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SEPTEMBER 9, 2016, KEIZERTIMES, PAGE A3 Freeman will run unopposed By ERIC A. HOWALD foundation for what she sees as Of the Keizertimes the work ahead. When Kim Freemen was “Funding is the major issue I considering replacing a city want to see through. We live in councilor who resigned after a great city with a really low tax only a couple of months in of- rate, but now it’s time for us to fi ce, her fi rst question to those decide whether the tax rate or already holding a position on the services the city provides is the city council was how much more important,” Freeman said. work it would take. Freeman is supporting the “The responses I got were addition of fees to utility bills anywhere from to create dedi- two to 30 hours a cated funds for week,” said Free- police and parks, man. and sees her role The lesson she as one of the sto- took away from rytellers getting the input was sim- the message out ple: do the home- to residents. work. She’s now “We were running for her taken to task this fi rst full term as a year when we de- city councilor un- cided not to hire Kim Freeman opposed for Posi- another police of- tion 2. fi cer, but we’ve al- “It takes a while to feel com- ways tried to accommodate the fortable in your understanding requests of the police chief,” she of everything when it comes said. to the city council, so a second A few years ago, the city term feels like an opportunity hired a data analyst for the po- to see some things through to lice department that has helped fruition and put some of the create more targeted police knowledge I have now to good problem-solving, but Freeman use,” she said. knows many won’t necessarily Prior to serving as a coun- see that as a step in the right cilor for the past three-and-a- direction. half years, Freeman was part of “That person isn’t in a pa- the city’s budget committee for trol car as a visible part of the three years and a member of the department, so it can be hard Volunteer Coordinating Com- to connect the dots. We’ll have mittee for more than a decade. to do a better job of that as a All three roles have provided council this time around,” she insight to the inner workings said. of municipal government and a Continuing discussions around expansion of the ur- ban growth boundary shared by Salem and Keizer is another KEIZER primary objective Freeman ex- CLASSIFIEDS pects to tackle in the next four years, although she admits that HELP WANTED there may not be a resolution St. Paul Catholic Church in Silverton, Oregon is seeking application for a PART-TIME BOOKKEEPER This position is responsible for maintaining accurate records of parish and school funds, in addition to preparing and processing staff payroll. The successful candidate will have an understanding of general bookkeep principles and payroll tax laws, a proficiency with PC software: QuickBooks, ADP, and spreadsheets in addition to ex- cellent organizational skills with the ability to meet deadlines and maintain confidentiality. 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As far as economic develop- ment in Keizer, Freeman said she’s not sure that the city’s longtime residents are ready for vertical growth along River Road North – constructing housing on top of retail spaces, for example. “As I’ve talked with people, they ask if that is the serious vi- sion. People like the small-town feeling and a two- or three-sto- ry building is going to be a big change,” she said. “But I think it will happen when it’s time for it to happen.” In relation to discussion on the future of parks and po- lice and even economic issues, Freeman has something of an insider’s view on the state of volunteerism in the city, which is also going to have to be ad- dressed by the city on several levels sooner rather than later. Vacancies on city commit- tees and commissions have been held open longer in re- cent months before fi nding area residents willing to step forward and take on additional respon- sibilities. Freeman was also one of the volunteer coordinators on The Big Toy Project, which was sorely understaffed in terms of volunteers at the time it was built despite expecting full shifts of volunteers who had signed up. “We’ve seen a decline in the number of people who have volunteered, and there are a million places for people to go and give their time,” she said. “I think the future is going to depend on the project. We had several grandparents who vol- unteered on The Big Toy who only had grandkids living in Keizer.” Calling all patriots Keizer Elks Exalted Ruler Dave Salisbury and mem- ber Ron Freeman present a request to the Keizer City Council that Sept. 5-11 be declared National Patriotism Week during a city council meeting Tuesday, Sept. 6. Mayor Cathy Clark accepted the proposal and made the declaration during the meet- ing. Sept. 17 through 23 was declared Constitution Week in Keizer during the meeting. KEIZERTIMES/Eric A. Howald Right round KEIZERTIMES/Lyndon A. Zaitz Keizer Public Works Director Bill Lawyer and Mayor Cathy Clark cut a ribbon marking the offi - cial opening of the roundabout at Chemawa Road Northeast and Verda Lane Northeast Friday, Sept. 2.
