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THE DAILY ASTORIAN • MONDAY, DECEMBER 7, 2015 NORTH COAST 3A A life remembered Submitted Photo The 67-foot commercial fishing vessel Persistence floats at Westhaven Marina in Westport, Wash., after sinking at its pier and releasing a potential 250 gallons of diesel and 15 gallons of oil Sunday. Fishing boat sinks in Grays Harbor The Daily Astorian WESTPORT, Wash. — The U.S. Coast Guard’s National Response Center and the Washington State Department of Ecology per- sonnel responded Sunday to oil pollution from the sunken 67-foot commer- cial vessel Persistence at Westhaven Marina in West- port, Washington. After receiving a re- port of the sinking vessel at Westhaven Sunday af- ternoon, the Coast Guard dispatched a 47-foot mo- tor lifeboat from Station Grays Harbor to assess the situation. The Persistence was found submerged at the pier, with a rainbow sheen observed on the wa- ter. A containment boom was placed around the ves- sel to prevent the fuel from spreading. Responders from the Coast Guard Incident Man- agement Division in Astoria arrived on scene Monday morning and will be work- ing with partner agencies to monitor the situation and oversee the cleanup. There have been no re- ports of affected wildlife. The owner reported there are potentially 250 gallons of diesel and 15 gallons of oil onboard the vessel. To ensure a safe and ef- fective pollution response, Incident Management Di- vision personnel accessed the Oil Spill Liability Trust Fund and are working to hire a vessel salvage com- pany to clean the pollution and remove the vessel. “The Coast Guard’s job is to ensure that the source of the spill is secured and that cleanup is completed HI¿FLHQWO\´VDLG3HWW\2I¿- cer 1st Class John Bennett, the watch stander who re- ceived the pollution report. “We will investigate the sit- uation to hold the responsi- EOHSDUW\DFFRXQWDEOH´ Joshua Bessex/The Daily Astorian Longtime Astoria Trolley volunteer Frank Kemp, left, and Toni Mitchum, right, share a smile as they tell stories about Mitch Mitchum while holding his urn on a ceremonial trolley ride with Mitchum’s family on Saturday. Mitch Mitchum, a former city public works director and prolific community volunteer, died Nov. 28 in Portland. A celebration of Mitchum’s life was held Saturday. Joshua Bessex/The Daily Astorian Lt. Jake Broderick presents Toni Mitchum with a flag during a military honors ceremony at a celebration of life for Mitch Mitchum Saturday. Mitch Mitchum spent 38 years in the U.S. Navy and retired as a captain. Joshua Bessex/The Daily Astorian William Ransome Mitchell IV, Mitch Mitchum’s son, tells stories about his late father during the celebration of life ceremony Saturday. State lawmakers ask for impacts of gross receipts tax EODQN\RXQDPHLW´%HQW] YHU\ VSHFL¿F FRPSDQLHV ³&´ corporations with more than said. $25 million in sales inside Or- SALEM — Economists Alternative tax egon. The proposed measure who work for the Oregon Leg- measure possible also contains an exemption for Lawmakers could also use corporations registered with the islature are beginning the com- plicated task of analyzing how the information to draft an alter- VWDWHDV³EHQH¿WFRPSDQLHV´ a proposed corporate sales tax native tax measure in the next Review of tax returns measure would affect the econ- legislative session, although it is EO Media Group Staff at the Legislative Rev- omy. currently unclear whether there The union-backed tax mea- Lawmakers have asked the will be enough support for a bill. HQXH2I¿FHZLOOKDYHWRUHYLHZ sure planned for the 2016 ballot Legislative Revenue Office Chris Allanach, a senior tax returns at the Oregon De- would require certain corpora- to analyze the potential eco- economist in the Legislative partment of Revenue to gath- tions to pay a 2.5 percent tax on nomic impact of the pro- 5HYHQXH 2I¿FH VDLG WKH VWDII er the detailed data they will sales in Oregon greater than $25 posed gross receipts tax. planned to start immediately on eventually feed into a computer million. Republican lawmakers the analysis. 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The Legislative Revenue already projected the tax would dent analysis in order to make /HJLVODWLYH5HYHQXH2I¿FHU raise an additional $2.65 billion informed decisions about the Paul Warner said it will be com- 2I¿FHZLOOSURGXFHDIRUPDOUH- annually for the state, but they measure. plicated to analyze the impact search report by the time the Fi- have yet to complete a more de- Rep. Cliff Bentz, R-Ontario, of the proposed corporate sales nancial Estimate Committee or tailed analysis that includes the also called for economists to tax, largely because it applies to ³SULFHWDJSDQHO´PHHWVLQ-XO\ indirect impact or “behavioral move ahead with the analysis. UHVSRQVH´ IURP EXVLQHVVHV DQG “I’ve lost track, literally, of the the broader economy. number of times different folks “This is the third time I’ve up here have said something CON CEAL asked this, by the way, gen- about the unforeseen conse- CONCEAL CARRY CARRY PERM IT WOHPHQ´ VWDWH 6HQ %ULDQ %R- TXHQFHV RI PHDVXUH ¿OO LQ WKH PERMIT CLASS By HILLARY BORRUD Capital Bureau WR SUHSDUH RI¿FLDO DQDO\VHV RI ballot measure impacts for the voter’s guide. In the meantime, :DUQHUVDLGWKHRI¿FHZLOODOVR share its analysis with lawmak- ers on a rolling basis. The group Our Oregon is gathering the necessary 88,184 signatures ahead of a July dead- line to get the measure on the November ballot. As of Dec. 1, supporters had submitted more than 4,400 signatures to the Oregon Secretary of State’s office, according to agency spokeswoman Molly Woon. A majority of the signatures have not been verified. This story ¿rst appeared in the Oregon Capital Insider newsletter. 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