I • Advertisers end Friends of the Idge Onlyl Thanks' you folks hove done it egam1 In the fare of imminent peril you have allowed us to u rv iv e lo r a while longer our year end statement was wonderful The response to we here even had folks ask lor a rete increase lor their eds - - eet your heart out OregonianI Editorial Below you will find o r te a r End Statement for our advertisers and feed: Rob Mi 11 iron Ace R e p o rte r in P e rtle n d And as we grow and mora people read us and support our advertisers, we believe a lot of our free ad folks w ill be able to contribute, and help ua gel our head above water L is t year in our 'Year End S ta te a e n t' we said we were try in g to grow to I b pages and 5 0 0 0 copies per issue W ith your help we have reached (hat goal and we are now aim ing at 20 pages and 700 0 copies as we approach our th ird year as an a lte rn a tiv e voice on the Upper I*eft Edge of Amer ica Happy New Year, and we look forward to w orking and growing w ith you in 1994 We can t do it without you. so keep those checks romingli Thanks Ron Logan Peet-in Residence Bill Clume Ferelga Cerrespondents Bill Wickland. S OBenion ft, Dario Chernay Dear Editor W o rld B e a l: Michelle Syverson G ardening f d l t e r Augusta Benedict (ret I (a llb r ls Doug Marx W ild W ll Lumpy end a Cast of Thousand»' Oregon Hate Free Association 1951 W Burnside »1516 Portland. Oregon 97209 (503) 727-3533 NEIL JANSSEN Executive Director ’E’J u * atton fo r a Hate E rve Tbmorrou■' ’“UPPER LEFT EDGE SUBSCRIPTION-" S U R M I M C ____________ _______________________ _____________ n»iuNS A tx x ts s ._____ _________________________________________ FIPV 9 » CRttl » AflhV JARS rl< TMNTT MUM5 T»; THi u m « u r r t o « n m i m CMNON BIACN, 08 47110 • OCCQ F0< a TEAK'S R1A0IN& OT THE LX .E « 2 .U P fL F L tfT tD 6 tr E B m W IW Chris M Cowan Oearhart Dear Reverend I read w ith much disgust the recent letters in your newspaper responding to Sahhalie I find th e ir . as well as y o u r, responses to our project and the City of Seaside s decision very ironic (o r is it h ypo critica l) One of your emotionally distraught readers is upset because they don't know who Czrrzrte Trust is Yet their scr ibble at the end of the ir letter hardly lets us k now who wrote this dr ibble ( The rest of their dribble is » g ro s s ly inaccurate and fu ll of such hatred it s not worth debating) It a l» appears that the balance of the letter s in your paper are signed w ith a firs t name only Who are these people and what do they do9 Again your subscribers prove that what s good for the goose is not necessary good for the gander In your editorial you grossly misrepresent the public review process Mow dare you claim the the City of Seaside re fu » d to vote in public To the contrary, they not only voted in public, they conducted over 18 hours of public hearings in which the same testimony was hear d ad nauseum If you were a credible journalist I might gel very upset Believe it or not w e re the type of development teem you should applaud, but ask mg you to think rationally would be fru itle ss Ahh and fin a lly the d irty subject of ■profit" It seems that anyone w ith motives other than your own is despicable when it comes to mak mg money Yet, you find it quite reasonable to ask Santa for bigger paychecks, a facsimile machine ( by the way I have a very good used one - cheap), p rin te r and a copy machine O h.andareadershipof7.O O O - ostensibly » y o u can make more money Yet wouldn't a larger readership and a 20 page rag use more trees9 Recycled paper only goes » ta r, you know An old VW9 Now there is a responsible approach to gas emissions Running a piece of junk around town - - w ith your only motive being to "look“ the part Once again the purveyors of a ll that is good in the wor Id, the self appointed defenders of the universe have shown th e ir true colors A worthy cause is above reproach and above the law If one's cause, however, is "deemed" evil then you had best adhere to the law or just die By the way. why would you break the law by engaging a "would- be archaeologist" to trespass and dig on my client s property after a new stele law p ro h ib its such a c tiv ity ? Shame Alison Pride Mr Baseball Himself Tales of the Northern Seas: Mer ft. Rory tec al C eler continue to acoomudete development to the (ttre m e nt of our most significant natural resources if you decide to do anything about it. be prepared for a discouraging experience I'm now convinced' L ittle environmental protection w ill be effertad in Seaside u n til the current office-holders, Council and Planning Commission, are changed I t Is tim e to re n e w We appreciate your support In April, our THIRD anniversary. we plwi to do an issue that focuses on the people who make the Edge happen, our adyertisers fd ltc r/P w fe lljto r . • _________ I attended the Seaside Planning Commission Meeting on Tuesday, January 4. 1994 One of the ajenda items was a petition submitted by Oregon Natural Resources Council This was a request asking the Planning Commission to initiate a zone change at the high salt marsh located on Cascade Trust property slated for the, » c a lle d , Sahhalie Condominiums Presently Ihe zoning for this important salt marsh is illegally designated as A - 3 T h is is a zone designation indicating a freshwater coastal lake To date, the City of Seaside has not been able to iustantidte th b e rrun eu us zoning w ith proper documentation, but for development purposes, continues to process this most significant salt marsh on the lower Necanium under false guide lines The 0 N R C petition presented to the Seaside Planning Commission could have started the process for designating the tid a lly influenced marsh as A - 1 . Natural Aquatic, as i, deserves This proposal was quickly swept to yet another corner, w ith the Commissioners deciding to consider zone changes at their upcoming wetlands review and workshop Another missed opportunity in the name of politics as usual I urged the Planning Commission to consider the possible lia b ility issues of the Cascade development proceeding w ith bridge building, under the false guide lines of a freshwater marsh Building standards should conform to this fact There seemed to be little concern forthcoming from the Seaside Planning Commission, but whet can we expect9 The record stands for itself Seaside w ill on you reverend Certainly a man of the cloth knows the difference between rig h t and wrong Unless the cloth is made of bur lap And please don't test your patience in try in g ngt to despise me I could re a lly care less I am s o rry you find life » miserable that all you can do Is look for the bad in the world Sincerely, Stephen wasserberger Steve, We don t think you are a bad guy, you are an architect, which is sort of like an a rtis t ("Frozen Music" and all tha t), we just think you guys picked the wrong place for your really cool project And though we do not doubt your personal in te g rity , we have grave doubts about your playmates at Cascade Trust and Seaside City Hall What about answers, Steve - - Who do you work fo r9 Why are you tak mg this » p e rs o n a lty ? Why this piece of land ? W h a td o e s th e A irp o rth a v e to d o w ith it9 is anyone fro m Ira n in vo lve d 9 T h e * and of her questions w ill be asked u n til we find out the whole s to ry , » we look forward to hear ing from you «jam rea l » o n Peace, B illy Save the Necanicum Estuary Benefit Saturday Feb 19th 7 30pm t i l late Sons of Norway Lodge on the west side of Hwy 1 0 1 between Gear hart and Seaside just past the Pizza Palace, behmg the Seaside L ittle League Baseball Field Refreshments etc ( beer )$ 10 donation requested for adults, children welcome and free Proceeds to help pay legal fees to fight the Sahhalie Condor' A