By JASON COX Of the Keizertimes The City of Keizer may take on additional maintenance at Keizer Little League Park as part of a proposed agreement between the city and two youth sports groups with a serious stake in the facility. Keizer Youth Sports Association and Keizer Little League would jointly operate the park, while [...]

By JASON COX Of the Keizertimes At least on paper, Mayor Lore Christopher holds a significant cash advantage over opponent and city councilor David McKane in the city’s first contested mayoral election in a decade. According to state records, Christopher has raised $5,450 as of Tuesday and spent $3,135 in her bid for a seventh [...]

By JASON COX Of the Keizertimes Measures affecting Oregon’s economy and business community were the star of the show at a KeizerVotes forum held by the Keizer Chamber of Commerce last week at lunchtime. The chamber took on Measures 79, 82, 84 and 85 – all of which could potentially affect members. Representatives for and [...]

Two prime parcels at Keizer Station set to be auctioned to the highest bidder to cover costs associated with an anticipated bond default won’t be placed on the block after all. City officials announced late Monday afternoon that Chuck Sides paid a total of $627,009.25 to make current payments on taxpayer-financed local improvement district bond [...]

Mayor hopefuls square off in debate

By JASON COX Of the Keizertimes Candidates for Keizer City Council’s Position 3 held court on traffic, land use planning and the future of Keizer Station in a campaign forum Tuesday night. All three qualified candidates – Eamon Bishop, Matthew Chappell and Marlene Quinn – appeared at the forum, moderated by Keizertimes Publisher Lyndon Zaitz. [...]

By JASON COX Of the Keizertimes A bevy of local organizations and your hometown newspaper aim to make sure local voters understand the choices they’ll be asked to make in November’s local election. A mayoral debate, two candidate meet-and-greets and a business-oriented forum on statewide ballot measures are all slated in coming weeks as Keizer [...]

The mayor’s seat and one council seat will see contested elections this fall. Here’s what we do know: No matter who wins, three new faces will be on the Keizer City Council next year. David McKane is running for mayor against incumbent Lore Christopher, which means he isn’t running for re-election to his council position. [...]

By JASON COX Of the Keizertimes Planning Commission member Matthew Chappell is urging a cautious approach to growth as he makes his first bid for local office. Chappell is seeking Position No. 3 on the Keizer City Council, which is being vacated by Mark Caillier. He said the periodic review process, complex as it is, [...]

County could have foreclosed on land