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143rd YEAR, No. 82
THURSDAY, OCTOBER 22, 2015
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No room
to rent
Not enough housing
stock means creative
solutions needed for
affordable housing
By EDWARD STRATTON
The Daily Astorian
Seaside runners are on fire
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he said the second phase would come
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exploring another apartment project
amid a historic housing crunch in As-
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housing units in Astoria were renter-oc-
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The report said more than 45 per-
cent of renters were cost-burdened,
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income on housing, when the medi-
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extremes of Portland.
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Charter
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TOP TO BOTTOM: Seaside’s Hunter
Thompson runs in the Cowapa League
Championship meet at Camp Rilea.
Seaside’s Bradley Rzewnicki competes
in the the Cowapa League Champion-
ship meet at Camp Rilea.
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the course during the Cowapa League
Championships, slightly ahead of team-
mate Josie Smith. Both qualified for the
state meet.
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diverting funds for
Cannon Beach school
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See SEASIDE, Page 10A
Law enforcement laments legal pot woes
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comes to enforcing marijuana Seaside Hospital about the
laws, Warrenton Police Chief legal and commercial rollout
Matt Workman joked, his of- of legalized marijuana. The
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their guns for scales.
through North Coast Preven-
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confusion Workman and other working to prevent drug use
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THC-infused knockoffs of popular confection-
aries and sodas include the Krondike Bar, Sour
Gummi Bears, Nugtella and Canna Cola (pic-
tured). Law enforcement officials fear the prod-
ucts are indistinguishable to children from drug-
free products.
The new Cannon Beach Acade-
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get at least $250,000 of the Seaside
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schools in order to serve the charter
school students, but where cuts will be
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that in the past, and we still have a
great school district,” School Board
Chairman Steve Phillips said.
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of directors during a special meeting
last week.
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“There are an awful lot of things
that are still to be negotiated,” Su-
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details.
To start, the board will craft a three-
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istration that allows the institution to
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and then add a new grade level each
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plans to offer education for kindergar-
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See SCHOOL, Page 4A
