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THE DAILY ASTORIAN • WEDNESDAY, JUNE 15, 2016
Leaders ask Oregon, Washington state governors to ban oil-by-train
County Chair Deborah Kafoury
said at City Hall, alongside other
government and health offi cials.
Nobody was injured in the
derailment, but it affected water
and sewer systems and forced
evacuations.
The offi cials called on Ore-
gon Gov. Kate Brown and
Washington Gov. Jay Inslee to
work with the Obama adminis-
tration and Congress on a per-
manent ban, and to block per-
mits and oppose the several
oil-related projects proposed in
their states. They cited plans for
the Tesoro-Savage oil terminal
in Vancouver, Washington.
“At a time of acute concern
about toxins in our water and in our
air, we do not need to add to that
list,” Hales said. “No transportation
system is ever 100 percent safe. ...
That’s why it’s a fundamentally
wrong idea to be moving explo-
sive fossil fuels by rail.”
Dangerous and
unnecessary,
Portland mayor
and others claim
By KRISTENA HANSEN
The Daily Astorian
PORTLAND — Portland
and Multnomah County lead-
ers on Tuesday urged the gover-
nors of Oregon and Washington
state to push Congress for a per-
manent ban on oil-by-rail in the
wake of a fi ery train derailment
along the Columbia River.
The June 3 derailment in the
town of Mosier showed trans-
porting oil by train is danger-
ous and unnecessary and should
be prohibited by the federal
government, Portland Mayor
Charlie Hales and Multnomah
Alan Berner/The Seattle Times
An oil train burns near the town of Mosier after derailing
in early June.
Portland, Cascade Locks
and Mosier are among several
localities that recently passed
resolutions calling for bans and
rallying higher-ranking gov-
ernment offi cials to get behind
them.
One million gallons of
Bakken crude oil — the type
involved in the Mosier derail-
HELENA, Mont. — Mon-
tana Gov. Steve Bullock has
been named the new chair-
man of the Western Governors’
Association.
Bullock previously was
the group’s vice chair. He was
elevated to the chairmanship
Tuesday, the fi nal day of the
group’s meeting in Jackson,
Wyoming.
The Montana Democrat
succeeds Wyoming’s Repub-
lican governor, Matt Mead, in
leading the association of gov-
ernors from 19 Western states
and three U.S. territories.
Bullock says his “chair-
man’s initiative” will be
improving forest and range-
land management. His term
with the association is one
year, assuming he is re-elected
as governor in November.
The association is dom-
inated by Republicans but
attempts to address regional
issues through bipartisanship.
That bipartisanship was
on display Tuesday when
some Republican gover-
nors showered Bullock with
praise. Mead, for exam-
ple, said Bullock “embod-
ies the bipartisan spirit of
the Western Governors’
Association.”
Holt takes
second-in-
command
By R.J. MARX
The Daily Astorian
FIVE-DAY FORECAST FOR ASTORIA
TONIGHT
THURSDAY
FRIDAY
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Bruce Holt was named Seaside Police lieutenant Monday.
I’m looking forward to his
partnership and teamwork.”
Holt said he appreciated the
continued opportunity to serve
the city and those who visit.
“The bottom line is to keep our
troops safe, and to encourage
the public to be safe in their
endeavors in the community
they live and visit,” Holt said.
Holt’s wife of almost 36
years, Danna, was in the audi-
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The next salonical (political salon) to exchange ideas and information about city politics with
Astoria City Councilor Cindy Price is from 2:30 to 4 p.m. Saturday in the Flag Room of the Asto-
ria Library .
Topics could include t he Riverfront Vision Plan, Ocean View C emetery, parks, tourism, the
library, Heritage Square, affordable housing, traffi c, housing density, sidewalks, emergency pre-
paredness and water rates .
MEMORIALS
Friday, June 17
KERSHUL, Gregory —
Memorial at 11 a.m., Our
Lady of Victory Catholic
Church, 120 Oceanway in
Seaside.
Saturday, June 18
HORSLEY,
Charles
“Chuck” — Celebration of
life at the Astoria Masonic
Lodge, 1572 Franklin Ave.
Doors open at 11:30 a.m.;
program begins at noon.
Light refreshments will be
provided.
PUBLIC MEETINGS
WEDNESDAY
Seaside Tourism Advisory
Committee, 3 p.m., City Hall,
989 Broadway.
Sunset Empire Parks and Rec
LOTTERIES
OREGON
Tuesday’s Pick 4:
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10 p.m.: 1-5-3-6
Weather (W): s-sunny, pc-partly cloudy, c-cloudy,
sh-showers, t-thunderstorms, r-rain, sf-snow fl urries,
sn-snow, i-ice.
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ence along with friends and
family members. Also in atten-
dance were Cannon Beach
police offi cers Seth Collins
and James Jordan.
“You know it’s great to see
other police people support-
ing you,” Mayor Don Larson
said before the council unan-
imously approved Holt’s pro-
motion. “Thank you, c hief, for
your choice.”
Price to hold next salonical
Lakeview
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Ashland
43/65
TOMORROW'S NATIONAL WEATHER
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SEASIDE — Bruce Holt
was named Seaside P olice
lieutenant Monday at a City
Council meeting.
Holt fi lls vacancies created
by the shooting death of Jason
Goodding in February and the
retirement of Lt. Steve Barnett.
Holt, 58, a 33-year depart-
ment veteran, was promoted
to sergeant in 1989. In years
since, he earned detective cer-
tifi cations and taught fi rearms
and emergency vehicle oper-
ations. “He’s spent numerous
hours and a lot of years with
law enforcement training,”
Police Chief Dave Ham said.
“He’s a really good asset for
the position of lieutenant.”
Ham said after the loss of
Goodding and the departure
of Barnett, Holt “did not skip
a beat. He’s been playing the
second-in-command leader-
ship role even before I asked
him. He’s a morale builder and
a good fi t for our department.
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Sunrise Thursday ........................ 5:23 a.m.
Moonrise today .......................... 4:35 p.m.
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ASTORIA
47/64
SUN AND MOON
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SUNDAY
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Month to date ................................... 1.48"
Normal month to date ....................... 1.40"
Year to date .................................... 38.70"
Normal year to date ........................ 35.01"
June 20
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with a shower
Astoria through Tuesday.
Temperatures
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Normal high/low ........................... 64°/50°
Record high ............................ 86° in 1914
Record low ............................. 42° in 1949
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As for pressing a ban, Brown
said federal rules that would
enhance rail safety are either
in litigation or are yet to be
completed.
“I will continue to push the
U.S. Department of Transpor-
tation and other federal authori-
ties to take action that puts fewer
Oregonians at risk of a danger-
ous crash in their backyards,”
she said.
Inslee spokeswoman Tara
Lee said it’s unlikely the gov-
ernors even have authority for a
moratorium on railways.
“Last week, Gov. Inslee
spoke by phone with CEOs of
Union Pacifi c and Burlington
Northern,” Lee said. “He made
the push for the same three
things we’ve been pushing the
federal government on: Trains
need to slow down; electronic
brakes; quicker phase-out of
older cars.”
Seaside fi lls void with
newest police lieutenant
Montana governor named new
head of western governors group
Associated Press
ment that Kafoury characterized
as “much more volatile” than
conventional oil — roll along
the Multnomah County train
tracks every week. A half-mil-
lion Oregonians live nearby,
plus thousands more around the
tracks in Washington.
Offi cials said the U.S. and
Canada have seen more than a
dozen oil train derailments in
the past two years. They said
the Tesoro-Savage terminal
in Vancouver would bring an
additional 15 million oil gal-
lons to the area and could lead
to many more derailments over
the years.
“With so many people in
Portland living near the tracks,
we can’t close our eyes to the
risks of these trains and hope
that we, again, get lucky — if
you can call it that,” Kafoury
said.
Following the Union Pacifi c
derailment in Mosier, Brown
called for a temporary morato-
rium on oil trains in the Colum-
bia River Gorge until it’s con-
fi rmed the rails are safe. In
a statement Tuesday, Brown
expressed concerned about
the Tesoro proposal and said
she is closely monitoring its
developments.
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District, 5 p.m., 1225 Ave. A,
Seaside.
Cannon Beach Parks Master
Plan Citizen’s Advisory Group,
6 p.m., City Hall, 163 E. Gower St.
THURSDAY
Seaside Transportation
Advisory Commission, 6
p.m., City Hall, 989 Broad-
way.
ON THE RECORD
DUII arrests
• At 8:53 a.m. Thursday,
Oregon State Police arrested
Agustin Emilio Cruz, 34, of
Portland, for driving under the
infl uence of intoxicants at the
parking lot at Indian Beach in
Ecola State Park.
• At 10:22 p.m. Saturday,
Oregon State Police arrested
Dakota A. Scranton, 20, of
Auke Bay, Alaska, for DUII on
U.S. Highway 30 milepost 76.
Crash
• At 9:21 a.m. Saturday,
Oregon State Police arrested
Christian Luis Bernal-Saw-
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