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THE DAILY ASTORIAN • THURSDAY, OCTOBER 15, 2015
Tsunami: ‘I don’t think a single person
here had problems with preparedness’
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Frank Swedenborg at a holiday volunteer event at the
Shorewood Apartments. He will become the interim chief.
Balzer: He started as
a volunteer ¿re¿ghter
seasons and served on the
Cannon Beach Emergency
Preparedness Committee.
His department responded to
a -uly 2012 ¿re that totally
destroyed the Bistro Restau-
rant and Bar.
Under his and the Oregon
Department of Forestry’s di-
rection, the city of Cannon
Beach closed Ecola Creek
Forest Reserve because of
the dry weather around the
Fourth of July. He brought
new equipment to the dis-
trict, including a ¿re truck,
and participated in volunteer
events such as December’s
American Legion holiday
toy and food drive.
Clatsop County Emergen-
cy Manager Tiffany Brown
said she received an email
from Clyde on Tuesday in-
forming her of the decision.
³,t was the ¿rst ,’d heard
of it,” she said.
Calls to the Cannon
Beach ¿re station and dis-
trict personnel were not re-
turned Wednesday. Many of
the ¿re¿ghters were partici-
pating in out-of-town train-
ing this week.
Other county and Can-
non Beach of¿cials did not
return calls for comment or
referred to Clyde for a state-
ment.
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are still top-notch. There
will be no interruption in
services.”
She noted that the district
will be working with the
Special Districts Associa-
tion of Oregon on the search
process for a perPanent ¿re
chief. There is no timeline
for hiring yet.
The Cannon Beach Rural
Fire Protection District pro-
vides ¿re¿ghting and emer-
gency medical service to the
North Coast communities of
Cannon Beach, Arch Cape
and Falcon Cove.
Balzer, who could not
be reached for comment
Wednesday, started as a
volunteer ¿re¿ghter in the
1980s. A California native,
he and his wife came to
Cannon Beach to raise their
three daughters. He was a
building contractor until
1999 before working for
the police department for
more than a decade. He was
sworn in as ¿re chief in Feb-
ruary 2012, taking over from
Cleve Rooper, who had
served as chief since 1989.
Balzer led the district
through wild¿res, made de-
cisions regarding ¿re clo-
sures over severe drought
But some residents are con-
vinced an overlay zone — an
amendment to the county’s
comprehensive plan — is not
the right answer.
After the vote Wednesday,
those in attendance burst into
applause ʊ and then left as
the commissioners turned to
the next item on the meeting
agenda. Of the roughly 100
people who attended the meet-
ing, ¿lling up all the chairs
and spilling out into the foyer
of the Judge Guy Boyington
Building in Astoria, most had
come to give public testimony
in opposition to a tsunami haz-
ard overlay district.
“I don’t think a single per-
son here had problems with
preparedness,” said Tom
TeÀow, who owns acres in
the Lewis and Clark area and
whose family has lived in the
county for four generations.
“It’s land use.”
Originally, county staff
planned to recommend the
commissioners approve the
comprehensive plan amend-
ments and add the tsunami
hazard overlay district. But
when Jennifer Bunch, a senior
planner, presented her ¿nd-
ings to the board, she changed
that recommendation, saying
staff now believed the com-
missioners should table the
ordinance.
In recent weeks, staff had
¿elded numerous phone calls
and emails from people voic-
ing legitimate concern and
Creative Commons
questions about the proposed
district, Bunch said after the
meeting. Many people were
afraid of unintended con-
sequences that could come
along with such a district and
didn’t feel the possible eco-
nomic and social impacts had
been adequately examined,
she said.
“I think we need to take a
step back (and) address these
concerns,” she told the board.
Commissioner Dirk Rohne
made a motion to table the
ordinance. After some discus-
sion, the rest of the commis-
sioners agreed.
“I’d like us, as policy mak-
ers, to gather experts and lead
an informed discussion,” said
Commissioner Lianne Thomp-
son, prior to the vote. Such a
discussion is vital, she said, so
the community feels that creat-
ing a new hazard district “isn’t
someone doing something to
you, but it’s an opportunity to
do something together.”
In other business Wednes-
day night, the board approved
a contract with 2KG Contrac-
tors for construction work for
the Sheriff’s Of¿ce project.
The county plans to remod-
el an existing county-owned
building in Warrenton and
consolidate the Sheriff’s Of-
¿ce in that location. Current-
ly, the of¿ce is located in the
same building that also hous-
es the jail in Astoria. The cost
of the work will not exceed
$1.4 million, according to
county staff.
Interim County Manager
Rich Mays also introduced
interim Human Resources
Manager Mark Story. Story’s
¿rst day with the county was
Monday. He will work for the
county on an interim basis,
overseeing the county’s 202
employees, until a permanent
replacement is found.
Elizabeth Lawless, a hu-
man resources director in Kan-
sas, was hired in July after a
nationwide search to replace
Dean Perez as the county’s
human resources manager. But
Lawless backed out of the post
in late August.
Buses: ‘I had a log truck nearly hit me head on’
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send a letter to the owner of
the registered vehicle letting
them know of the reported vi-
olation.
“We need to be good
neighbors and protect one
another by our actions and
paying attention,” Halverson
said.
View from
the driver’s seat
The vast majority of driv-
ers are considerate and follow
the rules, ¿fth-year bus driver
Roilyn Williams said, but the
minority can cause the biggest
impact.
She and other drivers
shared stories of buses near-
ly being hit head on, being
clipped by log trucks and cars
driving by stopped, signaling
buses, even as students tried
to cross the street. Trouble
spots largely arise along the
major highways, from the
four-lane U.S. Highway 30
through Uniontown to Leif
Erickson Drive and into the
curves of U.S. Highway 30
east of Astoria.
“This year, I had a log
truck nearly hit me head on”
near the Crest Motel, third-
year driver Franki Fischer
said.
Fischer drives a school bus
on U.S. Highway 30 east of
Astoria, and said she pulls off
to the right, without Àashers,
to let students off. The school
district avoids crossing stu-
dents on major highways.
Constant safety
reminders
School bus drivers go
through signi¿cantly more
training than most drivers,
and Hahn said school bus-
es are consistently rated the
safest ground transportation
available. The district in-
vested in LED lights capable
of cutting through fog and
rain. Bus drivers take their
students through emergency
evacuation drills and are con-
stantly reminding them to be
safe.
“We will not transport kids
who won’t look at the driver,”
Hahn said, adding most stu-
dents comply.
There are seven mirrors on
each bus, he said, and drivers
are trained to use them all and
be situationally aware before
allowing students to cross the
street.
But the bus drivers have
no control over surround-
ing traf¿c. School buses are
slow, Williams said, but that’s
because drivers are trying
to safely transport students
home.
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Facilities Manager
Columbia River Maritime
Museum, Astoria, Oregon
The Columbia River Maritime
Museum is searching for a Facilities
Manager to join our Management
Team. The Facilities Manager has
an important role in the successful
functioning of the Museum,
ensuring all systems and
operations are maintained, creating
a safe and secure environment.
The position is responsible for the
safe, secure, effective and efficient
monitoring and operation of the
museumʼs overall physical plant
including all security, fire, HVAC,
plumbing, electrical and
mechanical systems. Managing
three custodial/maintenance staff.
Monitor the work of outside
contractors. Work closely with all
departments to determine demands
of new exhibitions, programming
and special events, including but
not limited to effective lighting,
plumbing, electrical, audio-visual
needs, set up, etc.
To apply please email cover letter
and resume to
roberts@crmm.org
by October 16, 2015.