Public Works News

6/10/25:

Get ready for it: The Splash Fountain opens this Saturday, June 14th at noon! It is located at 930 Chemawa Road NE, and will be open Wednesday - Sunday, 12-7 p.m. on days forecasted to be over 75 degrees. The fountain will be open for the summer through Labor Day. 

6/9/25: 

Big Toy Playground Will be Temporarily Closed 6/21-6/24

5/5/25:

Custom Fence Picket Orders are Available

We are accepting orders for custom fence pickets will be available to order through the end of June 2025, and then we will place the order with our vendor. Once the pickets are made, City Staff will go install them at The Big Toy. To place an order, click here!

4/17/25:

City of Keizer Public Works Day Fair

Come join us for the City of Keizer Public Works Day at Keizer Rapids Park (near the amphitheater) on Wednesday, June 18th, 2025, from 10:00a.m.- 2:00p.m.!

The City of Keizer and community partners are hosting an active, family-friendly Public Works Day celebration at Keizer Rapids Park! It is our hope to raise awareness and educate our residents about what it is that Public Works and local businesses do to serve the community. We plan to have food, activities, information, and games for all to enjoy. 

4/11/25: 

2025 Waterline Replacement Project

The Public Works Department has entered into a contract with Flow Line Construction, LLC, to perform this fiscal year's waterline replacement project. Work will commence on Monday, April 14, 2025 and is scheduled to be completed by Tuesday, July 8, 2025. Work will be performed Monday through Friday 7:00 am to 7:00 pm; there is currently no weekend work anticipated. The project area is identified as a short section of Leo St NE and all of Noon Ave NE. The project area will be accessible to residents, emergency services, visitors and delivery services. The scope of the project involves the replacement of an aging 6” wrapped steel water main pipe with a new 8” ductile iron water main pipe, fittings, additional fire hydrants and service line replacements. Asphalt replacement will be limited to the trenched areas. Resurfacing of the street is not planned at this time.

If you have any questions please contact Matt Reyes at (503) 856-3558 or at reyesm@keizeror.gov.

9/20/24:

Emerald Ash Borer Quarantine in Effect in Marion County

The US Department of Agriculture confirmed detection of the Emerald ash borer in Marion, Yamhill and Clackamas Counties on August 28, 2024. Marion County and the others have been placed in a permanent quarantine status. 

The Oregon Department of Forestry warns that the establishment of Emerald Ash Borers are expected to devastate ash woodlands and riparian zones where native Oregon Ash (Fraxinus latifolia) is a dominant species. These trees provide important shade, food and habitat resources in riparian areas where soils can drain poorly and where seasonally high-water tables can exclude other tree species. The loss of ash trees caused by Emerald Ash Borer infestations could lead to a reduction in urban tree canopy, an increase in invasive plants filling in Ash Tree niches, potential streambank soil loss, and loss of shade and habitat along streams.

The quarantine does not allow the movement of tree materials from ash, olive, and white-fringe tree outside of the county unless it meets certain conditions. 

For more information, visit www.OregonEAB.com or Click here. For questions, please email EAB@oda.oregon.gov or call 503-986-4636.