DailyAstorian.com // TUESDAY, MAY 17, 2016
143RD YEAR, NO. 224
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TRACK: WARRIORS, LOGGERS AND JAYS HEAD TO STATE SPORTS • 5A
Sanders
tackles
North
Coast
topics
AFFORDABLE HOUSING
Candidate talks
quake preparedness,
wages ahead of
Oregon primary
Carleton Hart Architecture/Submitted Graphic
One idea of what potential affordable housing units could look like on Spruce Street in downtown Cannon Beach by architect Brian Carleton.
By ERICK BENGEL
The Daily Astorian
A PLACE TO CALL HOME
IN CANNON BEACH
U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders said,
when it comes to an earthquake that
could devastate the Pacifi c North-
west, the role of
the federal gov-
ernment is to
track the dan-
ger and educate
people living in
the area about
the risk .
“I
worry
very
much
about
earth-
quakes, and I
Bernie
worry
about
Sanders
tsunamis, and
we have an increased technological
capability to keep us as informed
as possible, and knowledgeable as
possible, about these events,” he
said, “and that’s the role, I think, of
the government.”
The day before Oregon’s primary,
the Vermont senator made time for
a fi ve-minute phone interview with
The Daily Astorian recorded at the
KMUN studio in Astoria.
Sanders, who is trailing former
U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clin-
ton for the D emocratic presiden-
tial nomination, hopes to pick up a
Task force members see
affordable housing vision
By LYRA FONTAINE
The Daily Astorian
C
ANNON BEACH — For the first time,
members of an a ffordable h ousing t ask
f orce saw concept designs of potential
housing developments for those who work in
Cannon Beach and need an affordable place
to live.
Portland architect Brian Carleton of Car-
leton Hart Architecture presented six draw-
ings of what 49 affordable units could look
like at two sites identifi ed by the task force:
the Spruce Street downtown parking lot and
the RV p ark.
The shortage of affordable housing is a
growing problem on the North Coast, but
Carleton Hart Architecture/Submitted Graphic
See HOUSING, Page 10A
See SANDERS, Page 10A
An overhead look at potential affordable housing units at the Cannon Beach RV Park.
Oregon primary draws to a close as voters weigh in on local races
Judge, commissioner
positions at stake
By KYLE SPURR
The Daily Astorian
Election Day is here.
Ballots for the primary election
must be delivered to an offi cial drop
site or to the Clatsop County Clerk’s
Offi ce in Astoria by 8 p.m. today.
Postmarks are not considered.
As of Monday, voter turnout in
the county was 37.6 percent with
8,319 ballots returned.
Clatsop County has 22,108 regis-
tered voters .
Voter turnout for past primary
elections totaled 52.6 percent in 2012
and 59.1 percent in 2008.
Completed ballots can be dropped
at the following sites :
• Clatsop County Clerk’s Offi ce,
Public Services Building, 820
Exchange St., Astoria, or a 24-hour
drop box in front of offi ce.
• Cannon Beach City Hall, 163
Gower St.
• Seaside City Hall, 989 Broadway
• Warrenton City Hall, 225 S.
Main Ave.
• Knappa High School, 41535 Old
Highway 30
• Gearhart City Hall, 698 Pacifi c
Way
For positions in Clatsop County,
candidates have fi led for two seats on
the Board of Commissioners and an
open judgeship in the Circuit Court.
Clatsop County Sheriff Tom Bergin
is running unopposed. One county
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measure is on the ballot for a fi ve-
year local tax renewal for fairgrounds
operation.
The following are the local
contests:
Clatsop County Circuit Court
Judge, Position 2:
• David Goldthorpe, of Warrenton,
is a s enior d eputy d istrict a ttorney;
• Dawn McIntosh, of Gearhart,
is a lawyer who works for McIntosh
& Long in Gearhart and is a former
prosecutor;
• Ronald Woltjer, of Astoria, is a
municipal court judge for Warrenton,
Seaside and Cannon Beach and a for-
mer prosecutor.
Clatsop County Sheriff:
• Tom Bergin, of Gearhart, has
served as sheriff since January 2005.
Clatsop County Board of Com-
missioners, District 2:
• John Dunzer, of Seaside, has run
unsuccessfully for the Port of Asto-
ria, the Seaside City Council and the
County Commission. He has exten-
sive experience in engineering, busi-
ness and teaching.
• Sarah Nebeker, of Gearhart, has
served as county commissioner since
May 2012.
Clatsop County Board of Com-
missioners, District 4:
• Kathleen Sullivan, of Astoria,
works the front desk of the Cannery
Pier Hotel. She has served on the
Astoria Budget Committee and on the
Astoria Visual Arts Board.
County measure 4-178:
Voters will decide if Clatsop
County renews a local tax levy of
$.05 per $1,000 assessed value each
year for fi ve years for the county
fairgrounds.
The property taxes would be used
to fi nance operations and mainte-
nance of the fairgrounds and opera-
tion of the county fair. It is a reduc-
tion from the current local option tax
levy of $.07 per $1,000.
The measure would provide con-
tinued free or low-cost use for youth,
charitable and public interest proj-
ects, improvements to increase the
facilities usefulness, marketing to
attract new rental revenue and growth
of the county fair.
As fl iers wait in security lines, US asks for patience
More funding
coming for
TSA PreCheck
By SCOTT
MAYEROWITZ and
MARCY GORDON
AP Business Writers
WASHINGTON — Fac-
ing a growing backlash over
extremely long waits at air-
port security, Homeland Secu-
rity Secretary Jeh Johnson
asked fl iers “to be patient” as
the government takes steps
to get them onto planes more
quickly.
Travelers across the coun-
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try have endured lengthy secu-
rity lines, some snaking up and
down escalators, or through
food courts, and into termi-
nal lobbies. At some airports,
lines during peak hours have
topped 90 minutes. Airlines
have reported holding planes
at gates to wait for passengers
to clear security.
Johnson said Friday that the
government is working to ease
the lines, although travelers
should expect to wait as they
travel this summer. Whatever
steps TSA takes, Johnson said,
it won’t neglect its duty to stop
terrorists.
“Our job is to keep the
American people safe,” John-
son told reporters at a news
conference. “We’re not going
to compromise aviation secu-
rity in the face of this.”
The Transportation Secu-
rity Administration has fewer
screeners and has tightened
security procedures. Airlines
and the TSA have been warn-
ing customers to arrive at the
airport two hours in advance,
but with summer travel season
approaching even that might
not be enough.
See FLIERS, Page 5A
AP Photo/Sait Serkan Gurbuz
Passengers wait in a security line at Washington’s Ronald
Reagan National Airport, Friday. Fliers across the country
have been facing growing lines, which during peak hours
have topped 90 minutes at some airports. The TSA has
fewer screeners and has tightened security procedures.
Meanwhile, more people are flying.