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10A THE DAILY ASTORIAN • WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 26, 2015 Study: &ounFLO ZLOO GLVFuVV VtuGy on 6ept Continued from Page 1A Bureau, but property manag- erV noZ put tKat ¿gure FOoVer to tKe VLngOe GLgLtV 7Ke me- GLan groVV rent Ln ZaV , but property managerV beOLeYe Lt LV noZ FOoVer to ³7Ke bottom OLne LV tKat Ze are Ln GLre neeG oI aI- IorGabOe KouVLng anG may- be KouVLng Ln generaO,´ VaLG 0LNe 0organ, tKe FLty¶V Ln- terLm pOanner anG tKe OeaG au- tKor oI tKe GraIt VtuGy, ZKLFK ZaV preVenteG to tKe $VtorLa 3OannLng &ommLVVLon 7ueV- Gay nLgKt 7Ke &Lty &ounFLO, ZKLFK KaV maGe aIIorGabOe KouVLng a goaO, ZLOO KoOG a ZorN VeV- VLon to GLVFuVV tKe VtuGy on 6ept The housing landscape +ouVLng unLtV Ln $VtorLa, aFForGLng to tKe VtuGy, are about eYenOy GLYLGeG betZeen oZnerV anG renterV &Lty pOannerV tooN tKe gen- eraO Ge¿nLtLon oI aIIorGabLOL- ty ² KouVeKoOGV tKat GeYote no more tKan perFent oI annuaO LnFome to KouVLng ² AFFORDABLE HOUSING Joshua Bessex/The Daily Astorian Workforce housing could be part of a new library project at Heritage Square. The city has a lack of affordable housing. anG IounG tKat perFent oI KomeoZnerV anG per- Fent oI renterV e[FeeGeG tKe tKreVKoOG Ln 6urYeyV oI property man- agerV, FommunLty OeaGerV anG oZnerV anG renterV pro- GuFeG VLmLOar IeeGbaFN about tKe OoZ YaFanFy rate anG tKe neeG Ior more aIIorGabOe KouVLng 3roperty managerV, KoZeYer, VtreVVeG tKe neeG Ior ZorNIorFe KouVLng, not more OoZ-LnFome KouVLng 7Ke FLty GoeV not KaYe a VoOLG graVp on tKe e[aFt num- ber oI YaFant unLtV ³7Kere reaOOy LV YLrtuaO- Oy ]ero YaFanFy,´ VaLG 6ean )Lt]patrLFN, ZKo VerYeV on tKe 3OannLng &ommLVVLon anG LV a property manager A task force to identify options 7Ke VtuGy reFommenGV tKe &Lty &ounFLO aVVLgn a taVN IorFe to OooN at optLonV Ior aI- IorGabOe KouVLng anG LGentLIy potentLaO OoFatLonV A draft study by city planners documents the affordable housing challenge in Astoria. Conclusions • There is a shortage of both affordable rental housing and affordable housing for sale. • Rents and sales prices are high for most middle-income families. • The number of remodeling permits has significantly outnumbered the number of permits for new units in recent years. • The Hispanic population has more than doubled since 2000, and a large proportion of the His- panic community lives in Emerald Heights, a low-income apartment complex. • The number of homeless people has grown as available housing has diminished. • U.S. Coast Guard housing demand has driven up the price of housing because of housing allowances and the reliability of Coasties as tenants. Recommendations • The City Council could establish a task force to explore options for affordable housing. • The city should be proactive in promoting housing development. • The city should discourage vacation rentals in residential areas that are not owner-occupied. • The city should consider allowing accessory dwelling units — now only allowed in a basement or other part of a house — over garages, as garage conversions or as separate structures. • The city should identify locations for workforce housing downtown in public-private partnerships. 3OannerV aOVo urge tKe FLty to be proaFtLYe Ln promotLng KouVLng GeYeOopment, FLtLng tKe FLty¶V Vupport Ior tKe 0LOO 3onG proMeFt anG 86 &oaVt *uarG KouVLng 7Ke FLty KaV OooNeG at pubOLF-prLYate partnerVKLpV to KeOp ZLtK neZ KouVLng, Ln- FOuGLng ZorNIorFe KouVLng aV part oI a neZ OLbrary at +er- Ltage 6Tuare, but tKe pubOLF¶V appetLte Ior VubVLGLeV KaV not been teVteG, anG may not be VuI¿FLent to VatLVIy GemanG :KLOe FLty FounFLOorV anG otKerV KaYe FaOOeG on tKe FLty to aGGreVV aIIorGabOe KouVLng, VpeFL¿F poOLFy GeFLVLonV ZLOO OLNeOy be IraugKt ZLtK poOLtLFV 7Kere LV YoFaO oppoVLtLon, Ior e[ampOe, to marNet-rate FonGomLnLumV or otKer KouV- Lng proMeFtV near tKe &oOum- bLa 5LYer, ZKLFK many beOLeYe Fater to VeFonG-Kome buyerV 1eLgKborKooGV KaYe aOVo baONeG at neZ KouVLng Ln otK- er poFNetV oI tKe FLty 1oZ tKat $VtorLa KaV be- Fome a GeVtLnatLon, tKere LV a baFNOaVK among Vome reVL- GentV ² LnFOuGLng poOLtLFaOOy aFtLYe tranVpOantV ZKo moYeG to tKe FLty to retLre ² agaLnVt GeYeOopment oI any NLnG ³, tKLnN Ze neeG to be Fre- atLYe anG aOVo a OLttOe FareIuO tKat Ze are FreatLng aIIorG- abOe KouVLng Ior reVLGentV oI $VtorLa,´ VaLG 'aYe 3earVon, tKe preVLGent oI tKe 3Oan- nLng &ommLVVLon ³1ot tKat Ze beFome tKe ne[t &annon BeaFK´ Historian: 6tory GetaiOs µthe aGYenture oI getting aFross the Fontinent¶ Continued from Page 1A them,´ 0ouOton saiG “7hey YieweG them negatiYeOy ,t was the age they were in 7hey GiGn¶t Nnow how to Fross that FuOturaO barrier´ 'espite the GiIIiFuOties with the natiYes anG the harsh weather at 'ismaO 1itFh, 0ouOton beOieYes the e[perienFe on the Foast enG- eG up being positiYe sinFe iI e[poseG the Forps to a new enYironment anG FuOturaO area ,n a broaGer sense, it heOpeG the 8niteG 6tates pOant a IOag on the :est &oast so the Fountry wouOG haYe FOaims in Iuture years ,t set the stage Ior the set- tOement oI $storia, anG the Oregon 7riaO BeIore OeaYing )ort &Oat- sop in 0arFh , :iOOiam &OarN wrote in the MournaO, “:e OiYeG as weOO as we haG any right to e[peFt´ “7hat is a great phiOoso- phy Ior OiIe,´ 0ouOton saiG “His IeeOing wasn¶t aOO neg- atiYe´ “,¶m proYiGing the pub- OiF anG sFhoOars Zith the originaO sourFes so they Fan Go the interpretiYe, re- Yisionist ZorN,´ 0ouOton saiG “+ere are the raZ ma- teriaOs at your hanGs <ou Gon¶t haYe to go aOO oYer the Fountry anG pore oYer GoFuments´ Dismal Nitch Last ZeeN, 0ouOton Yis- iteG the 'ismaO 1itFh site Zhere the &orps oI 'is- FoYery bareOy surYiYeG in miG-1oYember 7he OoFation oI the nitFh ² somewhere near Highway on the :ashington-siGe oI the &oOumbia 5iYer ² is the IoFus oI Gebate between two OoFaO historians Historian 5e[ =iaN oI 1aseOOe, :ash, puts the Fampsite FOose to the :ash- ington 6tate 'epartment oI 7ransportation¶s 'ismaO 1itFh 5est $rea Historian -im 6ayFe, oI 6eaYiew, :ash, interprets the MournaOs as saying the Fampsite was east oI the rest area 6ayFe ² the :ashing- ton 6tate HistoriFaO 6oFi- ety¶s Oiaison to the Lewis anG &OarN 1ationaO Histor- iFaO 3arN ² was reFentOy eOeFteG to the boarG oI the 1ationaO Lewis anG &OarN 7raiO Heritage )ounGation 0ouOton saiG he e[peri- enFes simiOar Gisputes when he Yisits other OoFations aOong the Lewis anG &OarN 7raiO He stays out oI the Gebate “,t¶s harG to say,´ 0ouOton saiG “7here is no arFhaeoOogiFaO eYiGenFe at this point to pinpoint 'is- maO 1itFh´ Joshua Bessex/The Daily Astorian Seen reflected in a nearby picture, historian Gary Moulton discusses the Corps of Discovery expedition at the Seaside Public Library Aug. 18. ‘It’s a grand story. The adventure of getting across the continent. The miserable, incredible situation they were in coming down the Columbia. Wet, cold and dangerous.’ — Gary Moulton historian Tale of Two Forts 0ouOton is soaNing in his time at )ort &Oatsop, whiFh he FonsiGers a IasFinating part oI Lewis anG &OarN¶s Mourney He saiG historiFaO sFhoOars, inFOuGing himseOI, enMoy Fomparing )ort &Oat- sop anG 1orth 'aNota¶s )ort 0anGan, the two pOaFes the Forps wintereG 6FhoOars Fontrast how the group IeOt about na- tiYes, the situations anG the FOimate oI the *reat 3Oains FompareG to the FoastaO en- Yironment 0any FonFOuGeG that the Lewis anG &OarN ([peGition haG a GiIIiFuOt time at )ort &Oatsop 3art oI the harGship at )ort &Oatsop reOateG to the Forps not unGerstanGing the natiYe tribes Irom their point oI Yiew 0ouOton notes that the sFienFe oI an- thropoOogy was years away 1ot onOy GiG Lewis anG &OarN not unGerstanG the GiIIerent FuOtures, but they reIuseG to aFFept them, 0ouOton saiG “7hey were so put oII by the natiYes that the FuO- turaO habits were aOien to A grand story $s 0ouOton Iinishes “Lewis anG &OarN 'ay by 'ay´ ² e[peFteG to be FompOeteG by the enG oI the year ² he reIOeFts on what has Grawn him anG many others to the story oI Lewis anG &OarN “,t¶s a granG story 7he aGYenture oI getting aFross the Fontinent 7he miser- abOe, inFreGibOe situation they were in Foming Gown the &oOumbia :et, FoOG anG Gangerous 7hey pusheG into the shore at 'ismaO 1itFh :hat a name ,t says it aOO ,t wasn¶t a happy time,´ 0ouOton saiG “7he Grama oI the story appeaOs to peopOe´ OLCC: 7he agenFy ZiOO start OiFensing retaiO arounG IaOO Continued from Page 1A ³6eeG to VaOe´ aOVo KeOpV enVure tKat a OLFenVee maLn- taLnV FompOLanFe ZLtK tKe 86 'epartment oI -uVtLFe¶V ³&oOe 0emoranGum,´ ZKLFK VpeOOV out tKe IeGeraO goYern- ment¶V marLMuana-reOateG pro- KLbLtLonV 7KeVe LnFOuGe not VeOOLng ZeeG to mLnorV anG NeepLng tKe Grug oII tKe bOaFN marNet ³:e Zant to Vee peopOe ZKo Fan pOay by tKe ruOeV, anG ZKo pOay by tKe ruOeV eYen ZKen marNetV are tougKer,´ 0arNV VaLG +e aGGeG tKat ³VeeG to VaOe´ VerYeV aV a VubVtLtute Ior tKe tKree-tLereG VyVtem tKe 2/&& appOLeV to aOFoKoO but not to marLMuana 6omeone LnYoOYeG Ln tKe GLVtrLbutLon oI aOFoKoO muVt be OLFenVeG aV a proGuFer or a ZKoOeVaOer or a retaLO- er, but neYer more tKan one at a tLme But Vomeone Ln- YoOYeG Ln GLVtrLbutLng marL- Muana Fan be OLFenVeG Ln any number oI FapaFLtLeV at onFe groZer, proFeVVor, ZKoOeVaO- er, retaLOer, Oaboratory teVter, reVearFKer, etF 7KLV FompOL- FateV tKe agenFy¶V abLOLty to IoOOoZ proGuFt, a Ge¿FLenFy Ior ZKLFK tKe barFoGLng oI pOantV may FompenVate 7KougK tKe agenFy KaV been moYLng at IuOO VpeeG Ln reFent montKV, ³tKere KaVn¶t been reVLVtanFe to GoLng tKLV,´ 5anee 1LeGermeyer, 2/&& goYernment aIIaLrV anG FommunLFatLonV GLreF- tor, VaLG ³3eopOe NnoZ Lt¶V KarG, but tKey¶re Ln tKere, anG tKey¶re GoLng Lt´ Hashing out details 2nFe KLreG anG traLneG, tKe neZ 2/&& ZorNIorFe Zon¶t KaYe a great GeaO to FonIront on tKe 1ortK &oaVt ² at OeaVt not rLgKt aZay $VtorLa KaV tKree oI¿FLaO- Oy OLFenVeG meGLFaO marLMua- na VKopV, anG ZKen 2regon 6enate BLOO NLFNV Ln 2Ft , tKe VKopV ZLOO be aOOoZeG to VeOO reFreatLonaO marLMua- na $FroVV tKe bay Ln :arren- ton, KoZeYer, tKe &Lty &om- mLVVLon YoteG not to aOOoZ meGLFaO marLMuana GLVpenVa- rLeV to VeOO reFreatLonaO mar- LMuana :arrenton GoeVn¶t KaYe any meGLFaO marLMuana GLVpenVarLeV operatLng 1eLtKer GoeV *earKart, anG tKere are none Ln tKe ZorNV, aFForGLng to *earKart &Lty 0anager &KaG 6Zeet +oZeYer, Ln 2Ftober , tKe FLty YoteG to LmpOement a perFent ta[ on groVV VaOeV oI marLMuana anG marLMua- na-LnIuVeG proGuFtV to FarG- KoOGerV unGer tKe 2regon 0eGLFaO 0arLMuana 3rogram, anG a perFent ta[ on groVV VaOeV to non-FarGKoOGerV 6eaVLGe KaV tZo meGLFaO marLMuana GLVpenVarLeV, but &Lty 0anager 0arN :LnVtan- Oey GoeVn¶t NnoZ LI tKe &Lty &ounFLO ZLOO aOOoZ tKem to VeOO reFreatLonaO marLMuana Fome 2Ftober &annon BeaFK¶V buVLneVV OLFenVe appOLFatLon GoeVn¶t aOOoZ Ior buVLneVVeV tKat YL- oOate IeGeraO OaZ, Vo, at tKe moment, meGLFaO anG reFre- atLonaO marLMuana IaFLOLtLeV are oII tKe tabOe VLnFe marL- Muana remaLnV IeGeraOOy LOOe- gaO 2nFe tKe 2/&& VtartV aFFeptLng appOLFatLonV Ln -anuary, tKe agenFy ZLOO OLNeOy prLorLtL]e tKe OLFenV- Lng oI groZerV Vo tKat tKey Fan to get tKeLr proGuFt to retaLO Vooner ratKer tKan Oat- er, 0arNV VaLG 7Ke agenFy ZLOO tKen Vtart OLFenVLng retaLO arounG IaOO , Ke VaLG One pressing question Kasn¶t gone unmentioneG ZitKin tKe agenFy :iOO tKe Oregon /iquor &ontroO &om- mission FKange its name" 7Ke agenFy Kasn¶t taNen a position, 0arNs saiG +oZeY- er, some peopOe KaYe ÀoateG the suggestion “Oregon Li- quor anG &annabis &ontroO´ Fommission ,t ZouOG be Fost-eI¿Fient at any rate the Fommission ZouOGn¶t neFessariOy haYe to Fhange the aFronym on its OetterheaG August 26-29 l u c k , M o o C O i n k O i n k , C l u c k Bringing you delicious fair food , live music, great exhibits and fun carnival rides for 119 years! 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