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PAGE A6, KEIZERTIMES, NOVEMBER 27, 2020 CHANGES: Comm. center activities GAZEBO, cratered just as outlook was rosy continued from Page A1 (Continued from Page A1) with St. Vincent DePaul and the Salvation Army to provide direct assistance to Keizer residents struggling as a result of the pandemic, job losses and other strains of the past nine months. He’s already disbursed about $200,000, but has roughly $300,000 more budgeted for the effort. “We partnered with them because they have the systems to provide assistance already in place. It’s been amazing because someone might come in at 2 p.m. and have paid up their water bills by 4 p.m. It’s been one of the most rewarding things I’ve ever been part of,” Wood said. The pandemic has changed practices throughout city hall, fi nances are one aspect. Shane Witham, Keizer’s interim development director, said his department was no exception. “It’s been a reminder to be fl exible, something government isn’t always great at doing, and that we’re all in this together,” Witham said. Early on, and with the new state-ordered freeze, using online permit application systems has become more frequent. It wasn’t necessarily new, but it was already the preferred method for many developers. “That being said, there is still a large set of folks that prefer to come down to the offi ce and talk with staff or have a meeting in person. I defi nitely anticipate that we will continue to utilize online meeting tools (like Zoom) post-COVID,” Witham said. In the early going, there was a slowdown in requests for permits, but permits for smaller projects began ramping up and larger ones followed suit. Witham said it was close to the normal volume again said. Amid the chaos created by by October. One of the bigger tasks the pandemic, the city was that required input from also hacked and its data held both Witham and Wood was for ransom. Wood oversees administering business loan- the tech department as part grants made available by of his duties and the hack the city and, later, Business meant changing policies and procedures throughout Oregon. Witham said the initial the city network. Recently, wave of grants offered by the the city has been trying to stockpile laptops for those city was relatively simple. working from “The grant home, ones money we that will come administered preloaded with to local extra layers of businesses that cybersecurity. came through “We’ve seen Business the prices go Oregon did — Shane Witham up in recent pose some Keizer Dev. Director months and challenges. the inventory There were drop from some strings time to time,” attached and requirements for qualifi cations Wood said. “It’s also been that prevented some businesses eye-opening to see just how from being able to receive frequently someone tries to funding, and the timeframe hack city computers.” for getting the word out and New protections, give Wood accepting and awarding grants and others access to the number was short,” he said. of attempts that are made at Of the roughly $90,000 hacking the city’s network. Keizer had access to through There was a steep increase a Business Oregon, only about mere month ago as ne’er-do- $62,000 was distributed wells sought access points to because of the short- election systems. windowed, highly-targeted “It all makes me more nature of the program. surprised that other agencies Grant programs, which haven’t been hit already. We’re required staff oversight even still recovering a bit fi ve months when the process was fairly later,” Wood said. straightforward, are typically something the city outsources to the Willamette Valley Council of Governments, but the rapid turnaround required meant the city had to reinvent the wheel to some degree. “[Keizer] was designed to have a small government and we don’t have the resources available to us for those kinds of programs. It was defi nitely a learning experience,” Wood “It’s been a reminder to be fl exible.” The biggest hit to the city budget will be the community center itself. Lockdowns and warnings against gathering in large groups cratered the business side of the center beginning in March. Pre- pandemic, the community center was on track to have its best year ever. “We were even going to expand the number of staff in that department, but the lack of revenue led to a layoff last month instead,” Wood said. Wood continues to monitor trends and their possible impact on city fi nances, but things are only looking up in a few spaces. Revenue from marijuana, cigarette and liquor taxes are mostly trending upward. In January, the city will also get a portion of new taxes on vaping products. Off all the lessons learned during the long months of 2020, Wood said the most essential is how to keep the city running amid personal differences. “We have a wide range of opinions and thoughts and backgrounds, but we have to fi gure out how to work with everyone and keep our eye on the mission at hand,” Wood said. “That's one of the lessons I would defi nitely like us as a city to continue forward with.” as well as Rodda Paint in Salem. He also received free supplies from Herc Rentals in Keizer. After Elder and his crew began sanding and pressure- washing the gazebo, they were forced to take a two-week hiatus due to the wildfi res damaging the air-quality across the state. When Elder was able to return to work, he applied a rust-killing chemical FEMA extends deadline for canyon wildfi re aid The deadline for survivors of Oregon wildfi res to apply for FEMA individual disaster assistance and low-interest disaster loans from the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) has been ex- tended to Monday, Nov. 30. Federal disaster assistance for individuals and families can in- clude money for rental assistance, essential home repairs, personal property losses and other serious disaster-related needs not covered by insurance. Apply for disaster assistance with FEMA online at www.disas- terassistance.gov/ by using the FEMA app or calling the FEMA Helpline at 800-621-3362 (TTY 800-462-7585) between 7 a.m. and 10 p.m. daily. Those who use a relay service such as a video- phone, InnoCaption, or CapTel should update FEMA with their assigned number for that service. Phone calls from FEMA may come from an unidentifi ed number. 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