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THE DAILY ASTORIAN • TUESDAY, OCTOBER 25, 2016
Sales tax ballot measure
is the most contentious
By ANDREW SELSKY
Associated Press
SALEM — A campaign
in Oregon is being bitterly
fought, with vast sums spent
by both sides on TV and other
ads, even more money than
for the governor’s race.
The titanic tussle is over
a proposed tax that is aimed
at the companies making the
most sales in the state, but
opponents — including major
corporations — say every
Oregonian will be affected.
Both sides have arrayed
armies of experts who say
the tax on companies’ sales
of more than $25 million will
trigger a rise in prices, or that
such a scenario is bogus. The
conclusions of the assess-
ments, broadcast on TV and
blanketing social media,
depend on whether the well-
heeled campaigns are for or
against Measure 97.
While it might be impos-
sible to predict if companies
will raise prices if the mea-
sure passes, this much is cer-
tain: Oregonians abhor sales
taxes. Oregon is one of only
five states in America that
doesn’t have them. Orego-
nians have rejected sales tax
proposals nine times in nearly
90 years.
“Backers claim the $6 bil-
lion from Measure 97 will all
come from big, out-of-state
corporations. Don’t let them
fool you. Measure 97 is a hid-
den sales tax,” winery owners
Rob and Jolee Wallace wrote
in opposition. They stressed
that their company doesn’t
have even close to $25 mil-
lion in sales, but they asserted
that the tax “impacts all small
businesses and takes more
money out of the pockets of
every Oregon family.”
Consumers would not be
directly taxed by the measure,
which is expected to increase
state revenue by $3 billion
per year, not $6 billion. Many
businesses that have narrow
profit margins feel threatened
because sales would be taxed,
not profits. The minimum tax
for companies with more than
$25 million in sales in Oregon
would be 2.5 percent of the
excess over $25 million, plus
$30,001.
The Legislative Reve-
nue Office says the tax would
wind up costing each Orego-
nian at least $600 a year.
Warrenton stays in the swim with Seaside
By KATHERINE
LACAZE
For EO Media Group
SEASIDE — The Seaside
School District School Board
unanimously approved a coop-
erative sponsorship agreement
with Warrenton High School
to allow the school’s students
to participate on Seaside High
School’s swim team. The
agreement runs through the
2017-18 season. The district
does this on a regular basis,
Roley said at the district’s
Oct. 18 meeting. The schools’
two teams of students com-
bined still fall within the 4A
designation.
The board unanimously
approved a memorandum of
understanding to renew a part-
nership with Clatsop Behav-
ioral Healthcare for a full-
time practitioner to be in the
Seaside schools to offer men-
tal health services to students.
This arrangement makes ser-
vices more accessible to stu-
dents than if they had to travel
to Astoria. The agency pro-
vides the practitioner and the
district loans the space, Roley
said.
Gearhart
Elementary
School second-grade teachers
Ami Hirsch and Emily Downes
reported on a five-week trip
they took to Querétaro, Mex-
ico, in the summer of 2015 to
study the language and cul-
ture. The program was paid for
through a grant and is designed
to better equip teachers to
assist and instruct students in
the English Language Devel-
opment program.
Officials cancel razor clam dig due to toxins
Associated Press
BREMERTON, Wash. —
State officials have closed
razor clam digging at Twin
Harbors in response to high
levels of marine toxins.
The Washington Depart-
ment of Fish and Wildlife
says it has canceled a razor
clam dig planned for Fri-
day in the 10-mile clamming
area between Aberdeen and
Raymond.
The Twin Harbors clo-
sure comes after clam dig-
ging at Long Beach was shut
down due to increased levels
of domoic acid.
The naturally occurring
toxin produced by marine
algae can be harmful or fatal
if consumed in sufficient
quantities.
Officials plan to reopen
Long Beach and Twin Har-
bors on Nov. 12 if toxin lev-
els subside.
Elevated levels of domoic
acid forced the early cancella-
tion of the razor clam season
in spring 2015 and delayed the
opening last fall.
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