By CRAIG MURPHY Of the Keizertimes There had been discussion at the May 20 Keizer City Council meeting of how much land Keizer will possibly need in 20 years, the numbers behind the Housing Needs Analysis (HNA) and the Economic Opportunities Analysis (EOA). Staff discussed the work behind the numbers and consultants explained the [...]

  The McNary High School Air Force Junior Reserve Officer Training Corps was called upon to fill some rather large shoes on Memorial Day, May 27. When members of the National Guard had to pull out of a memorial ceremony in honor of fallen servicemen and women at the Oregon Department of Veterans Affairs, the [...]

Deanne Roberts organized a rally on Saturday, May 25, to build awareness about drowsy driving. Her son Daymon Wachtler, who would have turned 22 last Saturday, was killed in December 2009 when a car he was riding in was hit by a driver who had fallen asleep. Wachtler was 18. Last Saturday was proclaimed by [...]

By CRAIG MURPHY Of the Keizertimes No matter how well the debut year of the Keizer Sunday Farmers Market goes, it will not be a banner year. The market, being put on by Salem Saturday Market, launches this Sunday, June 2. The market runs from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Chalmers Jones Park, behind [...]

  By ERIC A. HOWALD Of the Keizertimes When Kareli Caloca and Josh Cook-Hunter turn out to work at the Keizer Community Food Bank (KCFB), it’s a reversal of the normal way of things. “Our students are usually the ones receiving assistance in some way. When they come here, they are the ones who are [...]

By CRAIG MURPHY Of the Keizertimes What could be greater than the Gubser Neighborhood Association? How about the Greater Gubser Neighborhood Association? The GGNA board voted at its May 16 meeting to update its name since its boundaries have been expanded. As voted on in April, the GNA has expanded to match the boundaries of [...]

  By CRAIG MURPHY Of the Keizertimes Chemawa Road North currently features plenty of orange. It will soon look different. The Oregon Department of Transportation project to upgrade the road from River Road to Keizer Rapids Park is finally going to be done. Lou Torres, public affairs specialist for ODOT, said the project should be [...]

  By CRAIG MURPHY Of the Keizertimes Looking at the history of 451 individual lots may sound a bit tedious. But that work by Keizer city staff was enough to convince members of the Keizer Planning Commission to approve plans at their May 8 meeting. Amended Housing Needs Analysis (HNA), Economic Opportunities Analysis (EOA) and [...]

By ERIC A. HOWALD Of the Keizertimes The Keizer Fire Board pondered an almost twofold increase in its local option levy at its meeting Tuesday, May 21. If the board acts on the recommendation from its Citizen Advisory Committee (CAC), it would mean that a homeowner with a $250,000 house would pay $147.50 per annum [...]

By CRAIG MURPHY Of the Keizertimes A new member of the Keizer City Council should be in place next month. On Monday evening, councilors formally approved the process that will be used to replace Ken LeDuc, who announced his resignation on May 10. Councilors met in a special meeting May 15 to accept the resignation [...]