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3A THE DAILY ASTORIAN TUESDAY, MARCH 22, 2016 Cannon BeacK ZantV to PoYe poZer lineV XnGerJroXnG Discussion part of long-term city planning By LYRA FONTAINE EO Media Group CANNON BEACH — Tangled and downed power lines could lead to blocked roads and chaos during an emergency. The city is in the midst of an effort to get those lines underground, lessening the impact from outages and removing ugly poles from the streets. The Cannon Beach City Council has discussed the possibility of eventually con- verting downtown businesses to underground services. This would mean power lines would be placed underground and overhead poles and wiring would be removed. The council primarily wants to move power lines ‘When we have an earthquake, the biggest obstacle that occurs to evacuation routes is downed power lines.’ Dan Grassick Cannon Beach public works director underground to improve downtown aesthetics and scenery, Public Works Direc- tor Dan Grassick said, but safety is another reason. “When we have an earth- quake, the biggest obsta- cle that occurs to evacua- tion routes is downed power lines,” Grassick said. When lines shake loose and come down, they will pull adjacent lines down as well, blocking roadways and escape routes. “The best thing that coastal communities can do is put power lines under- ground,” Grassick said. “It’s better to have the power sys- tem come undone under- ground than above ground.” If the city chooses to move forward with the proj- ect, it would take several years to complete because of its large scope, which may include new street lights and sidewalks. A 2010 Cannon Beach tsunami evacuation meet- ing pointed to the need for underground utilities to pre- vent emergency evacuation routes from being blocked by downed power lines in the aftermath of a quake or tsunami. Last fall, at an emergency management meeting, Police Chief Jason Schermerhorn said while trees and telephone poles are concerns for Can- QRQ %HDFK RI¿FLDOV GRZQHG power lines are greater risks. A 2015 Oregon Natu- ral Hazards Mitigation Plan describes similar projects in Linn County, Benton County and elsewhere as ways to “enhance safety and reduce losses” during storms and other emergencies. It is still unclear what put- ting power lines underground would cost Cannon Beach or downtown businesses. “Because this is a beau- WL¿FDWLRQ PHDVXUH DOO FRVWV would be borne by the city,” 3DFL¿F 3RZHU UHJLRQDO EXVL- ness manager Alisa Dunlap said. 3DFL¿F 3RZHU ZLOO VRRQ report to the council the cost of a project estimate. State rules in place to protect snowy plovers City Council shifts money from cemetery to parks software Mayor, police chief also swear LQQHZRI¿FHU By DERRICK DePLEDGE The Daily Astorian The Astoria City Council voted Monday night to spend more than $126,600 on new point of sale and registration software for the city’s Parks and Recreation Department. The recreation management system is expected to improve HI¿FLHQF\ The City Council had approved $55,000 toward the new system in this year’s bud- get. Councilors decided Mon- day night, however, to shift about $72,000 in the budget for weed eradication at Ocean View Cemetery in Warrenton to KHOS¿QDQFHWKHQHZVRIWZDUH Councilors in December chose not to release the money Warrenton Police appoint ¿rVt IXlltiPe GetectiYe By KYLE SPURR The Daily Astorian The Daily Astorian The state Department of Parks and Recreation is warn- ing springtime visitors about snowy plovers nesting on beaches. The tiny shorebird, pro- tected under state law and under the federal Endan- gered Species Act, usually begins nesting along in mid- March. The birds nest in dry open sand, in tiny, shallow, ZHOOFDPRXÀDJHG VFUDSHV The nests are easy to miss, and plovers will abandon their eggs if repeatedly dis- turbed by activities they con- sider a threat. The Department of Parks and Recreation, which has legal agreements with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Ser- vice, manages sites where snowy plovers actively nest, and sites where the habitat has been designated as condu- cive to nesting. Based on this, recreation restrictions vary. Riding bicycles or driv- ing is not allowed during nesting season on any stretch of beach managed for plo- vers. Where plovers actively EO Media Group/File Photo A snowy plover stands on the beach near a small chunk of wood in Leadbetter Point, Washington. nest, the dry sand around the nesting area is signed to keep people from acciden- tally crushing the well-cam- RXÀDJHG HJJV 5HFUHDWLRQ LV limited to the wet sand por- tion of the beach. Kites and dogs (leashed or unleashed) are not allowed anywhere in active nesting areas until the THE DAILY ASTORIAN T UESDAY E VENING A (2) (-) (-) (6) (-) (8) (9) (10) (12) (13) (-) (20) (-) (29) (30) (31) (32) (34) (35) (36) (38) (39) (43) (44) (45) (46) (47) (48) (49) (50) (51) (52) (53) (54) (56) (57) (58) (61) (63) (64) (65) (162) L KATU KOMO KING KOIN KIRO KGW KRCW KOPB KPTV KPDX KCPQ TBS KZJO ESPN ESPN2 NICK DISN FAM FMC LIFE ROOT FS1 SPIKE COM HIST A&E TLC DISC NGEO TNT AMC USA FOOD HGTV FX CNN FNC CNBC BRAV TCM SYFY RFD (2) (4) (5) (-) (7) (-) (3) (10) (12) (-) (13) (20) (22) (29) (30) (31) (32) (34) (35) (36) (38) (39) (43) (44) (45) (46) (47) (48) (49) (50) (51) (52) (53) (54) (56) (57) (58) (61) (63) (64) (65) (162) 6 end of the nesting season on Sept. 15. Most plover breeding areas in Oregon range from Florence south to Bandon. In recent years, though, a smat- tering of nests have popped up at some North Coast beaches, a sign that holds promise for the animal’s overall popula- tion in Oregon and Washing- ton state. The 2-mile Nehalem Spit, just south of the entrance to Nehalem Bay State Park, will restrict vehicles, dogs, and kites from until Sept. 15. The northern 3 miles of beach in the park are open to kites, dogs, bikes, horses and all other recreation. :LWK WZR QHZ RI¿FHUV RQ patrol, Warrenton Police Chief Mathew Workman now has the ÀH[LELOLW\ WR DGG D GHWHFWLYH position to the department. Workman recently assigned 2I¿FHU &OLII %XVVHUW DV WKH GHSDUWPHQW¶V ¿UVW IXOOWLPH detective. Bussert will work with detec- tives from other agencies on the Clatsop County Major Crimes Team. The detective position will be on a three-year rotation. Creating the position has been a goal for more than a decade, Workman said. The department tried adding a detec- tive over the years, but never VHHPHGWRKDYHHQRXJKVWDI¿QJ “It’s been about 12 years that we have been trying to do some- thing like this,” Workman said. ³:H KDG RI¿FHUV XQRI¿FLDOO\ named ‘detective.’ It’s not the same. A lot of times they are not available because they are on a patrol schedule.” Bussert will be taken off patrol to focus on detective work. In addition, Workman plans to add a permanent day shift position to work 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. Tuesday through Friday. The GD\VKLIWRI¿FHUZLOOEHIUHHGXS to spend more time in the high school and grade schools. Eventually, Workman hopes WKHGD\VKLIWRI¿FHUJHWVDQRI¿- cer in one of the schools, where students and teachers can visit at scheduled times. 7KH RI¿FHU ZLOO DFW DV D liaison to the schools, Work- man said, which will be great for improving relationships between the schools and police department. Warrenton Police have 12 sworn position, including Work- man, and one administrative position. 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 LISTINGS A - Charter Astoria/ Seaside - L - Charter Long Beach for weed eradication at Ocean View because some worried the funds would be wasted if parks staff did not keep up with maintenance. In other business Monday night: The City Council, act- ing as the Astoria Develop- ment Commission, asked staff to study an amendment that would add Bond Street to the Astor West Urban Renewal District. The move could help the FLW\¿QDQFHLPSURYHPHQWVDQG potentially reopen Bond Street WRWZRZD\WUDI¿F7KHDUHDKDV suffered through landslides. Mayor Arline LaMear and Police Chief Brad Johnston swore in Kevin Berry as a new SROLFHRI¿FHU Berry is an Astoria High School graduate who has worked at the Oregon Depart- ment of Forestry. His mother, Diane Berry, is the owner of Bloomin Crazy Floral. 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