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5A THE DAILY ASTORIAN • MONDAY, MAY 11, 2015 Talk of lodging Ocean Beach teachers’ union tax hike continues members won’t take a ‘skip day’ ‘Walking out and losing a cite in Cannon Beach Teachers day of school is not what’s community Doing the city’s bidding By ERICK BENGEL EO Media Group Because more than 50 CANNON BEACH — percent of the city’s general Should the city increase the fund revenue comes from 6 percent transient lodging transient lodging taxes, the tax by 0.5 percent beginning tax increase “would have a LQ ¿VFDO \HDU DV YHU\SRVLWLYH¿VFDOLPSDFW´ originally discussed, or by .XFHUD DUJXHG 7KH EHQH¿W D IXOO SHUFHQW" to the chamber Should the tax be would “come LQFUHDVHGDWDOO" back to (the city) The Cannon in visitors and Beach Bud tourism.” get Commit “I can guaran tee chewed on tee you that we these questions are there to do We d n e s d a y your bidding — evening, which to bring visitors marked the com to increase your mittee’s third Courtland Carrier budget,” Carrier meeting. said. “It’s your At previous meetings, budget we’re dealing with. the committee’s discussion If we do more business, you DVVXPHG D KDOISHUFHQW WD[ earn more money.” hike, as does City Man Carrier said he plans to ager Brant Kucera’s pro discuss at the next budget SRVHG)<EXGJHWRI meeting how the informa ²DSHUFHQW tion center will spend the increase over last year’s bud extra money. 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Though Long Beach Pen best for kids.’ insula teachers have decid ed not to strike, they still — Rachel Lake By KATIE WILSON intend to make their voices Union president and district music teacher EO Media Group heard. Lake and the building representatives in the dis LONG BEACH PEN think if teachers walked out tricts walked out of classes, trict have encouraged teach INSULA. Wash. — Across of school for a day. concerned about what they ers and district staff to write the state, teachers’ unions “Our community is so say is the continued under letters to the state legisla DUH KROGLQJ RQHGD\ VWULNHV supportive of our schools,” funding of Washington’s ture supporting the union’s to protest what they say are Lake said. “They’ve passed schools. The unions have demands to provide more LQDGHTXDWH VFKRROIXQGLQJ all our levies and bonds. ... argued that the state is not funds to school districts proposals in the Washington We wanted to make sure the paying teachers competitive so they can support staff; legislature. community knew we loved wages and is pushing testing fund professional learning But teachers from the their support.” opportunities, Title I and over teaching. Ocean Beach School District In cities where teachers To satisfy a state Supreme special education; maintain ZLOOQRWEHMRLQLQJWKHP have gone on strike, the com Court ruling to increase smaller class sizes; and pay Representatives of the lo munity response has been funding for public schools teachers a livable wage. After the legislature cal teachers union informed mixed with some parents in Washington, state House the Chinook Observer recent saying they understand the Democrats and Senate Re failed to meet its deadline ly that Ocean Beach School teachers’ reasons but felt that publicans have pushed bud GXULQJLWVGD\VHV District teachers will not go the strikes (and the missed JHWV SURSRVLQJ ELOOLRQ sion, it moved into a special session last week to continue on strike. school day) hurt their kids. DQGELOOLRQIRUVFKRROV “Walking out and losing Lake said they also want Under both proposals, discussing issues, including a day of school is not what’s ed to make sure the district money would be put to education spending propos best for kids,” said union knew it had the support of its ward reducing class sizes in als. Special sessions can run president and district music teachers. kindergarten through third XS WR GD\V DQG *RY -D\ teacher Rachel Lake in an in “Our district is doing its grade, though not grades Inslee could call for another such session if more state WHUYLHZ$SULO best to support us,” she said. They also thought about ,Q PLG$SULO WHDFKHUV LQ Unlike the Senate Repub business still needs to be what the community would eight Washington school dis lican’s plan, the House Dem discussed. support &ROXPELD3DFL¿F&&2WRRIIHUVHULHVRQEUDLQKHDOWK By The Daily Astorian The Community Adviso ry Council of the Columbia Pacific Coordinated Care Organization is offering a series of five health talks for Tillamook County resi dents. The series, titled “The Amazing Brain: Caring for Mind, Health and a Resil ient Tillamook County,” is hosted by R.N. Sharon Black. 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