JULY 28, 2017, KEIZERTIMES, PAGE A13
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BOND: 7 of 10 Keizer
schools would be affected
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thousand of assessed value.
The average price of recently-sold homes in
Keizer is about $275,000. At the highest rate,
the bond would increase taxes by about $380
per year for the one of those homes.
The fi nal LRFP includes $443.5 million for
capacity and core infrastructure improvements,
$66 million for seismic preparation, $33 mil-
lion for safety and security,
$73.5 million for non-
routine maintenance, $9.5
million for technology, and
$3.7 million for Americans
with Disabilities Act com-
pliance.
While McKay High
School and its feeder
schools are projected to
need the largest increase in
capacity during the next 20
years, the McNary area schools are in the top
three. At the Keizer elementary level, schools
will need to accommodate 140 more stu-
dents during that time. Claggett Creek Middle
School is projected to need space for about 100
more students while Whiteaker Middle School
is suffi cient for the expected ebb and fl ow of
students to the area. McNary High School is
already 10 percent over capacity – even with
portable classrooms – and the student body is
expected to surge by as many as 200 students
around 2025.
The fi nal recommendation includes site-
specifi c upgrades for several Keizer schools:
• Cummings Elementary School would get
a renovation to its cafeteria and a renovation/
remodel of the main offi ce to improve security.
• Gubser Elementary School would have its
gym renovated; a cafeteria added; and get three
additional classrooms.
• Keizer Elementary School would get a
gym renovation; a cafeteria added; its library
renovated; and four additional classrooms.
• Kennedy Elementary School would get a
cafeteria renovation and four additional class-
rooms.
• Claggett Creek would
receive renovations or ad-
ditions to its cafeteria and
library and two additional
science classrooms.
• Whiteaker would get
an additional science class-
room as well as a renova-
tion/remodel of the main
offi ce to improve security.
• McNary would be
part of a program to increase capacity at most
district high schools to 2,200 students. The
current capacity with portable classrooms is
about 1,850. Changes would include the addi-
tion of 18 new teaching stations – 14 general
classrooms, one science lab, one STEM (sci-
ence, technology, engineering math) room and
two career-technical education rooms.
The exact look of the renovations is yet to
be determined, but Mike Wolfe, the district’s
chief operations offi cer, said committees would
be established at each school to hammer out
the details.
McNary is one of the more land-locked
schools in the district which would likely mean
purchasing additional land for expansion.
Changes include
everything from
increasing capacity
to security-minded
remodels.
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15. ABOVE: Visitors and show judges appraise the cars on display.
Volunteers
sought
The City of Keizer is look-
ing for volunteers to serve on
committees.
Openings include the Keiz-
er Planning Commission, the
Mid-Willamette Valley Com-
munity Development Partner-
ship, and youth/page liaison
opportunities.
Pick up an application at
Keizer City Hall at 930 Che-
mawa Road NE, or access an
electronic version at the www.
keizer.org, Applications are due
Wednesday, Aug. 9.
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GOVERNMENT
The Keizer Parks and Recreation Advisory Board met most
recently on July 11, here’s what was discussed:
• The board decided to table a grant application that could
pay for fi tness trail equipment in Keizer Rapids Park. Board
members hoped to apply for the Healthy Eating Active Living
(HEAL) grant this year, but opted to wait until 2018 after
discovering a 50 percent match requirement.
“What it boils down to is that we are under a pretty big
time crunch and we will be more prepared to be successful
(next year),” said board member Matt Lawyer.
• The board opted to continue a discussion on naming the
sand volleyball courts and planned picnic shelter in Keizer
Rapids Park after Hans Schneider and his family, who have
made substantial donations of money and effort to install the
amenities. There was also some limited discussion regarding
inclusion of “court rules” in addition to the dedication sign.
Keizer Public Works Director Bill Lawyer encouraged the
board to take the time to “get it right.”
• The Keizer Parks Foundation recently updated its website,
www.keizerparksfoundation.org, to include donation pages
for every park in Keizer. Residents wanting to donate
specifi cally to their neighborhood park can visit the site, click
on the “Keizer Parks” tab at the top and select their local park
from the list. Donations can be accepted in any amount with
monthly giving options available.
• Resident Pat Fisher spoke to the board about potentially
removing an extruding chainlink fence in Wallace House
Park. The fence extends from a property line and interferes
with the a walking path to the extent that cyclists and those
in wheelchairs have diffi culty accessing it.
Bill Lawyer said he would have public works staff look into
the issue and that removing the fence was unlikely to cause
any problems.
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