THE DAILY ASTORIAN • WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 11, 2015
NORTH COAST
Cannon Beach rewards a local
property owner’s ‘due diligence’
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— meaning, only one house would have
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seriously damaged during construction;
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cottages on the site, which will help him
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planning commission.
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Warrenton approves marina rate hikes
By DERRICK
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WARRENTON — The
Warrenton City Commission
Tuesday night unanimously
approved rate increases over
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Warrenton and Hammond
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increase was improperly ap-
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ness out there,” City Manager
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mission that security cameras
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soon improve operations at
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comings.
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told commissioners.
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will not count toward the two
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the commission meeting,
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surance issues; downtown and
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restraints in Hammond.
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By EDWARD STRATTON
The Daily Astorian
The Warrenton-Hammond
School District, which grew
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according to the state, will
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add two modular classrooms
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room.”
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through a loan, to add two
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Wash., each costing around
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costs.
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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.
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is organizing another cleanup
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