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THE DAILY ASTORIAN • WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 11, 2015 NORTH COAST Cannon Beach rewards a local property owner’s ‘due diligence’ &LW\&RXQFLODOORZV-HII1LFKROVRQWREXLOG WKUHHQHZFRWWDJHVUHVWRUHROGRQHDIWHUDOO By ERICK BENGEL EO Media Group WKHUHIRUH DXWRPDWLFDOO\ FRQVROLGDWHG LQWRRQHEXLOGDEOHVTXDUHIRRWORW — meaning, only one house would have EHHQSHUPLWWHGRQWKHDFUHDJH$QGVLQFH a house already stood there, Nicholson ZRXOGQ¶WKDYHEHHQDEOHWRUDLVHDQ\DG- ditional houses. 7KH FRXQFLO¶V GHFLVLRQ ZKLFK UHFRJ- QL]HVWKHIRXUVHSDUDWHORWVIRUGHYHORS- ment purposes, changes that. $V IRU WKH GHYHORSPHQW LWVHOI WKH FRXQFLO DSSURYHG 1LFKROVRQ¶V SODQ RQ FRQGLWLRQWKDWKH 0RYHWKHEXLOGLQJIRRWSULQWVRIWZR ORWVIHHWZHVWIRUJUHDWHUVHWEDFN /LPLWWKHIRXUVWUXFWXUHVRQWKHSDU- FHOWRDFXPXODWLYHWRWDORIVTXDUH IHHW (PEHG SODQWHUV LQWR D SODQQHG UH- taining wall situated near the driveway DQGNHHSLWD³OLYLQJZDOO´ &RQVXOWZLWKDQDUERULVWWRPDNHVXUH WZRODUJHWUHHVRQKLVSURSHUW\ZRQ¶WJHW seriously damaged during construction; • Repair any damage done to Laurel Street during development at his own ex- pense, restoring it to its current condition. 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Both the planning commission and the FRXQFLO GHQLHG 1LFKROVRQ¶V ¿UVW UHTXHVW IRU WKH VORSHGHQVLW\ YDULDQFH ODWH ODVW year. ³, UHDOO\ DSSUHFLDWH 0U 1LFKROVRQ \RXUSDVVLRQIRUZKDW\RX¶UHGRLQJKHUH $QG,WKLQNDVDFLW\ZH¶UHIRUWXQDWHWR KDYHVRPHRQHOLNH\RXEX\WKLVSURSHU- W\ WKDW VHHV D SUHVHUYDWLRQ FDUHV DERXW WKH FRPPXQLW\ NQRZV ZKDW WKH FXOWXUH is here,” councilor Wendy Higgins said. ³<RXUGXHGLOLJHQFHKDVSDLGRII´ :KHQ +LJJLQV WRRN WKH WLPH WR DF- NQRZOHGJHG 1LFKROVRQ¶V JRRG LQWHQ- WLRQV³,WVHULRXVO\WRRNHYHU\WKLQJLQPH WRQRWEUHDNRXWFU\LQJ´1LFKROVRQVDLG DIWHUWKHPHHWLQJ Warrenton approves marina rate hikes By DERRICK DePLEDGE The Daily Astorian WARRENTON — The Warrenton City Commission Tuesday night unanimously approved rate increases over ¿YH \HDUV IRU PRRULQJ DW WKH Warrenton and Hammond PDULQDVWRKHOS¿QDQFHRYHU- due improvements. <HDUO\UDWHVRISHUIRRW IRUUHFUHDWLRQDOERDWVDQG SHUIRRWIRUFRPPHUFLDOERDWV ZLOOULVHE\DQQXDOO\IURP WR The city has had to catch XS RQ PDULQD UDWHV DQG IHHV DIWHUEHLQJIRUFHGWRJLYHUH- IXQGVEHFDXVHDSUHYLRXVUDWH increase was improperly ap- proved. ³$ORWRILWLVMXVWNHHSLQJ XSZLWKWKHFRVWRIGRLQJEXVL- ness out there,” City Manager Kurt Fritsch said. .HLWK 3LQNVWDII WKH FLW\¶V KDUERUPDVWHU WROG WKH FRP- mission that security cameras DQG SDUNLQJ ORW VWULSLQJ ZLOO soon improve operations at the Warrenton Marina. 7KH GRFNV HYHQWXDOO\ ZLOO EHXSJUDGHG 6RPH ZKR OLYH DQG ZRUN RXW RI WKH :DUUHQWRQ 0DULQD FRPSODLQHG DERXW WKH SRRU FRQGLWLRQRIWKHGRFNVLQDGH- TXDWHSDUNLQJDQGRWKHUVKRUW- comings. Gary Wintersteen, a com- PHUFLDO ¿VKHUPDQ VDLG SDUN- LQJLVRIWHQDSUREOHPIRU¿VK- HUPHQDQGWKHIHGHUDO¿VKHU\ REVHUYHUVZKRFROOHFW¿VKLQJ data. ³:KDW ZRXOG EH D SROLWH WHUP WR XVH" 7KH SDUNLQJ LV VRPH RI WKH ZRUVW HYHU IRU D FRPPHUFLDO ERDW EDVLQ´ KH told commissioners. Commissioners agreed to DOORZ IHGHUDO ¿VKHU\ REVHUY- HUVWRREWDLQJXHVWSDVVHVIRU SDUNLQJ 7KH JXHVW SDVVHV will not count toward the two SDUNLQJ SDVVHV SHU VOLS WKDW annual moorage holders re- ceive with their rentals. $W D ZRUN VHVVLRQ EHIRUH the commission meeting, commissioners reached con- VHQVXVRQWKHFLW\¶VJRDOVIRU WKHXSFRPLQJ¿VFDO\HDU7KH FRPPLVVLRQ ZLOO IRFXV RQ ÀRRGSURWHFWLRQDQGÀRRGLQ- surance issues; downtown and PDULQD LPSURYHPHQWV EXVL- ness and industrial develop- PHQWDQGOLIWLQJGHYHORSPHQW restraints in Hammond. :DUUHQWRQWXUQVWRPRELOHFODVVURRPV By EDWARD STRATTON The Daily Astorian The Warrenton-Hammond School District, which grew E\VWXGHQWVIURPODVW\HDU according to the state, will PRYHIRUZDUGZLWKDSURMHFWWR add two modular classrooms to Warrenton Grade School as a stopgap measure. ³&ODVVURRPVSDFH²ZH¶UH RXW´VDLG6XSHULQWHQGHQW0DUN -HIIHU\LQDSUHVHQWDWLRQ7XHV- day on modulars to his school ERDUG ³7KHUH¶V MXVW QR PRUH room.” 7KHVFKRROERDUGDSSURYHG -HIIHU\ DQG VWDII VSHQGLQJ XS WR OLNHO\ ¿QDQFHG through a loan, to add two E\IRRW PRGXODU FODVV- URRPV PDGH E\ 0RGHUQ Building Systems in Chehalis, Wash., each costing around 7KHEXGJHWLQFOXGHV IRUVLWHSUHSLQVWDOO- ing utilities, permitting, play- ground equipment, classroom IXUQLWXUH DQG DGPLQLVWUDWLYH costs. The district already has one modular placed at War- UHQWRQ*UDGH6FKRROEHWZHHQ WKH H[LVWLQJ VFKRRO EXLOGLQJ Consul t a PROFESSIONAL L eo F in zi Certified Microsoft Refurbisher. Upgrade to Windows 7 or 8 here. Astoria ’ s Best NETWORK AND COMPUTER SALES, SERVICES AND REPAIRS M -F 10-6, Sa t 12-5 1020 C o m m ercia l #2 5 03 -3 25 -23 00 W hy a re web sites sa yin g In tern et Exp lo rer (I.E.) is o u t o f d a te, a n d I ca n n o t in sta ll Chro m e o r Firefo x? The cu rren t version of I.E is I.E . 11. X P ca n on ly ru n I.E . 8, a n d Vista ca n on ly ru n I.E . 9. To in sta ll Google Chrom e or M ozilla F irefox you n eed X P w / service pa ck 3, or Vista w / service pa ck 2. To get you r u pd a tes, click on the START bu tton , then AL L PRO GRAM S, then scroll to W IN D O W S U PD ATE . Get Chrom e a t google.com or F irefox a t m ozilla .com W hen is the rig ht tim e to sta rt p ru n in g m y trees a n d shru b s? BRIM’S Farm & Garden 34963 Hwy. 101 Business Astoria • 503 - 325-1562 For beautiful gardens & healthy animals brimsfarmngarden.com N ow is a very good tim e to get it d on e. W ith the m ild w ea ther w e ha ve ha d , m a n y trees a n d shru bs a re a lrea d y pu shin g n ew grow th. The goa l is to ga in the best a ir a n d light exposu re for hea lthy grow th a n d fru it/ flow er prod u ction . W e a re offerin g a free pru n in g cla ss Sa tu rd a y, F eb. 21st a t 9:30 a .m . to help you get sta rted . Pru n in g tools a re on sa le too! Ca ll to secu re you r spot — spa ce is lim ited . Chro n ic p a in ASTORIA CHIROPRACT I C Ba rry S ea rs , D.C . An n G old een , D.C . 503 -3 25-3 3 11 2935 M a rin e Drive, As to ria , Orego n Pa in k illers a n d a n ti- in fla m m a tories ca n get u s throu gh a tou gh tim e w ith ba ck , n eck , hea d or leg pa in , bu t they w eren ’t d esign ed for lon g-term u se. Y ea rly d ea ths from pa in m ed ica tion a re clim bin g. O ther sid e effects ca n in clu d e con sti - pa tion , liver a n d k id n ey d a m a ge; a d d iction from them is rea l a n d a grow in g problem . Pa in is a sign a l tha t som ethin g is w ron g. Pa in m ed ica tion d oes n ot fix the prob - lem — it cha n ges the bra in . Red u cin g pa in ca n be a s sim ple a s id en tifyin g its sou rce a n d pro - vid in g a d ifferen t a pproa ch — chiropra ctic is a n im porta n t pa rt of tha t. “M a ybe you d on ’t ha ve to live w ith it.” Ca ll 503-325-3311. W ha t is M en ta l Hea lth First Aid ? N ick Ben a s -D irector of Business O pera tions. Certified M enta l H ea lth First Aid Instructor EDWARD STRATTON — The Daily Astorian Warrenton Grade School, which has a modular classroom between its building, Ninth Street and the track, will add two more for next year to accommodate its surging ele- mentary enrollment. 1LQWK 6WUHHW DQG WKH VFKRRO¶V WUDFN ,W¶V ORRNLQJ DW SODFLQJ the additional two modulars EHWZHHQ WKH VFKRRO EXLOGLQJ DQGWKHWUDFN Growing enrollment 7KH GLVWULFW¶V RYHUDOO HQ- UROOPHQWKDVJRQHXSIURP LQWKHDFDGHPLF\HDU WR DV RI WKH VWDWH HQUROO- PHQWUHSRUWJDWKHUHGEHWZHHQ 6HSWDQG-DQ $ SDUWLFXODU VKRFN WKLV Microplastics cleanup VODWHGIRU6XQGD\ Marc Ward, who runs the QRQSUR¿W6HD7XUWOHV)RUHYHU is organizing another cleanup RIZKDWKHWHUPHGWKH³&ROXP- ELD 5LYHU 6RXWK -HWW\ 0HJD 6LQN´DWSP6XQGD\ 7KHLQOHWMXVWSDVW3DUNLQJ Lot C in Fort Stevens State 3DUNSOD\VKRVWWRDQ\WKLQJDV large as tires down to granules RIPLFURSODVWLFKLGGHQRQDQG XQGHU GULIWZRRG DQG WKH UROO- ing dunes near the South Jetty. ³:HFRXOGXVHSHRSOH´ said Ward, who organized vol- XQWHHUVIRUDIXOOFOHDQXSLQWKH VXPPHU RI ³,W¶V UHDOO\ RYHUWKHWRS$QGDORWRILWLV microplastic, which is hard to FROOHFW 7KHUH¶V D GXPS WUXFN RIVWXIIWKDW¶VLQWKHUH´ Ward said he already has DERXW SHRSOH FRPLQJ LQ- FOXGLQJ PHPEHUV RI WKH 3RUW- 3A MORE INFO: The cleanup of the Colum- bia River South Jetty Mega Sink starts at 1 p.m. Sunday in Parking Lot C at Fort Stevens State Park. For information, call Sea Turtles Forever at 503-739-1446. ODQG(FR6FKRRO1HWZRUNDQG YROXQWHHUV IURP 62/9( DQ DFURQ\PIRU6WRS2UHJRQ/LW- WHUDQG9DQGDOLVPWKH³(´KDV EHHQ DGGHG WR DGGUHVV D FDOO to action), the environmental QRQSUR¿W 7KHVLWHRIWKHPHJDVLQNLV also a snowy plover recovery site, said Ward, and its nesting season starts in March. ³:H KDYHQ¶W ¿JXUHG RXW how it gets in there,” said :DUGRIWKHPLFURSODVWLF³%XW it does.” \HDU ZDV WKH NLQGHUJDUW- ners starting at WGS, an in- FUHDVHIURPWKHFODVVHVLQWKH VDQGV-HIIHU\VDLGZHUH WKHQRUPZKHQKHVWDUWHGIRXU years ago. Warrenton and Knappa school districts are the only RQHV RIIHULQJ IXOOGD\ NLQ- GHUJDUWHQ ZKLFK -HIIHU\ VDLG GUDZV VWXGHQWV IURP RXWVLGH the district. As other districts VWDUW RIIHULQJ IXOOGD\ NLQGHU- garten next year, he added, en- UROOPHQWVKRXOGOHYHORXWEXW HYHQ ZLWKRXW RXWRIGLVWULFW students, Warrenton is running DW PRUH WKDQ NLQGHUJDUW- QHUV IDU DERYH LWV SUHYLRXV averages. ³7KLVWDNHVWKHSUHVVXUHRII IRU,WKLQNDWOHDVWWKHQH[W PRQWKV´ VDLG -HIIHU\ DGGLQJ WKDW LI HQUROOPHQW FRQWLQXHV increasing, the district needs to ORRNDWDORQJHUWHUPVROXWLRQV involving its grade and high schools. CLATSOP BEHAVIORAL HEALTHCARE 2120 Ex cha n g e Street, Asto ria 5 03 -3 25 -5 722 W ha t ho u rs is yo u r p ra ctice o p en ? JE F F RE Y M . L E IN ASSAR D M D , F AGD W A NTED Alder and Maple Saw Logs & Standing Timber N orth w es t H a rdw oods • Lon gview , W A Contact: Steve Axtell • 360-430-0885 or John Anderson • 360-269-2500 M en ta l H ea lth F irst Aid is a n 8-hou r cou rse tha t gives people the sk ills to help som eon e w ho is d evelopin g a m en ta l hea lth problem or experien cin g a m en ta l hea lth crisis. The evid en ce behin d the progra m d em on stra tes tha t it d oes bu ild m en ta l hea lth litera cy, helpin g the pu blic id en tify, u n d ersta n d , a n d respon d to sign s of m en ta l illn ess a n d red u ce stigm a s. If interested in being certified M enta l H ea lth First Aider, plea se conta ct N ick Bena s a t 503.325.0241 EX T. 220 m a ilto:N ickB@ cla tsopbh.org w w w .sm ilea storia .com 5 03 /3 25 -03 10 14 14 M a rin e D rive, Asto ria The office is open M on d a y throu gh F rid a y a n d a pproxim a tely on e Sa tu rd a y a m on th. W e offer a ppoin tm en ts a s ea rly a s 7:00 a m a n d a s la te a s 7:00 pm for pa tien t con ven ien ce. The ea rly/la te sched u le va ries on the d a y of the w eek . O u r goa l is to m in im ize you r d isru ption to w ork or school sched u les. Ca ll 503-325-0310 to sched u le you r m ost con ven ien t tim e a n d w e sha ll d o ou r best to a ccom m od a te you . “Freshest Produce In Town” Columbia Fruit & Produce ¢ BROCCOLI CROWNS LB .99 ¢ TOMATOES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . LB 1.19 $ GREEN BEANS . . . . . . . . LB 1.49 ¢ SQUASH . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . LB .99 ¢ AVOCADOS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . EA .99 ¢ ORANGES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . LB .49 ¢ APPLES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . LB .79 W ha t’s the b est w a y to a d vertise m y g a ra g e sa le a n d w ha t d o yo u o ffer? ON THE VINE ZUCCHINI LARGE HASS T HE D AILY A STORIAN 503-325-3211 NAVEL ALL SIZES FUJI & BRAEBURN w w w .da ilya storia n.com Prices good Thursday through Saturday Open 9 – 5 :30 Tuesday Thru Friday • Saturday 9 – 5:00 6 TH & B OND | A STORIA | 503-325-4045 94 9 Ex cha n g e St., Asto ria , O R O u r su ggestion w ou ld be to pla ce you r a d in ou r ga ra ge sa le section a n d prom ote som e of you r big-tick et item s. W e offer a m in im u m a d of 15 w ord s for on e pu blica tion d a y a t $24.72, in clu d es fou r w ebsites a n d a m a p. Y ou ca n a lso pu rcha se on e of ou r ga ra ge sa le k its for on ly $2.50 tha t in clu d es 72 stick ers, a bla ck m a rk er, in ven tory sheet a n d six ga ra ge sa le sign s.