Obstacles Arise for Chemawa Development

Northwest National LLC developers breezed into Keizer City Council last month with color renderings of a shopping and light industrial center near Interstate 5. They got blown out.

The council declined to sign a development agreement, saying they don’t have enough detail to proceed with the proposed business development on land known as the Chemawa Activity Center. The state has since thrown in another obstacle, saying it may have to sign off on the plan before anything is built.

Northwest National wants to convert 107 acres of land south of Volcanoes Stadium into retail, housing and commercial development. Another 77 acres south of Chemawa Road would be used for light industrial space.