MAY 20, 2016, KEIZERTIMES, PAGE A9
KOHO,
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This sort of health issue
I've been facing makes you
evaluate what are the most
important things.”
Koho, who was at Monday's
council meeting, doesn't like
leaving commitments early,
but also didn't want to risk
things too much.
“Every time I'm in the
council bay, I don't know
if I'm going to come back
or not,” said Koho, who has
had irregular attendance
since coming back to
council meetings on March
21 and missed both budget
committee meetings earlier
this month. “I'm not inclined
to leave early when I do
things, but I kind of have to in
this case. This is one of those
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Medford-based the Human
Bean is coming to the building.
Also coming is Jersey
Mike's Subs, one of the fastest-
growing restaurant chains in
the country.
Bloch had said previously
he wanted to be able to
retain Starbucks, but the
Seattle-based coffee company
had committed to leaving
shortly before he took over
Schoolhouse Square. The
existing strip mall next to
Nancy's Burgers and Fries is
being demolished and replaced
by a new Starbucks, expected
to open later this year. Since
that news fi rst broke, there
have been plenty of questions
how it will work having two
coffee stands so close to each
other, especially for traffi c
trying to turn left onto River
life or death sorts of things.”
In addition to leaving early,
another disappointment for
Koho will be leaving this
particular group of councilors.
“It has been a lot of fun
to work with a council that
works well together,” he said.
“In previous councils I've been
on, there was a lot of sniping
going on. 'I've got my four
votes' and that was all that was
looked at sometimes. I was as
guilty as any other member on
those councils. This is a much
more collaborative council.”
Koho,
who
rejoined
the council following an
uncontested 2012 race, also
joked about now meeting
in the Keizer Civic Center,
which opened in 2009 and is
a vast improvement over the
previous city hall.
“The facilities are far
better,” he said with a laugh.
Koho knows he'll miss the
decision-making process.
“What I'll miss the most is
helping to make decisions that
affect people,” he said. “There
are still some big decisions
to be made about parks and
funding. I'd still like to see a
cow park. I was willing to step
up and help if we needed to
do something. Not being able
to be a part of that decision
and work to implement that
decision is disappointing.”
One of the main points of
discussion during this month's
budget meetings was a desire
to add an offi cer position to
the Keizer Police Department.
Police Chief John Teague has
emphasized the need, while
also stressing he understands
time could be needed to add
offi cers.
“I think the chief has
presented a pretty good plan
for how we add offi cers and
when we add them,” Koho
said. “I support the plan. It's
slower than a lot of people
might like and I recognize
that. We just don't have a lot
of resources. His was a good
plan, one that recognizes the
reality of where we're at. I'm
sure I would have enjoyed that
discussion.”
Mayor Cathy Clark called
for town hall meetings during
budget time to discuss funding
options, which Koho also
supports.
“I think she's right on that,”
Koho said. “What I hope we
don't do is have a town hall
meeting, then focus it all on
funding for police. That drives
people away. It needs to be
about funding in general.”
As of the morning of May
13, a Keizertimes online poll
at keizertimes.com asking
readers what should be done
in terms of adding either a
police or parks employee was
being led by the choice of no
more taxes, with the city living
within its current means.
By Monday morning, that
option was still the leader, with
43 percent of the vote, with
the number up to 46 percent
on Wednesday morning.
“I'm not surprised to see
living within the means be on
top,” Koho said. “I hear that a
lot from voters.”
Koho brought up his
resignation during the council
liaison reports late in Monday's
meeting.
“As you know, I've been
not able to attend a lot of
meetings due to health issues,”
Koho said. “So I have made
the decision to resign, effective
July 1. I submitted that today.
It's been fun – usually.”
“Yeah, it has,” Clark said.
“You've been part of that fun.
You continue to give. You have
given tremendously to the
community. We all owe you so
much, such a debt of gratitude
for your service. With a truly
grateful heart, thank you very
much.”
Councilor Amy Ryan
noted it wasn't fair to be the
next one following Koho to
give her reports, since she was
tearful.
“You have been a wealth
of knowledge, Dennis. Thank
you,” Ryan said.
Bruce Anderson, who
joined the council this
spring after the resignation of
Brandon Smith, gave props to
Koho as well.
“Mr. Koho, I greatly
appreciate your service to
this community, as mayor
and councilor and in other
aspects,” Anderson said. “We'll
defi nitely miss your voice
here. But I work with your
wife; it's a good idea to do
what she says.”
Road.
With a third coffee location
in a short distance along that
side of the road to be open
down the road, Bloch points
out a key advantage.
“I like our location,” he
said. “I believe it is superior
location to the other two. I
like our signaled intersection,
since it's closer to where you'd
want to be.”
County records show a
permit was applied for May 3
at 5005 River Road North, for
a new commercial shell valued
at $780,273 and sized at 8,008
square feet.
According to the Human
Bean website, the company
opened its fi rst location in
Ashland in 1998 and currently
has 61 locations in eight states.
Lauren Karcher confi rmed
to the Keizertimes last week
she'll be the franchise operator.
“I am very excited to be
opening the Human Bean in
Schoolhouse Square,” she said.
“We have two other locations.
We have the one in Salem and
we just opened the one in
Eugene.”
Lauren said she didn't have
a timeline for when the Keizer
location would open, but is
optimistic about being able to
succeed in spite of very nearby
competition, citing having
four coffee stands within a
mile in Eugene.
“Most Human Beans are
like a Dutch Bros., with the
double sided drive-through,”
she said. “The difference is
you can order at the drive-
through, since we will have
headsets. You can also sit inside
this location. The only other
Human Bean with inside
seating is in Hillsboro. It's a
new thing we're trying.”
Lauren noted her dad, Joe
Karcher, looks at potential
new sites for businesses while
she does the operating. She
feels once people try Human
Bean coffee, they'll come back.
“Dutch Bros. has a
following, but Human Bean
does also,” she said. “It's very
high quality coffee. It's a
different culture than Dutch
Bros. There's a market for that.
We're not big and corporate
like Starbucks. When people
try our coffee, even ones that
are fans of another chain, they
really love it. There is room for
everyone. That's a lot (of coffee
stands) in one space, but after
opening the one in Eugene
I'm convinced there is room
for everyone.”
Joe Karcher liked what
he saw when he looked at
Schoolhouse Square.
“Keizer is a good place to
be,” he said. “This came about
not long ago. When something
is available, I look at it. This
was presented to me. I looked
at it and felt it was a good
opportunity.”
While another coffee stand
in the area will create some
buzz, having Jersey Mike's at
Schoolhouse Square will be
notable since the shopping
center recently lost Big Town
Hero when Scott White closed
his retail space in late March.
“I have an employee that
helps with the Jersey Mike's
stores,” Joe Karcher said. “We
operate most of the Carl Jr.'s
in the state. This will be our
fourth Jersey Mike's, including
one in Salem. It is one of the
fastest growing restaurant
concepts. It's a very popular
brand that is doing quite well.
I try to align myself with
brands that are of good quality
and Jersey Mike's really pushes
its quality. They also do a lot to
give back to the community.
That's been one of my mantras
over the years, giving back to
the local communities.”
Bloch said it's not known
yet when either business will
open.
“It really depends on when
we get our permits,” Bloch
said. “If everything goes
according to plan, probably
the fi rst quarter of next year is
realistic.”
Kyle Potvin, principal of
Splash
Communications,
confi rmed Jersey Mike's is
coming.
“We are looking forward
to
joining
the
Keizer
community,” Potvin said. “We
don't have an exact opening
date yet, but we should have it
fairly soon.”
Jersey Mike's is a sub shop
started in New Jersey in
1956 by Mike Geissler. The
company has been tabbed as
the fastest growing chain the
last two years, opening 197
new locations in 2015. The
company’s website has a list
of scheduled opening dates
for 2016, with the Keizer
location at 5013 River Road
N scheduled to open Aug. 3.
Peter Cancro bought the
business as a 17-year-old high
school senior in 1975 and
began franchising in 1987.
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