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Le inn ith a a i l c g t to r M T e c b in c lo r li l f i e b at vill Mc r w pu pt ri t a rol t o h f h e e inn ry, eize a em dist a h nt f cM bra K t w or co o i at is arch g es e f s d M a l than s i en se ra an ith r h T izer te ve g w alle n Ke a di city sm d Le New eff ort to bring a public library to Keizer begins LIBRARY CARD Location: 1 central library Operating expenses: $2 million annually Expected annual visits: 217,000 Annual borrows: Associated Programs: 24,000 reaching about 65% of the district 602 annually (storytimes, author visits, education, etc.) KEIZERTIMES/Andrew Jackson A brief history of Keizer library eff orts Keizer has a somewhat fraught history of investigating what it would take to establish its own public library. In the summer of 2000, the Keizer City Council rejected an attempt to place a measure on the ballots would By ERIC A. HOWALD Of the Keizertimes Keizer newcomers typical- ly have a number of questions when they arrive, among the most frequent is: where’s the library? Depending on who is an- swering, there are two poten- tial answers. The fi rst answer involves the all-volunteer Keizer Community Library, which has performed as val- iantly as anyone could ask for three decades but still has lim- have extended the Salem Area Library District into Keizer. The main concern was that there was no assurance a Keizer- based branch would be established. Instead, it commissioned a task force. In 2001, the fi rst Keizer Library ited hours, space and resources. The second answer is: Salem. For Keizerite Jane Herb, neither of those answers pass muster. “The Keizer Community Library has been resilient, and it’s a great start, but we are so close to being a public library – one full time position away from meeting the qualifi ca- tions,” said Herb, who started organizing a grassroots effort last year to establish a public li- brary in Keizer and, potential- ly, some of the outlying Mar- ion County areas like Brooks and Gervais. Previously, city offi cials formed three different task forces to explore the possibili- ties of a Keizer library, the last made its fi nal recommenda- tions as the bottom fell out of the economy in 2008. Herb is building on some of the earlier efforts, but she’s also casting a much wider net. She’s found a number of local supporters to serve as an ad- visory board and is enlisting the help of the EveryLibrary Institute, a national political Health & Wellness Magazine SEE INSERT Please see LIBRARY, Page X Task Force came back with a split recommendation. One faction wanted a traditional library that met the threshold of membership in the Chemeketa Please see HISTORY, Page A6 Residents plead for KFD planning for more better traffi c mgmt growth over next decade Boys rout McKay PAGE A14 New series PAGE A3 3,866 5,678 them to house 16 people instead of 10. How- By MATT RAWLINGS ever, it has become clear to KFD staff that Of the Keizertimes Last week, the Keizertimes reported on the the size of the station — especially when it massive increase in call volume that Keizer comes to dining, dishwashing and laundry — Fire District has gone through during the last isn't made for that many people. “Math and history shows us that we proba- 10 years. In 2019, KFD received 5,678 calls for ser- bly just need to double the size of the station,” Cowan said. “When you vice, nearly a 32 percent have more people, you increase from the 3,866 KFD CALL INCREASE also need more of the calls they received in 8000 * Predicted other things. You need 2009. 30 percent 50 percent more stuff if But in order to keep 7000 increase there's 50 percent more up with the consistent 6000 people.” increase in call volume The current size of they have received over 5000 the station could also be the last decade, KFD an issue for KFD's medi- hopes to have logistical 4000 cal equipment. changes come to the de- 3000 Brian Butler, who is partment in the years to the Division Chief of come. 2000 Operations with KFD, “We're going to need shared that the district to have a plan for the 1000 would like to purchase future, because if we go 0 a fourth medic unit in without for another 10 2009 2019 2029 the near future to better years, we could poten- handle the increased call tially have a 30 percent KEIZERTIMES/Andrew Jackson volume. higher call volume and if They still plan to have three medic units we're already running 15 calls a day, we would be running more than 20 (calls per day) in in service during a typical day, but this way, if 10 years,” Keizer Fire Chief Jeff Cowan said. one of the medic units is out of service, they “That's the kind of growth we're dealing will be able to have one on reserve. However, there would currently be no spot with.” According to Cowan, the department re- Please see GROWTH, Page A5 modeled its upstairs rooms, which allowed 7,381 * e od to By ERIC A. HOWALD Of the Keizertimes A larger-than-normal crowd turned out at a meeting of the Keizer Traffi c Safety, Pedestrian and Bikeways Committee to talk traffi c Thursday, Feb. 13. “We believe there is a problem. We want someone to acknowledge it and help solve it,” said resident John Henry Maurice. “During my time on this committee, many people came over and over again to talk about the problem. We need a solution that is multifaceted and broad- based.” In 2019, members of the committee heard from most sectors of the city about speeding on neighborhood streets. Some of those involved are hoping a more united front pushes city offi cials to take action. Carol Doerfl er, president of the West Keizer Neighborhood Association, said speeding in neighborhoods is about more than safety alone. “This has to do with property values. I have a neighbor who said they never would have bought their house if they knew how people sped down the street,” Doerfl er said. “I think for the city to ignore this is just not right.” In response to many of the complaints, the Keizer Police Department took action of some sort. While traffi c offi cers – there are only two and a sergeant – deploy in problem areas and others that are known to be longtime trouble spots, radar trailers and speed signs that notify drivers how fast they are traveling were deployed in almost every instance. Keizertimes spoke with KPD traffi c offi cers last month about speeding in neighborhoods. Lt. Trevor Wenning said they respond to many complaints by deploying unmanned controls and sharing data collected with concerned residents. Frequently, the data does not support the perceived need for enforcement. However, once those tools are put elsewhere in the city, the problems return, according to residents. “When the trailers leave, the solution goes away,” said Ken Gierloff, a resident of southeast Keizer. Gierloff, a longtime partic- ipant in the Southeast Keizer Neighborhood Association (SEKNA), said one solution that bore fruit in the past was Bake off #MiyakoCon5 PAGE A9 KEIZERTIMES/Lauren Murphy Rebeca Ernst, Leti Ernst, Kierra White and Ellora Thiebaud cosplayed as some of their fa- vorite characters at MiyakoCon 5 Sunday, Feb. 23, at Keizer’s Quality Inn & Suites. Please see PLEAD, Page A5 They don’t need to leave home to live better Schedule an in-home assessment seniorhelpers.com/or/salem OR CALL US 503 - 990 -7112 2659 Commercial St SE, Suite 270 – Salem, OR 97302