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BAGE A2, KEIZERTIMES, DECEMBER 7, 2018 Santa srops in on Volcanoes Stasium traffic court NO LICENSE Cesar Campos Venegas, $642; Toney Lakeith Stewart, $642; Jesus A. Chavez-Chavez, $235; Cameron Scott Goucher, $260. NO INSURANCE Tristin Samuel Keeshan, $600; Rafael Cortes Pineda, $265; Cameron Scott Goucher, $75; Rikson Rikat Macayaon, $265; DRIVING WHILE SUSPENDED Mary Elizabeth Hart Johnson, $1,258; Hope Renee Pearson, $1,258; Tristin Samuel Kee- shan, $1,258; Steven Glenn Eager kids and their adults lined up all afternoon to visit with Santa at Keizer’s Volca- noes Stadium Saturday, Dec. 1. Chalut, $492; Treena Marie Case, $440; Rikson Rikat Ma- cayaon, $492. NO PROOF OF INSURANCE Yaroslav Drofyak, $235; Salina Ann Rodriguez, $642; Steven Glenn Chalut, $265; Jessica Brianne Duncan, $75; Bradley John Kirk, $75. OTHER Cesar Campos Venegas, $300, operation of vehicle without required lights; Cesar Lopez, $642, improper lane change; Chieko Silem, $115, failure to use safety belts; Rafael Cortes Pineda, $440, failure to install ignition interlock device. ABOVE: Santa waves to the crows after stepping off a he- licopter that brought him to the stasium. RIGHT: The Bearses One vis- its with a family insise the gift shop. KEIZERTIMES/Dee Moore Intermodal facility could be precursor to communter rail By ERIC A. HOWALD Of the Keizertimes Brooks and Millersburg are now finalists for a new inter- modal and transload facility that could come online as soon as the summer of 2020, but the facility, which would help lo- cal farmers get their products overseas and into the interior states, could further efforts for a commuter rail with a stop in Keizer Station. “The focus now is freight, but it could include a passen- ger rail service in the future. We are including that capaci- ty in the designs,” said Kevin Mannix, executive director of Oregon Port of Willamette at a Keizer City Council meeting Monday, Dec. 3. “Putting in a commuter rail line will give a great opportunity to deliver commuters to the Portland area.” Oregon Port of Willamette is a lobbying coalition hop- ing to win a $24 million state grant for the facility. Brooks and Millersburg were the chosen finalists of five applicants and Mannix expects a decision as soon as January or February 2019. “We could break ground next summer. We would want the facility ready to go by the summer of 2020,” Mannix said. If Brooks wins the compe- tition, Mannix said the group plans to apply for matching federal funds. The intermodal facili- ty would primarily focus on agribusiness and getting Ore- gon products to larger markets internationally and the interi- or United States. “The idea is to diminish traffic congestion on the high- ways and reduction of carbon dioxide emissions by use of rail,” Mannix said. Currently, most of the southern Willamette Val- ley’s agriculture products are trucked to ports in Tacoma and Seattle in Washington, but the region could support a more robust rail system, ac- cording to Oregon Port of Willamette’s proposal. The project would repur- pose 205 acres of land north of Powerland Heritage Park as a facility for transitioning truck- loads to the rails. “We want trucks to be able to come in swiftly from Brooklake Road and deliver or pick up cargo containers 24 hours a day,” Mannix said. The facility could service producers from Polk, Marion, Lincoln, Benton, Linn Lane, Douglas, Coos, Curry, Joseph, Jackson and Klamath coun- ties. Each year, about 25,000 40-foot loads of straw, 3,000 loads of lumber, 1,350 loads of hay, 1,800 loads of pulp, 1,200 loads of potatoes and 2,500 loads of grain and seed make their way from those counties to ports in Tacoma and Seat- tle. Additional notable exports from the area include: onions, Christmas trees, nursery stock, and food, wood and metal products. The intermodal sta- tion could also facilitate im- ports for larger businesses like Lowe’s, Home Depot, Target, Bi-Mart, Winco and Amazon – when its new fulfillment center opens in Salem. “If we can get this grant, it will be the initiation of a dynamic process to deal with the transportation needs of the community,” Mannix said. LET US CATER YOUR HOLIDAY PARTY Smoked Ham, Turkey, Salmon, Pork Loin, Prime Rib, or Tri-Tip PLUS — A L L YO U R FAVO R I T E F I X I N S ! 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