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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
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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