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3A THE DAILY ASTORIAN FRIDAY, MARCH 11, 2016 Linn County moves forward with new forest trust lawsuit Clatsop County is among the counties covered By PARIS ACHEN Capital Bureau The Linn County Board of Commissioners announced 7KXUVGD\LWLVUHDG\WR¿OHD class-action suit seeking more than $1.4 billion in damages from the state for breach of contract in management of forestland in 15 counties. 7KH FRXQW\ QRWL¿HG WKH state in January of its intent WR¿OHWKHODZVXLWRQEHKDOIRI WD[LQJGLVWULFWVLQFOXGLQJ those in Clatsop County, that EHQH¿W IURP VDOHV UHFHLSWV IURP KDUYHVWV RII RI 2UH- gon Forest Trust Lands. So far, the county has received no proposal from the state to address its claims, according WRDFRXQW\QHZVUHOHDVH The districts include schools, public safety, librar- ies and other services in Ben- ton, Clackamas, Clatsop, Columbia, Coos, Douglas, Josephine, Klamath, Lane, Lincoln, Linn, Marion, Polk, 7LOODPRRN DQG :DVKLQJWRQ counties. “The state’s contractual obligation is to manage our IRUHVWV LQ D ZD\ WKDW EHQH- ¿WV ERWK UXUDO FRXQWLHV DQG WKH HQYLURQPHQW´ 5RJHU Nyquist, chairman of the Linn County Board of Com- missioners, said in a state- ment. “They’re not doing that, and rural communities are paying the price. I believe WKDWDMXU\ZLOOUHDFKWKHVDPH FRQFOXVLRQ´ The Linn County Circuit &RXUWZLOOGHFLGHZKHWKHUWR JUDQWWKHODZVXLWFODVVDFWLRQ status. Kristen Grainger, Gov. .DWH%URZQ¶VVSRNHVZRPDQ said she is not authorized to comment on pending litigation. Tom Imeson, the state Board of Forestry chair- man, and Doug Decker, the state forester, had previously sent an open letter to county governments urging them to ‘The state’s contractual obligation is to manage our forests in a way tha t benefits both rural counties and the environment’ Roger Nyquis chairman of the Linn County Board of Commissioners “keep lines of communica- WLRQRSHQ´ The county claims the state has habitually violated LWVFRQWUDFWZLWK)RUHVW7UXVW Land counties since 1998 E\ H[HFXWLQJ D PDQDJHPHQW plan. That plan has short- changed the counties of $35 million in revenue annually since 2001, Nyquist said. The unrealized revenue has contributed to higher poverty rates and stunted employment opportunities in timber counties, according to the county’s claim. ³7KLV LV D VWUDLJKWIRUZDUG EUHDFK RI FRQWUDFW FDVH´ VDLG John DiLorenzo, Linn Coun- ty’s attorney. “The state’s breach has strained county budgets and impacted public safety, educa- tion and other basic services local citizens need. They’re not JHWWLQJWKHEHQH¿WRIWKHLUEDU- JDLQZLWKWKHVWDWH´ The county claims that the breach of contract began in ZKHQ WKH VWDWH DGRSWHG D QHZ UXOH WKDW ³GHHPSKD- sized revenue generation for WKH FRXQWLHV LQ H[FKDQJH IRU RWKHU REMHFWLYHV´ 7KDW UXOH resulted in less revenue for Forest Land Trust counties FRPSDUHG ZLWK WKH UHYHQXH generated on other forestland under “best forest manage- PHQW SUDFWLFHV´ WKH FRXQW\ claims. The Capital Bureau is a collaboration between EO Media Group and Pamplin Media Group. Elderly woman injured after being run over by husband The Daily Astorian An elderly Long Beach, :DVKLQJWRQ ZRPDQ ZDV seriously injured Thursday DIWHU VKH ZDV VWUXFN E\ KHU YHKLFOHWKDWKHUKXVEDQGZDV backing up in order to make it easier for her to get in on the passenger side. 0ROO\ :RRQ ZDV transported to Columbia Memorial Hospital initially, then transferred to a Portland area hospital for serious inju- ries to both of her legs. The incident occurred at about 3:04 p.m. in the under- ground parking garage at the Park Medical Building in Astoria. :RRQ¶V KXVEDQG 5H[ :RRQZDVLVVXHGDFLWD- tion at the scene for no oper- ator’s license. No additional FKDUJHVDUHH[SHFWHGDFFRUG- ing to Astoria Police. ³)URP ZKDW RXU RI¿- FHUV OHDUQHG WKLV ZDV MXVW D WUDJLF DFFLGHQW ZKHUH 0U :RRQ GLGQ¶W UHDOL]H KLV ZLIH ZDV FORVH HQRXJK WR the vehicle to be knocked GRZQ DQG UXQ RYHU´ $VWR- ria Police Deputy Chief Eric Halverson said. 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College administrator sees IXWXUHRQ2UHJRQ&RDVW Educator says priority is driving enrollment By EDWARD STRATTON The Daily Astorian Even if he doesn’t get the job, Christopher Breitmeyer VDLG KH LV JRLQJ WR ¿QG VRPH ZD\WREHRQWKH2UHJRQ&RDVW Breitmeyer, one of four can- didates for Clatsop Community College’s presidency, traveled to Astoria Thursday from St. /RXLV0LVVRXUL³,ZDQWP\MRE LQ 2UHJRQ RU :DVKLQJWRQ DQG at a smaller school in a smaller WRZQ´%UHLWPH\HUVDLG After being offered a job by Greg Hamann, president of Linn-Benton Community Col- lege and former head of Clat- sop, Breitmeyer said he traveled WR$OEDQ\IRUWKHLQWHUYLHZDQG FDPH QRUWK RQ 86 +LJKZD\ DQGEHFDPHHQDPRUHGZLWK the region. Breitmeyer, 49, has been the vice president for academic and student affairs at St. Charles &RPPXQLW\ &ROOHJH QRUWKZHVW of St. Louis since 2012, and the college’s dean of math, science and health since 2008. 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FHGHGE\*OHQQ6PLWKWKHH[HF- ³:H¶UHWDUJHWLQJRXUUXUDODUHDV utive vice provost for student DELWPRUHWKDQZHHYHUKDYH´KH services and enrollment manage- said, adding advisers go to rural ment at Concordia University in high schools in St. Charles’ five- Portland, and Ron Liss, a former county district and help get stu- campus president at Cuyahoga dents ready to attend college. &RPPXQLW\&ROOHJHLQ2KLR 2YHUWKHSDVWVHYHUDO\HDUV 7KHIRXUWK¿QDOLVWIRUFROOHJH he said, St. Charles has cre- president, Christopher Dyer, the ated about 30 articulation agree- &(2DQGSUHVLGHQWRIWKH8QL- PHQWV ZKLOH FUHDWLQJ RSSRUWX- YHUVLW\RI1HZ0H[LFR*DOOXS nities for students at the college YLVLWVZLWKWKHSXEOLFIURPWR to complete four-year degrees 4 p.m. today in Columbia Hall on campus, similar to Clatsop’s Room 219. CHIP-in event at McClure off Pelican Brewing Company is coming to Cannon Beach and we want YOU on our TEAM! 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