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9A THE DAILY ASTORIAN • FRIDAY, MAY 15, 2015 Port tackles pressing issues in proposed budget By EDWARD STRATTON The Daily Astorian Port of Astoria staff proposed a EXGJHW IRU WKH 16 fiscal year at the agency’s first EXGJHW FRPPLWWHH PHHWLQJ 7XHV- day. ³7KHILVFDO\HDUEXGJHW FRYHULQJ-XO\WR-XQH HPSRZHUV VWDII WR HYDOXDWH WKH Port’s most pressing needs, focus- LQJRQLVVXHVWKDWZLOOJLYHWKH3RUW its best opportunities to support its H[LVWLQJ FXVWRPHUV ZKLOH GHYHORS- LQJQHZVRXUFHVRIUHYHQXHV´([- HFXWLYH 'LUHFWRU -LP .QLJKW VDLG GXULQJ KLV SUHVHQWDWLRQ 7XHVGD\ ³%XLOGLQJRQWKH3RUW¶V6WUD- tegic Plan, this budget reflects that this is the time to strengthen our operational infrastructure, increase staff capabilities and position our RUJDQL]DWLRQ WR WDNH DGYDQWDJH RI new opportunities.” An electronic copy of the pro- SRVHG EXGJHW LV DYDLODEOH ZLWK WKH online copy of the story at www. GDLO\DVWRULDQFRP 7KH EXGJHW committee will take comments on LW DW LWV QH[W PHHWLQJ7XHVGD\ EH- IRUHOLNHO\DSSURYLQJLW7KH3RUW¶V budget officer would then post a notice of a budget hearing, current- ly scheduled for June 16, and post DVXPPDU\RIWKHDSSURYHGEXGJHW LQ7KH'DLO\$VWRULDQ MORE INFO.: The Port of Astoria’s budget committee will meet Tuesday at the old Port offices, 422 Gateway Ave., to hear public comment on the budget and to approve it. Budget before audit 7KH SURSRVHG EXGJHW FRPHV RXW HYHQDVWKHDXGLWIRULVEHLQJ performed by Moss Adams, which had initially been trying to release it before the budget committee process started. 7KH 3RUW¶V )LQDQFLDO 'LUHFWRU -LP Grey said it’s more likely the audit will come out near the end of May, after the Port’s budget committee is VFKHGXOHG WR DSSURYH WKH EXGJHW +H said the current proposed budget is balanced and based off what the Port ZLOOOLNHO\WDNHLQDQGVSHQG7KHDX- dit only affects the beginning fund balance. ³,KDYHQ¶WKHDUGDQ\WKLQJWKDWLQGL- FDWHGZHZHUHLQDQHJDWLYHVLWXDWLRQ´ Grey said. 7KH RYHUDOO EXGJHW LV SHUFHQW more than what’s been projected for PDLQO\ EHFDXVH RI DQ DS- proximately $5 million runway im- SURYHPHQW SURMHFW DW WKH $VWRULD 5HJLRQDO$LUSRUWSODQQHGIRUWKLV¿V- FDO \HDU EXW SXW RII XQWLO QH[W 7KH SURMHFW LV PRVWO\ FRYHUHG E\ JUDQWV Employment at the Port IURP WKH )HGHUDO $YLDWLRQ $GPLQLV- 7KH3RUW¶VSURSRVHGEXGJHWLQFOXG- WUDWLRQ DQG 2UHJRQ 'HSDUWPHQW RI HG SRVLWLRQV IURP WKH H[HFXWLYH 7UDQVSRUWDWLRQ director down to part-time security Investing in the Port staff. Port staff estimated between 7KRVH SRVLWLRQV WUDQVODWH WR $86 million and $104 million WKH HTXLYDOHQW RI QHDUO\ IXOO in a “Master Capital Plan” ulti- time jobs, according to the Port’s mately needed to fix all the is- budget, split between the cen- sues with its aging infrastructure. tral waterfront, property manage- From there, staff whittled down ment, marinas, airport, boatyard, WKH SURMHFWV WR D SURSRVHG 1RUWK 7RQJXH 3RLQW VHFXULW\ DQG PLOOLRQ LQ FDSLWDO LPSURYHPHQWV administration. split between medium and high Port staff proposed a payroll of priorities. PRUH WKDQ PLOOLRQ ZLWK EHQH¿WV 7KH KLJK SULRULWLHV PDGH LW LQWR more than $900,000. the proposed budget, which calls 7KH3RUW¶VSURSRVHGUHYHQXHVDQG IRULQFDSLWDOLPSURYH- H[SHQVHV IRU WKH ¿VFDO \HDU ments. EDODQFH LQFOXGLQJ VHY- More than three-quarters of that eral other major proposed expendi- LV IRU WKH DLUSRUW SURMHFW7KH 3RUW tures: also proposes spending $166,000 LQ 2UHJRQ 'HSDUWPHQW WR UHPRYH REVWUXFWLYH WUHHV IURP RI6WDWH/DQGVOHDVHVIRUODQGVQHDURU around the runways, also funded RYHUQDYLJDEOHZDWHUV by an FAA grant. • $1.1 million on fuel and oil and 7KH ODUJHVW SURMHFW EH\RQG WKH another $1 million on utilities. airport is the $436,000 proposed RQ WKH UHQW IRU 1RUWK for dredging Slip 1, where log 7RQJXH 3RLQW ZKLFK LW KDV WKH OHDVH ships dock to take on timber from IRUWKURXJK longshoremen and Astoria Forest • $473,000 on professional ser- Products. YLFHV LQFOXGLQJ RQ OHJDO 7KH 3RUW SURMHFWV VSHQGLQJ fees, up from the $30,000 projected $150,000 on Pier 3 stormwa- IRUDQGRQDXGLWRUV ter treatment, although its mas- and accountants. ter capital plan estimates the RQ DGYHUWLVLQJ DQG SUR- project costing $6.5 million in PRWLRQ,QSUHYLRXV\HDUVLWVSHQWOHVV total. than $10,000. ‘Eat Healthy’ program High-speed chase ends with arrest is set for Tuesday By The Daily Astorian 7KH $PHULFDQ $VVRFLD- WLRQ RI 8QLYHUVLW\ :RPHQ of Astoria present a program DWSP7XHVGD\LQWKH Flag Room at the Astoria 3XEOLF /LEUDU\ WK 6W Julia Mabry, program man- ager for the Clatsop Court $SSRLQWHG 6SHFLDO $GYR- cates (CASA) Program, will discuss the results of a local research project, “Eat +HDOWK\´7KHSXEOLFLVZHO- come. A group of Clatsop Coun- ty women participated in the project, taking pictures of things that help them eat healthy, as well as things that didn’t. Participants in the study, who came from all in- FRPH OHYHOV H[DPLQHG KRZ WKHLU IRRG FKRLFHV DUH LQÀX- enced by their friends and their grocery stores. 7KHZRPHQ¶VVWRULHVDERXW HDWLQJKHDOWK\IRUWKHPVHOYHV and their families are an im- portant piece of the puzzle of understanding chronic diseas- es, as well as part of under- standing a community’s food HQYLURQPHQW For more information call RU www.dailyastorian.com An Astoria man was arrested in Seaside Monday night after taking law enforcement on a high speed chase that began on the beach, just north of Gearhart. $&ODWVRS&RXQW\6KHULII¶V2I¿FHUHVHUYH EHDFK SDWURO RI¿FHU VSRWWHG 7LPRWK\ /HRQ 3DLQWHU ,, GULYLQJ D \HOORZ 'RGJH 1HRQ without a seatbelt on the beach. When the of- ¿FHUDWWHPSWHGWRPDNHDWUDI¿FVWRS3DLQWHU took off southbound down the beach at 60 PLOHV SHU KRXU DFFRUGLQJ WR 6KHULII¶V 2I¿FH Sergeant Mike Smith. Painter, who had a 34-year-old Hammond ZRPDQLQWKHSDVVHQJHUVHDWGURYHDERXWWZR miles on the beach before exiting near Sunset Beach onto U.S. Highway 101. At that point, WZR:DUUHQWRQ3ROLFHRI¿FHUVMRLQHGWKHSXUVXLW which reached 90 miles per hour, Smith said. Seaside Police unsuccessfully place spike stripes. Painter then turned on Broadway 6WUHHWLQ6HDVLGHDQGVWUXFNDQRWKHUYHKLFOHDW 1605 SE Ensign Lane • Warrenton, OR 503-861-1144 • LumsToyota.com $YHQXH$ DQG +ROLGD\ 'ULYH ZKLFK LQMXUHG WKHRWKHUGULYHUDFFRUGLQJWRWKHFKDUJHV¿OHG against Painter. 3DLQWHUÀHGIURPKLVYHKLFOHDQGZDVDUUHVW- HGRQ6&ROXPELD6WDQG$YHQXH6LQ6HD- side. He was booked into Clatsop County Jail at 10:07 p.m. Monday. He is charged with attempting to elude po- OLFH UHFNOHVV GULYLQJ UHFNOHVV HQGDQJHULQJ felon in possession of a restricted weapon, pos- VHVVLRQRIPHWKDPSKHWDPLQHGULYLQJZKLOHOL- cense is suspended and a hit and run felony. 7KHZRPDQLQWKHSDVVHQJHUVHDWKDVQRW been charged with any crime. According to court records, Painter, a for- PHU $ORKD UHVLGHQW ZDV FRQYLFWHG LQ of similar charges of eluding police, criminal mischief, criminal trespass, unlawful entry into DPRWRUYHKLFOHDQGDVVDXOWUHODWHGWRDQLQFL- GHQWLQ&ODWVRS&RXQW\LQ-DQXDU\ Painter is scheduled to appear in Clatsop &RXQW\&LUFXLW&RXUWDWSP7XHVGD\IRU an arraignment on the new charges. Free soil test offered 6($6,'( ² &ODW- sop County Master Gardeners are conduct- LQJ D IUHH 3K 7HVW 6RLO Clinic from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday at /\OH¶V *DUGHQ DQG 3HW &HQWHU$YHQXH-LQ Seaside. 3URSHU 3K OHYHOV LQ- VXUH WKH DYDLODELOLW\ RI nutrients to plants. Bring one cup of garden soil placed into a clean glass jar with lid, or double bagged in a ziplock plastic bag, for analysis. Al- low one hour for the test. 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