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JUNE 16, 2017, KEIZERTIMES, PAdE A11 TOBACCO, continued from Page A1 The latest trend the pair is trying to catch up to is vaping. “The idea that vaping is a better choice than using to- bacco in another form is just erroneous. Taking superheated liquid into your lungs is not healthy,” Bouska said. Vaping pens can also be used to smoke cannabis oil without the distinct associated odor. Suneson said the general sci- entifi c consensus is that vaping is not the effective quitting tool it is sometime sold as. “More often people start vaping and continue using tra- ditional tobacco. The amount of nicotine in vaping liquid is also anybody’s guess,” Suneson said. Also, because a single vaping tank can last for hours, it’s likely that vapers are ingesting more nicotine than they would oth- FEE, continued from Page A1 uniforms and patrol cars or even expanding outreach programs like KPD’s annual BLAST Camp, which fi lled up in just two days last month. KPD currently has 37 of- fi cers, four fewer than it did a decade ago, and the population has only grown since that time. The most cost-effective way to collect the fee would be to add it as a line item to exist- ing utility bills. That method erwise because they no longer reach the natural end of a ciga- rette, she added. Currently, Oregon does not require a license to sell tobacco products – even though one is required for selling Christmas trees and owning a dog – but that is the part Marion County health would like to change. Proposed legislation at the state level often gets hung up in the process, so MCHD is advocat- ing for local jurisdictions to take up the issue. It would start by establish- ing a citywide tobacco retailer licensing program and that would allow enforcement of associated rules, which could range from regular audits of the kind OHA performs to even increasing the purchasing age to 21. Suneson said roughly 90 percent of underage tobacco users are supplied by those age 18 to 21. While middle school and high school students learn how to avoid things like peer pres- sure and deconstruct advertis- ing campaigns, which are es- sential skills, more could be done to protect youth from the dangers of tobacco use, Bouska said. “We have the tendency to put the onus of refusal on the youth, and their frontal lobe that includes reasoning and logic are still developing until the age of 25,” she said. “The economy is important, but at what health cost? And what could the (policy) umbrella do for our youth?” Suneson suggested put- ting yourself in the shoes of a 15-year-old with all the power of Google in your pocket. “If you’re 15 and do a quick Google search on vaping you will fi nd arguments on both sides,” Suneson said. Choosing which to believe, at a young age, is likely a bet- ter refl ection of desire than in- formed decision-making, she said. has taken fi re when it came to establishing a fee for parks, but it wasn’t even broached during the meeting Monday. Resident Rhonda Rich told the council it would be “wise” to put the fee before voters in the form of a ballot measure, but the city would have to wait until May 2018 to do so with- out additional cost. That didn’t sit well with Mayor Cathy Clark. “I appreciate the concerns about fi nances and the ability (for households) to absorb the increase in cost. I also appreci- ate the voice of an election. The reason, at this point, I feel we need to move forward with the audience is timing. For me, this has waited too long,” Clark said. Without addressing the spe- cifi cs of a vote, a timeframe for the fee to begin being col- lected, or the methodology by which it will be collected, all the other counselors chimed in with support. The ordinance the council directed city staff to draft will include opportunities to raise the fee for infl ation-related reasons. Ask Mr. Trash ©1986 Q. Can I put plastic bags into the big blue recycle cart? A. Sorry, plastic bags cannot go into the blue cart because they get tangled in the sorting equipment and cause major delays. TRY THESE HELPFUL IDEAS INSTEAD: • Use them to tie-off odorous garbage before tossing into garbage cart • Re-use them or, if possible, recycle them at the store that you got them from. • Call the RECYCLE HOTLINE (503) 390-4000 for other possible recycling locations. • Ask your store to bag your purchases in paper instead. Oregon law gives you the choice! SUPPORT: ‘They need to feel safe and secure’ (Continued from Page A1) “In 2008, we had 41 offi cers and Chief (John) Teague left for a position in Dallas and that was frozen. Then the positions of the next three offi cers who left were frozen. Failing to adequately fund police puts citizens and police offi cers at higher risk,” Adams said. Adams’ point about offi cer safety was picked up by Garry Whalen, a former city councilor and longtime volunteer on city committees. “They need to feel safe and secure to per- form their sometime dangerous duties,” Wha- len said. Whalen also suggested a 90-day lead time between the approval of the fee and the begin- ning of collection so that residents can adjust their budgets accordingly, especially given that landlords will likely pass along the costs to ten- ants. Ken Gierloff spoke as president of the Southeast Keizer Neighborhood Association and said the group supports both a police and parks fee, but police should take precedence. “Chief Teague has done a wonderful job of stretching resources, but I think we’ve reached the tensile strength of that line,” Gierloff said. Echoes of Gierloff ’s testimony could be SCHOLARS, continued from Page 9 Promise; Benjamin Rodriguez: Oregon Promise; Alexzandrea Rodriguez: Oregon Promise; Abigail Rodriguez: Soccer Scholarship; Marissa Rogers: Oregon Promise; Kailey Rondo: Oregon Promise; William Ross: Oregon Promise; Jasmine Ruiz: Oregon Promise; Elizabeth Russell: Chemeketa Scholar, Elks Most Valuable Student Scholarship, Keizer Rotary Pat Valentino Outstanding Female Student, Keizer’s Distinguished Young Woman Award, Keizer’s Distinguished Young Woman Self-Expression Award, Marion found in that of Mark Caillier, a former city councilor and veteran of the Salem Police De- partment. “I have never seen an agency do more with less and we are approaching the point of doing less with less,” Caillier said. After resident Rhonda Rich advocated for putting the fee on the ballot and letting voters decide, another resident, Matt Lawyer, put the ball back in the court of the council. “You are the elected body and you have the ability to make these choices. I respect the need to have that voice but it’s why you all are here,” Lawyer said. The city council has the ability to impose a fee without a vote. After declining to speak on the issue earlier in the meeting, Rep. Bill Post opted to chime in as public testimony wrapped up, but said he was speaking solely in his capacity as a resident of Keizer. “I want to acknowledge what Chief Teague said earlier, that there is nothing more noble a cop can do than prevent crime. For that alone, I am in favor of this. Nobody on this earth is more anti-tax than Bill Post, but I support this,” he said. 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