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PAGE A2, KEIZERTIMES, JUNE 28, 2019 Residents call for crosswalks near W. Keizer swim club, park but no way to reach them By ERIC A. HOWALD without traveling in the street Of the Keizertimes Increased, fast-moving between Hornet Lane North traffi c, growing number of and Dennis Lane North. “It’s obvious that it was visitors to Willamette Manor Park and a lack of adequate constructed to codes of a crossing opportunities led different era,” Jackson said to a lengthy discussion at a “It’s clear to me that formal meeting of the Keizer Traffi c painted sidewalks might go a Safety, Bikeways and Pedes- long way to controlling some trian Committee Thursday, of the issues and there should be speed bumps to force June 13. “We have a situation in people to slow down.” Carol Doerfl er, presi- the summer where children dent of the have to dodge West Keizer traffi c,” said Neighbor- Dana Baugher, hood Asso- who lives near ciation, said the corner of rapid action Honeysuckle is needed. Street North “I don’t and 5th Av- care if there enue North. wasn’t a crash She said the in 17 years, problems have — Wes Jackson this is dan- only grown in gerous and it the past two to needs to be three years. taken care Upgrades of,” Doerfl er to Willamette Manor Park have drawn said. Doerfl er was comment- more visitors to the park ing on information from that sits behind the Holiday Keizer Police Department Swim Club. Coupled with Sgt. David LeDay that found nice weather, traffi c through no crashes had occurred in the neighborhood is increas- recent times. Mike DeBlasi, chair of the ing and the lack of dedicat- ed parking for either facility committee, said the problems narrows the streets. There is were the result of design no crosswalk allowing those fl aws. “The design gives signals who live or park west of the area to safely cross the street that you can drive faster,” within a reasonable distance. DeBlasi said, alluding to the After bringing the situa- wide road length in the area. No one from Keizer Pub- tion to the attention of the Keizer Police Department, lic Works was able to attend speed trailers were set up in the meeting, but Deputy the area, but those have had City Recorder Debbie Lock- hart said she spoke to Keizer an exacerbating impact. “We’ve had some blatant- ly challenging [the speed trailers] to see them light up,” Baugher said. “ I think it’s a recipe for disaster and some- body is going to get hurt.” Baugher’s husband Wes Jackson also spoke on the issue and said the crosswalk issues are especially problem- atic for those with mobility issues. There are ramps on opposite ends of the block “It was constructed to codes of a different era.” KEIZERTIMES/Eric A. Howald 5th Avenue Northeast lacks crosswalks and adequate wheelchair access. The situation is turning hazardous as more people frequent the renovated park behind Holiday Swim Club. 1695 Market St NE, Salem CCB#48630 • 503.364.6339 homefi restove.com salemgrill.com AT KEIZER RAPIDS PARK SATURDAY 29 JUNE PEACE, LOVE & ROCK-N-ROLL! THE FAM GATES SHOW OPEN STARTS 5:00 pm 6:30 pm JAM PRESENTED BY TITLE SPONSOR Elsinore Theatre in Salem will be holding auditions for Christmas Story The Musical on Tuesday, July 16, Wednesday, July 17 and Saturday, July 20. Tuesday and Wednesday audi- tions will run from 4 p.m. to 8 p.m., and Saturday auditions will run from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. The musical is a comical ac- count of Ralphie’s quest to get his perfect Christmas gift under the tree. The new musical is based on the classic 1983 movie, and will have witty comedy for adults and children alike. The production will take the stage on Thursday, Dec. 19 and continue until Sunday, Dec. 22. Additional performances will be on Friday, Dec, 27 and Sun- day, Dec. 29. Those interested in audi- tioning can email auditions@ elsinoretheatre.com. Public Works Director Bill Lawyer about the issue. She reported his concerns about adding a crosswalk and cre- ating a false sense of securi- ty for pedestrians who use it assuming vehicle traffi c will stop. Hersch Sangster, a mem- ber of the traffi c safety com- mittee suggested a speed hump with a crosswalk on top of it. Members of the commit- tee hoped to visit the site this month and come back with a recommendation to vote on in July. “I say we come back at the next meeting to make a recommendation and I don’t consider money an is- sue,” said David Dempster, a member of the committee. KEIZER ROTARY AMPHITHEATER FREE 2019 SUMMER CONCERT SERIES Don’t shoot your eye out at Christmas Story auditions SPONSORS Santiam Brewing • Focus Consulting • UPS Store• Rasmussen Spray Service • Keizer Monthly Keizer Vision Source • Willamette Valley Bank • Rich Duncan Construction • Salem Electric • Highway Fuel City of Keizer • Casamigos Mexican Restaurant • Columbia Bank • Uptown Music • KSLM 104.3 FM Brown Insurance • Legacy Real Estate • Walsh & Associates • R Bauer Insurance • JC’s Pizzaria *This offer valid from June 24th, 2019 – July 13, 2019