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3A THE DAILY ASTORIAN • TUESDAY, MAY 3, 2016 Ceremony to honor fallen police offi cers the ceremony and his name will be added to the Oregon Fallen Law Enforcement Offi cer Memorial during the 2017 ceremony. Gov. Kate Brown and Dianne Bernhard, e xecutive d irector of the Concerns of Police Survivors, will both speak at the ceremony, held at the Oregon Public Safety Academy. The ceremony is hosted by the state Department of Public Safety Standards and Training in partner- ship with the Oregon Law Enforcement Memorial Trust Fund, Oregon Con- cerns of Police Survivors, Oregon Fallen Badge Foun- dation and Oregon’s vari- ous statewide law enforce- ment associations. Goodding will be mentioned The Daily Astorian The Oregon Fallen Law Enforcement Offi cer Memo- rial Ceremony is being held Tuesday at 1 p.m. in Salem to honor the more than 180 fallen offi cers in the state who died in the line of duty since the 1880s, including Seaside Police Sgt. Jason Goodding. Goodding was shot and killed in the line of duty in February. He is the 183rd Oregon law enforcement offi cer to have died since the fi rst was recorded two centu- ries ago. His death will be included in comments made during Hops production rises to meet craft brewer needs Associated Press YAKIMA, Wash. — A new report says production of hops is up this year, put- ting the Washington-centered industry in a better posi- tion to respond to continu- ing growth of the craft beer industry. The recent report from the Hop Growers of Amer- ica says total U.S. hop acre- age in production this year is projected to increase by about 6,000 acres, or about 13 percent. The Yakima Herald-Re- public says the vast major- ity of those new acres are expected to be in the Pacifi c Northwest, including the Yakima Valley, where about 75 percent of the nation’s hops are grown. The report was prepared for the International Hop Growers Convention in Paris last month. Hops are used primarily to fl avor beer, and demand for the plant has grown as craft beers have become more popular. County receives $55,000 for emergency planning projects The Daily Astorian Clatsop County recently received $55,000 from the state Offi ce of Emergency Management to fund two local emergency planning projects. The funds are part of more than $3 million in awards to local proj- ects statewide from the State Homeland Security Program. A $30,000 portion of the county’s funds will go toward a countywide shelter and open area assessment to further develop tsunami assembly and evacuation sites. For the assessment, every city and the county will par- ticipate with a consultant to examine high ground areas identifi ed on maps and in planning documents to use the information for future site development. The remaining $25,000 will be used by Cannon Beach to develop a response and recovery fi eld oper- ations guide. The guide will enhance response and recovery capabilities for Cannon Beach city staff and emergency volunteer per- sonnel, many of whom live more than 20 miles outside the city boundaries, accord- ing to the county. Burglary, arson investigated at Warrenton restaurant rant wrote. The smoke damage is extensive, according to the fi re department. The restaurant remains closed. The police and fi re depart- ments are conducting simulta- neous investigations to deter- mine how the fi re started and if it is connected to the burglary. Warrenton Police Chief Mathew Workman said there was defi nitely forced entry into the building and a theft occurred, leading police to believe the burglary is related to the fi re. “Until we get the offi cial word from the fi re investigation, we can’t really make that call,” Workman said. There is no timetable for the length of the investigations. Fire discovered after break-in By KYLE SPURR The Daily Astorian Authorities are investigat- ing a possible burglary and arson at El Compadre Restau- rant in Warrenton. Warrenton Police responded to a break-in at the restaurant Friday morning and discovered smoke in every corner of the building. Warren- ton Fire arrived and was able to contain the fi re. Nobody was in the restau- rant, and no injuries were reported. Courtesy of El Compadre Facebook page Fire damaged a Mexican restaurant in Warrenton Friday after a break-in. El Compadre Restaurant wrote on its Facebook page Friday that someone broke into the restaurant and a fi re was started in a storage room. “Luckily our Warrenton Police Department was noti- fi ed soon enough and them together with our fi refi ght- ers were there and everything was under control,” the restau- City Council approves property sale Previous sales have been controversial By DERRICK DePLEDGE The Daily Astorian The Astoria City Council agreed Monday night to sell a slice of city land to Bruce Conner, a travel agency owner and cruise ship marketer, who wants to build his retirement home on the property. The 0.32-acre parcel sits behind Conner’s home off Ala- meda Avenue. Steven Weed, an appraiser hired by the city, put the value at $47,000. Weed’s appraisals have been criticized by some residents who believe the city has sold off property to the well-connected in sweetheart deals. In April, before a 3-2 council vote to hold a hearing on the sale to Con- ner, Shel Cantor, a retired engi- neer, claimed Weed based his appraisals on the prospective buyer rather than the property. In a letter to The Daily Asto- rian, Weed said he had been “unfairly, publicly slandered by self-appointed value experts.” City Manager Brett Estes said he and Ken Cook, the city’s public works director, spoke with Weed after the April meeting and concluded that the $47,000 appraisal for the Ala- meda Ave- nue land was fair. The prop- erty would need water, sewer and road improvements to develop. Russ Warr “I do believe that he provided us with a good appraisal,” Estes said. “And I trust the work that he put into this and would say, ‘Yes, it is a good fee.’” City Councilor Drew Her- zig said the city should use “extreme discretion” when considering city land for sale and should ensure the best price and best possible use. “I don’t feel that the city has demonstrated that we are abso- lutely getting the best price for this property and it will be put to the best possible use,” Her- zig said. Mayor Arline LaMear, who visited the Alameda Avenue parcel, said the property is not suitable for affordable hous- ing or other city needs. The only access, she said, is through Conner’s property. “To try to open this up for any other kind of housing doesn’t make any sense to me,” the mayor said. The City Council voted 3-1 in favor of the sale to Con- ner, with LaMear, City Coun- cilor Zetty Nemlowill and City Councilor Russ Warr voting for Mayor LaMear appoints board directors to the nonprofi t, so Herzig questioned whether the board is a public body sub- ject to the state’s open meetings law. Councilor Warr cited what he describes as the “wonderful relationship” between the city and the Friends, which man- ages the Column and has raised private money for restoration. The Column is a city park. “I don’t think that we should be nitpicky with them,” Warr said. “If we need to make a change, let’s make it next year.” In a 3-1 vote, Warr, LeMear and Nemlowill approved the management agreement with the Friends, while Herzig voted against the contract. Jordan Schnitzer, the Port- land real estate magnate and philanthropist who leads the Friends, told the City Council Monday night that the Column had gross income of $385,128 last year, down 29 percent from the prior year. The decline was because the Column was closed to visitors from May until October for a $1 million restoration project. the sale and Herzig vot- ing against. City Councilor Cindy Price, who had voted in April against Drew Herzig holding a pub- lic hearing on the sale, was excused. Earlier in the meeting, Warr, referring to Weed’s letter to the newspaper, chastised Cantor, who was not in attendance. “If you don’t have a pretty good indication that some- body’s done something wrong, I think it’s pretty bad to accuse them,” Warr said. “And that’s what happened in this case and I hope it stops.” In other business Monday night, the City Council: • Approved an amended management agreement with Friends of the Astoria Col- umn for the Coxcomb Hill landmark. Councilor Herzig had sought to delay the vote until City Attorney Blair Hennings- gaard, who was not at the meet- ing, could clarify whether the nonprofi t Friends group is a city commission. 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