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NOVEMBER 1, 2019, KEIZERTIMES, PAGE A7 MCFD1 eyes new levy Sails up! District wants to add staff to meet rising demand Marion County Fire Dis- trict #1 (MCFD#1) wants to hire two fi refi ghter/para- medics to respond to increas- ing call volumes. Doing so would require an operating levy increase from taxpayers, and the district is holding two meetings to take public input on the issue. The meetings will be held on Tuesday, Nov. 5 at 5 p.m. at the MCFD Four Corners location (300 Cordon Road N.E. in Salem), and Nov. 21 at 5 p.m. at the Brooks Train- ing Center (4910 Brooklake Road N.E. in Salem). The public is invited and encouraged to attend. Those who would like to provide input but are unable to attend are encouraged to contact Fire Chief Kyle McMann at (503) 588-6535 or kylem@ mcfd1.com. All comments are appreciated and become part of the public record. The operating levy in- crease is proposed at 28 cents per $1,000 of assessed property value or $4.67 per month ($56 per year) for the owner of a home assessed at $200,000. If approved by the board of directors, the mea- sure would be included on Holiday dinner talk can be more tolerable after CCC workshop Chemeketa Community College will host a Better An- gels Skills Workshop on Nov. 5. The community event is de- signed to teach attendees skills for having productive conver- sations across the political di- vide. A limited number of seats are available for this event, which is scheduled from 1:30 – 4:00 p.m. on the Salem cam- pus of Chemeketa Communi- ty College, Building 8, Room 215. To request a ticket for the workshop, email: mike.evans@ chemeketa.edu. Launched in 2016, Better Angels is a bipartisan citizen’s movement to unify Ameri- ca. By bringing red and blue Americans together into a working alliance, Better Angels is building new ways to talk to one another, participate togeth- er in public life, and infl uence the direction of the nation. BOY, continued from Page A1 process of turning south on River Road from Sam Orcutt Way when she collided with a 7-year-old boy. The boy was crossing River Road on a bicycle at the time. The boy sustained a head in- jury as a result of the collision and was treated by medics at the scene and transported to Salem Health. At approximately 6:20 p.m., the boy was fl own by Life Flight from Salem Health to Legacy Emanuel Medical Center in Portland for further treatment. The driver remained on scene and cooperated with in- vestigators. Anyone who wit- nessed this incident is asked to contact Offi cer Martin Powell at 503-390-3713. the ballot for the May 2020 primary election. McMann said that the dis- trict started to see response times increase and developed a strategic plan to address that concern. The strategic plan is available on the website at www.mcfd1.com. “The fact is that we have an aging population requir- ing more emergency services, and we don’t have enough personnel to respond,” said Chief McMann. “An incre- mental increase to our oper- ating levy will help us meet this demand.” The district also is con- tending with an increase in emergency calls that happen back-to-back, and a sharp decrease in the number of volunteer fi refi ghters serv- ing the area. Volunteer par- ticipation has declined 52.4 percent, from 84 response volunteers to 40 since 2013. These issues impact the dis- trict’s ability to get an effec- tive response force on scene. “Two more full-time fi re- fi ghters in the immediate future will help,” said Mc- Mann. “We will need addi- tional personnel, but want to increase staffi ng gradually to minimize the impact to our taxpayers. This is the right way forward.” A portion of the operat- ing levy increase also would be used to replace aging ap- paratus and equipment. Re- liable apparatus is necessary to respond to calls, and also to maintain the Fire Dis- trict’s insurance rating which is linked to what home and business owners pay in pre- miums. Witnesses sought in hit-and-run near Keizer Station Keizer police are looking for anyone who might have witnessed a vehicle-on-pe- destrian hit-an-run incident Friday, Oct. 25, near Keizer Station. Police were summoned to the intersection of Sta- dium Drive Northeast and Chemawa Road Northeast where a 30-year-old, legally blind woman was struck by a passing vehicle. The victim told police she was crossing the street inside the crosswalk at that inter- section when she was struck. The woman told offi cers a man, who she presumed was operating the car that hit her, briefl y stopped and asked if she was OK, but left before she was able to respond. The woman walked to a nearby business and the em- ployees there called for med- ics who responded and treat- ed her before she was taken by private vehicle to Salem Health for treatment of mi- nor injuries. Investigators are seeking the identity of the driver who struck the woman. Anyone with information is asked to contact Offi cer Jorge Miran- da at 503-856-3475. KEIZERTIMES/Eric A. Howald Shade sails were being installed at the Keizer Rapids Park Big Toy earlier this week. The city plans to keep the sails up for a few weeks before taking them down for the winter. One death in I-5 crash that backed up traffi c to Keizer Numerous local law enforcement agencies, including the Keizer Police Department (KPD), responded to a fatal car crash near Woodburn on Interstate 5 Saturday, Oct. 26. About 4 a.m., Oregon State Police (OSP) troopers and emergency personnel responded to the report of a four vehicle crash on I-5 at milepost 269. A preliminary investigation revealed that a black 2019 Mazda sedan, operated by Valeria Villasenor-Sibrian, age 23, from Salem, was traveling southbound on I-5 when it rear-ended a silver 2013 Toyota Scion, operated by Artemio Jaen Davila, age 24, from Beaverton. Davila’s vehicle left the roadway, went underneath the cable barrier in the median, and was struck by a northbound gray 2013 Hyundai Santa Fe, operated by Vanessa Underwood, age 55, from Salem. Davila suffered fatal injuries and was pronounced deceased at the scene. A passenger in Davila’s vehicle left the location on foot and was not located. 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At times during the investigation, traffi c was backed up to the Keizer exit on I-5.
