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THE DAILY ASTORIAN • FRIDAY, MARCH 27, 2015 NORTH COAST 3A Building: 6RPHZDQW+HOSLQJ+DQGVWR¿QGQHZORFDWLRQ lieved, he backed off the deal completely. project by providing rental as- NOHA now administers the sistance funding for the build- county authority, although the LQJ¶V ¿UVWÀRRU LQGHSHQGHQW county commissioners continue living units through a U.S. De- to serve as the county housing partment of Housing and Urban authority’s board. NOHA ap- Development program called plied with Oregon Housing and Continuum of Care. Community Services to sponsor Some people are unhappy the Hyak Building project, and with that prospect and are ask- the state agreed to that proposal LQJ WKDW +HOSLQJ +DQGV ¿QG D and will grant the $500,000 in new location. general housing account funds At Wednesday’s Clatsop when the property is owned by KATHERINE LACAZE — EO Media Group County Housing Authori- NOHA. The agency then will ty meeting, Rosemary Bak- Helping Hands’ dream is to use the Hyak Building, on the use the money to renovate the er-Monaghan, who lives near corner of Edgewood Street and Avenue S, to house men building. the building on Edgewood who are in the final phase of their re-entry program. The agenda for the April 2 Street, said the nonconforming meeting of the NOHA board of use of the Hyak building as a use zone that was used as a sin- men who are in the “pregrad- directors includes the signing of multifamily dwelling has lapsed gle family residence lost its right uate” stage of Helping Hands’ a draft agreement with the coun- and is no longer allowed. to the nonconforming residential multimonth re-entry program. ty authority to take over the Hyak “I think the project that is use — which was not a permissi- The occupants would be en- property. Johnston said they’ve planned for this property is go- ble use in the exclusive farm use rolled in school or carry jobs and ¿QLVKHG D FDSLWDO QHHGV DVVHVV- LQJWRKDYHWR¿QGDQRWKHUORFD- district — after its occupant died would pay a small rent to cover ment and environmental report tion,” said Baker-Monaghan, a and the house was unoccupied the cost of the lease. and were ready to get contractors former Seaside mayor and the for a few years. In that case, the to do the construction. Roadblocks executive director of Astoria’s Oregon Land Use Board of Ap- He doesn’t foresee the proj- The backlash from neigh- ect being stopped or moved, Liberty Theater. peals upheld the decision of the bors is just the most recent in even in light of the complaints. The property, she said, must FRXQW\KHDULQJVRI¿FHU now conform to the residential “If the zoning has to be Baker-Monaghan is not the a series of roadblocks faced by medium density, or R2, zone, only person who has raised con- Helping Hands in the process changed, or if the noncompliant which only allows a single-fam- cerns. Another woman, who de- of using the house. The organi- use cannot continue, which we ily dwelling or duplex. scribed herself as a “concerned zation had struck a partnership do plan to dispute or look into A nonconforming use, ac- property owner,” in February with the Clatsop County Hous- further, if that can’t be resolved, cording to Seaside’s Zoning sent an email to Seaside Mayor ing Authority to lease the build- WKHQ ZH IHHO FRQ¿GHQW ZH FDQ Ordinance, is the use of a struc- Don Larson, Northwest Oregon ing in August 2012, but the deal still move the project forward ture or lot, which existed prior Housing Authority Executive hit a series of obstacles that end- using the current zoning regula- to the adoption or amendment Director Todd Johnston, Help- HGXSFDXVLQJ¿QDQFLDOVWUHVVIRU tions,” Johnston told the county of the ordinance, that does not ing Hands, Seaside City Man- Helping Hands. authority board. “We still feel At that time, the building like it’s an important project for conform to the new zone regula- ager Mark Winstanley, Clatsop tions. The ordinance continues, County Commissioner Sarah was going to be renovated with the community, for that popula- a $500,000 grant that Oregon tion and for the county.” however, that if a nonconform- Nebeker and others. ing use is discontinued for a pe- Evans agreed the organiza- “I am writing to strongly pro- Housing and Community Ser- riod of 12 months, subsequent test this location as an owner of a vices awarded to the county tion would be willing to alter its uses of the lot, parcel or struc- single-family home on the same authority. But the deal between plans to conform, if that is what ture have to conform to the zon- block,” she wrote. “The south end Helping Hands and the county the city of Seaside decides or if ing ordinance. No one has oc- of Seaside is a quiet neighborhood authority was thrown into lim- an appeal fails. cupied the Hyak Building for a made up of primarily single-fam- bo in December 2012 when the “It’s still a workable project couple years. The property was ily homes. The thought that Clatsop County Board of Com- for Helping Hands and I believe purchased by Clatsop Coun- someone would insert this type of missioners took over the coun- that we can move forward with ty Housing Authority in early nonresidential use and in essence ty authority and dismissed the it,” he said, adding later, “We’re 2012, and a few months later it devalue all of the surrounding agency’s board, executive direc- going to make this obstacle into ZDV RI¿FLDOO\ LQWHQGHG IRU XVH homes is 100 percent wrong. Not tor and operations manager. an opportunity.” The grant was put on hold, by Helping Hands. The county housing authori- to mention potentially inserting a along with a loan to complete ty will have to pay attorney fees Baker-Monaghan has taken criminal element.” up her concerns with the city She described Helping the purchase of the building. for a preliminary investigation of Seaside, as well, and is rely- Hands’ project as “a drug and When Helping Hands Exec- to review the zoning regulation ing on a case from Clackamas alcohol halfway house.” The utive Director Alan Evans concerns and form a response. County that took place in the house, though, is not designated found out the monthly pay- County Commissioner Lianne early 1990s as support for her for convicted criminals or for- ment to lease the building Thompson asked for an estima- position. In Clackamas County, mer prisoners; it would be used would be $3,500 instead of tion of the cost before moving a dwelling in an exclusive farm- for housing formerly homeless $1,000, as he originally be- forward. Continued from Page 1A TUESDAY Astoria Historic Land- marks Commission, 5:15 p.m., Astoria City Hall, 1095 Duane St. WEDNESDAY Sunset Empire Trans- portation District Budget Committee, 9 to 11 a.m., WUDLQLQJ ZRUNVKRS IRU ¿V- cal year 2015-2016, Astoria I A R I S E R E T I R I N G MARCH 3-6 N JOI ! US Transit Center Conference Room, 900 Marine Drive. THURSDAY Northwest Oregon Housing Authority Board, 10 a.m., NOHA office, 147 S. Main Ave., Warrenton. Astoria Design Review Committee, 5:30 p.m., Astoria City Hall, 1095 Duane St. B arbie is retiring B B Lotteries PM Ba rb ie Jen kin s ha s b een a n o p ticia n fo r the p a s t 20 yea rs here in As to ria . S he s ta rted her ca reer w ith Dr. K u m p u la in 1994, co n tin u ed o n a s it b eca m e No rth Co a s t Vis io n Cen ter, a n d s in ce 2011 ha s b een vita l in help in g Co a s ta l E ye Ca re b eco m e the thrivin g clin ic it is to d a y! As the p ra ctice cha n ged ha n d s s evera l tim es o ver the yea rs Ba rb ie ha s rem a in ed the co n s ta n t fo rce. S he ha s b een d ed ica ted to her p a tien ts fo r a ll this tim e w ith her co m p a s s io n a te w a ys a n d s tea d fa s t s ervice. Barbie will be greatly missed. C om e help us celebrate! Coastal Eye Care 553 18th St., Astoria! WASHINGTON Thursday’s Daily Game: 6-0-7 Thursday’s Keno: 02-04- 05-07-12-13-16-18-25-34-36- 40-42-43-54-56-57-65-72-78 Thursday’s Match 4: 12- 13-14-22 %R\VKHOS¿QG PLVVLQJJLUO 6($6,'(²7KUHHER\VDVVLVWHGLQ¿QGLQJDPLVVLQJ child on the beach in Seaside Thursday. At about 1:30 p.m., a call went out that a 5-year-old girl who was visiting from out of town with her family was lost. She was last spotted around the Turnaround. 6HDVLGH3ROLFHRI¿FHUVDQG6HDVLGH)LUH5HVFXHUH- sponded to the scene. $FFRUGLQJ WR DQ H\H ZLWQHVV WKUHH ER\V KHOSHG ¿QG the girl. The boys’ names are Danny Gonzales, 13; Bryce Smith, 9; and Lua Gonzales, 8. After they found her, they went from Avenue A to Sev- enth Street looking for her family. According to the boys, when the mother saw her daughter she ran up crying and picked her up and squeezed her tight. A bystander reward- ed the boys with ice cream cones. The girl was reunited with her family after about a half hour, according to the Seaside Police. Cruise Hosts hires a director The Clatsop Cruise Hosts Organization has hired Sue Gallagher as the new direc- tor of volunteers. She brings a variety of experiences to the position, and has expe- rience working with tourists and cruise ships. She worked for the Princess Line for two years as a dispatcher, is a On the record DUII arrest Horning, 30, Seaside, for driv- • At 1:24 a.m. Friday, the LQJ XQGHU WKH LQÀXHQFH RI LQ- Clatsop County Sheriff’s Of- toxicants on the 4000 block of ¿FHDUUHVWHG:DGH&KULVWRSKHU U.S. Highway 101 in Seaside. 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Each franchise independently owned and operated. CCB# 177717 Public meetings Submitted Photo These three boys were rewarded with ice cream cones after finding a missing little girl in Seaside Thursday. From left are Danny Gonzales, 13, Bryce Smith, 9, and Lua Gonzales, 8.