I am a member of the Canby Kiwanis Club, and I gave this presentation at a luncheon on February 6th.

1. State of the City 2017
by Tracie Heidt

2. New Children’s Library—
Thank You, Kiwanis!

3. Kiwanis’ Donation to the Library
• Mural in the children's area
• Chalkboard paint
• Interactive art/stools
• Benches for
parents/children
• Chair for the story time
room for the storyteller
• Side table for story time
• Children's lounge chairs
• Children's curved lounge
• Small size tables and chairs
• Child size computer table
and chairs

4. Statement for a Safe Community

5. 2016 in Review
BIG STUFF
• New Library/Civic Center!
• Selling of vacant downtown city block
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• Basic operations
• Approving the budget -- $38,000 million
• Annexations
• Birch Street speed humps
• Ballot measures
Renewed 5-year pool levy of 47cents per $1,000
Marijuana ban still in place
• Old City Hall – local historical registry
• Canby Heritage Trail brochure
• City ranked #12 in the SafeWise Report 2016 (Top 20 listed)

6. Downtown Hanlon Project
• 4 stories, 69 high-quality apartments built
over approximately 8,000 square feet of
small-format, retail space.
• Repurposing the old City Hall building and
the 6,000 SF 1926 police station as a
brewpub or other gathering place for the
Canby community.
• Socially responsible real estate--
Collaborative: “We bring community
stakeholders into the fold.”
• Canby Utility sold to Hanlon. Plans to break
ground on a new 16,500-square-foot
headquarters at SE 3rd Avenue and S. Pine.
• Urban Renewal Agency will contribute $1.3
million — $700,000 in cash, plus a waiver
of $611,000 in system development
charges.
• The estimate for new parking spaces is 44
including 35 on-site and 9 newly created
from closing the drives on 2nd avenue.

7. New Heritage Trail Map

8. Economic Development
Pioneer Industrial Park
• 7-8 interested in new facilities
• Premier Gear
• Blue Ice
• Project Borealis
• Brazilian Co.
• Sequoia Grove Apts.
Downtown
• Old Library building
• Pudding River Chocolates

9. Canby’s Major Employers

10. Parks & Rec Survey – Spring 2016

11. Priorities for 2017
• 1. Budget
• 2. PERS/health insurance costs/labor expenses
• 3. Revenue streams
• 4. Parks funding
• 5. Future planning of transportation, capital improvements,
wastewater treatment facility

12. Hometown Hero Award
• Established in 2000
• “To provide official recognition from the City for those
individuals or organizations who, through their unselfish
efforts, contribute in some significant manner to the quality of
life in the community”
• Three categories:
• Community Involvement
• Community Leadership
• Noteworthy Citizen Actions
*Previous heroes: Bob Trappe, Carol Meeuwsen, Scott Taylor, Jim
Brown, Herman & Frida Bergman, Fred Kahut, Robert Rapp, Lila
Gottman, Clay Baggerly, Dr. Harms, Deborah Sommer, Judith
Patterson

13. Other ideas
• Dougy Center– Walker’s House
• Reading Mentors – expanding next year
• Oregon Battle of the Books – volunteers
• Mary Walsh of CEF likes Dolly Parton Imagination Library!