SINCE 1979 • VOLUME 38, NO. 19
SECTION A
FEBRUARY 10, 2017
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Code change could lead
to Safeway gas station
At the time, there was already a
By ERIC A. HOWALD
gas station on the southwest cor-
Of the Keizertimes
The Keizer City Council cleared ner of the intersection (where
the fi rst hurdle that may make way the focal point is now), and
for a gas station in front of the Keiz- the then-councilors hoped to
er Safeway location on River Road prevent another from crop-
ping up before discussions
North.
In a 5-1 vote, the council approved could be had about what city
a text amendment which removes an leaders wanted the intersec-
tion to look like,
overlay zone pro-
said Nate Brown,
hibiting gas stations,
Keizer’s commu-
in an area about a “The Renaissanwe
nity development
bl o c k - a n d - a - h a l f
vision hasn't
director.
in every direction,
“There is a lot of
around the River
progressed.
specifi c criteria that
Road North and
I don't see
has been developed
Chemawa
Road
and we’re in a
intersection. Coun-
interest in that
different place. It
cilor Kim Freeman
and I would hate would be a healthy
was absent.
While any ap-
to limit a business discussion to have
about what we want
proval for a gas sta-
that is looking
it to be now,” Brown
tion remains far off,
said.
the removal of the
to expand.”
The request to
overlay zone will
allow the city to
— Amy Ryan, remove the over-
lay zone included a
proceed with talks
Keizer City Counwilor
proposal by Safeway.
about adding a Safe-
The proposal offers
way gas station.
The zone predates Keizer’s build- two sites for potential placements of
ing codes and was approved in 1996 the eight-pump gas station, either
by city councilors who were con- along the north side of the parking
cerned about “safety and aesthet- lot close to Chemawa Road North-
ics” in the main corridor of Keizer’s east or in the southwest corner be-
hind Oregon State Credit Union.
downtown.
The proposal also includes a traffi c
study, but the numbers were from an
An unpaved portion of the Safeway
older traffi c report, a newer one was
parking lot is one potential lowation
conducted in 2016.
for a proposed gas station.
A report from Brown states, “The
KEIZERTIMES/Eriw A. Howald
McNary
dominates
W. Albany
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Please see SAFEWAY, Page A7
Armed man
subdued
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Duo proposes
municipal
internet service
By ERIC A. HOWALD
Of the Keizertimes
A pair of Keizer residents
met with some resistance to
the idea of creating internet
service as a public utility at the
Keizer City Council meeting
Monday, Feb. 6.
Keizer residents Dylan
Juran and Daniel Miedema
spoke to the council about
what other cities have done
and what they see as the rea-
sons for pursuing the idea.
“There are some changes
that have been happening
where the big carriers are
imposing data caps. Another
thing we are concerned about
is the end of net neutrality,”
Juran said.
With data caps, users are
charged additional fees for go-
ing over an allowed amount.
Net neutrality refers to pre-
venting internet service pro-
viders from charging more
for allowing certain content
to fl ow across their systems,
charges which would likely
end up costing users who
want to access the content.
Users might also incur addi-
tional charges for accessing the
internet from different types
of devices. Net neutrality is
currently mandated as part of
a 2015 U.S. Court of Appeals
decision, but there is increased
concern that it might be over-
turned under pressure from
the new presidential adminis-
tration.
“One of the largest solu-
tions is municipal internet,
which is communities com-
ing together to build a fi ber
or wireless internet networks,”
Juran said.
While the cost would be
substantial, Juran said it was an
investment in Keizer.
“It might be a way to get
away from a service provider
you may want to get away
from. And businesses might
consider Keizer as a place they
want to build because it offers
services like this,” Juran said.
Juran noted that Indepen-
dence and Monmouth com-
bined forces to install their
own network and Mt. Vernon,
Wash., a city similar in size and
population to Keizer, has also
Please see INTERNET, Page A7
Keizer
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Uptown Musiw wins national award
By ERIC A. HOWALD
Of the Keizertimes
There are certain things
Paul Elliott, the owner of
Keizer’s Uptown Music, can
teach a new employee, like
how to answer the phone
and take good care of a cus-
tomer.
But, whenever he hires a
new employee for the store at
3827 River Road N., Elliott
is looking for the thing he
The store was selected out
can’t teach: a servant’s heart.
“Having that servant’s of thousands nationwide, El-
heart will make them take liott said.
“Sometimes
customers
the extra step – because they
want to do it, not because we call our vendors and manu-
facturers directly and those
told them to,” said Elliott.
The approach is working businesses ask who sold them
according to colleagues in the the equipment, apparently
music retail industry. In Janu- we got a lot of good feedback
ary, the store was awarded the and it was the manufacturers
Music and Sound Retailer that nominated us,” Elliott
Award for best customer ser- said.
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KPD cracks down
on home squatters
SISTERS OWE $72,000 IN FINES
By ERIC A. HOWALD
Of the Keizertimes
This week, the front door
to home at 1689 14th Street
N.E. is boarded up. Orange
fl iers are posted all over the
house to notify would-be oc-
cupants that it has become
unsafe. “No trespassing” are in
windows.
A little over a week ago,
that wasn’t the case.
On Wednesday, Feb. 1,
Please see SQUAT, Page A9
Celt
thespians,
artists shine
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Poliwe rousted squatters from this 14th Street home last week.
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