SINCE 1979 • VOLUME 38, NO. 35
SECTION A
JUNE 2, 2017
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School board delays bond decision
By HERB SWETT
For the Keizertimes
No decision on a proposed
$766
million
general
obligation bond measure was
reached Tuesday, May 30, at a
special meeting of the Salem-
Keizer School Board.
Of greatest concern to
board members is the timing
of an election, whether to have
it on the November ballot or
the May 2018 ballot. Another
concern is the reaction of
voters to such a measure soon
after approval of a bond for
new Salem police facilities.
The
proposed
bond
measure would add space at
22 elementary schools, 10
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middle schools, and six high
schools. It would build a new
Auburn Elementary School,
improve science laboratories
at the middle and high
schools, improve vocational
and technical programs at high
schools, upgrade technology,
make seismic improvements,
and make safety and security
improvements districtwide.
District staffers do not
consider the present Auburn
property large enough for
current or expected future
student enrollment.
At the estimated $766
million, it would increase
existing property tax rates by
an average of $3 per $1,000
assessed value per year over
the life of the bond. This
would mean $600 per year for
the owner of a home assessed
at $200,000.
Most school directors have
been inclined to favor a May
vote to allow more time to
consider possible reductions
in the bond proposal. Michael
Wolfe, chief operating offi cer
of the district, reported at a
board work session May 24
the recommendations of a
task force that he said could
reduce the bond proposal to
$656 million.
Director
Jim
Green,
however, said Tuesday that
because of uncertainties about
Sugar high
property assessments in May,
he thought a November vote
would be preferable.
Melissa Martin, representing
The Nelson Report, and
Jeanne Magner, representing
C&M
Communications,
had reported at the May 24
work session that the results
of a telephone survey of 342
district voters from April 10
through April 18 showed
a good chance that a $766
million bond measure would
pass.
Of those contacted, they
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family in south Keizer, started Capps said. “I sat down with
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The first rule of Write Club:
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FEEL GOOD
STORY
Saluting the people that make
us proud of our community
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The Lavt of the Pendiev by Hanna Lawvon.
By DEREK WILEY
Of the Keizertimes
McNary freshman Anne
Farris began writing poetry in
the third grade but it wasn't until
she picked up a copy of The Last
of the Pendies and began fl ipping
through its pages that she could
see and feel her published work.
“It's really cool to have
something in a published work,”
Farris said. “I've been hoping
to have something like this
but I was never able to get this
opportunity until now.”
Farris is one of 18 authors
in The Last of the Pendies—the
McNary Write Club's sixth
book, released on Thursday,
May 25.
Farris has three poems in
the anthology. Her favorite is
Mirrors of Time, which follows
a person through the different
stages of life as they look at their
refl ection in a mirror.
Farris likes the freedom of
poetry.
“You can do it however way
you want it,” Farris said. “The
lines sort of fl ow. You can fi nd
a rhythm or you can just create
it to fi t your personality to fi t
your character. You defi nitely
have a lot more expression in
poems. It's sort of an outlet.”
McNary sophomore Hanna
Lawson designed the cover of
the anthology, which features
a purple book-shaped creature
with a green eye sitting on a
cliff.
Lawson worked on the cover
on and off over three days.
“I was really excited to see
how it would look on the book.
It came out way better than I
thought it was,” Lawson said.
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“It's really satisfying to hear
everyone say 'it's really cute' or
'it's really good.'”
Lawson also wrote a short
story titled Morals, about a
former scientist turned assassin,
who is dealing with the morality
of his new job.
Lawson said she is currently
working on nine other stories.
“Ever since I was in the fi fth
grade I knew I really wanted to
write books,” Lawson said. “I
love writing stories and having
actual published work is really,
really satisfying. The satisfaction
of having a physical copy, not a
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