PAGE A6, KEIZERTIMES, MARCH 19, 2021
Eppley allies turn out to
defend him to council
Oral testimony
backed Eppley,
letters mostly
called for ouster
By ERIC A. HOWALD
Of the Keizertimes
Allies of Keizer’s embattled city man-
ager, Chris Eppley, turned out in droves
urging the Keizer City Council to use
restraint as they determine what actions
will be taken next.
An independent investigator is look-
ing into an incident in which Eppley dis-
charged a gun in his offi ce on March 4 No
one was injured.
At the beginning of public testimony,
which was nearly all in regard to the
Eppley’s incident, Mayor Cathy Clark
read a lengthy statement about what the
council is doing and has been advised to
do moving forward. March 15 was the fi rst
city council meeting held in the wake of
the incident.
Eppley
“By demonstrating our values of treat-
ing all people with dignity and respect,
and exercising restraint, we hope that our
employees and residents know we have
committed to gathering the facts and
making a decision based on those facts,”
Clark said. “You, as the residents of Keizer,
have the right to your opinion and we, as
the decision makers, have responsibility
to retain our objectivity.”
Eppley himself was in attendance at
the meeting.
Only one of those who off ered testi-
mony supporting Eppley, Susan Dunfee,
claimed no prior connection to him.
“I have been very discouraged and
upset by the rush to judgment in the
attacks against Mr. Eppley,” said Dunfee,
“I believe the steps you have taken are in
line.”
Eppley’s other supporters included
former Keizer city councilors Amy Ryan
Courser, Jim Taylor, Richard Walsh,
Marlene Parsons and Brandon Smith;
former Salem city councilor TJ Sullivan;
and members of the Keizer business
community.
“He has done a lot of great work and,
with anyone here, they need to have the
benefi t of due process. We should wait for
the facts and not rush to judgment,” said
James Hutches.
Hutches also read a letter from
Jonathan Thompson, past president of
the Keizer Chamber of Commerce. The
letter did not indicate Thompson was
acting a spokesperson for the business
group.
“I have made mistakes in the past and
will again in the future. None of us is
perfect. However, I hope that the totality
of my life will not be judged by its worst
moments. We owe the same to Chris,”
Thompson wrote.
Resident Jessica Davidson asked that
the council support Eppley “ because
nobody in this life is perfect.”
Bob Parsons, the husband of former
city councilor Marlene Parsons, was emo-
tionally shaken at claims the council tried
to cover up the incident.
“People with an agenda want to see
[Eppley] gone and that is not the way this
works,” Parsons said. “I respect him being
here to hold his head up while people
want to take his head.”
Smith, the former city councilor,
meekly recollected his own accidental
discharge of a weapon.
“I have a concealed carry license and
I had accidental discharge at 25. I could
have hurt my wife. My dedication to safety
went up 1,000% and has stayed there since
that day,” Smith said. “I’m quite sure this
has been a learning experience for Mr.
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