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THE DAILY ASTORIAN • WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 21, 2015
Environmental, safety concerns cited
in Cannon Beach road-paving project
North Eighth
Street paving
could bring
safer driving
By DANI PALMER
EO Media Group
CANNON BEACH — The
Cannon Beach City Council
has approved a neighborhood
paving project that will have
residents of North Eighth
Street paying 80 percent of
the cost to pave their gravel
road. The city will pay the
rest.
³This is one of the ¿ rst re
quests following the update of
the street standards,” Public
Works Director Dan Grassick
said.
The project consists of a
to foot wide paved
street section on Eighth Street
between Ecola Park Road and
Oak Street — predicted to be
¿ nished by the end of Oc
tober. The estimated cost is
$7,700.
Residents made the request
because they were concerned
about dust and hazardous
driving conditions with pot
holes.
“This improvement does
improve the health of resi
dents,” Eighth Street resident
Les Wierson said.
Neighbors also noted loose
gravel is being carried into
the stormwater system. Gras
sick added the gravel is be
ing dragged onto Ecola Park
Road.
“It’s a nightmare for us,”
he said.
There are 0 affected prop
erty owners. Eight returned a
questionnaire providing sup
port for the paving and two
indicated verbal support, Wi
erson said.
Cannon Beach resident
-an SiebertWahrmund asked
questions and noted she’s not
“a fan of more asphalt” as it
can produce more heat and
have a negative impact on the
environment.
The U.S. Environmental
Protection Agency calls it the
“heat island effect.”
During an August work
session, Grassick noted staff
had utilized councilor recom
mendations to add language
regarding health hazards and
environmental effects that can
occur with paving.
The street standards pol
icy was revised earlier this
year. It included recommen
dations the Public Works
Committee gave to imple
ment the gravel street reno
vation program.
Regional unemployment rate inches up in
September, but still down from last year
Columbia County
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Employment in n orthwest
Oregon counties is dropping
as early spring and summer
gains regress into winter, ac
cording to seasonally adjusted
data released by the Oregon
Employment Department.
Clatsop County lost 380
jobs in September, 0 more
than expected.
The county’s seasonally
adjusted unemployment rate
in September was 6.1 percent,
0. percent higher than in Au
gust, but 0. percent lower
than the year prior.
The private sector cut 480
jobs in September as sum
mer wound down, while local
governments added 100 jobs,
largely because of school
starting. The biggest private
sector decrease came from
leisure and hospitality, which
cut 270 jobs; followed by
food manufacturing, which
cut 60.
September’s nonfarm pay
roll employment was still 330
Fire season
has ended
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The Oregon Depart
ment of )orestry’s As
toria District announced
0onday as the end of ¿ re
season.
Logging operations on
state, private and federal
Bureau of Land 0anage
ment land in Northwest
Oregon are no longer sub
ject to ¿ re protection laws,
such as maintaining ¿ re
equipment onsite.
Burning permits are no
longer required from the
state for burn barrels or
open burning. Burning of
logging slash, however,
does require a permit.
Clatsop County’s ¿ re
department chiefs have
lifted the countywide burn
ban. 0any rural ¿ re pro
tection districts require
permits during the entire
year.
Regulated use was
also of¿ cially terminat
ed Oct. 8. The public no
longer has ¿ re restrictions
on smoking, camp¿ res,
chainsaws and motorized
vehicle use.
Jobless rates
for September *
Sept. Aug. 1-yr.
2015 2015 ago
6.1
5.9 6.6
Area
Clatsop
Columbia
7.6
7.5
8.4
Tillamook
6.3
6.1
7
Oregon
6.2
6.1
6.9
U.S.
5.1
5.1
5.9
*Preliminary, seasonaly adjusted rates.
Source: Oregon Employment Department
Daily Astorian graphic
more than the previous year,
a growth rate of 1.9 percent.
Over the past year, leisure
and hospitality has added 20
jobs; retail trade 80; and ed
ucational and health services
60. Professional and business
services cut the most jobs
over the year, losing 0.
Columbia County gained
140 jobs in September, still 30
fewer than expected.
The county’s seasonally
adjusted unemployment rate
in September was 7.6 percent,
up slightly from the previous
month but nearly 1 percent
lower than the previous year.
The private sector added
30 jobs in September, while
governments added 110,
largely because of school
starting. Trade, transportation
and utilities added 0 jobs.
Total nonfarm payroll em
ployment in September —
10,480 — was 00 more than
the previous year, a percent
growth rate. Over the past year,
construction added 140 jobs,
durable goods manufacturing
160, retail trade 80 and leisure
and hospitality another 70. State
government added 0 jobs over
the year, as Oregon added more
home health workers.
Tillamook County
Tillamook County lost 340
jobs in September, twice as
many as expected.
The county’s seasonally
adjusted unemployment rate
was 6.3 percent, up 0.2 per
cent from the previous month
and 0.7 percent down from
the year prior.
In September, the private
sector lost 230 jobs, while
government lost another 110.
The leisure and hospitality in
dustry lost 130 jobs, and food
manufacturing cut another 30.
Despite the start of the school
year, local education cut 60
jobs.
The county’s nonfarm
payroll employment in Sep
tember — 8,700 — is still
230 more than the year pri
or, a 2.6 percent growth rate.
Over the past year, the private
sector has added 320 jobs,
while governments cut 90. In
dustries adding the most jobs
over the past year included
manufacturing 200, educa
tion and health services (80)
and leisure and hospitality
(60).
Bazaar to bene¿ t domestic violence programs
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SEASIDE — The Seaview Manor Bazaar
is being held from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Friday
and Saturday at Seaview Manor, 13 12th
Ave.
The event features juried art and hand
made crafts by local and international artisans
including holiday and personal items, home
dpcor and gifts. Items are priced between $
and $400.
The proceeds will be donated to The Har
bor, a domestic violence and sexual assault
resource center serving Clatsop County.
For information about the bazaar, go to
http://seaviewmanorbazaar.blogspot.com
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clipped fall C hinook through
Oct. 31 while state biologists
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