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AUGUST 12, 2016, KEIZERTIMES, PAGE A3 Act now to shape Keizer’s future By ERIC A. HOWALD Of the Keizertimes The list of vacancies on city advisory committees has reached new lengths. There are 12 seats cur- rently vacant or expected to be vacated in the coming months. It’s a list as long as Debbie Lockhart, the deputy city recorder, has ever seen it in her lengthy stint at city hall. “We’ve had several term expiration dates pass, but we’ve also got some com- mittees that have had vacan- cies for an extended period of time,” said Lockhart. While recent efforts to solicit volunteers have drummed up about a half- dozen interested parties there are few new faces, and that still leaves six holes. Seats needing fi lling on KEIZER CLASSIFIEDS GARAGE SALE SAVE THE DATE: Saturday, August 20th, 8 am to 4 pm, 18th Annual McNary Estates Garage Sale, 100+ homes. Accepting donations for Marion-Polk Food Bank. 0812 REAL ESTATE Keizer – FREE June 2016 Report on Keizer House Prices. PLUS: Free List of All Homes for Sale in your Keizer area. FREE RECORDED MESSAGE: 503-967-2116, ext. 10. committees range from public art to the city’s plan- ning commission. A full list of needs, meeting times and other information is available at keizer.org. While all positions are vol- unteer, Hersch Sangster, who has held a handful of roles on both city and regional task forces, said opportunities have stretched him in ways he nev- er expected. “You get to make some hard decisions, like the plan- ning commission recently did on marijuana. Most places have just turned all of the rules over to the state, but we wanted to have some control and say in protecting the community and schools,” Sangster said. Sangster had a voice in the decision because he joined the Keizer Planning Com- mission, which makes rec- ommendations on commu- nity development that are forwarded to the city council. He was also part of lengthy discussions that paved the way for the food trucks to oper- ate in Keizer on a regular ba- sis. But, he’s also been part of other projects in other com- mittees. Fifteen years ago, he was a member of the Bikeways Committee, which is now known as the Traffi c Safety/ Bikeways/Pedestrian Com- mittee. In that initial foray into Keizer civic life, Sangster helped institute a bike helmet program that is still operating today. “That’s had a lasting effect, and we’re the only city with a program like that still going,” Sangster said. More recently, he and another commit- volunteeropenings The City of Keizer is seeking volunteers for numerous roles on city commissions and committees. Openings include: • Two vacancies on the Keizer Points of Interest Committee. • One vacancy on the Budget Committee. • One vacancy on the Festival Advisory Board. • Three vacancies on the Keizer Economic Development Commission. • Two vacancies on the Planning Commission. • One vacancy on the Public Art Committee. • Two vacancies on the Stormwater Advisory Committee. • Youth councilor/page/liaison openings on various committees. More information on each committee, as well as meeting times and days, is available at keizer.org. tee member helped the city apply for a “bike-friendly” designation with the League of American Bicyclists that might help tap into private funding for continued im- provements. Sangster said his path to volunteering at the city level opened up primarily because someone, former mayor and city councilor Dennis Koho, asked him to get involved. “I think that’s the way it happens for most people, but the city makes it very easy to get involved because we have good support staff,” he said. There are times Lockhart is scrambling to simply meet quorum minimums, but she said most volunteers rapidly fi nd themselves engrossed. “For most committees, there’s not a lot required. We want them to come to the meetings and be engaged, but then they are around passion- ate people and their enthusi- asm grows,” she said. The longer standing va- cancies include the Keizer Points of Interest Committee, which identifi es local spots of historical and/or unique in- terest. It’s the one committee that usually requires home- work. “On that committee, they are out doing research on things on their own time and then bringing it back to the group for further discussion,” Lockhart said. “But that also makes it a good fi t for some- one with an interest in local history.” When traditional outlets failed to bring out new vol- unteers, Lockhart posted the openings to volunteermatch. org and ended up with a trio of interested individuals from Salem. According to city rules, each committee can have one member who doesn’t live in city limits. While Keizer’s Volunteer Coordinating Committee is scheduled to meet Aug. 18 and fi ll some of the vacan- cies, there are still likely to be openings. Applications can be downloaded at keizer.org or requested by calling Lockhart at 503-856-3418, she is also happy to answer any ques- tions. For those wanting to take a deeper dive into what each group does, past meeting minutes and agendas for each committee are posted on the city website, keizer.org, and some of the more prominent meetings can be viewed at keizertv.com. Offi cer injured in crash The Marion County Sher- iff ’s Offi ce (MCSO) Traffi c Safety Team is investigating a crash involving a Keizer Po- lice Department motorcycle offi cer that occurred about 4 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 9. According to MCSO dep- uties, Offi cer Tyler Wampler was driving his marked police motorcycle east on Chemawa Road Northeast near Safeway. The vehicle Wampler was traveling behind turned into the Safeway parking lot and, as Wampler negotiated around the turning vehicle, a black Mercedes being driven by Tellif McClyde, 39, exited the Safeway and struck Wampler. Wampler was taken to Sa- lem Hospital with non-life threatening injuries, McClyde was not injured in the crash and cooperated with investi- gators. No citations were is- sued. 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