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DAYLIGHT SAVING TIME ENDS SUNDAY — MOVE YOUR CLOCKS BACK ONE HOUR EIZER times $1.00/ ISSUE Vol. 43 • No. 3 NOV. 5, 2021 COUNCILOR RESIGNS Day's resignation follows outburst at Nov. 1 meeting By JOEY CAPPELLETTI Of the Keizertimes Councilor Ross Day has resigned from his position on the Keizer City Council following a Nov. 1 meeting that left Council President Elizabeth Smith “shocked and speechless” and Keizer Mayor Cathy Clark publicly condemning his behavior. “I’ve got a great family, a great job, I don’t need the drama of the city coun- cil. They wanted me to sit around like a bump on a pickle, and that’s not who I am,” Day said during a phone call follow- ing the news of his resignation. “We thank Ross Day for his service and wish him well in the future,” Clark said in a written statement. Day’s resignation comes days after a meeting in which he vehemently opposed the naming of the Community Diversity Engagement Committee and Councilor Ross Day shows frustration during the Nov. 1 Keizer City Council meeting. Photo by MATT RAWLINGS of Keizertimes Council balks at new proposal By MATT RAWLINGS | Of the Keizertimes See RESIGNS, page A5 NEWSTAND PRICE: $1.00/ ISSUE SUBSCRIBER ADDRESS : Photo by MATT RAWLINGS of Keizertimes F or the Love of the Game, a local nonprofi t run by Mavericks League owners Jerry and Lisa Walker, as well as their son, Mickey, will have to wait at least two more weeks before taking control of the management of Keizer Little League Park. With a 6-1 vote, the Keizer City Council motioned to delay a decision to sign a contract with For the Love of the Game for management of Keizer Little League Park at the Nov. 1 meeting, requesting that the non-profi t work with city staff to make amendments to their latest con- tract proposal. Councilor Dan Kohler represented the lone dissenting vote. The city's contract with Keizer Little League expired on Nov. 1, which means the city will temporarily regain control of the park until the council can come to terms with For the Love of the Game, whose proposed contract would be for 10 years. The amended contract will be back on the Council agenda for the Nov. 15 meeting. “It is disappointing because it limits our time to See BALK, page A3
