Early in the morning on Sept. 20, Keizer Police responded to the report of a stabbing in the 3000 block of Cherry Avenue N. Investigators report that a male and female got into an argument, which led to another female attempting to intervene in order to protect the first[Read More…]
NEWS
Keizer residents will see a big wastewater rate hike over the next two years
Keizerites are about to be squeezed a little more, financially. The city’s Finance Officer Tim Wood reported to City Council during the Sept. 19 session that most Keizer residents would be facing a more than $20 annual hike in their wastewater management fees in 2023 and 2024. Wood said an[Read More…]
City grant will not expand to include food trucks
City Council opted out of offering grant funds to local food trucks.(LOGAN TURBES/Keizertimes) If you were one of the people who recently approached the city about using grant funds to help start up your own food truck business, prepare to be disappointed. Keizer City Council voted Sept. 19 not to[Read More…]
Unions negotiate mid-year raise with city
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…]
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…]
KFD Board names interim Fire Chief
The Keizer Fire District Board of Directors appointed Division Chief Ryan Russell the new interim Fire Chief at Tuesday’s board meeting.
BRIEF: Interim chief on KFD Board agenda
The appointment of an interim Fire Chief is on the agenda for the Sept. 20 meeting of the Keizer Fire District Board.
KFD and Chief Cowan offically part ways
The Keizer Fire District Board of Directors officially signed the separation agreement with Chief Jeff Cowan during the open session for the board meeting on Wednesday, Sept. 14.
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?
V 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[Read More…]
