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Parks board urges preserving Keizer Rapids green space, seeks volunteer-shed funding and master-plan refinements

Keizer City Council · March 17, 2026
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Summary

The Parks & Recreation committee asked staff to consider a 10–15% development cap within Keizer Rapids Park, proposed a volunteer shed funded partly by Rotary purchases, and tabled a final master-plan recommendation to allow more community review.

The Keizer Parks & Recreation committee reported to council on March 16 that community feedback favors limiting development and concentrating activity to preserve green space at Keizer Rapids Park.

Matt Lawyer, council liaison to the parks board, said the parks board is exploring a recommendation to limit development within the 147-acre Keizer Rapids site to about 10–15% of total acreage and to formalize an 'indoor covered activity center' label rather than calling it a…

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