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By ERIC A. HOWALD
Of the Keizertimes
The Keizer City Council unanimously
approved Safeway’s request to put in a fu-
eling center at their River Road North
location at its meeting Monday, July 17.
The decision is most noteworthy be-
cause the council permitted the grocer to
construct a small 450-square-foot conve-
nience store alongside the fueling center.
Both city staff and the Keizer Planning
Commission had opposed the inclusion
of the accessory structure.
The specifi c action the council took
was to modify an overlay zone that pre-
vents automotive-related businesses from
occupying an area around the intersec-
tion of Chemawa Road and River Road.
The zone predates even Keizer’s develop-
ment code and was put in place for rea-
sons ranging from safety to aesthetics. The
change approved allows gas stations as a
conditional use.
In the fi nal vote, Mayor Cathy Clark
walked back her original position on the
matter when she voted against even al-
lowing a conversation about the change
to happen. Clark had hoped to see more
mixed use spaces, e.g. offi ces and retail,
appear.
“I love the dream of more mixed
use, but the reality is the funding. One
thing that has not happened is a business
coming in and put down money to help
achieve that. This is a long-established
business in Keizer willing to invest and
add a service that is clearly in demand,”
Clark said.
The Month Ahead
Through Sunday, July 23
Bite and Brew of Salem at Riverfront Park. Music, carnival,
games all days. Admission prices range from $5 to $20 on
thebiteandbrew.com.
Salem Air Fair and Festival, Bush’s Pasture Park.
Admission is $5; free for 12 and younger. salemart.org.
Saturday, July 22
Saturday Night Dance & Potluck featuring music by
Jefferson Parks Band at Keizer/Salem Area Seniors, 930
Plymouth Drive NE from 7 p.m. to 10 p.m. Admission $5.
Fundraiser Dinner featuring entertainment by Sound
Waves a cappella Choir at Keizer/Salem Area Seniors, 930
Plymouth Drive NE from 12:30 p.m. to 4 p.m. $12 or $15
at the door.
Saturday, July 22 – Sunday, July 23
Canterbury Renaissance Faire, 6569 Valley View Road in
Silverton. Period demonstrations, sword fi ghting lessons
and much more. Tickets $11 to $14, weekend passes
available. canterburyfaire.com.
Monday, July 24
Keizer Festival Advisory Board meeting, 6 p.m. Keizer
Civic Center.
Tuesday, July 25
Free admission all day at Hallie Ford Museum of Art, 700
State Street. Hours are 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Wild Wild Rec at Bob Newton Park in the Gubser
neighborhood. Local residents will be present to talk about
bike safety. Includes a ride through the neighborhood. 10
a.m. to noon.
Wednesday, July 26
Keizer Community Dinner, St Edward Catholic Church
Parish Hall, 5303 River Road N. 5 to 7 p.m. Free, goodwill
donations gladly accepted.
Thursday, July 27
Keizer Points of Interest Committee meeting, 6 p.m. Keizer
Civic Center.
Rep. Bill Post and Sen. Kim Thatcher host a town hall at
the Keizer Fire Station, 661 Chemawa Road NE. 7:30 p.m.
Wild Wild Rec at Bob Newton Park in the Gubser
neighborhood. Local residents will be present to talk about
bike safety. Includes a ride through the neighborhood. 10
a.m. to noon.
Saturday, July 29
Free Community Shred Day, Oregon State Credit Union,
10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Bring sensitive paperwork (bills, bank
statements and old checks) for shredding. 4952 River
Road N.
Movies in the Park at Riverfront Park. The Sandlot, 1993,
PG, 101 minutes. No charge to attend. Donations are
suggested.
Monday, July 31 – Thursday, August 3
McNary Youth Soccer Camp, 6 to 7:30 p.m. The camp
is run by coaching staff from both the boys and girls
programs. Cost is $60 per participant and includes a
T-shirt. Register online at www.eventbrite.com/e/mcnary-
soccer-camp-2017-ages-5-18-tickets-35864286045. For
more information, contact McNary girls coach AJ Nash at
aj.nash@gmail.com or 503-559-9279.
Add your event by e-mailing news@keizertimes.com.
“This is a long-
established
business willing
to invest”
Police Keizer schools will get fi ber
seeking connectivity to internet
missing
woman
Through Saturday, July 22
Keizer Homegrown Theatre presents Romeo and Juliet
at its annual Shakespeare in the Park at Keizer Rotary
Amphitheatre at Kezier Rapids Park. All performances
at 6:30 p.m. No outside food or beverages allowed.
keizerhomegrowntheatre.org.
The decision also went against the store and a traditional convenience store
wishes of the Keizer Fire District whose of 3,000-4,000 square feet. This will car-
offi cials were unhappy that a traffi c study ry a small selection of drinks and other
submitted with the plan did not take into items, no beer or wine,” Paradise said.
Paradise also noted that one of the al-
account the location’s proximity to the
Keizer Fire Station and impacts on emer- ready-permitted uses for the space would
gency services. No one representing the be an actual convenience store.
“I also know that if I had to walk up to
fi re district spoke at the meeting, but Fire
a vault and push payment
Board President Joe
through a thick window,
Van Meter submit-
I would be concerned
ted a letter opposing
about safety in the area,”
the change. In an ef-
Paradise said. “That would
fort to allay some of
indicate potential crime
the district’s concerns,
problems.”
the zoning changes
The council also heard
approved include a
from some residents on
mandate that Safeway
the matter.
representatives work
— Mayor Cathy Clark
Hersch Sangster, chair
with fi re district offi -
of the Keizer Planning
cials to mitigate traffi c
Commission, said com-
problems.
“In particular, I know the amendment missioners had some disagreement on
calls out working with the KFD and we making the changes to allow the gas sta-
look forward to working on that,” said tion but had a united voice against allow-
Seth King, a land use attorney represent- ing the auxiliary sales building.
Mike DeBlasi, another member of the
ing Safeway at the meeting.
The fueling station is expected to gen- planning commission spoke as simply a
erate an additional 600 daily trips through resident, saying, “We need to think about
the area, but those numbers did not take the adaptability of the building. A gas sta-
into account the arrival of a second gro- tion can only ever be a gas station. If you
cery store, Waremart by Winco, sometime say yes you are saying no to good devel-
opment. A no vote puts Keizer on a path
in the near future.
Todd Paradise, a real estate manager for for fi nancial stability and a better quality
Safeway-Albertsons, the “c-store” associ- of life.”
Jerry McGee, who was on the council
ated with the fueling center, would not
be what most think of as the traditional when the original overlay zone was put
in place, encouraged the council to revisit
convenience store.
“We see a big difference between a c- the reasons for creating it.
Keizer
police
are
seeking information on the
whereabouts of a 26-year-
old Woodburn woman, and
mother of four children, last
seen at Tequila Nights Bar &
Grill in Keizer on Saturday,
July 15.
Cynthia Martinez-Perez
was last seen leaving the
south Keizer bar on the
3300 block of River Road
north.
Martinez-Perez
was celebrating her recent
birthday with friends that
night.
She is Hispanic, 5-foot-3-
inches tall, with long black
hair and multiple tattoos.
Two on her chest read
“Dominguez” and “Trust no
One.”
Police are looking for
Martinez-Perez and anyone
she might have associated
with at the bar the evening
of her disappearance. Anyone
with information about this
case is asked to call Keizer
police at 503-390-3713 and
reference case 17-2969.
By HERB SWETT
Of the Keizertimes
An agreement between the
Salem-Keizer School District
and the city of Keizer for dis-
trict use of city utilities was
ratifi ed at a Tuesday, July 11,
School Board meeting.
This will provide installa-
tion of the district-owned fi -
ber optic network at schools
and administrative buildings
throughout Keizer. The initial
term is for 10 years with two
fi ve-year extensions at a dis-
trict cost of $4,000 per year.
There was one dissenting
vote, from Jim Green, who
called the move “a shuffl ing
of tax dollars.” He noted that
he had voted against a simi-
looking
back in
the KT
5 YEARS AGO
Claggett teacher
calls it quits after 9K
students
Terry Shrout taught middle
school science for 35 years.
He had taught the equivalent
of nearly a third of the city’s
population, 9,300 students.
Shrout taught for 24 years at
Whiteaker Middle School. He
was asked by Claggett Creek
Middle School to help plan
a new science department 11
years ago. He became attached
to Claggett and ended up
transferring.
10 YEARS AGO
City employees go
all out in rescue
Keizer Public Works Field
Supervisor Matt Reyes and
his crew rescued an eight-
week old kitten from one of
the city’s storm drains. It took
them four hours to get the
little one out. Reyes and his
family took the small female
kitten in, and they named her,
perhaps appropriately, Piper.
15 YEARS AGO
Get set for a party
in the park
It’s Keizer’s 20th anniversary.
Festivities took place in
Chalmers Jones Park to celebrate
the city’s incorporation 20
years ago. There was also a
time capsule buried in the park
marked by a plaque.
lar agreement with the city of
Salem.
Paul Kyllo, recently re-
elected to the board, and
new directors Jesse Lippold,
Sheronne Blasi, and Kathy
Goss, were sworn in. Kyllo,
who started the meeting as
vice chair but presided be-
cause Chair Nancy MacMor-
ris-Adix did not seek re-elec-
tion, was elected chair. Chuck
Lee was elected vice chair.
The board then reap-
pointed the Salem law fi rm of
Garrett Hemann Robertson
as legal counsel and Paul Da-
kopolos as its representative at
board meetings. Kyllo cast the
one dissenting vote and said
that, although he had a high
regard for the fi rm and its as-
sociation with the district, the
district should have advertised
for bids.
“We’re not doing the com-
munity a service by not look-
ing into possibilities,” he said.
In other business, the board
approved three grants total-
ing $79,000, and held a fi rst
reading of a staff-proposed
developmental learning and
life skills curriculum. It would
provide separate educational
materials for students who
have special needs.
Personnel actions approved
by the board included the fol-
lowing in the McNary High
School attendance area;
• A less than half-time con-
tract for Irina Bakun at Mc-
Nary.
• A temporary part-time
contract for Kathleen Jensen
at Whiteaker Middle School.
• Temporary full-time con-
tracts for Imelda Cortes at
Weddle Elementary School,
Erin Crauder at Claggett
Creek Middle School, Eliza-
beth Kerr at Gubser Elemen-
tary School, and Manuel Ruiz
at Weddle.
• First-year probation full-
time contracts for Warren
Fukuji at Keizer Elemen-
tary School, Ryan Murphy
at Keizer as well as Washing-
ton Elementary School, and
Shawna Smith at Keizer.
• A second-year probation
part-time contract for Stepha-
nie Meeks at Gubser.
• A second-year probation
full-time contract for Cam-
bria Sutter at Forest Ridge
Elementary School.
• Resignations of Tami
Badinger at Whiteaker and
Elizabeth Peters at Weddle.
• Retirements of Rich-
ard Mann and Sally Mann
at Whiteaker and Michelle
Rinehart at Claggett Creek.
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