If he had it within his power to do some things over again, Keizer Finance Director Tim Wood might have taken a softer approach to turning off residents’ water last month. “We probably would have started with door hangers instead of shutting off water, but our intent was good and[Read More…]
NEWS
City will try to reign in some attached buildings
Accessory structures, such as attached garages and shops, take many forms in Keizer. At its latest meeting, the Keizer Planning Commission approved building code amendments to help reign in the variance found throughout the city. “There’s been a lot of skirting of the rules,” said Shane Witham, interim development director[Read More…]
traffic court
NO INSURANCE Justin Douglas Guerrero, $392; Mariah Elizabeth Lucas, $392; Jenni Renee Olmos, $500; Gregory Allen Coldiron, $500; Joshua Charles Walker, $400; Emmanuel Bridon, $245; Spencer James Chumley, $245; Ivettee A Ramos, $245. NO PROOF OF INSURANCE Jose Arturo Luna Jr., $350; Luis Manuel Collins, $392; Katelyn Rae Hart, $235.[Read More…]
MHS makes epic moves to help students rescue failing grades
(McNary High School) Comprehensive Distance Learning (CDL) has brought a litany of challenges to the way school is facilitated in 2020, with one of the main difficulties being poor grades. In the beginning of November, it was estimated that nearly half of the nearly 13,000 high schoolers in Salem-Keizer Public[Read More…]
Notice of cancellation of meetings
The Keizer Planning Commission meeting scheduled for Wednesday, Dec. 9 has been cancelled. The next meeting will be the regularly scheduled meeting of Wednesday, Jan. 13, 2021. The Traffic Safety-Bikeways-Pedestrian Committee meeting scheduled for Thursday, Dec. 10 has been canceled. The next meeting will be the regularly scheduled meeting of[Read More…]
No end in sight for city’s rent burdened
A conversation about housing affordability came and went with little fanfare at a meeting of the Keizer City Council Monday, Nov.16. Keizer is required by state mandate to hold an annual public hearing on issues of rent burdens in the city and what might be done to alleviate them. Approximately[Read More…]
Elected officials trade barbs in wake of election, inclusion talks
The mudslinging started when Oregon State Rep. Bill Post appeared to target a Keizer city councilor in a since-deleted Facebook post. “The leader of this gang … a current councilor will be ousted in two years … mark my words. This ‘gang’ will be tossed from Keizer. I’ve had enough[Read More…]
Mayor renounces gov’s freeze tactics, Post calls for defiance
At a Keizer City Council meeting Monday, Nov. 16, Mayor Cathy Clark played up fears she had heard about police showing up at the doors and either citing or arresting members of the household. “I am extremely concerned about families in this community that are larger than six people,” said[Read More…]
SKPS makes changes due to two-week freeze order
On Friday, Nov. 13, Oregon Governor Kate Brown announced a statewide two-week freeze on activities, which took effect on Wednesday, Nov. 18. After receiving additional guidance from the Oregon Department of Education, the district has made the decision to reduce limited in-person instruction and suspend all athletic activities across the[Read More…]
‘Freeze’ ordered as COVID surges
As the COVID-19 curve in Oregon continues to head in the wrong direction, Gov. Kate Brown has moved the entire state back lockdown-adjacent space. Brown previously announced mandates for reduced activity, but raised the restrictions to a “freeze” that will halt activity at indoor recreational spaces until Dec. 2. “The[Read More…]