PAGE A6, KEIZERTIMES, FEBRUARY 22, 2019
City committees eye
budget allocations
By ERIC A. HOWALD
Of the Keizertimes
With the City of Keizer’s budget season on
the horizon, two city committees are consid-
ering what projects to throw their weight be-
hind.
The topic arose twice last week in meet-
ings of the Keizer Parks Advisory Board and
Keizer Traffi c Safety, Bikeways and Pedestrian
Committee.
At the Parks Board meeting Tuesday, Feb.
12, budget matters were brought up in relation
to a proposal by Board Member Matt Lawyer.
Lawyer said he was inspired by the recent
work of a Keizer resident to begin installing
fi tness equipment in Keizer parks and with the
help of a matching grant offered through the
parks board.
Lawyer wants the board to discuss the pos-
sibility of establishing another matching grant
program, this time aimed at youth projects.
“We have a lot of youth looking for proj-
ects to do for school or scout credit. If they
come in and make the ask to install a bench
or do clean-up work, we would have a parks
board member or city councilor mentor them
through the completion of the project,” Law-
yer said.
Lawyer suggested starting with an allocation
of $2,000 to gauge interest. The board plans to
discuss the proposal at length during its March
meeting in preparation for budget meetings
that kick off in April.
At the Traffi c Safety Committee meeting
Thursday, Feb. 14, members voted to recom-
mend three projects for funding.
The highest priority seemed to be installa-
tion of a sidewalk and bike lane along Delight
Street North between the end of the Cum-
mings Elementary School campus and Che-
mawa Road North.
City offi cials and committee members
hoped to score a grant from Oregon Safe
Routes to Schools, but the project did not
make the cut earlier this year.
Next was a pet project of committee mem-
ber David Dempster: fi nishing a sidewalk and
bike lane on Keizer Road Northeast between
Allendale Way Northeast and Verda Lane
Northeast. The missing segment forces riders
and pedestrians into the street from a dense-
ly-populated segment of the city – including
an elementary school – when trying to reach
the city’s core by foot or bike.
The last project on the committee’s priority
list was restoring a bike lane on Ridge Drive
Northeast along the entrance to Keizer Little
League Park. Over time, gravel from the KLL
main parking lot has chewed up the bike lane
and reduced its size, Dempster said.
Volunteers, youth liaisons
sought for advisory roles
council on the development
of ordinances pertaining to
illicit discharge detection and
elimination, stormwater run-
off control, and stormwater
management. The commit-
tee is seeking applicants who
have experience in the devel-
opment or building industry;
however it is not a require-
ment. Meetings are held on
the second Tuesday of each
month from 4 to 6 p.m.
• Youth liaison/page –
Opportunities are currently
available to youth for service
on various city committees.
Please check the city website,
www.keizer.org, for more in-
formation and to apply.
Nominations are also be-
ing accepted for Volunteer
of the Quarter. Volunteer
applications and Volunteer
of the Quarter nominations
are available at Keizer Civic
Center – City Hall located
at 930 Chemawa Road NE,
Keizer, or you can request
an application be mailed to
you by calling City Hall at
(503) 390-3700. Electronic
applications are available on
the city website.
Applications and nomi-
nations must be received by
Wednesday, March 13, to
be considered at the March
21 Volunteer Coordinating
Committee meeting.
harassment and disorderly con-
duct in the 1000 block of Alder
Drive NE.
12:39 p.m. - Arrest on warrant
in the 900 block of Chemawa
Road NE.
7:56 p.m. - Harassment in the
300 block Hazelbrook Drive N.
2:30 p.m. - Burglary of a resi-
dence in the 5000 block of 10th
Avenue NE.
MONDAY, FEB. 11
8 a.m. - Theft of bicycle in the
1000 block of Lockhaven Drive
NE.
9:47 a.m. - Theft of services in
the 5000 block of River Road
N.
7:30 p.m. - Theft from mo-
tor vehicle in the 800 block of
Foothill Court NE.
7:38 p.m. - Arrest for driving
under the infl uence of intoxi-
cants in the 5000 block of Che-
halis Drive N.
11 p.m. - Theft from motor ve-
hicle in the 5000 block of Kal-
mia Drive NE.
THURSDAY, FEB. 14
TUESDAY, FEB. 12
12:51 a.m. - Arrest for carrying
a concealed weapon, offensive
littering, theft and escape at the
intersection of River Road N
and Lockhaven Drive N.
2 a.m. - Unlawful entry to ve-
hicle with the intent to commit
crime and crime damage in the
5000 block of Joan Drive N.
2:58 a.m. - Arrest on warrant
at the intersection of Broadway
Street N and Shangri La Avenue
NE.
3 a.m. - Arrest on warrant at the
intersection of Broadway Street
N and Shangri La Avenue NE.
5 a.m. - Robbery of a residence
and use or display of weapon in
the 600 block of Dietz Avenue
NE.
11:31 a.m. - Arrest for minor in
possession of marijuana in the
500 block of Chemawa Road N.
1 p.m. - Arrest on warrant in the
900 block of Chemawa Road
NE.
8:19 p.m. - Theft in the 4000
block of River Road N.
4:28 a.m. - Arrest for unlawful
possession of heroin in the 3000
block of Cherry Avenue NE.
8:50 a.m. - Arrest on warrant in
the 5000 block of McLeod Lane
NE.
11:03 a.m. - Traffi c accident at
the intersection of River Road
N and Lockhaven Drive N.
12:20 p.m. - Arrest for driving
while suspended in the 5000
block of River Road N.
4 p.m. - Arrest for criminal tres-
passing in the 1000 block of
Lockaven Drive NE.
8 p.m. - Motor vehicle theft in
the 900 block of Cloverleaf Lane
NE.
FRIDAY, FEB. 15
2:09 a.m. - Arrest order violation
and driving under the infl uence
of intoxicants at the intersection
of Pleasant View Drive NE and
Griswold Avenue NE.
8:39 a.m. - Arrest for unlawful
possession of methamphetamine
int eh 900 block of Manbrin
Drive NE.
8:40 a.m. - Criminal trespassing
in the 4000 block of River Road
N.
9 p.m. - Theft from motor vehi-
cle in the 5000 block of Witten-
berg Lane NE.
9:48 p.m. - Arrest on warrant in
the 4000 block of River Road
N.
9:48 p.m. - Arrest of unlawful
possession of methamphetamine
in the 4000 block of River Road
N.
SATURDAY, FEB. 16
5:08 a.m. - Arrest on warrant
in the 200 block of McNary
Heights Drive N.
12:53 p.m. - Arrest for violation
of release agreement in the 1000
block of Clearview Avenue NE.
4 p.m. - Aggravated assault, men-
acing use or display of weapons
and unlawful use of carry of
weapon in the 1000 block of
Horizon Ridge Drive NE.
SUNDAY, FEB. 17
2 a.m. - Failure to perform du-
ties of a driver when property is
damaged in the 5000 block of
Verda Lane NE.
3:49 a.m. - Arrest for physical
harassment in the 4000 block of
Northside Drive NE.
4:05 a.m. - Arrest for simple
assault and strangulation in the
5000 block of Kayak Way NE.
2:21 p.m. - Arrest for interfering
with a police offi cer at the inter-
section of Jaymar Drive NE and
Tepper Lane NE.
WEDNESDAY, FEB. 13
2:30 a.m. - Criminal trespass-
ing in the 5000 block of River
Road N.
11:39 a.m. - Simple assault in the
1000 block of Alder Drive NE.
12:16 p.m. - Arrest for physical
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liciting applications for vol-
unteers to be considered to
serve on the following com-
mittees:
• Keizer Points of Interest
Committee. The committee
was established to identify,
authenticate and memorialize
sites of interest located in the
Keizer area. Sites to be iden-
tifi ed may be of the historical,
geographical, botanical or un-
usual. The committee meets
on the third Tuesday of each
month at 5:30 p.m.
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Committee
Members re-
view guidelines and make
recommendations to the city
police scanner
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