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FEES,
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focused on identifying and
solving underlying crime and
disorder problems.”
About a decade ago, KPD
offi cers began moving to
problem-oriented policing. The
goal is solving root problems
rather than reacting to calls
for service in isolation. Doing
so puts the responsibility for
recognizing trends and directing
resources
on
lieutenants
rather than patrol offi cers that
“lack the time to spend with
problems, the ability to access
and move resources and the
multidisciplinary authority to
solve persistent problems.”
At a recent meeting of the
KPD Citizen’s Academy, Lt.
Andrew Copeland detailed
how this works on even non-
violent, yet persistent, problems:
“We had a house where we got
consistent calls about a runaway,
along the lines of 60 calls a
month. We brought together
all of the stakeholders and had
a meeting and it turned out
that the kids involved loved
police offi cers. We told them
that, if they could improve their
behavior, we would come out
and visit them and arrange for
some other activities. We had
zero calls to that residence after
the meeting.”
In less abstract terms, the fee
pays for an additional offi cer on
each of KPD’s night shifts (two
total), an additional traffi c team
supervisor and traffi c safety
offi cer and a property crime
detective that has produced “a
very pleasant, safe-feeling city.”
While
there
are
disagreements about how
traffi c issues complicate life in
Keizer, Teague cited research
fi ndings that “strategic, focused
enforcement of traffi c laws” can
prevent crime.
Additional offi cers on the
night shift meant an end to
some delays in responding to
crime that happens in the wee
hours. Prior to the fee, KPD
had two major instances in
which a lack of offi cers resulted
in delayed responses. One
incident involved a would-
be burglar getting stuck in a
broken window and another in
which a drunken man entered
the home of a family while
they slept.
The addition of a property
Space Force ain’t The Offi ce
heir you’ve been searching for
By TJ REID
For the Keizertimes
Tom Lehrer once said that
“political satire became ob-
solete when Henry Kissinger
was awarded the Nobel Peace
Prize.” Not only is this a sick
Kissinger burn, but it also raises
an excellent point: a key char-
acteristic of satire is taking an
idea that is worthy of mock-
ery (at least in the eyes of the
satirist… please don’t send me
angry letters, Kissinger group-
ies) and, as the fi lmmakers who
created the all-time classic This
is Spinal Tap would say, “turn-
ing it up to eleven.” But where
can that dial go if it is already at
eleven? Does it go to twelve, or
does it go all the way around
back to one?
This was a quandary faced
by Greg Daniels (yes, I re-
viewed another project of his
just a few weeks ago, but I
need a lot of comedy in my
life at the moment … I’m
only human!) and Steve Carell
when they decided to riff on
the unexpected and bizarre
declaration that the United
States would be extending
its military reach to the Final
Frontier. Unfortunately, the
fi rst season of Netfl ix’s Space
Force seems to have a hard time
deciding if it wants to commit
to the complete wackiness of a
twelve or go down to a more
realistic one, and the humor is
quite uneven as a result.
The show starts off strong:
Steve Carell is in his element
Submitted
Steve Carell plays the well-meaning, but often-missing-the-
mark Gen. Mark Naird in Netfl ix’s new Space Force
as the gravelly-voiced Mark
Naird, a no-nonsense four-star
general tasked with leading
the fl edgling military branch
into greatness. John Malkov-
ich serves as his scientifi c advi-
sor/straight man, and both are
complemented by an extreme-
ly talented cast (including
the great Fred Willard in his
last on-screen role before his
death). The production values
are high, the laughs are solid
and culminate in a side-split-
ting scene involving a chimp
in a space suit fl oating through
the vacuum, but just when you
think you’ve found your new
favorite show, things fi zzle out
and the dial drops. The middle
episodes become a slog with
laughs that are few and far be-
tween, and the show attempts
to juggle so much character
development from the get-go
that you have a hard time car-
ing about any of it. A lot of it
feels like a missed opportunity;
you expect a hilarious punch-
line and it either doesn’t come
or it is much weaker than it
should be. The dial drops to
one and some very funny peo-
ple have nothing funny to say.
Lisa Kudrow of Friends fame,
for instance, has a total of may-
be two jokes throughout the
entirety of Season 1, which is
a downright shame, and Ben
Schwartz, a very funny co-
median that audiences may
recognize as Jean-Ralphio
from Parks and Recreation, is re-
duced to a very unfunny par-
ody of Anthony Scaramucci
who acts a lot like Jean-Ral-
phio without the likeability.
But just when you’re about
to give up and watch some-
thing else, the last two episodes
become hilarious again, and
the season ends in a very in-
teresting place that practically
begs for a follow-up. If you
are willing to slog through the
moments where the dial is at
a one, the bookend twelves
are worth your time. Let’s just
hope they can keep it there for
all of Season 2 and give these
funny people some more con-
sistent material.
Space Force Season 1 is now
available on Netfl ix.
crime detective gave the
department
capacity
to
conduct
some
property
crimes investigations that were
“growing stale,” according
to Teague. While other
departments do not investigate
such crimes,, “today, in Keizer,
no property crime goes
uninvestigated.”
PARKS SERVICES
While it can be diffi cult to
quantify a unit of safety, Keizer
Public Works had a much
easier time laying out how fees
have bolstered Keizer’s parks
offerings.
While the police fee
produced fi ve new jobs, the
parks fee created two of its
own with the hiring of two,
additional parks employees.
The fee also paid to
create a new play area for
Meadows Park; a refurbishing
of Carlson Skate Park that led
to an explosion of new use;
replacement sports courts in
Bob Newton Park, Claggett
Creek Park, Willamette Manor
Park and Northview Terrace
Park; Resurfaced and widened
pathways throughout the 19-
park system, a replacement roof
for the gazebo in Chalmers
Jones Park and new equipment
that has meant greater upkeep
through Keizer in terms of
mowing and other maintenance.
BROWN: ‘It took that incident
for me to ... appreciate it’
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2003, after having worked in both the private and public sectors,
and fi nding a preference in public service. He has an undergrad-
uate degree in landscape architecture and planning and a master’s
degree in public administration.
One of the fi rst projects he tackled was known as River Road
Renaissance, which was intended to raise the bar for business
frontages. The city supplied grants to businesses willing to invest in
improvements, and Brown helped steer the program.
“Then Keizer Rapids Park came along shortly after, and that
was a huge opportunity,” Brown said. “Richard Walsh is a crazy
man, but he’s high energy and not afraid to dream.”
Walsh, a local attorney, was a city councilor at the time the city
undertook the creation of a regional park that could attract visitors
to the city. Brown said he enjoyed being the “sergeant-at-arms”
guiding the council and other city administrators through all the
fl aming hoops of rules and regulations.
One of the greatest turmoils he endured also revealed to him
the character of the city he was helping lead. A little more than a
decade ago, city offi cials drew fi re for the installation of bollards on
the northwest corner of the intersection of Lockhaven Drive and
River Road that some perceived as being phallic. Despite similar
bollards being installed in cities around the world, Keizer’s made
national headlines.
“The chair of the Planning Commission at that time felt so
badly that he had overlooked the shape that he offered to pay to
have them replaced,” Brown said. “I suppose it’s true everywhere,
but there are these individuals that care about the community and
are willing to give up their time and do it. And you know what?
That's awesome, but it took that incident for me to really begin to
appreciate it.” He said city employees still fi eld calls concerning the
look of the bollards from time to time.
Working with others, whether it was reaching out to fi nd out
what they wanted to see in the community or business owners to
develop meandering sidewalks created the most rewarding expe-
riences.
“Those people really kept my engine running for all those years.
I have no regret and a lot of good experiences,” he said.
As the city moves into the future, Brown said he hoped the
city residents and leaders would learn to embrace change more
frequently–and in ways other than blinking lights on signs.
“We need to address change in all of its strengths and scariness,
to be more conscious of it instead of maintaining a status quo,” he
said.
public notices
NOTICE TO INTERESTED PERSONS
IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF
THE STATE OF OREGON
FOR THE COUNTY
OF MARION
PROBATE DEPARTMENT
Case No. 20PB03437
NOTICE TO
INTERESTED PERSONS
In the Matter of the Estate of,
VERDIE MAE BETHUNE,
Deceased.
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIV-
EN that CATHALENE KAY
ZACH has been appointed
Personal Representative of
the above-captioned Estate.
All persons having claims
against the Estate are re-
quired to present them to
the Personal Representative
at the address shown below
within four months after the
date of fi rst publication of this
Notice. All persons whose
rights may be affected by
the probate proceeding may
obtain additional information
from the court records, the
Personal Representative or
the attorney for the Personal
Representative.
DATED AND FIRST PUB-
LISHED this 12th day of June,
2020.
Ryan E. Gibb, OSB
#972693
PERSONAL
REPRESENTATIVE
CATHALENE KAY ZACH
4642 Beaverbrook Ct SE
Salem, OR 97317
(503) 364-3528
ATTORNEY
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DOUGLAS, CONROYD,
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NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARINGS
NOTICE OF
PUBLIC HEARINGS
CHARTER REVISIONS
NOTICE is hereby given
that the City Council of the
City of Keizer will hold public
hearings for the purpose of
taking comments on the City
of Keizer’s proposed Charter
revisions.
The hearings will be held
on Monday, June 15, 2020
at 7:00 p.m. and Monday,
July 6, 2020 at 7:00 p.m. at
the Robert L. Simon Council
Chambers,
Keizer
Civic
Center, 930 Chemawa Road
NE, Keizer, Oregon (not a
mailing address).
Copies of the proposed
Charter
revisions
are
available at Keizer City
Hall or by contacting the
City Recorder at 503-390-
3700. Any interested party
may appear and present
comment on the proposed
Charter revisions at the public
hearings. At the conclusion
of the public hearings, the
City Council may take action
to preliminarily approve the
proposed Charter revisions,
modify the proposed Charter
revisions and direct staff to
begin the election process
to place the revised Charter
before the voters in the City
of Keizer.
Anyone wishing to make
comment on this matter
may
provide
testimony
at the hearings or submit
written response to the City
Recorder no later than 5:00
p.m. on Monday, July 6, 2020.
Responses may be mailed to
Tracy L. Davis, City Recorder,
P.O. Box 21000, Keizer,
Oregon 97307.
The
location
of
the
hearings is accessible to the
disabled. Please contact the
City Recorder at (503)856-
3412 at least 48 hours prior
to the hearing if you will need
any special accommodations
to attend or participate in the
hearing.
If you have any questions,
please contact E. Shannon
Johnson, City Attorney at
(503) 390-3700.
Dated this 5th day of June,
2020.
Tracy L. Davis, MMC
City Recorder
6/12, 6/26, 7/3
PUBLISHED SUMMONS
IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF
THE STATE OF OREGON
FOR POLK COUNTY
Juvenile Department
Case Nos. 20JU00941
PUBLISHED SUMMONS
In the Matter of
ATERUS JAMES KIRKLAND
D’AMICO,
A Child.
TO: Tyler James Kirkland
IN THE NAME OF THE STATE
OF OREGON:
A petition has been fi led
asking the court to terminate
your parental rights to the
above-named child for the
purpose of placing the child
for adoption. YOU ARE
REQUIRED TO PERSONALLY
APPEAR BEFORE the Polk
County Circuit Court located
at 850 S Main Street, Dallas,
OR 97338, on the 29th day
of June, 2020 at 3:00 p.m.
puzzle answers
and the 21st of July, 2020 at
9:00 a.m. to admit or deny the
allegations of the petition and
to personally appear at any
subsequent
court-ordered
hearing. YOU MUST APPEAR
PERSONALLY
IN
THE
COURTROOM ON THE DATE
AND AT THE TIME LISTED
ABOVE.
AN
ATTORNEY
MAY NOT ATTEND THE
HEARING IN YOUR PLACE.
THEREFORE, YOU MUST
APPEAR EVEN IF YOUR
ATTORNEY ALSO APPEARS.
This summons is published
pursuant to the order of the
circuit court judge of the
above-entitled court, dated
February 20, 2020. The order
directs that this summons be
published once each week
for three consecutive weeks,
making three publications in
all, in a published newspaper
of general circulation in
Marion County.
Date of fi rst publication:
June 12, 2020.
Date of last publication:
June 26, 2020.
NOTICE
READ THESE PAPERS
CAREFULLY
IF YOU DO NOT APPEAR
PERSONALLY
BEFORE
THE
COURT
OR
DO
NOT APPEAR AT ANY
SUBSEQUENT
COURT-
ORDERED HEARING, the
court may proceed in your
absence
without
further
notice
and
TERMINATE
YOUR PARENTAL RIGHTS to
the above-named child either
ON THE DATE SPECIFIED
IN THIS SUMMONS OR ON
A FUTURE DATE, and may
make such orders and take
such action as authorized by
law.
RIGHTS AND OBLIGATIONS
(1) YOU HAVE A RIGHT
TO BE REPRESENTED BY
AN ATTORNEY IN THIS
MATTER. If you are currently
represented by an attorney,
CONTACT YOUR ATTORNEY
IMMEDIATELY
UPON
RECEIVING THIS NOTICE.
Your previous attorney may
not be representing you in
this matter.
IF YOU CANNOT AFFORD
TO HIRE AN ATTORNEY and
you meet the state’s fi nancial
guidelines, you are entitled to
have an attorney appointed
for you at state expense. TO
REQUEST
APPOINTMENT
OF AN ATTORNEY TO
REPRESENT YOU AT STATE
EXPENSE,
YOU
MUST
IMMEDIATELY CONTACT the
Polk County Circuit Court
located at 850 S Main Street,
Dallas, OR 97338, phone
number
(503)
623-2349,
between the hours of 8:00
a.m. and 5:00 p.m. for further
information.
IF YOU WISH TO HIRE AN
ATTORNEY, please retain one
as soon as possible and have
the attorney present at the
above hearing. If you need
help fi nding an attorney, you
may call the Oregon State
Bar’s Lawyer Referral Service
at (503) 684-3763 or toll free
in Oregon at (800) 452-7636.
IF
YOU
ARE
REPRESENTED
BY
AN
ATTORNEY, IT IS YOUR
RESPONSIBILITY
TO
MAINTAIN CONTACT WITH
YOUR ATTORNEY AND TO
KEEP YOUR ATTORNEY
ADVISED
OF
YOUR
WHEREABOUTS.
(2) If you contest the
petition, the court will
schedule a hearing on the
allegations of the petition
and order you to appear
personally and may schedule
other hearings related to the
petition and order you to
appear personally. IF YOU
ARE ORDERED TO APPEAR,
YOU
MUST
APPEAR
PERSONALLY
IN
THE
COURTROOM, UNLESS THE
COURT HAS GRANTED YOU
AN EXCEPTION IN ADVANCE
UNDER ORS 419B.918 TO
APPEAR BY OTHER MEANS
INCLUDING,
BUT
NOT
LIMITED TO, TELEPHONIC
OR OTHER ELECTRONIC
MEANS. AN ATTORNEY
MAY NOT ATTEND THE
HEARING(S)
IN
YOUR
PLACE.
PETITIONER’S ATTORNEY
Kristyn M. Houston
Assistant Attorney General
Department of Justice
1162 Court Street NE
Salem, OR 97301-4096
Phone: (503) 934-4400
ISSUED this 5th day of
June, 2020.
Issued by:
Kristyn M. Houston #145304
Assistant Attorney General
6/12, 6/19, 6/26