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Supreme Court rules on PERS Spring Unveiling in Cannon Beach PAGE 11A COAST WEEKEND THURSDAY, APRIL 30, 2015 142nd YEAR, No. 217 ONE DOLLAR Land use board upholds Oregon LNG denial County Commission had rejected permit for pipeline in 2013 By DERRICK DePLEDGE The Daily Astorian The state Land Use Board of Appeals Wednesday upheld Clatsop County’s decision to deny a permit for Oregon LNG’s proposed pipe- line, a potentially critical setback for the $6 billion project. The county Board of Commis- sioners voted unanimously in 2013 to reject a natural gas pipeline. The 87-mile pipeline would run from Washington state through portions of Columbia, Tillamook and Clatsop counties to connect to an export ter- minal along the Skipanon Peninsula in Warrenton. Roughly 41 miles of the pipeline would cut through Clatsop County, making the county one of several local, state and federal authorities re- sponsible for vetting the project. “Today’s decision marks a signif- icant turning point for LNG on the Columbia River,” Brett VandenHeu- vel, the executive director of Colum- bia Riverkeeper, a Hood River-based environmental group that opposes the project, said in a statement. “The people of Clatsop County want clean water, safe communities and strong salmon runs. LNG development would take us in the wrong direc- tion.” Opponents of Oregon LNG be- lieve the Land Use Board of Appeals UXOLQJ LV VLJQL¿FDQW EHFDXVH ORFDO CRUISE AHOY! land use permits for the project are necessary for state approval. The Federal Energy Regulatory Com- mission is also reviewing the project. An attorney for Oregon LNG could not be reached for comment. 7KH ¿UP D VXEVLGLDU\ RI /HXFDGLD National Corp., a New York-based holding company, could choose to See LNG, Page 12A Manhunt ends for assault robbery suspect Police arrest Anthony Victor Lane in Seaside By KYLE SPURR The Daily Astorian JOSHUA BESSEX — The Daily Astorian The Crown Princess cruise ship cuts through the fog as it approaches the Port of Astoria this morning. $VWRULDELGVZHOFRPHWRWKH¿UVWRIVKLSVH[SHFWHGLQ T he Crown Princess cruised into town around 7 this morning carrying 3,004 passengers to the shores of Astoria. The 952-foot-long vessel will be moored along Pier 1 until about 4 p.m. today. The &URZQ 3ULQFHVV LV WKH ¿UVW RI FUXLVH VKLSV expected to arrive this year. JOSHUA BESSEX — The Daily Astorian JOSHUA BESSEX — The Daily Astorian Passengers gather at the balconies to take photos, see the sunrise and watch crews dock the ship at the Port. Longshoremen and crews from the Crown Princess work to secure the ship to the pier this morning. The man accused of assault and robbery in a residence on the 300 block of Alameda Avenue in Astoria April 3 made an initial ap- pearance in Clatsop County Circuit Court Wednesday af- ternoon. Anthony Victor Lane, 30, St. Hel- ens, is facing charges of Anthony first-degree Victor Lane robbery, two counts of second-degree assault and ¿UVWGHJUHH EXUJODU\ $GGLWLRQDO charges may be added after a grand jury meets today. Law enforcement searched for Lane since April 3. Oregon State Police found Lane on the 1800 block of South Roosevelt Drive in Seaside and booked him for a war- rant arrest at 7:52 p.m. Tuesday. He is being held in jail on $500,000 bail. Three people were injured in the assault. Astoria Police initially re- sponded to a report of someone shot DW WKH DSDUWPHQW :KHQ RI¿FHUV DU- rived no one was shot, but two men KDG EHHQ DVVDXOWHG ZLWK VLJQL¿FDQW head and body injuries. A third person suffered injuries from a chemical spray that was dis- charged in the house at the time of the assaults. According to court documents, /DQH DQG DQRWKHU XQLGHQWL¿HG VXV- pect entered the residence wearing masks and demanded money and cellphones. They struck the two men ZLWK ¿UHDUPV DQG EDWRQV DQG WRRN items from the home, according to police. See MANHUNT, Page 12A Long Beach aims to ban dogs from ballparks City expects to implement leash law in May AND SAFETY OF CHIL- DREN” sign posted outside the ballpark, and the man and his dogs are gone. $IWHU ¿HOGLQJ FRPSODLQWV about accumulating dog By NATALIE ST. JOHN waste, the city in early April EO Media Group decided to banish dogs from Culbertson Park, the sur- LONG BEACH, Wash. URXQGLQJ DWKOHWLF ¿HOGV DQG — Until just a couple of Stanley Baseball Field. To weeks ago, one Long Beach make that ban enforceable, man spent nearly every sun- the city is developing an or- ny morning playing with his dinance and revising the city GRJV RQ WKH VRFFHU ¿HOG DW code. The new policy will Culbertson Park. While an GH¿QHZKHUHGRJVDUHDQGDU- older lab loped around, the en’t allowed, require dogs to man chipped golf balls to be on-leash in public, and re- his dachshund, who would quire owners to clean up after enthusiastically chase them them. Once the ordinance is in down. place, leaving dog waste will Now, there’s a new “NO be an infraction that is punish- PETS: FOR THE HEALTH DEOHZLWKD¿QH NATALIE ST. JOHN — EO Media Group New rules require dog owners to keep their pets off play- ing fields at Long Beach’s Culbertson Park. Pooch Poop Problems County Humane Society ani- City staff and council mal shelter faithfully clean up members say volunteers from when walking dogs, but some WKH QHDUE\ 6RXWK 3DFL¿F dog-owners who regularly XVHWKH¿HOGKDYHQRWEHHQVR courteous. At an April 20 city work- shop, Long Beach City Admin- istrator David Glasson said kids sometimes pick up poop on their shoes, and then transfer it to the playground equipment. Athletes step in the piles while playing soccer or baseball, and city workers have messy encounters ZKHQPRZLQJWKH¿HOG “Dogs on the baseball ¿HOGLVUHDOO\WKHLVVXH´*ODV- son said. “We have a feces problem.” According to city Councilman Steven Linhart, informal attempts to get irre- sponsible dog-owners to pick up poop have not been suc- cessful. See BAN, Page 12A