AUGUST 26, 2016, KEIZERTIMES, PAGE A3
Grant money will pay for dev. studies
By ERIC A. HOWALD
Of the Keizertimes
The City of Keizer will be
dusting off some older eco-
nomic development studies in
hope of finding a new vision
for the future of the Iris Capi-
tal’s business districts.
Keizer was recently award-
ed a $165,000 Transportation
Growth Management Plan
grant from the Oregon Depart-
ment of Transportation to up-
date studies revolving around
three business corridors – Riv-
er Road North, Inland Shores
and Cherry Avenue Northeast.
“The grant will pay for con-
sultants, public outreach, analy-
sis and transportation studies,”
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said Nate Brown, Keizer’s com-
munity development director.
“We’ll be looking at how we
can encourage economic de-
velopment in all three areas.”
The new studies will fall un-
der the umbrella of the Keizer
Revitalization Action Plan.
The last study of River Road
North was called the River
Road Renaissance (RRR)
plan and it was conducted in
2003. Consultants met with
city staff and residents to create
a more cohesive vision of what
River Road might become.
RRR tackled challenges
from making River Road more
pedestrian friendly to assigning
“zones” in which local busi-
nesses were supposed to take
leadership in revitalizing.
Much of the verve and vigor
the plan hoped to ignite fizzled
when the economy collapsed
in 2008. Then the plan lost a
major funding stream when
an urban renewal district was
sunsetted, but there have been
some lasting impacts. Several
points of interest were identi-
fied and commemorated with
plaques and monuments, me-
andering sidewalks were in-
stalled in some sections of Riv-
er Road and some storefronts
were refurbished with the as-
sistance of city-funded grants
– Keizer’s Economic Develop-
ment Committee (KEDC) is
currently hoping to reinstitute
a comparable grant program.
Even the city’s public arts pro-
gram, which is now handled
by its own commission, was an
offshoot of the original RRR
endeavor.
Other aspects of the plan
went unrealized. Some of the
most prominent ones include
a call for quarterly festivals at-
tracting visitors to River Road;
an increase in workforce hous-
ing (building vertical) as prop-
erties were redeveloped; more
pedestrian crossings; and even
potentially relocating a civic
building, such as the post office
or a library, to a more central
space on the corridor.
At the time it was adopted
by council “none of the ac-
tions appeared to be beyond
reach,” but a slow economic
recovery has vastly changed
the landscape. As recently as a
few weeks ago, Mayor Cathy
Clark presented her vision of
a redeveloped River Road that
included vertical development
with housing on top of retail
spaces, but another member of
the committee suggested that
price tag would be well beyond
the city’s means.
The Cherry Avenue plan fo-
cused on providing infrastruc-
ture for future development
and was completed. With grant
funding, the city will look at
the best options for growth and
what obstacles exist for further
economic development.
The last time the city de-
tailed a plan for the Inland
Shores area was 1991.
The studies funded by the
grant will look at ways to de-
velop thriving neighborhoods
that meet the forecasted hous-
ing needs of the city with an
emphasis on convenient trans-
portation.
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The Keizer mayor’s chair and three seats on the city council
will be up for election in November, and interested candidates
can register now through Aug. 30.
Mayor Cathy Clark’s first two-year term is expiring, as are the
four-year terms of councilors Dennis Koho, Kim Freeman and
Marlene Parsons.
Mark Caillier is currently serving out the remainder of Ko-
ho’s term. Koho resigned in July for health reasons.
To run for the mayor or city council, candidates must be a
qualified elector under the state constitution and a registered
voter within city limits who has resided in Keizer for the 12
months prior to the date of the election, Nov. 8.
For additional information, or to request an election infor-
mation packet, contact Keizer City Recorder Tracy Davisat
503-856-3412 at davist@keizer.org.
Applications are due Tuesday, Aug. 30, by 5 p.m.
GRASSROOTS
GOVERNMENT
The Keizer Public Arts Commission (KPAC) held its
monthly meeting Tuesday, Aug. 23. Here is what was discussed:
• Deputy City Recorder
Debbie Lockhart reported
that the owners of the
property at 4378 River
Road North (Ace Cash
Express) are interested in
coordinating with KPAC for
the placement of public art
on their site. “Wouldn’t it be
great to get a young artist to
do street art on their wall?”
opined Commissioner Lore
Christopher.
• Commissioners planned
to present a proposal to the
Keizer City Council on
September 6 for a preferred
vendor program. The goal
would be to streamline the
process for accepting art to
display in the Keizer Civic
Center. Currently, all artists
and organizations hoping to
exhibit work must submit
their pieces for approval. A
preferred vendor program
would allow those with a
track record with the city to
sidestep some of that process.
The idea has been met with
reticence by city staff who
are concerned it would be
seen as special treatment.
•
Rasmussen
Spray
Service recently treated
the tree stumps on the
northwest corner of the
civic center campus for
pest infestation. Rasmussen
donated the supplies and
labor for the treatment. The
stumps are being preserved
with the hope of turning
them into story poles.
• Commissioners also
opted to continue with
a Holiday Art Contest.
In 2015, the commission
accepted submissions to the
city’s annual holiday card
for the first time. Only two
submissions were received
and a better response is
hoped for this time around.
Details and submission
deadlines have yet to be
established.
City volunteers still needed
The City of Keizer is seek-
ing volunteers for numerous
roles on city commissions and
committees.
Openings include:
• Two vacancies on the
Keizer Points of Interest
Committee.
• One vacancy on the Pub-
lic Arts Commission.
• Two vacancies on the
Stormwater Advisory Com-
mittee.
• 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.