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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
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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
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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-
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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.
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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
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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.
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TUESDAY
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Astoria Design Review
Committee, 5:30 p.m.,
Astoria City Hall, 1095
Duane St.
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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.
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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.
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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.