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Council, parks board hash out
next steps in parks fee progress
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In Jonestown, Guyana, Jim Jones led his Peoples Temple
to a mass murder–suicide that claimed 918 lives in all, 909
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Congressman Leo Ryan is murdered by members of the
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— November 18, 1978
Food 4 Thought
“We still think of a powerful man as a born leader and a
powerful woman as an anomaly.”
— Margaret Atwood,
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born Nov. 18, 1939
The Month Ahead
Continuing through Friday, December 2
Other Desert Cities is now playing at Pentacle Theatre,
324 52nd Avenue N.W. Tickets are $20 for weekday
performances and $21 for weekend shows. Seniors,
students, and active military and Pentacle Theatre
members will receive a $1.50 discount. Advanced tickets
are available at the downtown Salem ticket offi ce at 145
Liberty Street N.E. or by calling 503-485-4300 from
10 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. on weekdays. Tickets can also be
purchased anytime online at pentacletheatre.org.
Friday, November 18 and Saturday, November 19
Willamette University’s Theatre Department presents
Perception/Reality, a dance concert exploring the themes
of Shakespeare in M. Lee Pelton Theatre. Performances
are 7:30 p.m. Friday and Saturday; Matinee at 2 p.m. on
Saturday. Tickets range from $8 to $12. wutheatre.com.
Friday, November 18
The Historic Elsinore Theatre presents, Candlebox in
concert. 7:30 p.m. Tickets $20/27-Door $25-32. 170 High
Street SE. 503-375-3574. elsinoretheatre.org.
Saturday, November 19
Pet Food Drive event at Copper Creek Mercantile, 4415
River Road N., Keizer. 10-11:30 a.m. Keizer Veterinary
Clinic and Copper Creek Mercantile will host a variety of
activities. Refreshments, raffl e. Help our area animals by
donating pet food at this event.
Saturday, November 19 – Sunday, November 20
Empty Bowls, the annual pottery event to support hunger
relief at Willamette Art Center in the state fairgrounds in
Salem. More than 1,200 handcrafted pottery pieces are on
sale to the public, and all proceeds will go to Marion-Polk
Food Share. Saturday hours are 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday
hours are noon until 4 p.m. while supplies last.
Monday, November 21 – Tuesday, November 22
Old Fashioned Christmas located in the Jackman Long
Building at the Oregon State Fair. Starts at 10 a.m.
Admission is $4 and a canned good.
Tuesday, November 22 – Friday, December 23
A Civil War Christmas: An American Musical Celebration
at Artists Repertory Theater, Alder Stage, 1516 SW Alder
Street, Portland, 97205, closed Thanksgiving, tickets are
$50. For showtimes or to buy tickets, call 503-241-1278 or
visit www.artistsrep.org.
Wednesday, November 23 – Sunday, December 11
Enlightened Theatrics presents Plaid Tidings. Previews
Nov. 23, closed Thanksgiving, opening night Nov. 25,
closing day Dec. 11. Reserved seating admission is $20-
$30, youth under 18 are $10 off. Preview night only,
admission is $10. Oregon Thespian Members/Cardholders
are free.
Thursday, November 24
Keizer’s fi fth annual Turkey Dash 5K, 8 a.m., race begins
at Lowes in Keizer Station and then out and back through
the Gubser neighborhood. Shirt and fi nisher mug included
with entry fee, registration $17 for youth 12-and-under
and $30 for adults.
Friday, November 25
The Elsinore Theatre, 170 High Street N.E., will be showing
It’s A Wonderful Life. The fi lm will be playing all day. All
seats are $6. Go to www.elsinoretheatre.com/elsinore-
events.html for more information, or to purchase tickets.
Call 503-375-3574 if there are more questions.
Friday, November 25 – Saturday, November 26
Black Friday & Saturday Sale and Event, Keizer Heritage
Center, 980 Chemawa Rd. N.E. 10 a.m.-5 p.m. on Friday, 10
a.m.-6 p.m. on Saturday. Vendors, treats with Santa Claus.
Add your event by e-mailing news@keizertimes.com.
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By ERIC A. HOWALD
Of the Keizertimes
The members of the Keizer City Coun-
cil and Keizer’s Parks and Recreation Ad-
visory Board met for a joint work ses-
sion to discuss the future of parks funding
Monday, Nov. 14.
At the request of Mayor Cathy Clark,
parks board members have spent the bet-
ter part of six months fi ne-tuning a survey
intended for Keizer residents. The parks
board approved a fi nal draft last month and
is seeking the council’s blessing to begin
the work of putting it out to Keizer resi-
dents.
Parks board member Matt Lawyer pro-
vided a summary of the work to date and
said the campaign theme to solicit input
from Keizer residents will focus on three
main topics: maintaining, matching and
moving forward.
“We need to maintain what we have,
match money we already have in system
development charges (SDCs) and move
forward with the Keizer Parks Master
Plan,” Lawyer said.
The discussion after Lawyer’s presen-
tation was wide-ranging. Members of
the parks board are hoping to schedule
presentations with a variety of commu-
nity groups and businesses ranging from
churches and senior centers and residences
to youth groups and clubs like the Elks and
Lions. Copies of the survey are expected
to be included with utility bills and made
available on the city’s website.
As the meeting unfolded, there was
even discussion about whether to call it a
survey. The two-page inquiry asks residents
to prioritize specifi c elements of mainte-
nance and new amenities and then asks
what they would be willing to pay as a fee
attached to their utility bill.
Councilor Mark Caillier said the fi nal
form of the survey resembled “homework”
that might dissuade people from respond-
ing at fi rst sight.
“Survey is a misnomer and we’re setting
ourselves up for failure,” Caillier said.
Richard Walsh, a former city councilor
and current parks board member, said the
idea is to get people thinking about the
issue on a deeper level than just saying
marking “yes” or “no” in response to a fee.
“If they have the chance to see all the
work that has to be done, they might con-
sider supporting a fee,” Walsh said.
City councilors and parks board mem-
bers all agreed that a substantial compo-
nent of the path forward is educating resi-
dents on the need.
While the scope of the campaign to so-
licit input is still being formed, Clark said a
heavy emphasis should be placed on social
media. Dylan Juran, a member of the parks
board, suggested creating videos with nec-
essary background information and a call
to action (responding to the survey).
There are fi ve fee options: no fee, $2, $4,
$6, and $8 per month.
The fee options would create a dedicat-
ed parks fund for continued maintenance
and improvements. With a $2 fee, parks
would get an additional $343,000 per year.
At $8 per month, the fund would grow to
more than $1.3 million.
The city council could add the fee to
utility bills and it would not require a vote
by Keizer residents.
That upset resident Judy DeSpain who
attended the meeting.
“When you need more money, you
will add more money. This will become a
mechanism for getting money for what-
ever you want,” she said, and questioned
what other methods were considered.
The parks board also considered bond
measures or establishing a parks district to
oversee Keizer’s parks. However, the for-
mer is inherently unstable and the latter
would create additional costs.
City offi cials cannot raise property tax-
es to create the additional funding. Prop-
erty tax rates are locked in as the result
of ballot measures approved statewide in
the 1990s.
When asked whether the parks board
had an amount that they were recom-
mending, Walsh said that was putting the
cart before the horse.
“The parks board recommendation is
that we get this survey out, we’ll make our
recommendation based on the data we get
back,” Walsh said.
Clark said success would likely hinge
on clarity.
“The efforts like this one are success-
ful when there is great clarity about what
the money is buying. The clarity brings
credibility, accountability and trust going
forward,” she said.
The council may take action on the
next steps to put the survey in front of
residents by the end of the year.
First Citizen nominations sought
The Keizer Chamber of
Commerce is seeking nomina-
tions for its annual First Citizen
and Awards Banquet.
The annual event honors
Keizer’s fi rst citizen, merchant
of the year and an educator or
school volunteer with the Ser-
vice to Education Award.
Nomination forms are avail-
able at the Keizer Chamber
of Commerce offi ce, 6150
Ulali Drive N.E., or by email-
ing info@keizerchamber.com.
Nominations are due by Friday,
Dec. 2. The banquet is slated
Saturday, Jan. 21.
The First Citizen Award
is given to an individual who
has exemplifi ed the city motto
of “Pride, Spirit and Volun-
teerism” in their work, volun-
teering or activism.
The Merchant of the Year
Award is given to the individual
or business that did the most for
the Keizer business community
in the past year in regard to
developing the current future
workforce, promoting Keizer
and/or advocacy for business
and economic development.
The Service to Education
Award is given to someone
who has been actively involved
in and made outstanding con-
tributions to the youth of Keiz-
er. Nominees can serve, volun-
teer or dedicate time and talent.
local
weather
WMS food drive Saturday
The Whiteaker Middle
School leadership class, in
partnership with Dayspring
Fellowship, is hoping to pro-
vide 300 local families with a
Thanksgiving meal, and they
need Keizer’s help.
Students will seek to stuff a
Salem-Keizer School District
bus with food Saturday, Nov.
19, in the Safeway parking lot
at 4990 River Road N. Dona-
tions can be dropped off be-
tween 9 a.m. and 4 p.m.
Suggested items include:
turkey, stuffi ng, fresh potatoes,
canned cranberry sauce, gravy
mix, canned vegetables and
fruit, apple sauce, cereal, oat-
meal, juice, spaghetti, peanut
butter, canned tuna or chick-
en, canned or dry soup and
chili, macaroni and cheese,
shelf-stable milk, rolls and pies.
Get up and run on Thanksgiving
Keizer’s fi fth annual Turkey
Dash 5K is scheduled for 8
a.m. on Thanksgiving, Nov. 24.
The race will start and fi n-
ish at Lowe’s, 6225 Ulali Drive,
and go through Keizer Station
Village, then out and back in
the Gubser neighborhood.
Pre-registration at the
Keizer Chamber offi ce or on-
line at register.chronotrack.
com/r/18669 is $27 for adults
looking back
in the KT
5 YEARS AGO
Capitol Toyota
makes debut
Scott Casebeer with the help
of family members cut the
red ribbon to Capitol Toyota
at its new location on the
Capitol Auto Group campus
on the Salem Parkway between
Broadway Street and Cherry
Avenue.
10 YEARS AGO
Five boys arrested in
window bashings
Keizer police arrested fi ve
teens in connection with
a window smashing spree
in and around the Gubser
neighborhood. The boys were
riding in the same car and
using a number of items to
shatter at least 24 car windows.
20 YEARS AGO
Furnace gets blame in
house fi re
A faulty furnace may have
triggered a two alarm house fi re
at the rental home of the Jim
Buell family on Ventura Ave.
Foam was used to extinguish
the fi re in the garage. Two
children escaped unharmed and
one fi refi ghter suffered minor
injuries. The Buell family had
renters insurance and staying
in a motel while seeking a new
place to live. Keizer fi re marshal
said the fi re apparently started
in the natural gas furnace.
and $15 for those 11-and-un-
der. Day-of-race registration,
which begins at 7 a.m., is $37
for adults and $20 for youth.
Registration includes a
sport tech shirt for adults
and cotton t-shirts for youth.
Finishers will receive a mug.
Packet pick-up is Wednesday,
Nov. 23 from 12-6 p.m. at the
Keizer Chamber Offi ce, 6150
Ulali Dr. NE.
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