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PAGE A6, KEIZERTIMES, MARCH 3, 2017 HEAL: Grant program could help unlock SDCs (Continued from Page A1) “I’m worried about some- one coming from outside of Keizer wanting to get some- thing here that isn’t along our lines or tastes,” Anderson said. He suggested HEAL might be a more for communities like Portland and Vancouver, Wash. The portions of the HEAL documentation prompting Anderson’s questions were more along the lines of ex- amples of what other cities had done than a recipe Keizer would have to follow. “For that reason, I’m just not ready to vote on this at this time,” Anderson. Councilor Roland Herrera said that many of the policies HEAL suggests had already been enacted in the city. Councilor Amy Ryan add- ed that it simply looked like a tool to support parks and recreation. Councilor Marlene Par- sons sided with Anderson and the HEAL proposal was sent back to the parks board at its obituaries in public policy. In particular, Mayor Cathy Clark took issue with a para- graph in the proclamation stating that healthy eating and active living options are “within reach of the people who live, work, go to school, play, or worship in the city.” “This is a separation (of state and religion) issue in my mind,” Clark said. “Why single out faith-based organi- zations? We cannot direct our places of worship regarding how they promote healthy activities.” After several minutes of discussion between Clark and Ryan, City Manager Chris Eppley stepped into the fray. “I think this is a lot more generic than we are giving it credit for. It’s everyone, it’s throwing the broad net and saying (HEAL) programs should benefi t all people,” Eppley said. Not long after, the city council fi nally approved a motion declaring Keizer a HEAL city. February meeting, with a re- quest for clarifi cation on its thinking and an explanation of obligations and costs. After some reworking of the message they wanted to send forward to the council, Parks board member Joe Til- man spoke to councilors at the Feb. 21 meeting of the city council. Councilors learned that the city might be able to use system development charges (SDCs) – which are collected from residential developers for the improvement of pub- lic spaces like parks – could be used to match grant funds from HEAL. That might be- come key for Keizer as a HEAL City. Currently, Keizer has nearly $900,000 in col- lected SDC funds, but no way to use them without match- ing money from somewhere else. However, most of the questions from the previous council meeting fell to the wayside of a new discussion: the role of religious worship Martin L. Matiskainen Betty Corey 1949 – 2017 June 4, 1925 – December 31, 2016 Martin Leonard Matis- he became an esquire, chap- kainen passed away on Feb. lain, and inner guard. He was 18, 2017, because of a heart also involved in the McNary High School Band Boost- attack. He was 67 years old. He is survived by his wife ers while his children and grandson were in the Jill, daughter Nicole, program. sons Cory and Daniel, He ran for Keizer and his grandson Wil- City Council in 2008. liam. Aside from his im- After graduating mediate family, Matis- with a bachelor’s de- kainen was infl uential gree in architecture in many other peoples’ from Montana State University, he moved M. Matiskainen lives. Family came fi rst to Keizer for job op- portunities in nearby Salem. with him and everything He held many jobs in archi- else was just a benefi t of liv- tecture all throughout Salem, ing. Whenever he was out Keizer, and even Woodburn. and about and people asked Through his work, he how he was doing he would joined the local Keizer Ro- always respond, “I’m super tary Club where he wrote fi ne, and yourself?” Then he the Rotary newsletter for would say, “Leastwise if I was the Keizer chapter for many having a bad day I would years. He eventually retired always be okie dokie.” He from the Rotary program made people happy where after he retired from writ- ever he went, and will be ing the newsletter. He retired missed by all. A Celebration of Life will from his career in 2016 at the be held at the Keizer Elks age of 65. Matiskainen joined the Lodge on Sunday, March 5 Keizer Elks Lodge where at 2 p.m. A celebration of life for Betty Corey will be held March 11, 2017, at John Knox Presbyterian Church 452 Cummings Lane N, Keizer OR at 2 p.m. Betty, a long time Keizer resident, passed away on Dec. 31, 2016. 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