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THE DAILY ASTORIAN • THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 18, 2016
Flushing and À oZ ,nvestiJation cleared ¿ red
testing in Astoria manaJers of ZronJdoinJ
Areas of hydrant À ushinJ Zill be
announced daily on local radio stations.
&ustomers may e[perience tem-
porary loZ pressure and Zater discol-
oration durinJ the À ushinJ and À oZ
testinJ process. ,f these conditions
continue after 3:30 p.m., call Astoria
Public :orks at 503-325-352.
The Daily Astorian
6tartinJ 0onday, the Astoria
Public :orks Department beJins the
annual À ushinJ and À oZ testinJ of
8 ¿ re hydrants, Zhich takes place
from 30 a.m. to 330 p.m. and con-
tinues for appro[imately ¿ ve Zeeks.
%roZn¶s of¿ ce says
terminations hinJed
on leadership style
By HILLARY BORRUD
Capital Bureau
River, channel dredJinJ
on tap for this summer
6AL(0 ² TZo top of¿ cials at the
2reJon (mployment Department faced
employee complaints last year that they
enJaJed in favoritism and illeJally trans-
ferred money to another state aJency.
+oZever, an investiJation by a con-
tractor for the state Department of Justice
had cleared (mployment Department
director Lisa 1isenfeld and deputy direc-
tor 6alvador Llerenas of any siJni¿ cant
ZronJdoinJ a month before Gov. .ate
%roZn ¿ red 1isenfeld in early January.
Llerenas Zas also ¿ red, after .ay (rick-
son, a budJet manaJer from the Depart-
ment of Administrative 6ervices, took
over as interim director of the (mploy-
ment Department.
The Department of Administrative
6ervices released a redacted copy of the
investiJator¶s report this Zeek.
The investiJator concluded the
unnamed employees Zho complained of
ZronJdoinJ had little knoZledJe of some
of the issues they raised, in particular an
effort to better aliJn Zorkforce traininJ
initiatives on Zhich funds Zere alleJedly
misspent, and ³not one of the e[amples
Zork usually occurs betZeen July
and 6eptember, addinJ the ZindoZ
for 6kipanon dredJinJ is betZeen
AuJ. 1 and Dec. 15. 6he said the
r iver Zill typically be dredJed to 16
feet, althouJh the depth has not been
set.
The Port of ,lZaco, :ashinJton,
received $1. million Zorth of Zork
this year to maintain the channel from
%aker %ay to the &olumbia, althouJh
the Port of &hinook did not receive
fundinJ to study replacinJ pile dikes
that keep sediment out of the ,lZaco
and &hinook port channels.
The Paci¿ c 1orthZest :aterZays
Association, a reJional, multi-indus-
try association that focuses on trade,
naviJation and economic develop-
ment policies, had stumped on behalf
of small ports.
The Daily Astorian
T he 8.6. Army &orps of (nJi-
neers Zill spend more than $60 mil-
lion this summer dredJinJ the main
shippinJ channel on the &olumbia
River, alonJ Zith $2. million deep-
eninJ the loZer 6kipanon &hannel.
Gov. .ate %roZn¶s of¿ ce
announced last Zeek the state had
received $85.2 million Zorth of
Zork in the &orps¶ 2016 Zork plan.
The L oZer &olumbia received $3.8
million, the mouth of the &olumbia
$1.8 million and 6kipanon $2. mil-
lion . DredJinJ is needed to accom-
modate commercial ¿ shinJ vessels
and the &olumbia River %ar Pilots¶
vessels &olumbia and &hinook.
0ichelle +elms, a spokes-
Zoman for the &orps, said dredJinJ
of unethical practices e.J., improper con-
tractinJ practices, hirinJ of friends Zas
proven,´ accordinJ to the report.
The ¿ ndinJs Zere still troublinJ to
the Jovernor, and a letter released by
%roZn¶s of¿ ce on :ednesday revealed
that the administration removed 1isen-
feld from the director¶s Mob due to dissat-
isfaction Zith her communication and
leadership style.
³AlthouJh it is not necessary to iden-
tify any speci¿ c Jrounds, Gov. %roZn
made the decision to remove you
based on your leadership and manaJe-
ment style, includinJ consideration of
your communication style Zith aJency
employees, includinJ hoZ you share
and disseminate information Zithin the
aJency, and Zhat is in the best interests
of the (mployment Department JoinJ
forZard,´ %roZn¶s chief of staff .risten
Leonard Zrote in the letter.
The (2 0edia GroupPamplin
0edia Group &apital %ureau could not
reach 1isenfeld or Llerenas for com-
ment on :ednesday .
1isenfeld, Zho Zas appointed direc-
tor in 6eptember 2013, took on the Mob
of overhaulinJ a dysfunctional aJency
that had lost the trust of budJet Zrit-
ers in the LeJislature and Department
of Administrative 6ervices and Zasted
money on problematic softZare proM-
ects, accordinJ to the Department of
Justice contractor¶s ¿ ndinJs and media
reports over the years. Llerenas Zas
ACCUWEATHER ® FORECAST FOR ASTORIA
DEATH
Astoria 5-Day Forecast
Feb. 17, 2016
+,LL, 1orman, 6, of 6easide, died at
home. +uJhes-Ransom 0ortuary in 6easide
Tonight
Oregon Weather
Shown is
tomorrow’s
weather.
Temperatures
are tonight’s
lows and
tomorrow’s
highs
A few showers
early, then rain and
drizzle
46°
Friday
The Dalles
42/50
Astoria
46/51
Portland
45/50
Corvallis
43/49
Eugene
43/49
Saturday
Burns
27/41
Medford
41/50
Breezy with rain
51°
An a.m. shower;
otherwise, variably
cloudy
40°
52°
Sunday
51°
42°
Monday
Periods of rain
Cloudy
40°
55°
44°
Estimated jackpot: .3 million.
Wednesday’s Powerball: 7-17-27-29-40, Powerball: 25
Estimated jackpot: $212 million.
Klamath Falls
33/41
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Almanac
Sun and Moon
Astoria through Wednesday.
Temperatures
High ........................................... 60°
Low ............................................ 48°
Normal high ............................... 52°
Normal low ................................. 37°
Precipitation
Yesterday ................................ 0.01"
Month to date .......................... 5.46"
Normal month to date ............. 4.46"
Year to date ........................... 19.21"
Normal year to date .............. 14.66"
Sunset tonight ..................
Sunrise Friday ..................
Moonrise today ................
Moonset today .................
Regional Cities
City
Baker City
Bend
Brookings
Eugene
Ilwaco
Klamath Falls
Medford
Newport
North Bend
OREGON
Wednesday’s Pick 4:
1 p.m.: 1-8-4-9
4 p.m.: 3-3-4-8
7 p.m.: 4-4-6-6
10 p.m.: 4-9-3-6
Wednesday’s Megabucks: 12-31-42-43-44-46
Ontario
39/56
Bend
37/46
5:45 p.m.
7:13 a.m.
2:07 p.m.
4:22 a.m.
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Today
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43 37 sn
52 46 r
51 43 r
51 48 r
43 33 c
51 41 r
52 46 r
53 47 r
Hi
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Fri.
Lo W
25 sf
25 sh
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Hi
64
38
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52
83
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80
59
71
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67
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76
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72
49
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Fri.
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City
Olympia
Pendleton
Portland
Roseburg
Salem
Seaside
Spokane
Vancouver
Yakima
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52 45 r
53 45 r
53 44 r
52 48 r
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50 44 r
55 39 pc
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Source: Jim Todd, OMSI
Tomorrow’s Tides
Time
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5:38 p.m.
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THURSDAY
Cannon Beach Design Review Board, 6 p.m.,
City Hall, 163 E. Gower St.
Seaside Transportation Advisory Commission,
DUII arrest
At p.m. )riday, &lat
sop &ounty 6heriII¶s 2I¿ ce
arrested Guy D. Gann, 56,
oI 6easide, Ior driYinJ under
the inÀ uence oI into[icants
and recNless driYinJ on the
83000 block of Jubilee Road
in 6easide.
Hit and run
Stationary
Showers
Rain
Snow
Ice
-10s
-0s
0s
10s
20s
30s
40s
50s
60s
70s
80s
90s
100s
110s
Shown are noon positions of weather systems and precipitation. Temperature bands
are highs for the day. Forecast high/low temperatures are given for selected cities.
Weather (W): s-sunny, pc-partly cloudy, c-cloudy, sh-showers, t-thunderstorms,
r-rain, sf-snow fl urries, sn-snow, i-ice.
CLATSOP
POWER
EQUIPMENT, INC.
SALES • SERVICE • RENTALS
At 6 a.m. 6unday, Asto
ria Police arrested Daniel A.
6andoYalReyes, 30, of Asto
ria, for hit and run, reckless
driYinJ, driYinJ uninsured
and driYinJ Zhile license is
suspended after he crashed
into a parked vehicle on
1iaJara Avenue and th
6treet. TZo passenJers Zere
2%,T8AR<
6haron /ee )reeman PeriJen, 6, of 6ea- 2001 after 35 years of service.
side, 2reJon, passed aZay suddenly from a
6haron loved spendinJ time Zith her fam-
ily and friends. 6he also loved to camp, Jarden,
stroke on )eb. , 06.
6haron Zas born July 3, 3, in 0urray, attend estate sales, and travel to +aZaii. Addi-
tionally, she enMoyed volunteerinJ her
8tah , to Donald )illmore )reeman
time to read to local school children.
and 6hirley June %arras. 6he JreZ
6haron is survived by her chil-
up in 6acramento, &alifornia, and
dren, Jrandchildren, Jreat-Jrandchil-
in 5, Jraduated from (l &amino
dren and numerous e[tended family
+iJh 6chool.
members. 6he Zill be forever loved
2n Dec. 8, 5, she married the
and missed by all Zho kneZ her.
love of her life, 0arion (dZard Peri-
There Zill be no service at 6ha-
Jen (ddie, in Reno, 1evada. They
ron¶s reTuest. 0emorial contribu-
Zere later sealed in the /atter-day
tions may be made to the American
6aints temple in 2akland, &alifor-
&ancer 6ociety in her honor.
nia. ToJether they raised three chil-
+uJhes-Ransom 0ortuary is
dren, 0ichael (ric, 0ark David and Sharon Perigen
in charJe of the arranJements. An
Teri Lynn.
online Juest book may be siJned at
6haron retired from the &al-
ifornia Department of 0otor 9ehicles in ZZZ.huJhes-ransom.com
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cited and released for fail-
inJ to perform the duties of
a Zitness in a motor vehicle
accident.
Assault
At a.m. :ednesday,
Astoria Police arrested 6cott
/ee &adonau, , of Astoria,
for fourth-deJree assault on
the 00 block of 6th 6treet.
Seaside
July 31, 1939 — Feb. 7, 2016
Cold
Warm
Flurries
MONDAY
Seaside City Council, 7 p.m., City Hall, 989 Broad-
Sharon Lee (Freeman) Perigen
Fronts
T-Storms
6 p.m., City Hall, 989 Broadway.
ON THE RECORD
Low
2.9 ft.
-0.2 ft.
Tomorrow’s National Weather
Today
City
Hi Lo W
Atlanta
59 39 s
Boston
33 20 pc
Chicago
39 37 c
Denver
72 36 s
Des Moines
56 48 c
Detroit
31 28 pc
El Paso
84 53 s
Fairbanks
3 -15 s
Honolulu
80 71 pc
Indianapolis
43 37 pc
Kansas City
70 52 s
Las Vegas
69 46 pc
Los Angeles
67 47 pc
Memphis
67 51 s
Miami
76 65 s
Nashville
58 45 s
New Orleans
71 54 s
New York
37 24 s
Oklahoma City 77 57 s
Philadelphia
38 23 s
St. Louis
58 53 pc
Salt Lake City
52 34 sh
San Francisco
61 51 sh
Seattle
52 44 c
Washington, DC 39 25 s
WASHINGTON
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Wednesday’s Hit 5: 06-14-20-28-33
Estimated jackpot: $100,000.
Wednesday’s Keno: 08-09-12-13-19-27-
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69
Wednesday’s Lotto: 02-17-22-30-37-44
Estimated jackpot: $6.4 million.
Wednesday’s Match 4: 01-05-09-14
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Pendleton
41/56
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44/50
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45/49
hired a feZ months before 1isenfeld.
³Llerenas and 1isenfeld took on a
very dif¿ cult situation at the (mploy-
ment Department, ZorkinJ to restore
credibility to an aJency Zhich had lost
the trust of siJni¿ cant state partners,´
accordinJ to the contractor, Zho added
that some employees did vieZ 1isen-
feld as a ³chanJe aJent.´
Last sprinJ , an individual Zho
reTuested Zhistle bloZer status made
“several complaints about the lead-
ership of the 2reJon (mployment
Department´, accordinJ to the report.
The Department of Justice hired the
¿ rm :orkplace 6olutions 1orthZest to
conduct an investiJation, and some of
the ¿ ndinJs in the report Zere reÀ ected
in Leonard¶s letter to 1isenfeld.
)or e[ample, laZyer Jill Goldsmith
of :orkplace 6olutions 1orthZest
Zrote that 1isenfeld “can be Tuite direct
and confrontational” and “outside of her
e[ecutive team, Zhich knoZs her Zell
and Jenerally has a Jood relationship
Zith her, 1isenfeld can be perceived as
intimidatinJ.”
Goldsmith found that 1isenfeld, Zho
previously Zorked for much smaller
orJani]ations, did not seem to reali]e the
impact of her blunt comments on aJency
employees Zho did not reJularly inter-
act Zith her and miJht have felt intimi-
dated. +oZever, the investiJator found
that employees did not face retribution
for disaJreeinJ Zith 1isenfeld.
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