New fire levy could double costs

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 [...]

Council OKs plan to fill its vacancy

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 [...]

Family looks to bring awareness to drowsy driving

Daymon Wachtler won’t be here to celebrate his 22nd birthday on Saturday, May 25. But his spirit will be. Saturday has been proclaimed by Keizer Mayor Lore Christopher as 3DAD: Daymon’s Drowsy Driving Awareness Day. The event will be held from 1:30 to 4:30 p.m. at River Road N. and Chemawa Road N., kitty-corner from [...]

Ron Christopher wins fire board seat

By CRAIG MURPHY Of the Keizertimes Ron Christopher was elected again Tuesday night. Only this time, it was for a different board. Christopher, who has held the Salem-Keizer Transit subdistrict No. 2 seat since May 2009, ran against John Rizzo for the Keizer Rural Fire Protection District Position 1 seat and won handily. Results from [...]

School board scuttles plans to sell property for now

By HERB SWETT For the Keizertimes Sale of the Middle Grove School property was taken off the agenda of Tuesday’s Salem-Keizer School Board meeting. At its April meeting, the board learned from Paul Dakopolos, the district’s legal counsel, that although a quiet-title action would be needed to sell the land, there was a 98 percent [...]