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AUGUST 21, 2020, KEIZERTIMES, PAGE A3 Watch your step: KLL parking lot might get redo By ERIC A. HOWALD Of the Keizertimes Paving the parking lot at the main entrance to Keizer Little League Park has been a top pri- ority for the park’s caretakers and managers. Now, there is a new push to move the project up on the city’s to-do list. “The largest concern is the liability when elderly visitors cross that lot,” Clint Holland told members of the Keiz- er Parks Advisory Board at a meeting Tuesday, Aug. 11. “It’s a liability for [Keizer Little] League and the city.” Holland is a longtime advo- cate and volunteer for the park as well as a member of the parks board. Holland reported one elder- ly visitor had recently fallen in the parking lot and requested that the project be moved up on the schedule of planned parks improvements. Holland said a two-year-old estimate placed the cost to re- pave at approximately $80,000, but he expected it to have ris- en by somewhere between 10- 20% since then. Holland said “All that’s there now is dirt that’s been compacted” — Clint Holland he’d spoken with some city ad- ministrators about moving the project up and he was told that a recommendation would be needed from the parks board. “All that’s there now is dirt that’s been compacted,” Hol- land said. Despite the urgency sug- gested by Holland, some parks board members began tapping the brakes. “We need to discuss what other projects are coming up on the schedule and how moving this one would affect them,” said Matt Lawyer, a parks board member. Lawyer wanted to have the opportunity for the board to discuss the matter with Robert Johnson, Keizer’s parks supervi- sor, who was absent the night of the meeting. Dylan Juran, another mem- ber of the board, wanted to know if the repaving would in- clude a gravel path leading into the park to the fi elds. Holland said the project would stop at the entrance to the park itself. “[Repaving the interior pathway] would have to be ADA-compliant and may be a couple of hundred thousand dollars,” Holland said. The board will revisit the matter at its October meeting. FEST, continued from Page A1 plan. “We’re confi dent our plan would have met with the current guidelines.” The Chamber would con- tinue working on efforts made to support small businesses “that are in no way out of the woods yet,” he said. In addition to everyday operations, the Chamber will refocus on its annual Giving Basket Program that supports local families in need “The need is going to be nothing like we’ve ever seen judging by the conversations we are having with school counselors,” Thompson said. INCLUSIVE: ‘Prejudice has a way of propagating’ (Continued from Page A1) before turning around to glare at him again. “I’m curious how this council plans to address it and at what point are we going to get a statement from council on inclusivity so that every person feels comfortable on every single road in Keizer,” Daya said. Mayor Cathy Clark responded that the council was engaged in “taking action on a policy basis” rather than taking up an inclusivity resolution. “Changing the hearts and minds of people in the city is going to be an ongoing conversation,” Clark said. She added that Daya lived in her neighborhood and she, for one, was happy to have him as a neighbor. In addition to speaking in favor of a resolution, resident Sarah Grantham was pointed in her critique of some prejudicial attitudes she’s seen on display in the city. “When kids [of color] leave an inclusive area, like a park, they’re a problem. They’re thugs or in the street or riding in and out of cars and not on the sidewalk,” Grantham said. “These kids need support, they are not a problem going from the park to home.” Resident Brandon Sherrard spoke in favor of a resolution from the “standpoint of a white male.” “Discrimination or prejudice, overt or otherwise, does real harm. People say I don’t do that, I’m a good person … but it can manifest in ways we don’t notice and it’s important to listen to people who feel otherwise is the case,” Sherrard said. “Prejudice has a way of propagating from individual to individual. Having the statement or resolution leads to conversations and that will hopefully result in change.” RJ Navarro, who is vying against Rep. Bill Post in November, read a sample resolution into the record and called for its adoption. However, after the meeting, he added that the city should not stop at words. “It's important that the City of Keizer takes genuine steps towards systemic change after the resolution is passed. Saying you want to be an inclusive city and then funding the chamber with tax dollars (that immigrant communities also pay into) which will then be used to endorse candidates that advocate for deporting and criminalizing those very same taxpayers is dishonest, to say the least,” Navarro said. You can read a copy of Navarro’s suggested language for an inclusivity resolution at www.keizertimes.com. puzzle answers ASK MR. TRASH M emorial C enters ◆ C remation & B urial Simplicity - Convenience - Low Cost A. Be very careful to only recycle the things on your hauler’s approved list. $795 PLASTIC BAGS, STYROFOAM, AND WAXY CARTONS WERE NEVER RECYCLABLE! ◆ $995 PLEASE KEEP THE FOLLOWING GOOD RECYCLABLES EMPTY, CLEAN AND DRY: • Cardboard and uncoated greyboard boxes (Shipping & cereal type). 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RECYCLING & DISPOSAL, INC. 503.393.2262 503.585.4300 PLANS, continued from Page A1 of the normal courseload of eight classes. “Students that take a full load of classes will meet virtually in class for four periods, each lasting 90 minutes twice a week (Tuesday and Thursday or Wednesday and Friday). On their ‘off day’ students will be responsible for doing tasks assigned by their instructor. The length of time that would take depends on the course,” Jespersen said. Students will be able to earn half a credit per course per quarter. The change will mean traditionally year-long classes will be completed in two quarters. The Salem- Keizer School Board is also considering offering advanced placement (AP) courses in quarters two and three. The organization that administers AP tests is not changing the May 2021 test dates thus far. That could result in a months- long lag between a student completed AP coursework by the end of the fi rst semester, in February, and taking the actual exam if things remain unchanged. Teachers will be reaching out to students beginning Sept. 8 to inform their individual students how their classes will work and what is to be expected for the year. It will also be a time for students to ask any questions they may have. Students will still be connecting with teachers everyday throughout the academic year. Even with the major changes, it is unlikely that students will be able to complete two years of core classes, such as language arts, during the next academic year. “That won't likely occur because we have limitations on when we can assign students to certain classes. A sophomore would complete a year’s worth of English in 18 weeks and then they would be signed up to take a different year-long class that would likely be grade appropriate,” Jespersen said. McNary students that are on track to graduate will be eligible for a release period. Seniors that are ready to graduate will also be eligible for an early graduation. “I anticipate we will have more seniors graduate earlier this year than any other time in my career,” Jespersen said. School administrators also understand that some students still have belongings in the building and are currently putting a plan together so that students can safely retrieve their items. Students and parents that have questions can submit them to a Google form at tinyurl.com/celtquestions. Jespersen will be making more video announcements before the school year starts to inform students about how the year will run. BRIAN & APRIL McVAY 503.510.6827 - Call or Text anytime (503) 885 -7800 As lifelong residents, we are your Keizer neighbor. We know this “Easy Online Arrangements” CrownMemorialBurial.com market and we are here to help! 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