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3A THE DAILY ASTORIAN • WEDNESDAY, MARCH 30, 2016 Missing persons database now lacks photos Practice ended when adults were added last summer By PARIS ACHEN Capital Bureau SALEM — Oregon may be the only state in the nation that maintains an online database of missing persons without including photos of those indi- viduals, according to a review by the EO Media Group/Pam- plin Media Group Capital Bureau of state websites. Not all states have online databases. Oregon State Police stopped posting photographs on the state’s missing children and adults clearinghouse in July, when the agency started adding adults to the database, said Lt. Bill Fugate, a spokes- man. The database previously had been devoted to endan- gered children. “When we had photographs included, we were working with less than 100 of the most endangered missing children, and each case was individually posted to multiple pages on the Internet,” Fugate said. “Now that we are posting hundreds of missing children and adults in a semi-automated fashion, it is not possible to obtain and post pictures.” State Rep. Barbara Smith-Warner, D-Portland, who spearheaded legisla- tion last year to improve the state clearinghouse, said she is puzzled by the Ore- gon State Police’s decision 5HVLGHQWV¿JKWEUHZ SXESODQVLQ*HDUKDUW $SSHDO¿OHG challenging need to convert market into pub By R.J. MARX The Daily Astorian GEARHART — What is the need for a new brew pub and deli in Gearhart? Not much, say a handful of residents. They are seeking a review of a Gearhart Plan- ning Commission decision to grant a conditional use permit to Gearhart Station, a 40-seat brew pub and specialty deli. The restaurant would replace the Gearhart Grocery RQ3DFL¿F:D\ “If they can’t prove a need for a brew pub, the City Coun- cil has grounds to deny a con- ditional use permit,” Gearhart resident Jeanne Mark, one of ¿YHVLJQDWRULHVVDLG7XHVGD\ “I feel that the residents were not informed about this issue and did not have time to even respond,” 40-year Gear- hart resident Susan Edy said. “There is no need for a brew pub, nor is the location of the market an appropriate place for a brew pub.” Earlier this month, plan- ning commissioners voted 4-3 to OK the transition of the market to a brew pub. Need is questioned Mark and her husband, Wilson, were joined by Edy, Vickie Abrahamson, Penny Sabol, Rick Sabol and Steven Weed in challenging the Plan- ning Commission’s decision, which they say was made with “minimal homeowner and res- ident comment regarding this major change in our down- town community core.” 7KH DSSHDO ZDV ¿OHG 7XHV- day at Gearhart City Hall, within the 15-day period to do so. “It was really odd the way that it happened in the mid- dle of winter, hardly anyone was present, it almost just kind of popped up, no warning to speak,” Mark said. “This is a major, major thing that is going to affect the community. It’s not just an ‘Oh, by the way.’” The idea of a brew pub goes against the comprehen- sive plan and the goal of keep- ing tourism down to a mini- mum, Mark said. “It takes out of the picture a grocery store that we really do need.” In their appeal, residents say approval of the permit “sidesteps the intended pur- pose of the central city zone, to provide needed supporting ser- vices to the locals or resident community. “ The intent of the commer- cial zone, as supported by the comprehensive plan, was to have uses such as a local gro- FHU\ VWRUH SRVW RI¿FH DQG bakery. “A brew pub clearly falls outside the needs for locals and is intended to sup- port a tourist use,” they write. Mark Mead, who represents Molly and Terry Lowen- berg, the owners of the Gear- to remove photos of missing people. “You want a picture of them,” Smith-Warner said. “How else would you recog- nize them?” “It seems counterproduc- tive to the goal of trying to increase information on that page,” she said. National Center for Miss- ing & Exploited Children to share information about missing persons. At least 60 percent of those have websites that contain either a list of missing persons or a searchable database available to the public. Several states, such as Arizona, have no online database of missing per- sons and instead link to the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children, where visitors can search for miss- ing children by state. National network Every state in the nation has a clearinghouse for missing persons, which works with law enforce- ment, families and the Out of 30 states that the Capital Bureau confirmed do have searchable online data- bases, all of the databases, except Oregon’s, feature photos of missing individu- als. Oregon’s neighbors — Washington state, California and Idaho — are among that group. The Oregon State Police is looking for ways to intro- duce an automated process that would include pictures again, but there is no time- line for completing that capability, Fugate said. Grant will help create local school-based dental programs hart Grocery, told the Planning Commission earlier this month the grocery was unable to com- pete with chains both to the north and south of Gearhart. The Lowenberg’s had unsuc- cessfully sought to sell the property before deciding to alter its use, Mead said. The family intends to close the market and remodel for the brew pub and deli. Asked about the appeal Tuesday, Terry Lowenberg said he had “nothing to say.” Scope of review In making their judgment, WKH*HDUKDUW&LW\&RXQFLO¿UVW needs to determine the scope of review, City Administrator Chad Sweet said. Among options, councilors can restrict discussion to the record as the Planning Com- mission saw it and limit new evidence. Councilors may ask for additional evidence, or demand a new hearing altogether. The matter could also be returned to the Planning Commission. ,IWKH&LW\&RXQFLODI¿UPV the Planning Commission’s decision, either party could appeal to the Land Use Board of Appeals. Sweet said he expects the appeal hearing to take place at a City Council meeting in early May. “If I try to think of a grocery store not being there, that’s just a huge loss for the commu- nity,” Jeanne Mark said. perform basic dental services, screenings and access to treat- ment when needed. According to the hospital’s application, there are only two dentists in the county serving low-income children on the Oregon Health Plan. The hospital’s program will phase in more services and grades over time, and Kujala said the hospital has committed to keep the pro- gram going beyond the grant cycle. While the hospital doesn’t provide dental services, she said, “If we can target oral health care for these kids at a young age, it will help their overall health” as they grow older. Kujala said the hospi- tal prepared the grant in con- cert with local schools, health care providers and the Colum- ELD 3DFL¿F &RRUGLQDWHG &DUH Organization, which serves families on the Oregon Health Plan. Low-income children, in particular, lack care By EDWARD STRATTON The Daily Astorian SEASIDE — The Prov- idence Seaside Hospi- tal Foundation was one of 14 organizations statewide recently chosen by the Oral Health Funders Collabo- rative, a cadre of philan- thropic groups, to receive a multiyear grant to cre- ate school-based dental programs. Alana Kujala, manager of community partnerships and volunteer services for Providence Seaside, said the grant will fund a full- time oral health program coordinator based at the hospital and visiting school districts across Clatsop County. “A lot of what this per- son will do is what school nurses may not have the time to do,” Kujala said. The coordinator will help with outreach, educa- tional materials, take-home supplies and referrals to health care providers. The grant lasts three years, starting with $70,000 to hire the coordi- nator by April, while also helping pay for supplies to Better teeth The Strategic Plan for Oral Health in Oregon, cov- ering 2014 to 2020, found that only 24 percent of chil- dren ages 1 to 3 had visited a dentist. More than half of third-graders had experi- enced dental decay, increas- ing to nearly three-quar- ters of high school juniors. Dental problems worsen for children from low-income and rural families and racial minorities. The plan recommended the state hire a dental direc- tor, promote preventative services and education serv- ing children, address short- ages in oral health provid- ers and both culturally and linguistically diversify the state’s dental workforce. The Oregon Community Foundation recently teamed with The Collins Founda- tion, the Fort Family Foun- dation, Kaiser Permanente, Meyer Memorial Trust, Northwest Health Founda- tion, Providence Health & Services and Oregon-based medical equipment supplier A-dec to create the Oral Health Funders Collabo- rative. The group provides grants for planning and implementing school-based dental programs. Joan Vallejo, a spokes- woman for the Oregon Com- munity Foundation, said a first round of grants helped plan the school-based pro- grams. 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