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3A THE DAILY ASTORIAN • FRIDAY, JANUARY 29, 2016 Fulton de¿es call to resign from CREST council Woman arrested twice for arson sent to state hospital By EDWARD STRATTON The Daily Astorian her currently unable to aid and assist in her defense,” Kaino wrote in a court ¿ling. A report from the county jail details Engelson’s behavior, which is consistent with someone suffering from signi¿cant mental health issues. The report describes By KYLE SPURR her throwing a milk box, The Daily Astorian bread and clothing through The part-time employee the food slot on her cell door. at Clatsop Community She also appeared to be talking College who was arrested to shadows of herself as if for arson twice at the college they were a person and was throwing her food in the past two around the cell. months is being Engleson was sent to the Oregon arrested earlier State Hospital for this month for treatment. attempting to start a Clatsop County bon¿re outside the Circuit Court art building on the Judge Cindee college campus. Matyas found Erin She reportedly Jaynel Engelson, used pieces of 37, of Naselle, Erin Jaynel wood pallets, Wa s h i n g t o n , Engelson wood shavings and unable to aid other items to try to and assist in her criminal case and ordered her start the ¿re. At the time, she was out to be transported to the state of jail on a release agreement hospital. The court ruling is based that prohibited her from off of a request from defense being at the college. She was lawyer Kris Kaino, observa- arrested in December after tions and reports from Clatsop police found ¿re damage, County Jail staff and a consul- estimated at 0, on the Àoor tation report from Clatsop area of the college’s science lab. The arrest followed a Behavioral Healthcare. Engelson will be evaluated police investigation into a within 60 days at the state report by the college. She is being charged with hospital to determine whether she will have the capacity to ¿rst-degree arson, ¿rst-degree attempted arson, second-de- stand trial. “Defense counsel has gree burglary and second-de- met with the defendant at gree criminal trespass for the the Clatsop County Jail two incidents. A status hearing to address and believes she clearly is suffering from a mental the results of her evaluation is disease or defect that makes scheduled for late March. Judge found her unable to assist in her defense Oser ¿lls out school board By EDWARD STRATTON The Daily Astorian David Oser, the chief ¿nancial of¿cer for Craft3 lending company in Ilwaco, Washington, is the newest member of the Astoria School Board. Oser, 66, replaces Martin Dursse, who resigned in November. The term runs until 2019. Oser was voted in unanimously on Tuesday by board members Jenna Rickenbach, Shawn Helligso, Grace Laman and Jeanette Sampson. “Public education, K-12, is the single most critical service that a city provides to its residents,” Oser said. Oser said he hopes his ¿nancial expertise can help the Astoria School District, along with his prior experience on boards. He has served on the Clatsop Community College Foundation Board for four years, the Columbia Memorial Hospital Board for two years and the Astoria Public Library Board for four years. Oser moved to Astoria from the Chicago area ¿ve years ago with his wife, Patsy, a former teacher and librarian known for reading several days a week to kids at Astor Elementary School. The two have raised four kids who range in age from 25 to 40, which Oser said also provides him with a unique perspective. “I do not have any speci¿c agenda items that I’m pushing,” Oser said. “I want to do everything I can to strengthen the school system.” W A NTED Alder and Maple Saw Logs & Standing Timber N orth w es t H a rdw oods • Lon gview , W A Contact: Steve Axtell • 360-430-0885 or John Anderson • 360-269-2500 Feb rua ry 13 th 1 PM o r 6 PM CON CEAL CONCEAL CARRY CARRY PERM IT PERMIT CLASS CLASS Oregon – O rego n 34 - U States tah Utah - Valid The Columbia Estuary Study Taskforce’s council of governments held its quarterly meeting Thursday, and Stephen Fulton was still representing the Port of Astoria Commission. Scott Lee, the chairman of both the Clatsop County Board of Commissioners and the environmental group’s governing council, has asked for Fulton’s resignation and said late last year he would make a motion to that effect if Fulton was still on the council by Thursday’s meeting. But Lee made no motion Thursday, saying afterward, “I’m waiting for the Port to solve this.” Lee claimed in a letter last year that Fulton has been noncollaborative, threatening and aggressive to the envi- ronmental group and its staff. His concerns centered around opposition by Fulton and his employer, Warrenton Fiber Co.-Nygaard Logging, to CREST’s replacement of a said he wanted the dam with a bridge post, arguing he on the Skipanon has the expertise in River at Eighth wetlands mitigation Street in Warrenton. issues. Mushen Sitting next to eventually agreed Fulton Thursday to let Fulton stay was John Nygaard on the council, Jr., a lawyer and cautioning him to co-owner of be more cognizant Warrenton Fiber. about potential Sitting near the Stephen conÀicts of interest. periphery were Fulton F u l t o n Robert Mushen, attempted to add the chairman of the an undisclosed Port Commission, agenda item at and Jim Knight, the beginning the Port’s executive of Thursday’s director. There was meeting, but was confusion about blocked by Lee. whether Mushen “I’m not going or Fulton, who to allow him to both made motions ambush the staff during the meeting Scott Lee or the board with Thursday, was the an agenda item,” of¿cial representa- Lee said after the tive for the Port. At an August meeting meeting. “I don’t know what of the Port Commission, the agenda item was, but I Mushen and Fulton sparred won’t allow that, based on the over who would represent the previous behaviors.” Lee called for public agency on CREST’s council. Mushen said he needed a year comment at the end of the on the group’s council to help meeting Thursday, but nobody repair the relationship. Fulton spoke. On his way out, Fulton handed Lee a business card, in case he wanted to talk. Fulton declined an interview after the meeting, but sent a statement via email Thursday evening saying the agenda item he had hoped to add was about Lee’s memo regarding his actions: “I was surprised that the issue of Commissioner Lee’s memo was not on the CREST agenda for today’s meeting, and Commissioner Lee did not allow it to be added to the agenda,” Fulton wrote. “This is especially troubling, since Lee’s memo was discussed at the last CREST meeting, even though I had notified the Director (Denise Löfman) that I was on vacation and could not attend.” Fulton wrote that he is concerned about the impacts of several CREST projects, including the Otter Point Estuarine Restoration in Lewis and Clark National Historical Park, the Eighth Street Dam removal in Warrenton and the Vera Slough project next to Astoria Regional Airport. County manager ¿nalists meet community The Daily Astorian Three ¿nalists for the vacant Clatsop County manager position visited with community members Thursday evening for a meet-and-greet event at the Barbey Maritime Center in Astoria. The candidates met and spoke with local residents. Comment cards were available for residents to provide their input. The ¿nalists are: • Bryant Baehr, the chief information of¿cer for the Oregon Judicial Department. He was a former trial court administrator in Clatsop County Circuit Court. • Peter Troedsson, the assistant city manager in Bothell, Washington. He previously served in the U.S. Coast Guard and was group commander at Air Station Astoria. • Cameron Moore is the chief executive of¿cer of the Champaign County Regional Planning Commission in Illinois. A fourth ¿nalist, Steve Franks, of Brea, California, announced this week he is dropping out of consideration. On Friday, the three candidates will be interviewed by three panels — the county Board of Commissioners; department heads and labor representatives; and elected of¿cials and community stake- holders. The Board of Commis- sioners will decide who to hire. Finalists announced for college president The Daily Astorian Clatsop Community College announced the four ¿nalists for president selected to come to Astoria for interviews. Christopher Breitmeyer is the vice president for academic and student affairs at St. Charles Community College in Missouri, where he has also been dean of math, science and health. Breitmeyer earned a bachelor’s degree in biology education from Illinois State University and a master’s degree in zoology from Arizona State University. He is expected to complete the educational leadership doctoral program at the University of Nebraska in the fall. Christopher Dyer is CEO and president of the University of New Mexico-Gallup. He was previously chief academic of¿cer at Missouri State University–West Plains. He earned bachelor’s degrees in anthropology and ¿shery biology from the University of Arizona, a master’s degree in biology from the University of Alabama, a master’s degree in anthropology and a doctorate in anthropology from Arizona State University. Ron Liss is vice president and special advisor for workforce, community and economic development at Cuyahoga Community College in Ohio, where he was previously president of the college’s western campus. He earned a bachelor’s degree in engineering from the State University of New York, a master’s degree in instructional systems development from the University of Maryland and a doctorate in philosophy in education, leadership and management from American University in Washington, D.C. Glenn Smith is vice president for student affairs at Concordia University in Portland, where he was previously executive vice provost. 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