THE DA ILY ASTOR IAN • THURSDAY , JULY 23 , 2015 NOR TH COA S T 3A P o r t w o r r i e s a b o u t d a n g e r o u s m i x o f l o g t r u c k s , c a r s , p e o p l e By EDWARD STRATTON “Th e on ly th ing to do i s Th e Da i l y A s to r ian shu t th e ro ad down and t e l l No t e to p eop l e a c c e s s ing th e w e s t e rnmo s t po r t ion o f th e A s to r i a R iv e rw a lk : A vo id log t ru ck s . Po r t o f A s to r i a Comm i s - s ion e r S t eph en Fu l ton r e - qu e s t ed a d i s cu s s ion i t em Tu e sd ay on a c c e s s to th e pa rk ing lo t a t th e b a s e o f P i e r 3 th a t p rov id e s a c c e s s to th e A s to r i a R iv e rw a lk . 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I f H a r l an o r som eon e e l s e w an t s to comp l a in abou t a c c e s s to th e p a rk ing lo t , Hun s ing e r s a id , th ey shou ld com e s e e th e d ang e rou s in t e r - a c t ion b e tw e en h e avy equ ip - m en t , c a r s and p ed e s t r i an s . Wh en A s to r i a Fo r e s t P rodu c t s a cqu i r ed W e s t e r - lund Log H and l e r s ’ op e r a - t ion s , i t in s t a l l ed a d eb a rk e r and c r e a t ed a log y a rd on P i e r 3 . Th e y a rd h a s ch a f ed u s e r s o f th e P i e r 3 bo a ty a rd , n e a rby bu s in e s s e s and p eop l e a c c e s s ing th e A s to r i a R iv e r - w a lk p a rk ing lo t . Comm i s s ion Ch a i rm an John R a i ch l s a id th e r e shou ld a t l e a s t b e w a rn ing s a long th e ro ad a t th e b a s e o f P i e r 3 t e l l ing p eop l e th ey p ro c e ed a t th e i r own r i sk . 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