The Keizer City Council is moving ahead to give a Canadian power company Cordelio an option to buy nearly seven acres north of the Bonneville Power Administration station in Keizer.
The potential deal first must go through a public hearing.
Under the option deal approved by the council on Monday, Aug. 19, the power company would pay $125,000 over five years, giving it time to evaluate a renewable energy project.
The company could then go ahead with a full purchase and pay a total of $872,500 for the acreage, which is…
