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Today in History
President Abraham Lincoln issues a preliminary Emancipa-
tion Proclamation, which sets a date for the freedom of more
than 3 million black slaves in the United States and recasts
the Civil War as a fi ght against slavery. Lincoln maintained
that the war was about restoring the Union and not about
slavery. He avoided issuing an anti-slavery proclamation im-
mediately, despite the urgings of abolitionists and radical
Republicans, as well as his personal belief that slavery was
morally repugnant.
— September 22, 1862
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“America will never be destroyed from the outside. If we
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The Month Ahead
RESERVE NOW
Union Gospel Mission of Salem presents Harvest Dessert
on Friday, Oct. 13, Keizer Civic Center. To reserve space,
or sponsor a table, call Hannah Berry at 503-967-6388 or
email hberry@ugmsalem.org.
Friday, September 22
Jay Owenhouse: The Authentic Illusionist at Elsinore
Theatre. 7:30 p.m. Reserve tickets $27 and $38.
elsinoretheatre.com.
Saturday, September 23
Potluck dinner and dancing to music of Charles and the
Angels, 7-10 p.m., Admission is $5. Keizer/Salem Area
Seniors, corner of Cherry Ave. N.E. and Plymouth Dr. NE.
Sunday, September 24
Fundraiser, Fall Magic Party featuring dinner, magic and
music by Jeff of Jefferson Parks. Tickets are $12 in advance,
$15 at the door. Keizer/Salem Area Seniors, corner of
Cherry Ave. N.E. and Plymouth Dr. NE.
ServeFest2017: Free community event offering free haircuts
for children, school supplies, family photos, clothing,
games and more, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. 930 Chemawa Road NE.
Riders in the Sky. American western & comedy quartet at
the Elsinore Theatre. Tickets, $20-$39. elsinoretheatre.
com.
Tuesday, September 26
Keizer Public Arts Commission meeting, 6 p.m. Keizer Civic
Center, 930 Chemawa Road N.E.
Free admission all day at Hallie Ford Museum of Art, 700
State Street. Hours are 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Wednesday, September 27
Keizer Community Dinner hosted by St. Edward Catholic
Church; Enjoy a free meal with others from the Keizer
community, hosted by local community groups and held
in the St. Edward Catholic Church Parish Hall, 5 p.m. to 7
p.m., 5303 River Road N.
Thursday, September 28
By ERIC A. HOWALD
Of the Keizertimes
A man accused of murder
in Texas, who fl ed the state af-
ter being released on bond last
year, was arrested in Keizer
Tuesday, Sept. 12.
U.S. Marshals arrested Jon-
athon Green in the 600 block
of Greenwood Drive North-
east without incident as he left
the residence.
Deputy U.S. Marshal Eric
Wahlstrom said he did not
know why he was staying
here, but investigations led
marshals to believe he’d ended
up in the Salem-Keizer area.
Wahlstom said the Pacifi c
By ERIC A. HOWALD
Of the Keizertimes
New information and ad-
ditional public testimony have
the Keizer City Council re-
thinking its stance on plans
to enact a fee to create public
amenities in association with
new commercial development
projects.
At a council meeting Mon-
day, Sept. 12, councilors were
preparing to act on amend-
ments to the city development
code that included require-
ments that: 1) any development
or interior remodel worth
more than $100,000 would re-
quire bringing landscaping up
to code and 2) that any new
development or remodel of a
business of any amount would
dedicate one percent of the
total cost to creation of public
amenities either on the site of
the business or by paying the 1
percent into a fund for public
art. (Editor’s note: Due to a report-
er error, Keizertimes previously re-
ported that the 1 percent fee would
only kick in for projects worth more
than $100,000. We apologize for
KCL Book
Sale Oct. 6
The Keizer Community
Library Annual Fall Book
Sale is back. The annual sale
to benefi t the Keizer Com-
munity Library will be held
in an event room at the Keizer
Community Center on Friday,
Oct. 6 from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.
and Saturday Oct. 7 from 9
a.m. to 5 p.m. Proceeds from
this sale play an important part
in keeping the Keizer Com-
munity Library’s volunteer-
run doors open 7 days a week.
There will be thousands of
items to choose from; paper-
back books are only 50 cents
and hardcovers just a dollar.
Some VHS tapes, DVDs, and
puzzles will also be sold for
the same low price.
Keizer Points of Interest Committee meeting, 6 p.m. Keizer
Civic Center, 930 Chemawa Road N.E.
3893 COMMERCIAL ST SE
An Inspector Calls, a classic 20th century crime drama, is
presented by Willamette University’s Theatre Department.
Visit wutheatre.com for information. For tickets log onto
thtr-tix@willamette.edu.
Friday, September 29 – Saturday, October 21
Pentacle Theatre presents Almost, Maine, located at 324
52nd Avenue NW. Visit pentacletheatre.org or call 503-
400-6582 for tickets.
Friday, September 30
Potluck dinner and dancing to music of The Country Gents,
7-10 p.m., Admission is $5. Keizer/Salem Area Seniors,
corner of Cherry Ave. N.E. and Plymouth Drive NE.
A Superhero Celebration. Games, prizes, and activities for
families and kids of all ages. Free hot dogs and lemonade,
11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Claggett Creek Park, 1400 block Dearborn
Avenue NE.
Kroc Family Fair; The Salvation Army Kroc Center’s
Birthday celebration from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Swimming,
rock wall climbing, facepainting, food and more. The FISH
Radio will attend doing a live remote. A good opportunity
for visitors and vendors alike. Admission is free, Kroc
Center 1865 Bill Frey Drive NE., Salem OR.
Continuing Oct. 6-8, 13-15, 20 and 21
Dog Park: The Musical. A production of Keizer
Homegrown Theatre. For more information, visit
keizerhomegrowntheatre.com.
Add your event by e-mailing news@keizertimes.com.
hension, took up the case af-
ter investigations in Houston
went cold.
“The resources it takes to
fi nd people are enormous.
You have to have equipment
for surveillance and we kind
of have a dedicated team that
has the time to focus on these
types of cases,” Wahlstrom said.
Green was taken to the
Marion County Correction
Facility where he was being
held without bail.
The victim in the murder,
Vaughn, was remembered by
one of his former teachers on
the website for his high school
newspaper as a gifted dancer.
“For him, dancing was like
breathing air. It was who he
was, what he was, how he was,
and why he was,” wrote Sha-
ron Roberts. “You didn’t just
see Jehlan dance … you felt
it. You felt it and you remem-
bered it”
Council walking back previous
decision on development fee
Champions for Children Luncheon from noon to 1 p.m. at
the Salem Convention Center, 200 Commercial Street SE.
To attend, call 503-540-0288.
Friday, September 29 – Saturday, October 14
Northwest Violent Offender fl ed the scene. Green was later
Task Force had been investi- arrested and charged with the
gating Green’s whereabouts crime.
“He was out
for a few weeks
on bond pend-
before going pub-
ing trial and
lic with an an-
they had him on
nouncement on
electronic moni-
a Portland news
toring (in Sep-
broadcast.
tember 2016),”
“We don’t al-
Wahlstrom said.
ways like to put
It is believed
it out that we are
Green cut off
looking for some-
his ankle moni-
one, but it was the
tor and fl ed. He
right call in this
J. Green
did not show up
case. Sure enough
for court appear-
a viewer spotted
ances in Septem-
him and we ulti-
mately found him on Green- ber 2016 and his attorney pe-
wood Drive,” Wahlstrom said. titioned the court to remove
Green was arrested in con- her from the case citing lack
nection with the death of of contact and payment.
Wahlstom was not certain
20-year-old Jehlan Vaughn
in March 2016. Vaughn, an what led Green to Oregon
up-and-coming dancer, in or if he knew anyone in the
Houston, Texas, was shot in area. The U.S. Marshals, who
his apartment and the suspect specialize in fugitive appre-
the misinformation.)
The end result of discussions
at the meeting was to continue
the matter at the council’s Oc-
tober 2 meeting and reopen the
public hearing.
City staff had already pre-
pared an ordinance for the
council to approve and the
public comment period had
already passed, but Jonathan
Thompson, a board member of
the Keizer Chamber of Com-
merce was granted the oppor-
tunity to speak on the issue.
“We are concerned with
increasing regulation and an-
other fee. Let’s get some folks
around the table and try to do
more with a carrot and less
with the stick,” Thompson
said.
After hearing from Thomp-
son, the council asked if any-
one else wanted to speak on
the issue and Alan Roodhouse,
one of the developers behind
Keizer Station, took the mic.
Roodhouse was in attendance
to answer questions about an-
other council action, but the
new fee would affect a project
of his in the works – a new
dental offi ce near Kaiser Per-
manente in Keizer Station.
Roodhouse compared the
construction of Target when
Keizer Station opened to the
construction of the new den-
tal building. Despite having
a smaller footprint, the dental
offi ce will cost more to con-
struct because it is a special-
ized facility. The fi nal cost of
the construction is expected
to be in the range of $6 to $8
million, 1 percent of which is
$60,000 to $80,000.
“(The fee) will have a much
higher impact to smaller busi-
nesses with higher costs of en-
try,” Roodhouse said. “Maybe
it could be addressed with
some sort of total cap.”
To further complicate the
matter, only three city coun-
cilors and the mayor were in
attendance and not privy to
the new information, which
was one reason a fi nal vote
on the code amendments were
tabled.
Community Development
Director Nate Brown made
one fi nal pitch for the idea be-
fore the conversations started
heading toward the delay.
“We have tried to make this
non-punitive. We don’t want
to put undue burden on small
business, but that’s why the 1
percent is so low. It’s not a lot
of money. It’s also extremely
fl exible. We will work with
the developers and be creative
in how we get the amenities
oriented toward the commu-
nity,” Brown said.
He later added that if the
city is serious about an overall
vision for River Road, or the
community at large, the fee is
one way to extract the money
needed to pay for such proj-
ects.
Clark said Roodhouse’s
testimony was the one that
made her question her original
stance on the fee.
“A medical offi ce and a
regular offi ce will have dra-
matically different costs, and
that’s not something I had
considered,” Clark said.
Brown said they were look-
ing for the fairest way to levy
the fee and attaching it to the
cost of development was the
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5 YEARS AGO
Chemeketa board
member and former
city councilor dies
Former
Keizer
attorney,
Chemeketa Community Col-
lege board member, and city
councilor Gerald “Jerry” Wat-
son died. At the time of his
death he represented Zone 6
on the Chemeketa Community
College Board of Directors. He
had been fi ghting cancer for
about a year before his death.
10 YEARS AGO
Brandon
Smith
was
appointed the newest Keizer
City Councilor. He had been
among three candidates for
the position to fi ll the term
of former councilor Troy
Nichols. Nichols had resigned
to take a job in Olympia, WA.
15 YEARS AGO
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one thing the city has access
to. Attaching it to profi ts gen-
erated at each site would re-
quire access to businesses’ tax
returns.
Councilor Amy Ryan, who
opposed the changes at earlier
meetings, said, “It’s not busi-
nesses’ responsibility to in-
vest more into the community
when they are already choos-
ing Keizer.”
The recommendation for
the changes came through
the Keizer Planning Commis-
sion, which includes present
and former business owners.
Councilor Laura Reid voiced
concern about overriding their
judgment.
“I am in favor of further
discussion, but I want to re-
spect the work the planning
commission has done. There
are costs of doing business and
we have lower costs in many
respects. I think public ame-
nities are an important cost
of doing business in Keizer,”
Reid said.
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Around 150 McNary High
School students ranging from
athletes and choir members
to student government leaders
met at the school’s fl ag pole at 7
a.m. to pray. The students sang
songs and then broke up into
small prayer circles. The event
was followed in the evening
by a Keizer-Salem high school
rally at Dayspring Fellowship.
20 YEARS AGO
Police arrest 3 men in
drive-by shooting
Three men were arrested in
connection with a drive-by
shooting on Cherry Avenue
near the Keizer Lions Club.
The men were charged with
unlawful possession and use
of a weapon and reckless
endangering. They were each
held on $20,000 bail. No one
was injured and Keizer Police
were still trying to determine
what, if anything, the bullets hit.