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3A THE DAILY ASTORIAN • WEDNESDAY, JUNE 29, 2016 Special meeting called on Warrenton dam City manager evaluation postponed indeinitely By ERICK BENGEL The Daily Astorian WARRENTON — The City Commission will hold a special meeting Thursday morning on the controversial Eighth Street Dam. The Skipanon Water Con- trol District voted Monday to err on the side of caution and block a gravel road that runs over the dam. The water district, which owns the dam, is also moving forward with a plan to take out the aging structure by the end of 2018. Last month, the City Com- mission voted not to renew a $1.2 million deal with the water district and the Columbia River Estuary Study Taskforce that would have given the city a sin- gle-lane bridge over the Ski- panon River to provide emer- gency access after the dam’s removal. The commission had voted for the agreement twice, but changed direction after facing vehement opposition. The special meeting is at 10 a.m. at City Hall. The City Commission on Tuesday chose not to evalu- ate City Manager Kurt Fritsch’s job performance as originally planned. The evaluation has been postponed indeinitely, lood risk, a city technical review questioned whether the lood plain was accurately modeled. Mayor Mark Kujala’s fam- ily, who own property near the dam, and the Nygaard family, owners of Warrenton Fiber, are worried about potential lood- ing and have pressed the city to take control of the dam. In other business Tuesday, city commissioners adopted the city budget, along with a 7 per- cent increase in the water rates and a 6 percent hike in sewer rates. The new water rate is expected to bring in $162,400, the new sewer rate $113,280. The budget, totaling $32.3 million — up from $29.3 mil- lion this year — includes the addition of a police sergeant and a marina worker. City Attorney Hal Snow said. Commissioners also voted to hire Akin Blitz, a Portland labor attorney, to work in coop- eration with Snow on personnel matters. Snow said he could not comment on whether the hir- ing of Blitz is related to issues involving the city manager. Blitz recently cleared Astoria Police Chief Brad Johnston of allegations that he violated city policy or state law by using his police vehicle for personal rea- sons and family travel. Critics have claimed Fritsch withheld information show- ing how the removal of the Eighth Street Dam might affect lood levels on surrounding properties. Although a water district engineering plan said remov- ing the dam would not increase Body of missing man in river recovered By KYLE SPURR The Daily Astorian The body of 22-year-old Taufu’i Taliauli was discov- ered Tuesday morning in the Columbia River behind Astoria Warehousing. Taliauli, a resident of the ter- ritory of American Samoa, was missing since June 20 when he fell off the ishing boat Lady Valerie at a dock near Wilcox &Flegel Oil Co.. His death has been ruled accidental by the Clatsop County Medical Examiner. He was trying to tie off the ishing vessel when the boat shifted and knocked him off bal- ance. He was pinned between the dock and vessel and fell into the river. An eyewitness saw him hit his head and fall uncon- scious into the river. The Clatsop County Sher- iff’s Ofice Dive Team and the U.S. Coast Guard attempted to locate Taliauli’s body in the river but were unsuccessful. Divers have dificulty searching with the fast-moving current, poor visibility and various debris. A passer-by on the Asto- ria Riverwalk discovered Tali- auli’s body at about 8:10 a.m. Tuesday, and reported it to Astoria Police. “This was a tragic situation, and we hope that at least the recovery of Mr. Taliauli’s body will offer the family some solace,” Asto- ria Deputy Chief Eric Halver- son said. California man arrested for smashing Liberty Theater window By KYLE SPURR The Daily Astorian Joshua Bessex/The Daily Astorian Brian Mahoney, the county’s public health director, has resigned and will start a small farm business. Public health director resigns, starts new small farm business By KYLE SPURR The Daily Astorian Clatsop County Pub- lic Health Director Brian Mahoney has announced his resignation. He will leave the county at the end of August to begin a small farm business producing fruits and vegetables for local markets in Douglas County. Mahoney came to Clatsop County in 2013 after work- ing as a public health emer- gency preparedness liaison in the Oregon Health Authority’s Public Health Division. At the Oregon Health Authority, he provided pre- paredness assistance to county health departments and over- saw planning for the state’s response to the 2009 swine lu outbreak. He previously worked for the U.S. Centers for Dis- ease Control and Prevention in Atlanta and Geneva, Swit- zerland, as a public health adviser and disease interven- tion specialist. In Clatsop County, Mahoney worked with local and state leaders as part of a statewide public health mod- ernization effort. Each health department in Oregon is reviewing capacity, capability, spending and costs. The infor- mation will be compiled into a plan for a public health mod- ernization bill in the next leg- islative session. During his tenure, the pub- lic health department opened an Onsite Septic System Ofice. In 2014, Clatsop County was selected as one of ive areas nationwide to participate in the “Way to Wellville,” a ive-year challenge to improve health in the community. Mahoney also led efforts to gain national accreditation for his department. Clatsop County Public Health provides programs and services in parent and child health, family planning, com- municable disease prevention and environmental health. Shortly after being thrown out of The Chart Room bar in downtown Astoria early Tues- day morning, a 32-year-old California man was arrested for reportedly breaking a glass window in the Liberty Theater ticket booth. Jesse V. Baltier was cited for criminal mischief and released. Astoria Police irst responded to a call at 1:17 a.m. for trespassing Baltier at The Chart Room. About an hour later, police responded to another call reporting Baltier was breaking a glass window at the historic theater. 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