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Committee forwards two candidates for Keizer traffic, bikeways and pedestrian panel
Summary
The Keizer Volunteer Coordinating Committee voted to forward Michael Welsh and Hurst Sangster to Keizer City Council to fill two openings on the Traffic Safety, Bikeways and Pedestrian Committee; members discussed River Road hazards and funding limits during candidate interviews.
The Keizer Volunteer Coordinating Committee voted Wednesday to forward Michael Welsh and Hurst Sangster to the Keizer City Council as candidates to fill two openings on the Traffic Safety, Bikeways and Pedestrian Committee, with terms ending Dec. 31, 2028.
The committee's decision followed candidate interviews in which applicants described local safety priorities and the resources required to address them. Michael Welsh, an environmental health and safety manager and applicant, said he wanted to apply “a professional safety mindset” to the panel and urged engineering solutions over education alone: “We should be looking at, either engineering or elimination controls…
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