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2018
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Vernonia City News...
At the January 16, 2018 City Council
Meeting:
Two Councilors Absent from Meeting
– Councilors Bruce McNair and Susan
Wagner were absent from the meeting,
so business was conducted by just the
three remaining members, Councilors
Jill Hult and Mike Seager and Mayor
Mario Leonetti.
Council Approved Access Easement
to Sword Property – Council autho-
rized the City Administrator to sign an
Access Easement for the new owners of
59201 Sword Place, the property across
the Nehalem River from Anderson Park,
formerly owned by Bill Sword who re-
cently passed away. Mr. Sword had
approached the City back in 1986 and
Council approved a formal easement to
allow Sword to travel through the park
to his property, but that easement was
never recorded by the City, which was
discovered when the new owners tried to
close the sale of the property.
Council Approves Removal of Prob-
lem Trees in Park – Based on an inspec-
tion and report provided by consulting
arborist David D. Hunter, the Council
approved the immediate removal of four
trees in Ora Bolmeier Park that were
deemed a danger. Councilor Jill Hult
declared a conflict of interest as she has
family that live in that neighborhood and
abstained from voting. Council also
approved the removal of a tree that is
leaning, and the limbing of a large wal-
nut tree on Bridge Street that overhangs
the road, based on Hunter’s report. He
also identified 20 other trees he was con-
cerned about that needed further testing.
Council decided to wait until the full
Council was available before taking any
further action.
Council Approves Jamboree Use Re-
quest – Council approved a request from
the Jamboree Committee, represented by
Vernonia Police Blotter
January 15-30, 2018
Reports Taken
• January 12, 2018 Report of Unlawful
Entry of a Motor Vehicle near State
Avenue
• January 20, 2018 Report of a Hit and
Run with property damage near Bridge
Street
• January 26, 2018 Report of a Non
Injury Vehicle Crash near North Mist
Drive
Citations/Arrests/Other
• January 17, 2018 Cited for Failure to
Carry Proof of Insurance and Violation
of the Basic Rule 51/35 mph near Lone
Pine Road
• January 18, 2018 Cited for Violation
of the Basic Rule 70/55 mph near
Nehalem HWY S
• January 23, 2018 Cited for Violation
of the Basic Rule 60/35 mph near Lone
Pine Road
• January 24, 2018 Cited for Failure
to Obey a Traffic Control Device near
Adams Avenue
• January 25, 2018 Cited for Failure
to Obey a Traffic Control Device near
Adams Avenue
• January 26, 2018 Cited for Violation of
the Urban Speed Limit 40/20 mph near
Rose Avenue
• January 26, 2018 Cited for Following
Too Closely near Bridge Street
• January 26, 2018 Cited for Failure to
Carry Proof of Insurance
Vernonia Police Department
responds to calls that do not always
end in Arrest, Report, or Citation.
01/15/2018 through 01/30/2018 VPD
had 92 calls for service
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Jamboree Chair Nicole Penney, for ex-
clusive use during specific times of the
usual City properties and several road
closures on August 3-5, including Shay,
Hawkins, and Spencer Parks; Anderson
Park Horse Arena and Vernonia Lake;
parking areas on Maple, Washington,
and Bridge Streets; and closures on Ad-
ams Avenue, Park Drive, Bridge Street,
and Maple Street.
City Administrator Report – City Ad-
ministrator Josette Mitchell told Council
that the bleachers at Greenman Field
have been secured by the School Dis-
trict as a safety measure and that Coun-
cil needs to discuss plans for their future
demolition.
Mitchell told the Council that
while meeting with ODOT represen-
Matthew Barbee
Family Benefit
and Fundraiser
Matthew Barbee, a member
of the Mist community, was criti-
cally injured mid-December on his
way home from his shift as an 11-year
veteran with the Tigard Police Depart-
ment. Matt, his wife Sherrie, and their
three school age children need our
help. Let’s show the Barbee family
what this community can do!
Saturday, March 3 from 5:00
pm - 8:00 pm at the Vernonia Schools
there will be a Silent Auction; Spa-
ghetti Dinner - with gluten-free and
vegetarian options, salad, bread, and
drink; Live Music; Bingo and a Des-
sert Shop. Donations are coming in
and there will be prizes/auction items
for all ages.
If you are interested in help-
ing with the Spaghetti Fundraiser in
any capacity, please contact Barb Carr
at bcarr@vernonia.k12.or.us.
In addition to this fundraiser
benefit, our local food truck vendor,
Chop Chop Chicken Sundaes, will be
set up in the parking lot of Napa Auto
Parts on Saturday February 17 from
10:00 am until 7:00 pm. The owners
of Chop Chop Chicken Sundaes will
be donating 20% of all sales that day
to the Barbee family.
Thank you in advance to an
amazing community!
tatives to discuss the replacement of
the Green Bridge on Highway 47, she
learned that ODOT may be replacing
a different Bridge on Highway 47 this
summer. The bridge is located just south
of the Columbia/Washington county line
which will require an approximate six
week closure of the highway and force
drivers to detour on Timber Road.
Topics From the Floor – City Recorder
Stephanie Borst read a letter into the re-
cord sent by Katy Dennis, encouraging
the City Council to replant trees in the
downtown corridor. Borst later remind-
ed the Council that they had agreed to re-
set and replace pavers and wait until the
summer before making any streetscap-
ing plans.
Vernonia City
Council Meetings
and Closures
City Council Meetings
are scheduled for 7:00 pm:
Monday, February 5, 2018
Tuesday, February 20, 2018
City Closures
are scheduled for:
Monday, February 19, 2018
Presidents’ Day
Dates and times subject to change
The Vernonia
Transfer Station
is scheduled to
be open on the
2nd and 4th Saturday
January - October
8:00 am - 2:00 pm
February 10 & 24
March 10 & 24
Dates and times are subject
to change due to weather
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