASSIC TOUCH BEFORE AFTER FREE ESTIMATES 503.393.2875 remodelkeizer.com CCB#155626 EXPERIENCE obituaries • PROFESSIONALISM • TRUSTWORTHINESS cilors are part of the budget committee, so there are often few changes made. Councilors have to adopt the budget by June 30, which is the end of the current fi scal year. Richard E. Brown, 85, passed away on April 3. Richard was born on Nov. 27, 1930 in Culver City, Calif. His fam- ily moved to Oregon and he graduated from Molalla High School in 1950. After school, Richard joined the United States Air Force. He retired from the USAF as a staff sergeant in 1971. Richard met his wife, Marlene, on the dance fl oor at Fairchild Air Force Base in Washington. The two married in 1958. The couple had sons born in 1960, 1961, 1963 and 1964. A daughter, Theresa Ann, was stillborn. The couple has six grandchildren. After retiring from the military, Richard delivered civil process and worked for Marion County. Richard passed away at French Prairie Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Woodburn. A service was held at St. Edward Catholic Church in Keizer. Richard is buried at Willamette National Cemetery in Portland. Richard Brown is survived by wife Marlene, sister Jean Kruger (John) and sons William, Rick Jr. and Rodger, as well as the grandchildren. He was preceded in death by son Eric. KT on vacation Submitted photo Everyone knows a trip to the coast isn’t complete without your copy of the Keizertimes. Debbie Carr, Lori Beyeler, Melissa Lalonde, Sharon Shearer, Patricia Schmuck-Alderson and Sherri Hatch took their paper with them on a recent trip to Lincoln City. You too can have your photo in the Keizertimes. Simply take the paper to your destination, snap a picture with you and your group holding it, and send the photo along with everyone’s fi rst and last names to kt@keizertimes.com.