MARCH 23, 2018, KEIZERTIMES, PAGE Ad
Parks fee paying for staff, equipment, redo
A $4-per-month parks fee
is already shifting things in the
parks department of Keizer
Public Works.
In recent months, the de-
partment has purchased new
trucks, new mowers and hired
two additional full-time em-
ployees who are already trained
and working in the fi eld.
“I’m looking forward to
how much additional work
we can accomplish,” Robert
Johnson, Keizer parks supervi-
sor, told the members of the
Keizer Parks Advisory Board
at a meeting Tuesday, March
13.
Johnson added that he
Breakfast
in Brooks
recently sent off the list of
hoped-for improvements at
Meadows Park to a designer.
In December, the city hosted
an info gathering session and
invited users of the park to
pitch their ideas for improve-
ments.
“We hope to include most
of them, and the construc-
tion will begin in May and go
through September,” Johnson
said.
The revamped play area
will have two sections, one for
kids ages 2-5 and another for
ages 5-12. It will include in-
creasing the number of swings
from four to six, with a dis-
ability-accessible swing, and
a spiderweb climbing feature.
Paths through the park will be
repaved and widened after the
play structure is built out.
Board members asked
whether the improvements
will include a gate at the park
entrance along River Road
North. Johnson responded he
isn’t certain what changes, if
any, are forthcoming.
“No decision has been
made. One of the issues is that
the fence running along River
Road makes it look like a pri-
vate park when we want ev-
eryone to use it. A gate would
only add to that,” Johnson said.
KEIZERTIMES/Lyndon A. Zaitz
Marion County Fire District #1 held its annual pancake breakfast recently at the Brooks fi re sta-
tion. District fi re fi ghters fl ipped pancakes, grilled sausage and bacon and cooked eggs for a
stream of hungry attendees.
Community garden
accepting applications
The Rickman Community Garden, located
behind the Keizer Civic Center, is now accepting
applications for open beds.
Rent is $15 annually for a 5-foot-by-10-foot
raised bed. The garden is fenced and provides
opportunities for families without space in their
own yards to grow their own food. For more in-
formation, contact Peggy Moore at moore5881@
comcast.net or 503-304-2212 and leave a mes-
sage with your name and contact number.
Current community garden participants will
evaluate applications and assign slots as they be-
come available. Photos of the garden can be
found on Facebook.
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Lemonade Day, a one-day event that
teaches kids how to start and operate a
lemonade stand, held its Launch Party
at the Salem Convention Center last
week. Twelve teams set up booths to test
market their recipes.
In 201d more than 500 students from grade
through middle school took part in Lemon-
ade Day. This year Lemonade Day is Saturday,
May 19 with a number of stands along the Iris
Parade route on River Road.
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