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BUNDY SAYS ‘STAND DOWN’ PAGE 5A INSIDE TODAY 143rd YEAR, No. 146 THURSDAY, JANUARY 28, 2016 ONE DOLLAR FORT GEORGE BREWERY // WARRENTON DEAL IS ON TAP Brewery to be fi rst tenant in North Coast Business Park By KYLE SPURR The Daily Astorian ort George Brewer\ is ¿ nali]ing a deal with Clatsop Count\ to e[pand into the North Coast Business Park in Warrenton. The Erewer\ ² the ¿ rst tenant in the 2acre park across from Costco ² plans to purchase aEout acres for ,. The Clatsop Count\ Board of Commissioners unanimousl\ approved the agreement Wednesda\ night. After negotiating in e[ecutive session for the past couple of months, the deal is e[pected to of¿ ciall\ close within a week. Chris Nemlowill, coowner of )ort George, declined to comment until the deal closes on wh\ the Erewer\ chose the location and what it has planned for the lot. ³I will feel more comfortaEle talking aEout it once it closes,´ he said. F Daily Astorian/File Photo A sign designates the location of North Coast Business Park near Southeast 19th Street and Southeast Ensign Lane in Warrenton. Fort George Brewery hopes to close on 10 acres in the park within a week. Fort George Brewery plans to build on 10 acres in the North Coast Busi- ness Park. Wetland mitigation As part of the agreement, the count\ is offering )ort George four wetland mitigation credits, worth up to , each, that are necessar\ for development in the Eusiness park. Submitted Photo See BREWERY, Page 10A Fort George’s canned regular beers. Submitted Photo County health to evaluate Smith State law calls for local option in accused murderer’s case By KYLE SPURR The Daily Astorian A local mental health provider is JettinJ the ¿ rst opportunit\ to determine if &latsop &ount\ has the e[pertise availaEle to evaluate the mental state of accused murderer Jessica Smith. Smith, 42, is the mother charged with drugging and drowning her toddler and attempting to kill her teenager in a Cannon Beach resort in Jul\ 24. +er defense law\ers claim Smith suffers from Jessica a mental disease and is Smith unaEle to aid and assist in her own defense. 7he\ asked the court for a competenc\ e[amination of Smith and then a determina tion of her ¿ tness to proceed. Clatsop Count\ Circuit Court Judge Cindee 0at\as ordered Clatsop Behavioral +ealthcare, the count\’s mental health provider, to consult with Smith this week to determine whether services and supervision are availaEle in the communit\ to safel\ restore Smith’s ¿ tness to proceed. See SMITH, Page 10A Oysterville court battle winds down Judge reMects count\ appeal in sea farms ¿ ght By NATALIE ST. JOHN EO Media Group S287+ B(1', :ash. ² 3aci¿ c Count\ will not have the opportunit\ to appeal a SeptemEer 'istrict Court decision that was largel\ favoraEle to o\stergrower 'an Driscoll. Since summer 24, Driscoll has Eeen engaged in a legal dispute with count\ authorities aEout what Eusiness activities should Ee allowed at Dan Driscoll 2\sterville Sea )arms, his historic 2\sterville canner\. :hile Driscoll maintains that a longstanding ³grandfathering´ agreement gives him the right to operate a small seafood and souvenir shop on the site, the count\ See O’VILLE, Page 10A C/ASS(S GI9( /ATINAS WINGS 2utreach helps Ereak down Earriers to education By EDWARD STRATTON The Daily Astorian Edward Stratton/The Daily Astorian Yolanda Turner is an instructor with Clatsop Community Col- lege’s Transiciones Costa, a Spanish counterpart of the Lives in Transition course. 0argaret )rimoth, the head of Clatsop Communit\ College’s /ives in 7ransition studentsupport program, has noticed the changing demographics on the North Coast and the increase in Hispanic families. She felt that her program, along with the Women Interested in Going to School conference organi]ed E\ the American Association of 8niversit\ Women, needed to change, too. 7wo \ears ago, the college started the free /atina WINGS and 7ransiciones Costa Coastal 7ransitions, the Spanishlanguage eTuivalent to )rimoth’s education and careere[ploration course. /ike its da\long (nglish counterpart, /atina WINGS Erings women to the college )eE. , provides lunch and child care and inspires them to further their education. ³7he goal is to encourage all students to come through the college, even if it’s for a couple of classes,´ )rimoth said. ³I think that adds strength to a communit\, and that’s the goal of a communit\ college.´ After the introduction to the college, women can Moin a da\time section of 7ran siciones Costa Uno with Yolanda Turner, a former Warrenton High School teacher, or an evening session with C\nthia /ivar, a clinical chaplain at Providence Seaside Hospital. See WINGS, Page 10A
