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SINCE 1979 • VOLUME 40, NO. 12 SECTION A DECEMBER 21, 2018 $1.00 GOING COURTIN’ By ERIC A. HOWALD Of the Keizertimes Last week, the Salem City Council rejected a proposal to relocate Costco further south along Interstate 5. Now the Keizer Cham- ber of Com- merce and Keizer City Council will be sending letters to Costco asking them to con- sider a move to Keizer. Jonathan Thompson, chair of the Keizer Chamber of Com- merce’s Government Affairs Committee, told Keizer city councilors that the chamber’s board had voted to send a letter to Costco asking them to con- sider Keizer in its relocation ef- forts. He requested that the city do the same. “While we probably don’t have space within city limits, there is space around Keizer and maybe something we can weigh in and help with,” Thompson Chamber, city will seek to woo Costco File After the Salem City Council poured cold water over plans for the Salem Costco location to move further south, the Keizer Cham- ber of Commerce and Keizer City Council will look to draw the retailer’s attention northward. Please see COSTCO, Page A3 FIRST LOOK: Keizer parks 5-year plan By ERIC A. HOWALD Of the Keizertimes Members of the Keizer Parks Advisory Board got a fi rst look at a 5-year plans for Keizer parks – work made possible by a $4-per-month fee instituted in 2017. The parks board met Dec. 11 and provided some initial feedback on the 5-year plan for improving maintenance and amenities in Keizer parks. Members of the board plan to provide additional feedback and suggest priority changes at its fi rst meeting of 2019 on Jan. 8. The public is also welcome to provide testimony during that meeting. The major projects for the 2019-20 fi scal year are an up- date of Carlson Skate Park, court replacement at Willa- mette Manor Park, a swingset replacement at Northview Park and tree work system-wide. All of those projects represent de- ferred maintenance from the past several years. The budget 5 YEAR PLAN FOR THE PARKS FEE for the next fi scal year, which won’t begin until July 2019, also includes replacement of an 18-year-old truck. Replacing the Willamette Manor sports court is a high priority for nearby residents and oft-requested. The city re- paired the court a few years ago, but it was a bandage at best. At the time, Keizer Parks Super- visor Robert Johnson reported having trouble even fi nding a contractor willing to take on the project short of a complete overhaul. In the end, the court was re- surfaced, but it didn’t take long for cracks to begin reappearing. The scheduled project will tear out the playable surface com- pletely and replace it. Board members Donna Bradley and Matt Lawyer want- ed to see a Year 3 project, the addition of pathway lighting at Bair Park, moved up to the fi rst or second year of the plan. Merry Christmas Why you should volunteer at the Keizer museum PAGE A2 Please see PARKS, Page A3 In-N-Out inches closer to reality By ERIC A. HOWALD Of the Keizertimes Last week, In-N-Out Burger submitted plans to the city for its expected Keizer lo- cation. The restaurant will be 3,995 square feet with a drive-th- ru and out- door seating. The address will be 6280 Keizer Sta- tion Blvd, b e h i n d Outback Restaurant. The plans will now go through permitting and be assessed system devel- opment charges. In August, the fan-favor- ite burger chain announced it was investigating a spot in Keizer Station. At the time, a development manager for the chain, Kori Seki, requested a change to the city’s sign code so the business’ trademark palm trees could be put on awnings. “The Keizer location will serve as a new benchmark and entry into Portland and other met- ropolitan areas,” Seki said. Since that time, news of the development has been relatively scant. There is still no expected opening date and nothing is set in stone as yet. In-N-Out serves up a vari- ety of fresh burgers, fries and shakes with a not-so-secret as- sortment of special orders. Boys basketball starts 4-0 PAGES B1 Celtic geometry students put it all together CONTINUED ON PAGE A3 KEIZERTIMES/Candace Johnson By MATT RAWLINGS Of the Keizertimes In most high school math classes, all students need is paper, pencil and a calculator. But at McNary High School, kids have the opportunity to learn with power tools and a hard hat. This is the fi rst year that McNary has introduced the Geometry and Construction class into the curriculum. On Tuesdays and Thursdays, the class focuses on doing math in a more traditional way. But on Wednesdays and Fridays, students get the chance to KEIZERTIMES/Matt Rawlings Fred Hooper carries boards for a shed project in her geometery class. apply the geometry that they learned through the means of hands-on construction. “I love that his class takes what we learn in the classroom and applies in the real world,” McNary student Kate Peton said. “It gives you an idea of what you want to do with construction. But it's Please see STUDENTS, Page A10 Celts sprint past Titans in pool PAGE B2