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PAGE A2, KEIZERTIMES, SEPTEMBER 16, 2016 Parks survey finally approved presented by DRIVE A LITTLE – SAVE A BUNCH! 3893 COMMERCIAL ST SE • SALEM MORE INFO AT NORTHERNLIGHTSTHEATREPUB.COM UFC204 - Sat, Oct 8 Bisping v. Henderson MIDDLEWEIGHT CHAMPIONSHIP SATURDAY, OCT 1 FINDING DORY (PG) 11:00 AM TICKETS ARE JUST $3 SPECIAL SHOWING FOR KIDS AND ADULTS WITH AUTISM OR OTHER SENSORY SENSITIVITIES. 9 FIGHTS IN ALL ON THE HUGE SCREEN Live Fights at 5:00 (21 & Over) - Tickets $13 Reserved Seating Available Now Online. LIVE STAND UP COMEDY Lights, Comedy, Laughs! Saturday, September 17 DWIGHT SLADE & ERIC ALEXANDER MOORE will perform at 7pm and 9pm. Admission is only $10. Ages 21 & over only. Reserved seating for this show. Purchase tickets at box offi ce or at our website. Today in History The largest land run in history begins with more than 100,000 people pouring into the Cherokee Strip of Oklahoma to claim valuable land that had once belonged to Native Americans. With a single shot from a pistol the mad dash began, and land-hungry pioneers on horseback and in carriages raced forward to stake their claims to the best acres. Those that ‘jumped’ the gun were called “Sooners.” — September 16, 1893 Food 4 Thought “Luck is always the last refuge of laziness and incompetence.” — James Cash Penney, founder J.C. Penney born Sept. 16, 1875 The Month Ahead Through – Sunday, September 18 Mount Angel Oktoberfest. For a full list of activities and schedule visit oktoberfest.org. Saturday, September 17 Walk 4 Alzheimer’s, Riverfront Park Pavilion Area, 200 Water Street N.E. Two walk routes (2K & 5K), live music, lunch, family wellness fair, and kids zone. Contact Stacy Nelson at 503-364-8100 or snelson@alznet.org for more info. Or visit their website at alznet.org. Coffee with Keizer Mayor Cathy Clark, Birdie’s Bistro, 3860 River Road North. Starts at 10 a.m. Rickman Community Garden will host a meeting from 10:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m at 4925 Rickman Rd NE, Keizer. Topics will include information on fall and winter gardening and over wintering perennials. Three master gardeners will be on hand to give advice and answer questions. The community is invited to attend. Keizer-Salem Area Seniors Saturday Night Dance, 930 Plymouth Drive N.E. Starts at 7 p.m. and potluck and snacks are at 8:30 p.m. Admission is $5 per person. All are invited for a free day of family activities at Antique Powerland, 3995 Brooklake Rd. NE Salem, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sunday, September 18 Who’s on Third Concert at Woodbury United Methodist Church, 3 p.m., 700 N. Cascade Dr. Eleventh season of series by vocal ensemble The Notables. This week’s program: Sentimental Journey, featuring songs of the 1930s to present day. Free admission, but freewill donations accepted. Monday, September 19 Keizer City Council meets 7 p.m. to 9 p.m., 930 Chemawa Road N.E. Tuesday, September 20 Keizer City Council meets 5:30 p.m. to 7 p.m., 930 Chemawa Road N.E. Free admission all day at Hallie Ford Museum of Art, 700 State Street. Hours are 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Elsinore Theatre presents, America’s Test Kitchen Christopher Kimball Live! 7:30p.m. Tickets from $45. 170 High Street SE. 503-375-3574. Thursday, September 22 Elsinore Theatre presents, performance comedy act, Whose Live Anyway? 7:30 p.m. Tickets $29.50-$45. 170 High Street SE. 503-375-3574. Friday, September 23 The Southeast Keizer Neighborhood Association meets at Salem Mennonite Church, 1045 Candlewood Drive NE, at 6:30 p.m. Mid-Valley Pro Wrestling, Keizer Lions Club, 4100 Cherry Avenue NE, at 7 p.m., fundraiser for Cascade Cougars volleyball team, call 503-779-7978 to reserve tickets, $8 general and $12 front row. Saturday, September 24 – Sunday, September 25 Oregon Grape Stomp Championships and Harvest Celebration, Willamette Valley Vineyards, 8800 Enchanted Way SE, Turner. Teams of two will compete to advance to the world championship. Event also features wine tasting and live music. Cost is $15, $10 for wine club members. $10 fee for grape stomping teams. For information visit wvv. com. Friday, September 30 – October 22 Of Mice and Men, based on John Steinbeck’s novel, opens at Pentacle Theatre, 7:30 p.m. Tickets are $20 for weekday performances, $21 for weekend performances. Runs through Oct. 22. Mature themes; discretion advised. For show times and tickets visit pentacletheatre.org. By ERIC A. HOWALD Of the Keizertimes The fi nal draft of a survey intended for Keizer residents regarding the state of city parks paints in stark relief the need for additional funding. The survey was the hot- test topic of discussion for the fourth consecutive month at the Keizer Parks Advisory Board meeting Tuesday, Sept. 13. With relatively few last- minute changes, board mem- bers unanimously approved the fi nal draft. The survey will now be presented to the Keizer City Council for fi - nal approval, and it will most likely be hit with another round of edits. Even though the approval was met with a round of ap- plause, board member Dylan Juran urged his colleagues to temper their excitement. “We can look at this and get excited, but I want to rec- ognize that this is a really big ask and this is a conservative town,” Juran said. Board member JT Hager viewed the coin from the other side. “We don’t expect 95 per- cent of residents will check the $8 option, but it’s not improper to dream for that,” Hager said. “One of the side benefi ts of this study is that when we are asked why something isn’t being done, this gives people a picture of why it isn’t being done.” Despite the handwringing, board member Scott Klug was enthusiastic about get- ting input from the residents of the city. “When we get this back, we will have hard data to look at and be able to formulate an attack plan for what comes next,” Klug said. The survey doesn’t mince words in an explanatory state- ment. “We are now at a cross- roads and have to choose between allowing our park system to continue to deteri- orate and decline or fi nd new funding,” it states. In addition to asking resi- dents to prioritize main- tenance and improvement tasks, the survey presents fi ve options regarding additional funding, which would be col- lected through a fee attached to utility bills. With each option, resi- dents are asked if they like the option and if they would be comfortable with it. Option 1 would mean no increase. While it is described as “status quo” the reality is that mowing and garbage re- moval are likely to decrease over time without additional funding, and some parks ame- nities may even be closed off or removed as safety concerns mount. Option 2 is a $2 per month ($4 per bill) fee. The fee would create a dedicated parks fund of $343,000 per year. It would allow the city to address the safety issues deemed most important and allow for lim- ited increases in maintaining and repairing existing parks. Some play surfaces could be replaced and there would be some additional removal of invasive species. Option 3 is a $4 per month/$8 per bill fee. At that level, the dedicated fund would increase to $686,000 per year. The additional fund- ing would permit the main- tenance, repair or replace- ment of most play structures, restrooms, picnic shelter, paths, sports courts and park- ing areas. Most safety issues could be mitigated, and older equipment could be replaced. Perhaps most importantly, a separate dedicated fund would be established for the sole purpose of unlocking system development charges (SDCs) collected when new residential construction proj- ects are started. Currently, the city has about $800,000 in collected SDC fees. However, it is only available for new projects and, even then, SDC money can only contribute 13 percent to any project according to state law. It’s akin to asking your parents for the keys to the car and getting the handlebars to the Big Wheel you rode around the driveway when you were six. Perry gets ‘competitive’ $17K raise in base pay By HERB SWETT Of the Keizertimes Christy Perry, Salem-Keiz- er School District superinten- dent, will receive compensa- tion increases for the 2016-17 school year and the next two, the School Board decided Tuesday. To keep her pay competi- tive, the board approved add- ing $17,000 to the current base salary of $204,000 and $14,000 to the current tax- sheltered annuity. For 2017-18, a cost-of-liv- ing adjustment will be added to the base salary, based on the 4 percent COLA for other district administrators, and a 4 percent retention incentive looking back in the KT 5 YEARS AGO River Road man loses his mind will be paid June 30, 2018. For 2018-19, the amount of the retention initiative will be added to the base salary along with COLA computed the same way as for the pre- vious year. A 4 percent reten- tion incentive will be paid June 30, 2019. Before the board’s vote, four members of the audi- ence who teach in the district urged that when the time comes for their negotiations, the board give the same con- sideration to the Salem-Keiz- er Education Association. The four were Terry Tucker, Rob- ert Glasgow, and Jay Reed, all of Keizer; and Carrissa Texley of Salem. The vote was 6-1, with Marty Heyen voting no. She praised Perry but said the 2016-17 increase was too much for one year. Jim Green, who was on vacation, voted by telephone. Personnel actions approved by the board included em- ployment of the following for the McNary attendance area: A sculpture, called Sentry, that stands on River Road in front of the Sonic Drive-in is left headless in an attack on public art. • First-year probation full- time teachers: Sally Mann, Whiteaker Middle School; Linda Rodgers, Weddle El- ementary School. • Less than half-time teach- er: Stephen Nelson, Keiz- er and Weddle elementary schools. • Temporary part-time teacher: Kelly Wadkins, Clear Lake Elementary School. • Temporary full-time teacher: Christopher Gragg, McNary. The board accepted the resignation of Julie Bryant from Gubser and Cummings Elementary schools and the retirement of Ronald Rich- ards, who will end his reign as McNary’s athletic director at the end of the school year. Toward the end of the meeting, several audience members from Salem com- plained of loss of park space over the last few years and urged that the district try to obtain space from the pro- posed Salem-Marion County land swap for parks. Option 4 would collect $6 per month/$12 per bill and generate a dedicated fund just north of $1 million per year. All current amenities would be maintained, repaired or re- placed; all safety-related issues would be addressed; the fee would maintain all current equipment and replace older equipment as needed; allow for removal of most invasive species and develop many of the amenities already planned for Keizer parks. The fi fth and fi nal op- tion would collect $8 per month/$16 per bill and bol- ster the dedicated fund to $1.3 million per year. In addi- tion to all of the work made possible with the smaller fees, the fi nal option would: sup- port completion of most projects in the parks master plan within the next 10 years; allow for additional land pur- chases and increased trail op- tions; and be used to develop environmental, nature and wildlife programs. While the survey is in the bag, the road ahead is still long. Just after the survey was ap- proved, board member Matt Lawyer told his colleagues that City Manager Chris Ep- pley suggested looking ahead to a possible sunsetting or a reduction to any fee that is established once all projects in the parks master plan are completed. Eppley had also urged Lawyer and the board to look into the possibility of pursu- ing a long-term bond mea- sure, but board members said they had taken the fee route precisely because it wouldn’t expire and reset the whole process. local weather sudoku 10 YEARS AGO Cigarette blamed for siding, porch fi re A discarded cigarette sparked a fi re that burned the bark dust and damaged the exterior of a manufactured home in Keizer at 5062 Briarwood Circle owned and occupied by Mark Plumb. He was awakened by the smoke alarm and redirected fi re crews to the fi re site since fi refi ghters were fi rst sent to Willow Lake Road. The fi re was under control in 13 minutes with damages estimated at $2,000. Enter digits from 1-9 into the blank spaces. Every row must contain one of each digit. 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