BAGE A8, KEIZERTIMES, DECEMBER 15, 2017
GROWTH,
continued from Page A1
consideration, but look at the
larger development picture.
“Do we want development
that encourages cars and park-
ing or do we want develop-
ment that encourages people
to get out of their car? Do we
want compact urban develop-
ment? I think people have the
myopic view that any develop-
ment will lead to more traf-
fi c. It doesn’t have to be a bad
thing, it depends on how you
set it up to grow,” DeBlasi said.
To expand the city limits,
Keizer would have to get ap-
proval from state authorities
to realign the Urban Growth
Boundary (UGB). The UGB
limits the amount of sprawl a
city can have. Keizer’s shares its
UGB with Salem and it is the
heart of any expansion talk.
“As far as the UGB, Keizer
can only go north and there’s
a lot of arguments that could
be made because it’s agricul-
tural. The area I think would be
most ripe is the Perkins Road
area and it’s in another school
district,” said Commissioner
Hersch Sangster.
Aside from the school dis-
trict issues, moving forward on
the issue would either mean
coming to an agreement with
Salem – which hasn’t been
forthcoming on the issue –
and then approaching state au-
thorities with an ask, or fi nding
a way to separate the two mu-
nicipalities. Regardless, expan-
sion in either instance would
mean redeveloping prime ag-
ricultural land and that might
mean a long, uphill battle.
“When cities try bringing
in farmland can take 10 years.
The Legislature makes it dif-
fi cult to bring in farm-zoned
land and we will document
what that takes as part of our
report,” Bolen said
Several commissioners also
touched on the issue of afford-
ability. Crystal Wilson, one on
the newest commissioners, said
she and her family tried for a
year to move into an apartment
in Keizer before saving up to
purchase a home.
“We pursued a rental twice
and it didn’t happen,” Wilson
said. “I do love Keizer, but it
is hard to get here. If you are
looking to expand it would be
reasonable to look at more af-
fordable housing.”
Bolen said Keizer is out-of-
sync with cites of similar size.
Only about 30 percent of the
housing options are multifam-
ily units. Many urban areas of
the state are closer to 50 per-
cent multifamily.
Wilson also lamented the
lack of entertainment options
and the ease of accessing differ-
ent parts of the city.
“When you want to bring
newer younger families in there
has to be entertainment other
than shopping or food,” she
said. “ I have heard and feel that
there isn’t a lot to do here. We
bought a gym membership for
my stepson, but we don’t feel
comfortable with him walking
or riding his bike along River
Road.”
Commissioner Matt Lawyer
added that he would be priced
out of his own neighborhood
today and he only bought his
home three years ago.
Part of the reason for the
steep increase in housing prices
in Keizer is that refugees from
the Portland housing market
are moving further and further
away and then commuting to
jobs in the metro area. City
Councilor Marlene Parsons,
the council liaison to the com-
mittee, said she and her hus-
band are the only ones on her
street that work locally.
“If we encourage industry
or commercial development
with family-wage, high-skilled
jobs it will encourage people to
work closer to home,” Parsons
said. “(Keizer) is a great place to
live, but a hard place to work.”
Commissioner Garry Wha-
len said that before the UGB
is expanded the city needs to
take a long, hard look at how
the current space is being used.
“We need to make a consci-
entious effort to redevelop ar-
eas of the city where the hous-
ing stock is signifi cantly older
and where a lot of improve-
ments to the streets – sidewalks,
curbs, drainage – have not hap-
pened yet,” Whalen said.
COFFEE,
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He also had an outstanding
felony warrant stemming from
a Polk County arrest.
Herriges has had run-ins
with Marion County law en-
forcement offi cers dating back
to 2002. Charges range from
driving infractions to posses-
sion of methamphetamine to
forgery.
Anyone having additional
information about the crimes
can contact Det. Tim Lathrop
at 503-856-3481. Tips can also
be emailed to Tips@keizer.
org, individuals who provide
times can remain anonymous.
ROB,
continued from Page A1
robbed her and fl ed the busi-
ness with an undisclosed
amount of cash, a second male,
also armed with a handgun,
emerged from the back of the
business, approached the victim
and demanded money. After
telling the second suspect she
had already been robbed by the
fi rst suspect, the second man
appeared to become confused
and then fl ed the business.
The second suspect was de-
scribed as a white male adult
who was “skinny” approxi-
mately 5-foot-9, and he was
also under 30 years old. He was
wearing a dark coat, a light-
colored baseball cap and he had
a red bandana or handkerchief
covering most of his face.
Police believe the two men
were working together despite
the lack of communication.
Keizer police offi cers re-
sponded to the area along with
a K-9 unit from the Salem Po-
lice Department who conduct-
ed a search, but neither suspect
was located.
At Shari’s, two men pushed
a manager to the ground be-
fore making off with one of
the business’ cash drawers on
Dec. 7.
The incident occurred
about 8 p.m. and offi cers from
the Keizer Police Department
responded to the restaurant at
4998 River Road N.
Witnesses told police that
two males entered the restau-
rant and pushed the manager
to the ground before grabbing
the drawer from a cash register
and fl eeing the business. The
amount stolen was not dis-
closed.
Police are not yet releasing
descriptions of the suspects and
are continuing to investigate
the case.
Using physical force to
overcome the manager meant
the incident was classifi ed as a
robbery instead of a theft.
Anyone having any infor-
mation about the incident at
Good Times is asked to con-
tact Keizer Police Department
Det. Ben Howden at 503-856-
3525. Investigators ask anyone
who resides or has a business
with security or surveillance
cameras in the immediate vi-
cinity of the Good Times Grill
to review their recordings to
see if either suspect can be
seen. Reference Keizer Police
Department incident no. 17-
5115 for the Good Times rob-
bery or incident no. 17-5076
for the Shari’s robbery.
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