THE DAILY ASTORIAN • WEDNESDAY, APRIL 22, 2015
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Port of Astoria approves new projects Consult a
throughout the Port’s central
waterfront.
Hunsinger urged the com-
Turning petrol into
mission to get its lawyers
rocks
on the issue, Thane Tienson
The Port Commission also and David Blount of Port-
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missioner Bill Hunsinger in Bennett Blumstein LLP, and
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cation to have environmental ers up to speed before taking
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Alongi perform a pilot study
Executive Director Jim
to clean up the Astoria Area- Knight said the Port needed
wide Groundwater Contami- to move forward on the pilot
nation on Port property.
study, adding that he supports
The study involves inject- having an executive session
ing a permanganate solution to bring commissioners and
into the underground petro- the Port’s counsel up to speed.
leum contamination that the
The meeting Tuesday in-
Port’s Project and Permit cluded several other high-
Manager Robert Evert said lights:
would hopefully encapsu-
• The Port Commission
late the petroleum, essential- agreed to a two-year lease
ly turning it into a manga- extension for NW Wild Prod-
nese-based rock.
ucts, a seafood and exotic
At the Port’s ad hoc boat- meats shop located at 354
yard committee meeting April Industry St. in the Chinook
15, Evert said the study would Building. The shop is operat-
take about 120 days, with an ed by Amanda Cordero and
additional 90 to create a report Ron Neva under a new name,
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sion on the study from the Or-
• Lori Beth Kulp attended
egon Department of Environ- to advertise her new busi-
mental Quality late this year.
ness, Lor’s Tours, providing
For more than a decade, the tours on her own bus to cruise
Port has been working with guests.
former oil company tenants,
• Knight said he’s trying to
its insurers and the Oregon set up a public, joint meeting
Department of Environmen- between the Port Commission
tal Quality to clean up soil and the Astoria City Council
and groundwater contamina- to address communication
tion from petroleum hydro- issues, lack of understanding
carbons, including gasoline between the two entities and
and diesel-range constituents, to encourage working togeth-
er. The City Council recently
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year tax-free enterprise zone
the Port, Warrenton and Clat-
sop County are co-applicants
on, meaning that none of the
Port’s central waterfront prop-
erties can be in the enterprise
zone.
• Permit and Project Man-
ager Rob Evert reported that
the Port’s maintenance staff
dredged about 172,000 cu-
bic yards of material at a to-
tal labor and equipment cost
of $601,500, or about $3.52
a yard. The cost is well be-
low estimates of $6 to $7 a
yard Evert said he got from
the U.S. Army Corps of En-
gineers of how cheaply they
could dredge. Knight said
he’s looking into the dredg-
ing operation, how it can
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whether it should be out-
sourced.
• Finance Manager Jim
Grey reported that the Port’s
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work for the Port’s 2013-14
audit, which had been due
at the end of last year, has
been done, Grey said, and
the only thing that could af-
fect the Port’s balance sheets
would be the potential liabil-
ity for cleanup of the soil and
groundwater contamination.
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port is expected in mid-May.
Seaside man, 18, pleads not guilty to rape
By KYLE SPURR
The Daily Astorian
An 18-year-old Seaside
man pleaded not guilty to
charges first-degree and
third-degree rape during an
arraignment hearing Tues-
day in Clatsop County Cir-
cuit Court.
Devlin Diego Stricklin
is accused of raping a girl
under the age of 16, who
was “incapable of consent
by reason of mental inca-
pacitation,” according to
Devlin Stricklin
the indictment filed April
10.
The alleged incidents
occurred Aug. 27 and 28.
First-degree rape is a
class A felony and third-de-
gree rape is a class C felony.
District Attorney Josh
Marquis said a person com-
mits first-degree rape when
they rape someone under
12, rape someone by forc-
ible compulsion (attack) or
rape someone who was in-
capable of consent due to
mental incapacitation.
Marquis said mental in-
capacitation includes men-
tal illness, being under
anesthesia, or more com-
monly, being intoxicated
by drugs or alcohol.
Stricklin appeared in
court Tuesday via video
link from Clatsop County
Jail.
Judge Cindee Matyas set
bail at $500,000.
Stricklin is being repre-
sented by defense lawyer
Kirk Wintermute.
The next court hearing
will be an early resolution
conference at 10:30 a.m.
May 13 in courtroom 100.
USCG event focuses on sexual assault awareness
U.S. Coast Guard units in
the greater Astoria area joined
forces and held a 5K run/
walk recently in recognition
of Sexual Assault Awareness
Month. More than 50 people
participated in the event, with
many personnel sporting teal
T-shirts and ribbons in honor
of Sexual Assault Awareness.
Coast Guard Cutters Stead-
fast and Alert joined forces and
sponsored the event for Coast
Guard personnel and their fam-
ily members on the Astoria Riv-
erwalk. Before the race, partic-
ipants signed posters pledging
support against sexual assault,
and met with local unit victim
advocates.
The Coast Guard’s 2015
SAAM theme is “Not in my
Coast Guard,” which is focused
on the role that every member of
the Coast Guard plays in build-
ing a culture of respect that is
intolerant of sexual assault.
Adm. Paul Zukunft, Coast
Guard commandant, has stated,
“Together, we will rid our ser-
vice of the scourge of sexual as-
sault. Not in my Coast Guard.”
The Coast Guard is com-
mitted to eliminating sexual
assault and harassment from
the service and prompting a
positive climate for all mem-
bers. These SAAM activities
demonstrate that commitment
and adherence to the Coast
Guard core values of honor,
respect and devotion to duty.
Sunset Empire Radio
club offers demonstrations
The Sunset Empire Amateur
Radio Club holds an education-
al outreach from 10 a.m. to noon
Saturday at Clatsop Communi-
ty College, Towler Hall, Room
207. The public is welcome, and
refreshments will be served.
The goal of the event is to pro-
vide the community with a better
understanding of the amateur
radio hobby, and the wide range
of activities it can offer, how the
ham radio technology can ap-
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and its importance in providing
an emergency communication
system during natural disasters
when standard communications
systems are disrupted.
Live demonstrations on
Echolink, the Internet Radio
Linking Project (IRLP), Morse
Code, Lightship Columbia,
Packet Radio, Knappa High
School amateur radio program,
Clatsop County Repeater Cov-
erage Map and emergency com-
munications.
For information, go to www.
sunset-empire-arc.org
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The Port of Astoria Com-
mission on Tuesday approved
a contract with Precision Ap-
proach Engineering to start
the preliminary design work
on a $5 million, govern-
ment-funded rehab of runway
13-31 at the Astoria Regional
Airport.
The contract with Preci-
sion Approach is for $363,851
in engineering and design ser-
vices in planning the runway
overlay, and another $332,896
for services once construction
kicks off in the summer.
Mike Weston, the Port’s
director of business develop-
ment and operations, said the
money from the Federal Avi-
ation Administration largely
paying for the project would
likely be available in August.
The Port has received a
total of about $4.6 million in
discretionary funds from the
FAA ’s Airport Improvement
Program for the runway over-
lay project. To cover its 10
percent local match, the Port
received a Connect Oregon V
infrastructure grant from the
Oregon Department of Trans-
portation of $480,000. Weston
earlier estimated a total Port
outlay of $30,000 for the $5
million project.
The Project includes re-
paving nearly 500,000 square
feet of runway, improving
grading, rebuilding storm-
water drains and upgrading
pavement markings.
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