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JUNE 23, 2017, KEIZERTIMES, PAGE A9 that needs to get done. The immediate priority is Sunset Park along the Willamette continued from Page A1 River. “We've got to do some pruning, brush removal and to be almost entirely rebuilt there is a cottonwood that is by the time we repair them,” going to have to come down he said. The vast majority of the before it becomes a danger,” refreshed parks budget is Johnson said. Summer months are already spoken for. The only major project Johnson is actually some of the most even planning right now is a hazardous for trees that are repair effort at Carlson Skate on the bubble. After taking Park behind the Keizer Civic on additional water to feed branches and leaves, a summer Center. The Keizer Parks and wind storm can make them Recreation Advisory Board easier to topple. Johnson said the agreed to c o t t o n wo o d suspend a in question matching is already grant program beginning to to help free drop branches, up $27,000 to which is a bad repair large and sign. growing cracks O t h e r throughout major projects the park's are going to surface. “It isn't a — Robert Johnson have to wait lot of money, Keizer Parks yet again. After fi xing Carlson, but enough to Supervisor Johnson wants keep it open to replace and operating the play structure and widen and safe. It's not a remodel or taking care of design fl aws,” paths at Meadows Park. Once that is done, a sports court Johnson said. He hopes to start as soon at Bob Newton Park needs as possible, but even fi nding resurfacing before it reaches someone willing to do just the point of no return. “All the resources are the specialized repair work is going into the skate park and diffi cult. everything else gets pushed “I've talked to a lot of people with different ideas out at least another year,” and big costs, but my only Johnson said. The Keizer City Council focus is safety, safety, safety,” is expected to host a public he said. Even now, Johnson is hearing on a potential fee to waiting on next year's funding create a dedicated parks fund to catch up on tree work at its July 16 meeting. KFD budget grows by 12.2 percent PARKS, District to add three employees By DEREK WILEY Of the Keizertimes The Keizer Fire District Board of Directors unanimously approved to adopt its 2017-18 budget on Tuesday, June 20. The budget calls for a 12.2 percent increase of $764,113. Most of the expansion, $695,388, comes in personnel services, which includes three new positions (fi refi ghter/paramedic, information technology analyst and volunteer coordinator), as well as PERS and union costs. The district has applied for a SAFER Grant for the volunteer coordinator position to help with recruitment and retention of volunteer fi refi ghters. Revenue is also up, a projected $367,354 from the previous year. With $3.2 million in net working capital, more than $4.2 million in taxes, and $1.3 million in ambulance revenue, KFD has $9,293,830 in total resources. According to the Marion County Assessor’s offi ce, KFD will not receive most of the revenue from new construction projects, like Bonaventure, until future years as construction projects are added to the property tax rolls. KFD’s budget has three funds—the general fund, which consists of the four organizational units (administration, fi re, EMS and training), and the capital projects and bond funds. The general fund budget of $6,995,355 provides funding for 35.5 full time career staff, up from 32.5, and approximately 20 volunteers. It also includes materials and services as well as reserve/contingency. The budget sets aside the usual $150,000 for contingency as well as an additional $25,000 each for fi re and EMS to begin building a reserve for future PERS expenses. KFD responded to 4,685 service calls in 2016 compared to 4,512 in 2015, a 3.9 percent increase. So far this year, call volume has dramatically increased, running 1,756 calls as of May 4 compared to 1,485 for the same period last year, which is an increase of 18.2 percent. Keizer Fire Chief Jeff Cowan said the budget provides the community with another year of programs and services at improved staffi ng levels and the ability to meet the district’s goal of arriving at an emergency within six minutes or less 90 percent of the time. Throughout 2016, KFD met that goal 93.6 percent of the time. 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Really excited about having him on board.” McNary will have two new assistant principals next school year as Rhonda Rhodes is leaving to become the Career and Technical Education Center principal. Susanne Stefani is moving over to the curriculum assistant principal position formerly held by Rhodes while Christian Chapman in transferring over from instructional services to take on Stefani's old responsibilities— supervising special education, health, summer school as well as working to close the access gap for advanced placement classes. McNary will also have a new advisory period in 2017- 18. Every student will meet for around 40 minutes once a week with the same teacher all four years. “We do a great job of teaching our kids reading, writing and listening skills in a variety of different areas, science, social studies, whatever,” Jespersen said. “What we want to do an even better job of though is developing personal Comcast Hi-Speed Internet -$39.99/mo (for 12 mos.) 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Jespersen, band director Jennifer Bell, choir director Joshua Rist and orchestra director Sean Williams interviewed seven people for the position. “He (Cavanaugh) was highly recommended by his principal Molly Ouche, who I've known for a while, just highly relational with kids and the faculty,” Jespersen said. “I really feel, as everyone did, it was an unanimous selection to pick him, we just really felt like he's going to be able to take us to the next level. We're really excited. Theatre is a big deal in our school and our community. That will continue.” Due to budget cuts, McNary lost two full-time equivalent positions. No one lost their job but two teachers were transferred within the Salem-Keizer School District. “It's not like it was in 2008- 09 when people were actually losing their jobs,” Jespersen said. “As people retire or move on, that's where the spots are fi lled. We are down two teachers. Our class sizes will go up a little bit next year.”