MAY 27, 2016, KEIZERTIMES, PAGE A9
PARKS,
continued from Page A1
funding to hire an additional parks staff person
and to maintain a budget to facilitate proper
health for Keizer’s parks.
“What we’re moving forward with is a
proposal to start with community engagement
like we did with designing Keizer Rapids
Park,” Lawyer said. “We want to engage youth
about their neighborhood parks and get to
them before the end of the school year to see
what they are seeing or want to see in their
parks. I admit it’s a very aggressive timeline.
This is just the fi rst step.”
Lawyer also said there would be a request
for city staff to provide information about how
different buckets of money work for parks and
what they are used for.
“We want to make sure everyone is able
to talk intelligently and also understand these
items,” he said.
By the fall, Lawyer wants to be reaching out
to local sports organizations to see what their
needs in parks are. That information would be
brought to the Keizer City Council, to see if
council feels the idea is still worth pursuing.
If so, the next step would be to go door-
to-door with a one-page document listing the
top 10 things youth want in Keizer parks and
to rally voters behind the idea of supporting
parks.
If $1.50 was added to the water bill to
pay for park maintenance, Lawyer noted
that would mean about $14,000 a month or
roughly $170,000 a year.
“That would allow the city to bring
in a full-time parks person, it reduces the
need for seasonal workers and means better
maintenance,” Lawyer said.
Richard Walsh noted not just youth should
be asked for input.
“It’s been focused on kids, but parks are
for everybody,” Walsh said. “There are a lot of
needs out there for senior citizens. At every
age there are distinct needs. This is fantastic for
reaching youth, but we need a similar effort for
the entire public.”
Lawyer agreed and noted that’s why reaching
community-based organizations is key.
“I agree 100 percent with what you said,”
Lawyer told Walsh. “Every person has to have
a voice.”
Walsh warned it might not be realistic to
get into schools by the end of this school year.
“If you want to do it right, go to the schools
and say when can we go to a school and sit
down?” Walsh said. “We only have a few weeks
of school left.”
Lawyer noted and acknowledged his
timeline was “super aggressive.”
Walsh suggested a survey be used to fi nd out
how important park maintenance is for voters.
“We need to get a good idea of what people
want,” he said.
Dylan Juran said he was initially confused
if the idea was about adding new amenities to
parks or maintaining current amenities.
“Taking care of things we have now and
asking about that is important,” Juran said.
Scott Klug cautioned money could be
spent for equipment that doesn’t get used,
referencing his visits to two parks and seeing
one child using play equipment.
“Why spend money putting things in if they
are not being used?” Klug asked. “Why spend
$1.50 a month on equipment that doesn’t get
used?”
JT Hager agreed, but said the maintenance
issue is bigger.
“What we’re really talking about is we’re
not at a level to maintain what we have now,”
Hager said. “The problem is we don’t have
money to do basic things.”
Walsh noted a large amount of parks money
is being used to help maintain neighborhood
parks, since that was the direction chosen years
ago.
“We need to get information,” Walsh said.
“Do people want to play in their park, or
should we put a greater emphasis in regional
parks?”
Council liaison Roland Herrera said
councilors understand parks are underfunded.
“Once you improve the parks, they will
bring people out,” Herrera said. “Parks say a
lot about the community. I’m not a fan of big
levies, but we need something. We have to act.
You have to bring something to us. We need
something tangible so we can ask people what
they want. The need is there, we just have to
fi nd the right way to sell it to people. Keizer
deserves better parks.”
Parks Board members unanimously
approved a motion to move forward with a
park plan presentation, with the goal ultimately
to have a parks fee.
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Betty Jean Sines
June 6, 1928 - May 22, 2016
Betty Jean Sines, of Keizer,
passed away on May 22, 2016
in Keizer at the age of 87.
She was born June 6, 1928
in Sherman, Texas to Fran-
cis Marion and Abbie Lucius
Turner. She married Gor-
don Sines on May 4, 1946
and together they celebrated
53 years of marriage until
his passing in 1999. Betty
was a member of the Keizer
Clear Lake United Methodist
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brothers and sisters.
A funeral service was held
Thursday, May 26, at Keizer
Funeral Chapel. Burial fol-
lowed at Belle Passi Cemetery
in Woodburn.
In lieu of fl owers, memori-
al contributions may be made
to Gentiva Hospice. Keizer
Funeral Chapel is handling
arrangements. Memories and
condolences at keizerchapel.
com.
Scott Cross
December 18, 1960 - February 23, 2016
Scott Douglas Cross, of Olympia, Wash.,
passed away on February 23, 2016, at the age of
55 after a battle with pancreatic cancer.
He is survived by his wife of almost 31
years, Brenda (Major) Cross; his children, Ali-
cia Wright and her husband, Travis, of Forest
Grove, Michael Cross, currently serving in the
Navy overseas, and Daniel Cross and his wife,
Kaylee, of Forest Grove; his grandchildren,
Kherington and Kenley Wright, age 6, Brook-
TUITION,
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Walker had a list of more than
250 graduating seniors who
met the 2.5 GPA requirement.
She met with large groups of
students, and then hounded
all the ones that didn't attend
the group meetings.
“I would send them call
slip after call slip until fi nally
I started writing on them that
I would stop if they just came
to see me,” Walker said. “Both
of these programs are worth
about $8,000 over two years
for 10 minutes of paperwork.”
For the academic high
fl yers, doubling up on
paperwork has an additional
perk. If a student ends up
attending Chemeketa through
the Scholars program, they
can receive an addition $1,000
for books through Oregon
Promise.
When Tejeda fi rst started
meeting with students, one of
the hurdles she encountered
were students' perceptions
of attending community
college. Over time, however,
the stigma associated with
the two-year institutions has
waned, especially as more
and more graduates are
choosing the cheaper option
in a time of soaring tuition
costs at four-year colleges and
universities.
Walker has seen fi rst-hand
the difference programs like
Scholars and Oregon Promise
can make. Her husband lost
his job at a lumber mill when
it shuttered and attended
Chemeketa under the Trade
Act, which offers federal
assistance to workers who
lose their jobs. He's since
transferred to Portland State
University and has been
lynn Cross, age 3, and Brayden Cross, 3 weeks
old.
Scott is also survived by his mother, Sharon
Cross of Keizer; sisters, Lori Kapfer of Keiz-
er and Jodie Olsen of Sherwood; and broth-
ers, Ron Cross and Mark Cross of Keizer; and
many other family and friends. Scott is preced-
ed in death by his father, Stephen Cross.
A Celebration of Life was held Saturday
May 21, in Forest Grove.
accepted to George Fox
University where he will
begin work on a master's
degree.
“My husband was like
some of our students in
high school. He just kind
of fell through the cracks,
but college has made a huge
difference and it's become an
important thing in our family,”
Walker said. “Being able to
tell students how outstanding
Chemeketa was for my family
has helped change some of
their minds. This has been the
most fulfi lling work I've ever
done.”
With free tuition on the
table, it might seem diffi cult to
understand why any student
would walk away from such a
deal, but Tejeda said it usually
isn't a matter of apathy.
“For most of our students,
they just don't know what's
available,” she said. “If we can
put them in the chair with
an application that's been
highlighted showing them
what they need to fi ll out,
they suddenly don't feel like
it's as much pressure.”
For more information
on the Chemeketa Scholars
program,
visit
scholars.
chemeketa.edu. For more
information on Oregon
Promise,
visit
www.
oregonstudentaid.gov.
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