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143RD YEAR, NO. 192 ONE DOLLAR WEEKEND EDITION // FRIDAY, APRIL 1, 2016 FRIDAY EXTRA: EXCHANGING CULTURES PAGE1C Man linked to gun in Goodding shooting Accused of witness intimidation, drug DQG¿UHDUPFULPHV By KYLE SPURR The Daily Astorian Joshua Bessex/The Daily Astorian Students from Knappa High School install rails along a dock in the Port of Astoria’s East End Mooring Basin Thursday. Jamie Lee Jones, a former Nevada resi- dent who was living in Seaside this year, was indicted Thursday on federal charges in con- nection with the gun used in the shooting death of Seaside Police Sgt. Jason Goodding . Authorities allege that a pistol tied to Jones was used by Phillip Max Ferry, who shot and killed Good- ding after a struggle in Jamie Lee downtown Seaside in Jones February. Jones, 44, is accused of violently threat- ening and intimidating witnesses against sharing information with law enforcement. STEEL RESOLVE Housing, See SHOOTING, Page 8A Knappa students help the Port fortify against sea lions By EDWARD STRATTON The Daily Astorian homeless challenges dominate I t wasn’t anything like Fake Willy or the air dancers. But Knappa High School’s welding and art students still had a small media entou- rage this week as they welded, painted and installed the steel railings the Port of Astoria KRSHVZLOOEHWKH¿QDOVROXWLRQWRNHHSLQJVHD lions off the docks at the East End Mooring Basin. 7KH3RUWKDVDOUHDG\WULHGHOHFWUL¿HGPDWV EHDFK EDOOV D Q RUFDWKHPHG SDUDGH ÀRDW DQG air dancers with much fanfare but little suc- cess. So far, surveying tape and multicolored racing pennants have proven the most effective hazing tools. &RXQW\FLW\RI¿FLDOV hash out hot-button issues in roundtable By KYLE SPURR The Daily Astorian Simply railing Inside metals and woodshop instructor Tim Kamppi’s workshop this week, students started fabricating what he estimates will eventually total about 2 miles worth of railing to line the docks . “It’s pretty simple,” said Cody Carsner, a Knappa student using the railings as his senior project . Carsner said students start by welding 90-degree elbows to a 14-inch end leg, then attach the legs to longer metal spans of up to 20 feet. Every several feet are legs welded under- neath longer span and bolted into the docks. Welded onto each leg is a small metal loop through which runs a line of pennants to keep sea lions from going underneath the rails. “I think it’s cool to be a part of it, and to give back to the community,” said Knappa junior Hailey Murray, a student in art instructor Janet Sheridan’s class, as she painted a patch RIVHDZHHGRQRQHRIWKH¿UVW¿QLVKHGUDLOLQJV Tuesday. See RAILS, Page 8A Edward Stratton/The Daily Astorian Knappa High School students are welding around 2 miles worth of metal railings meant to keep sea lions off the docks. Joshua Bessex/The Daily Astorian Edward Stratton/The Daily Astorian Students in Janet Sheridan’s art class at Knappa High School painted patches of seaweed and sea creatures on the rail- ings welded by students in her colleague Tim Kamppi’s metals workshop. Knappa High School junior Hailey Mur- ray paints a patch of seaweed Tuesday on railing being used to evict sea lions. See more photos online at www.daily astorian.com Parks and Rec Department’s master plan calls for bump in staff, revenue ment’s vision and priorities — focuses on improving how the department operates, maintains park areas, plans for future use and devel- opment, markets its services and works with partner agencies. By ERICK BENGEL The department has seven full- The Daily Astorian time employees, plus part time and seasonal staff members, to look after The Astoria Parks and Recre- 300 acres of parkland used by 9,500 ation Department’s draft master residents and even more visitors. plan recommends the department “We’re the largest parks and rec- KLUH PRUH IXOOWLPH VWDII DQG ¿QG reation service provider in the area,” ways to increase revenue to ensure Ian Sisson, the department’s plan- high-quality parks, programs and ner, said, “and so we get people from facilities . across the bridge in Washington. We The master plan — a work in get people from Knappa, Svensen, progress that lays out the depart- Warrenton coming to use, not only Community input encouraged at open house events our facilities like the Aquatic Center and Recreation Center, but also child care, after-school programs and the parks themselves.” To boost revenue, the department may look into several possible fund- ing streams, some more likely than others, including utility fees, system development charges and regular or incremental increases in user fees. City Councilor Zetty Nemlow- ill, a member of the c itizen a dvisory c ommittee tasked with revising the master plan, suggested at a recent meeting that the city should consider dipping into the Promote Astoria See PARKS, Page 8A *($5+$57²)RUWKH¿UVWWLPHOHDG ers from each city in Clatsop County met ZLWKFRXQW\RI¿FLDOVIRUDFDVXDOURXQGWD ble discussion to hash out hot-button topics. The conversation Thursday night at McMenamins Gearhart Hotel centered around the housing crisis, homeless prob- lem, transportation woes and emergency management. “I think we should get together every year and do this,” Clatsop County Board of Commissioners Chairman Scott Lee said. “I WKLQNLWZDVEHQH¿FLDO,WVHWVWKHH[DPSOH that we are trying to work collaboratively together.” Rich Mays, the interim county manager, VXJJHVWHG WKH JDWKHULQJ 7KH FRXQW\ RI¿ cials were joined by city managers, coun- cilors and department heads from Astoria, Warrenton, Gearhart, Seaside and Cannon Beach. Housing issues Clatsop County Community Develop- ment Director Heather Hanse n and Astoria Community Development Director Kevin Cronin gave a presentation on the housing issues facing the county. See HOUSING, Page 8A Joshua Bessex/The Daily Astorian Community Development Director Kev- in Cronin talks about issues involving affordable housing during a meeting between county and city leaders at Mc- Menamins Gearhart Hotel on Thursday.
