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PAGE A6, KEIZERTIMES, MAY 27, 2016 needed for Pedestrian obstacles studied if grant gets nod Volunteers city advisory boards By CRAIG MURPHY Of the Keizertimes The City of Keizer is team- ing up with Salem-Keizer Transit District to apply for a grant. Keizer City Councilors unanimously approved the re- quest from Nate Brown, direc- tor of Community Develop- ment for Keizer, at their May 16 meeting. The transit district has asked Keizer and Salem to be joint applicants for a Trans- portation and Growth Man- agement (TGM) grant, which would allot funds to study and identify pedestrian impedi- ments to access the fi xed route bus network system. The estimated budget amount in the application is $72,300. The city wouldn’t have any direct fi nancial im- pact, instead supplying a soft match in terms of staff time, meeting space and logistical support. “The intent is for a study to be done to look at obstacles for people to access the tran- sit system, then incorporate that into a grant for things to address in the future,” Brown said. Ted Stonecliffe spoke on behalf of the transit district. “We’re very interested to study those obstacles that make people unable to reach a fi xed transit system and thus have to use other systems,” Stonecliffe said. “Those are very costly systems we run, about 10 times the cost compared to the regu- lar Cherriots bus system. It is in our best interest to close the gap as best we can.” Stonecliffe said many neighborhoods in Keizer and Salem don’t have adequate sidewalk infrastructure, as well as disconnected street net- works. As a result, older riders and people with disabilities are forced to rely on the transit district’s American with Dis- abilities Act (ADA) paratran- sit CherryLift service or the RED Line Dial-a-Ride. “By engaging this grant, we can identify certain sections of sidewalk that are missing – and we have a few,” mayor Cathy Clark said. “My question is, will it help us get a grant we may not have been otherwise eligible for?” Stonecliffe said it couldn’t hurt. “It’s always good to iden- tify the data that is needed,” he said. “A few years ago Sa- lem and Keizer did a sidewalk study. The access to transit component was not there. The more data we have to draw a picture to the gaps and impor- tance to closing those, it could be to your advantage.” Clark said everyone would gain from that. “By making sure roads, sidewalks and buses are there, that gives us the choice,” she said. “Then everybody can ac- cess it, so it’s an advantage for us to do so.” In response to a question from councilor Marlene Par- sons, Stonecliffe said the study should take between six and nine months to complete once a consultant is on board. In other recent council business: • In light of the upcom- ing roundabout construction at Chemawa Road and Verda Lane, what is the best alter- nate route? Bill Lawyer, Public Works director for Keizer, said there isn’t a truly good route. “The best route is to take Lockhaven Drive to River Road, or take the parkway,” Lawyer said. “For getting to Keizer Little League Park, the best way is the parkway to Ver- da, then Keizer Road to the complex.” As discussion took place, council president Dennis Koho, who has voiced his dis- pleasure over the roundabout project in the past, shook his head. “Councilor Koho, this con- struction will affect me a lot since I take that route every day,” Brown said. “All the con- struction in South Salem will affect me as well.” City Manager Chris Eppley felt sorry for Brown. “Nate will have no way home for three months this summer,” Eppley quipped. “But we have a shower here, which is good.” • Brown said a presenta- tion for the state grant for the next phase of the Big Toy play- ground is set for Wednesday, June 1. uate, select, maintain and docu- ment all artwork, public art, and public murals within the city. Commissioners may advise the city council and city manager on the management, execu- tion, installation, or placement of the artwork, public art and public murals and will recom- mend guidelines for adoption The commission meets on the fourth Tuesday of every month at 6 p.m. • Youth Councilor/Youth Liaison/Page – Opportunities are currently available to area teens for service on city coun- cil and various city committees for 2016-17. Nominations are also being accepted for Volunteer of the Quarter. Volunteer applications and Volunteer of the Quarter nominations are available at Keizer Civic Center, 930 Che- mawa Road NE, Keizer, or you can request an application be mailed to you by calling 503- 390-3700. Electronic appli- cations are available at www. keizer.org. The City of Keizer is solicit- ing applications for volunteers to serve on the following com- mittees and advisory boards: • Festival Advisory Board – Serve in an advisory role to the City of Keizer by researching the feasibility for developing venues for events and festivals, streamlining policies and or- dinances for potential events, developing an all-inclusive community calendar and de- veloping a marketing plan to enhance the use of Keizer-area facilities for events, festivals, and conferences. The committee meets on the fourth Monday of February, April, July, Septem- ber and November at 6 p.m. • Keizer Points of Interest Committee (two vacancies) – Identify, authenticate, and me- morialize sites of interest lo- cated in the Keizer area. Sites to be identifi ed may be of the his- torical, geographical, botanical, or unusual value. 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