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Newspaper Page Text2A THE DAILY ASTORIAN • MONDAY, JUNE 27, 2016 Room tax hike could pay for convention center upgrades Councilors don’t want to compete with school bond vote in November By R.J. MARX The Daily Astorian SEASIDE — With a Sea- side School District bond vote likely in November, city ofﬁ - cials steered away from bring- ing another capital project to the voters. At a City Council and Sea- side Civic and Convention Center Commission workshop last week, City Manager Mark Winstanley provided options to bring a nearly $15 million con- vention center upgrade to frui- tion. By the end of the evening, councilors recognized the need and appeared to be leaning for an increase in hotel room tax to fund it. “If 1 or 2 percent would cover it, and we think the hotel properties are on board with that, why would we go with anything else?” Councilor Randy Frank asked. With a land gift of 80 acres from Weyerhaeuser Co., the school district is planning a bond referendum to create a new high school campus east of South Wahanna Road in Sea- side. While a previous bond R.J. Marx/The Daily Astorian Submitted Graphic Steele Architects rendering of the Seaside Civic and Convention Center’s southeast corner. vote of $128.8 million failed with voters in 2013, the district is considering a project on the donated land. Costs have not been presented. Center needs more space At this week’s convention center workshop, the center’s General Manager Russell Van- denberg said without center expansion the city risked los- ing convention trafﬁ c. “It’s not so much about bringing larger, bigger groups, as it is about keeping the groups we have,” he said. The No. 1 reason a group does not return to Seaside’s convention center, Vandenberg said, is because of insufﬁ cient space. He said there are groups now using the facility — includ- ing the Oregon Chess Federa- tion, Sectional Bridge Tourna- ment, and American Fisheries — requiring more convention space. The expansion, he said, will meet the needs of 60 per- cent of the organizations within a 300-mile radius of Sea- side.“By building this renova- tion, we’ll increase our mar- ket penetration by 20 percent,” Vandenberg said. The Steele Associates Archi- tects’ plan seeks to bump out the existing Necanicum Ballroom and support larger, more diverse events. Drawings also call for mid-size meeting room size increases and quality improve- ments. The renovation would be conﬁ ned to the existing prop- erty. The center would remain open during construction. The project would be done in phases, Vandenberg said, to allow operation of the facil- ity with “the least amount of impact” to visiting groups. The ultimate price tag is $14.6 million, he said. “That would be the out-the-door facil- ity renovation.” Who will pay? Funding of the project is not only ﬁ nancial, Winstanley said. “It’s also political.” Winstanley provided options including a bond sale, formation of an urban renewal district, a voter referendum to raise property taxes or room Councilors Tita Montero and Don Johnson listen during a presentation on renovations to the conven- tion center. Seaside City Manager Mark Winstanley is in the background. tax. “There are downsides to this,” he said. “You’re telling people you’re going to raise their taxes.” Convention center costs could raise taxes $195 per year on the cost of a $250,000 home. “You have a school dis- trict that’s going out on the ballot in November to build a new school,” Winstanley said. “You’re going to be compet- ing for tax dollars with them. It probably won’t be very pop- ular with the school district, and you may be having some impact on the psyche of the voter at that time also. Some voters may look at that and say, ‘Jeez, everybody’s looking for money for something,’ or oth- ers might say, ‘This one’s a lot cheaper than that one.’ Voters make decisions for all kinds of reasons.” The convention’s last expansion in 1991 was funded by an increase in the room tax from 5 to 6 percent, and later, 6 to 7 percent, Winstanley said. “Part of that was for the cost of expansion,” he said. “Room tax is also an integral part of the convention center.” “I don’t see why we wouldn’t want to use an increase in room tax,” Coun- cilor Dana Phillips said. “Those are people coming to use the convention center. Then we are not competing with the schools. Why wouldn’t it be a win-win to go after the room tax?” “I would not want to be on the ballot with the school dis- trict,” Councilor Jay Barber added. “I would be in favor of a combination of revenue bonds and a room tax increase.” A 2-percent increase would be “about the most” hotel owners could afford, Vanden- berg said, perhaps phased in incrementally. A future workshop will determine the council’s ﬁ nal direction. The council will return in a workshop “to nar- row this down,” Winstanley said. “I need you to say, ‘I like this,’ or ‘we don’t need this at all.’ I’m not sure there are many people who would say, ‘By golly, I’m not staying in Seaside because of a 2 percent room tax increase.’” FIVE-DAY FORECAST FOR ASTORIA TONIGHT TUESDAY WEDNESDAY 68 55 56 Partly cloudy with a shower in the area 69 55 Times of sun and clouds ALMANAC Partly sunny Mostly cloudy Tillamook 52/66 New Newport 52/64 Coos Bay 55/68 Full July 11 July 19 Ontario 67/99 Bend 54/87 Burns 51/91 Klamath Falls 52/90 Lakeview 54/89 Ashland 59/91 Forecasts and graphics provided by AccuWeather, Inc. ©2016 REGIONAL CITIES Source: Jim Todd, OMSI TOMORROW'S TIDES Astoria / Port Docks Time 2:26 a.m. 2:16 p.m. Low 1.5 ft. 1.1 ft. City Baker City Bend Brookings Eugene Ilwaco Klamath Falls Medford Newberg Newport North Bend Hi 92 86 68 88 65 87 93 86 65 67 Today Lo 52 54 54 53 56 52 61 53 52 55 W s s s s pc s s s pc pc Hi 89 87 69 86 64 90 93 84 64 67 Tues. Lo 51 53 56 52 56 54 60 53 51 54 W s s s s pc s s pc pc pc City Olympia Pendleton Portland Roseburg Salem Seaside Spokane Springfi eld Vancouver Yakima Hi 83 94 88 87 88 66 89 86 86 96 Today Lo 52 63 59 57 56 56 62 52 58 61 W s s s s s pc s s s s Hi 81 95 84 85 86 65 91 85 82 98 Tues. Lo 52 60 59 58 55 56 62 51 57 63 W s s s s pc pc s s s s TOMORROW'S NATIONAL WEATHER NATIONAL CITIES Today Lo 73 66 61 60 63 62 73 54 73 66 67 88 65 75 78 71 79 69 72 70 72 72 56 58 72 Baker 52/89 John Day 56/93 Roseburg 57/85 Brookings 53/73 Tonight's Sky: Low in the southeast is Antares of Scorpion. Hi 90 82 90 89 90 92 93 66 83 90 91 112 90 92 89 88 94 83 93 86 96 101 74 84 87 Prineville 56/91 Lebanon 53/86 Medford 61/93 UNDER THE SKY High 6.6 ft. 8.5 ft. La Grande 55/90 Salem 56/86 Eugene 53/86 First July 4 W t pc s t pc s t pc sh s pc pc pc t pc t t pc pc pc pc s s s s Hi 85 80 72 88 81 74 89 74 86 78 85 110 92 94 91 92 86 80 90 85 86 100 73 81 89 Tues. Lo 69 66 56 61 60 53 72 56 72 56 63 86 63 72 77 66 77 68 69 70 64 73 55 58 70 Shown are noon positions of weather systems and precipitation. Temperature bands are highs for the day. W t t s t pc pc t c pc s pc pc pc pc t pc t t t t s pc s s t Strain: Indica Strain Highlights: • Sweet • Earthy aroma • Relaxing • Euphoric • Tingly Customers stated benefits for: • Insomnia • Pain • Stress • Anxiety THC: 4.82% CBD: 12.61% Lineage: Unknown TESTED BY: Integrity Analytics LOTTERIES The pumi, a high-energy Hungarian herding dog, is the latest new breed headed to the West- minster Kennel Club and many other U.S. dog shows. Thomas Pitera/The American Kennel Club via AP say. The 20-to-30-pound breed goes back centu- ries in Hungary, where it herded cattle, sheep, and swine. It’s related to the puli, a breed already recognized by the AKC and known for its coat of long cords. Like many herding dogs, pumis — the proper plural is actually “pumik” — are alert and active. “They’re not for some- body who’s going to sit and watch TV all day long,” said Chris Levy, president of the Hungarian Pumi Club of America. But if provided with enough exercise and stimula- tion, “the pumi can chill out.” PUBLIC MEETINGS MONDAY Seaside City Council, 7 p.m., City Hall, 989 Broadway. p.m., Astoria Public Library Flag Room, 450 10th St. Warrenton City Commission, 6 p.m., City Hall, 225 S. Main Ave. Astoria Planning Commis- sion, 6:30 p.m., City Hall, 1095 Duane St. DEATH June 25, 2016 VIRGILLO, Marietta Ann, 73, of Astoria, died in Hillsboro. Ocean View Funeral & Cremation Service of Astoria is in charge of the arrangements. OREGON Sunday’s Pick 4: 1 p.m.: 7-6-8-1 4 p.m.: 1-1-5-3 7 p.m.: 7-7-4-8 10 p.m.: 1-3-7-6 Saturday’s Megabucks: 11- 13-17-28-37-43 Estimated jackpot: $6.6 million Saturday’s Powerball: 3-27- 36-56-69, Powerball: 25 Estimated jackpot: $222 million Saturday’s Pick 4: 1 p.m.: 9-6-9-1 4 p.m.: 4-5-7-3 7 p.m.: 4-5-4-7 10 p.m.: 7-8-1-9 Friday’s Pick 4: 1 p.m.: 7-4-3-2 4 p.m.: 5-4-3-7 7 p.m.: 9-5-2-1 10 p.m.: 6-7-7-3 WASHINGTON Sunday’s Daily Game: 8-1-5 Sunday’s Keno: 05-06-10- 11-15-16-18-21-29-32-41-44- 48-51-52-54-56-57-59-70 Sunday’s Match 4: 04-12- 20-24 Saturday’s Daily Game: 9-8-4 Saturday’s Hit 5: 01-08-12- 34-37 Estimated jackpot: $100,000 Saturday’s Keno: 07-13-18- 28-33-39-42-44-48-49-56-57- 58-65-67-72-73-74-75-79 Saturday’s Lotto: 01-17-20- 21-22-44 Estimated jackpot: $1.3 million Saturday’s Match 4: 09-11- 19-20 Friday’s Daily Game: 3-6-1 Friday’s Keno: 05-06-07-18- 20-21-29-30-33-34-36-38-46- 52-55-56-61-66-73-75 Friday’s Match 4: 02-06- 10-14 Friday’s Mega Millions: 11- 14-54-57-63, Mega Ball: 11 Estimated jackpot: $390 million OBITUARY POLICY CANNABIS STRAIN REVIEW Exclusive specialty Strain Phenotype for Mr. Doobee’s by Typhoon Yolonda NEW YORK — A high-energy Hungarian herd- ing dog is the lat- est new breed headed to the We s t m i n s t e r Kennel Club and many other U.S. dog shows. The Ameri- can Kennel Club is announcing Wednesday that it is recognizing the pumi, the 190th breed to join the roster of the nation’s oldest purebred dog regis- try. That means the pumi can vie for best of breed at West- minster for the ﬁ rst time next February. With coats of corkscrew curls and ears that ﬂ op at the tips, the pumi (pronounced POOM’-ee) has a whimsi- cal expression that belies its strong work ethic, fanciers TUESDAY Clatsop Care Health District Board, noon, Clatsop Retire- ment Village, 947 Olney Ave. Astoria Library Board, 5:30 Weather (W): s-sunny, pc-partly cloudy, c-cloudy, sh-showers, t-thunderstorms, r-rain, sf-snow fl urries, sn-snow, i-ice. Ph.D AKC’s newest breed: Meet the lively pumi Some sun Pendleton 63/95 The Dalles 66/94 Portland 59/84 Sunset tonight ........................... 9:11 p.m. Sunrise Tuesday .......................... 5:27 a.m. Moonrise today ........................... 1:01 a.m. Moonset today ........................... 1:26 p.m. City Atlanta Boston Chicago Denver Des Moines Detroit El Paso Fairbanks Honolulu Indianapolis Kansas City Las Vegas Los Angeles Memphis Miami Nashville New Orleans New York Oklahoma City Philadelphia St. Louis Salt Lake City San Francisco Seattle Washington, DC 67 54 Shown is tomorrow's weather. Temperatures are tonight's lows and tomorrow's highs. ASTORIA 56/68 SUN AND MOON Time 8:14 a.m. 8:48 p.m. 67 54 REGIONAL WEATHER Precipitation Sunday ............................................. 0.00" Month to date ................................... 2.00" Normal month to date ....................... 2.32" Year to date .................................... 39.22" Normal year to date ........................ 35.93" June 27 FRIDAY By JENNIFER PELTZ Associated Press Astoria through Sunday. Temperatures High/low ....................................... 75°/50° Normal high/low ........................... 65°/51° Record high ............................ 85° in 2006 Record low ............................. 41° in 1976 Last THURSDAY Exclusive specialty Strain Phenotype for Mr. Doobee’s by Quality Growers Strain Highlights: • Sweet • Earthy • Pungent • Relaxing • Happy • Strong Mellow Euphoria Mr. Nice Strain: Indica Hybrid Customers stated benefits for: • Severe Pain • Stress • Insomnia • Headaches The Daily Astorian publishes paid obituaries. 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