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By ERIC A. HOWALD
Of the Keizertimes
A meeting of the Keizer
City Council drew two
Portland television news
VOLCANOES
STADIUM
crews to town Monday,
PARKING LOT
Dec. 2. The big event of the
night: approving the use of
B LV D
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directional signage for the
TAT
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opening of In-N-Out at
Keizer Station.
If the announcement of an
TARGET
opening date was expected,
Community
Development
AT IVE
Director
Nate
Brown
made it
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clear that the city is as much in
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the dark as everyone else.
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“We do not have an offi cial
date, they will
not
release
it until just
“ They are planning a
before
the
small army of people
opening. They
have not shared
to help and hiring
the date or, as
a traffi c control fi rm
far as I know,
that is trained to deal
come to a fi rm
conclusion of
with the safety issues
when that date
opening presents.”
is,” Brown said.
In-N-Out
— Nate Brown,
typically does
Community Development
Director, City of Keizer
not announce
the
opening
of a new store
until
about
48 hours before it
actually happens.
The council did
approve the use of
additional signage
in and around
Keizer Station to
direct traffi c when
the
opening
occurs.
No
specifi c sites were
designated, but the
burger chain and
its contracted traffi c
team will not be allowed to
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create dedicated lanes of travel.
The approval of the signage
means that In-N-Out has
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Santa letter
drop-off
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KEIZERTIMES/Andrew Jackson
Please see TRAFFIC, Page A6
NOW PLAYING:
‘Christmas show for grown-ups’
Rent discussion
ends in whimper
By MATT RAWLINGS
Of the Keizertimes
For those looking to see a
lighthearted production that
puts the audience into the
holiday spirit, this play might
not be for you.
However, if you’re in
the mood something
that features some
off-color humor about
what it's like work at a
department store during
the holiday season, then
Keizer Homegrown Theater's
rendition of the The Santaland
Diaries might be just what
you’re looking for.
Performances are at 7 p.m.
on Fridays, Dec. 6 and 13
and Saturday, Dec. 7. Sunday
matinees at 2 p.m. will be on
Dec. 8 and 15. On Saturday,
Dec. 14, the performance will
start at 5 p.m.— which will
give people the opportunity
to walk down to River Road
and enjoy the Keizer Holiday
Lights Parade at 7 p.m.
Traditionally,
Keizer
Homegrown Theater has
family-friendly productions
fi ll up the majority of their
season.
However,
Linda
Baker, who is the founder of
the theater and director of
the show, decided to go in a
different direction for the fi nal
program of the year.
“I just thought it would be
Resident Sarah Anderson
By ERIC A. HOWALD
was one of only two
Of the Keizertimes
Anyone holding their members of the audience to
breath that city offi cials speak up on other aspects of
might make moves to allevi- the rent-burdened picture.
“The people who are
ate rent burdens in the city
should stop. Having fulfi lled seeing the rent spike are the
the mandate of state offi cials same ones that are unable
to look at the issue within to become homeowners,”
Keizer, city offi cials opted Anderson said. “Is a rent
increase sup-
to
continue
plementing
having
con-
new taxes and
versations but
“Is a rent
fees or putting
prescribed no
increase
money into
specifi c relief.
“This is very supplementing new cars and
savings
ac-
market driven
new taxes
counts?”
and we are
Recent ac-
going to have
and fees or
tions by the
a diffi cult time
controlling it,” putting money Oregon Leg-
to put
said Councilor
into new cars islature
a cap on rent
Elizabeth
increases
is
Smith. “Until
and savings
having a det-
the
market
accounts?”
rimental effect
balances a bit
in the short
more between — Sarah Anderson,
term, Ander-
single family
Keizer resident
son added.
homes
and
“Renters
multifamily
units, we are going to have are seeing even more of
to continue to revisit this an increase with the caps
and allow the market to coming next year,” she said.
Last year, Keizer was
continue to correct itself.”
Mayor Cathy Clark designated as one of several
noted the city’s continued rent-burdened cities in the
involvement in efforts to state. About 54 percent
alleviate local homelessness, of renters in Keizer are
but that only affects one part paying more than a third
of the problem.
Please see RENT, Page A8
The
Santaland
Diaries
KEIZERTIMES/Matt Rawlings
Jeff Sargent plays a frustrated Macy’s Department Store elf in
The Santaland Diaries.
fun to do a Christmas show for
grown-ups. How many candy
cane and gingerbread shows
can you really go see?” Baker
said of the PG-13 show that
features some adult language
and crude humor.
“It's clever and raw and I
think it's a nice antidote to all
the sugar we get during this
time of year.”
Rios getting
big-time
looks
The Santaland Diaries is
based on a comedic essay
by David Sedaris, which
highlights his time working
as a Christmas elf at Macy's
Department Store.
The essay was originally
read by Sedaris on National
Public Radio's Morning
Edition in 1992. In 1996,
Please see PLAYING, Page A6
Lights on
PAGE A4
Volcanoes
will become
Campesinos
for six nights
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