Effective Oct. 10, Keizer city employees will receive a 1.5% pay increase. This, combined with a leave cash-out option for up to 80 hours per employee, is expected to cost the city an additional $132,000, paid out in the remainder of the fiscal year. In August, the two employee unions[Read More…]
Author: Charles Glenn
Keizer joins lawsuit against state agency
Keizer will be joining a lawsuit that includes eight other Oregon cities in response to a set of pollution reduction rules issued by a state agency earlier this year. In a move that angered many local government leaders in July, Gov. Kate Brown authorized the state’s Department of Land Conservation[Read More…]
Who will be your next state representative and senator?
Oregon House District 21 Redistricting means Keizer now sits squarely in the middle of House District 21, whose incumbent Chris Hoy is also running to be Salem’s next mayor. Both parties held primary elections earlier this year, setting up a race between Republican Kevin Mannix and Democrat Ramiro Navarro. Mannix[Read More…]
What’s on your November ballot?
Ballots for the November general election will begin appearing in voter’s mailboxes in late October and Keizertimes wants you to be prepared. In addition to four statewide measures, Keizer voters will be making decisions on two proposed city ordinances and four council positions. Local Keizer Public Library – After an[Read More…]
Prosecutors release name of deceased in Keizer shooting
Keizer Police Lt. Trevor Wenning said the man killed inside a home on Mayfield Place in Keizer Sept. 4 was 30-year-old Aaron Scott Gage, a Salem resident. KPD responded to reports of a gunshot wound at around 2:30 a.m. on Sunday, Sept. 4, which they are describing as a home[Read More…]
Second Chance Breakfast to be held Oct. 27 at Keizer Community Center
The Marion County Reentry Initiative will be holding a no-cost Second Chance Breakfast on Oct. 27 at 7 a.m. at the Keizer Community Center, and the public is invited to attend. The event, usually scheduled once per year, raises funds for individuals who have fulfilled their debt to society and[Read More…]
City Council ponders fireworks ordinance
A public hearing was held Sept. 6 on an ordinance regulating the use of fireworks in Keizer which the state of Oregon designates as illegal. The city has received a high volume of complaints of people setting off unauthorized fireworks inside the city limits before and after this last July[Read More…]
West Keizerites ask city for help calming traffic
West Keizer residents want some help with slowing down traffic on Cummings Lane, particularly near where it intersects with Shoreline Dr. N. According to West Keizer Neighborhood Association president Rhonda Rich and Parks Board member Mike DeBlasi, it’s a public safety issue. “The safety of the children at Cummings Elementary[Read More…]
Local homeless alliance manages millions in grant funds
A recent satisfaction survey by the City of Salem revealed that homelessness has become the most important issue facing voters. The number of voters listing homelessness as the most important issue facing the region rose from 7% to 58% from 2016 to 2021. Keizer is better-positioned to face these challenges[Read More…]
River Road apartment construction causes concern among neighbors
Some residents in Keizer have expressed concerns about new multifamily construction projects, particularly one currently under development at 5724 River Road N. The project is being managed by Randy Fultz Construction and is as-yet unnamed. It will include three buildings – two of them will be three-story units, and the[Read More…]