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Newspaper Page Text2A THE DAILY ASTORIAN • WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 3, 2016 ‘What do you like best or enjoy most about the county fair?’ “There’s not enough advertising. It came awful fast. But prob- ably the kids doing the 4-H with their animals. I think it’s a good lesson for them.” THE DAILY ASTORIAN // QUESTION OF THE WEEK “I always enjoy the music — the different artists that come, especially at the Tillamook Fair. And the rides are amazing.” Loretta Maxwell, Astoria “Usually the live music. I just like to see it.” John Hreha, Astoria Cord Chase, Astoria Cannon Beach celebrates National Night Out see the new fire truck and learn more about safety ini- tiatives at the third annual National Night Out . “That’s one of the rea- sons we do this event each year, to get to know all of you on a different level,” Cannon Beach Police Chief Jason Schermerhorn said to the crowd. “It’s not as easy to have a conversation with us when you’re seeing us on the road at a traffic stop.” Food, raffle prizes and A chance for the community to get to know police By LYRA FONTAINE The Daily Astorian CANNON BEACH — About 100 people gathered Tuesday night to talk with officers, meet neighbors, more were donated by local organizations, including Seaside Rotary. The event also had a Home Depot woodworking station for kids, a Community Emer- gency Response Team booth for residents to sign up and free helmets. There were about 40 peo- ple at the 2014 event and 60 people last year. “Each year gets better and better,” Schermerhorn said. Schermerhorn thanked event attendees, including administrative specialist Valerie Mannix and officers Chris Wilbur, James Jordan, Joseph Bowman and Jodi Symonds. “It’s to meet new people we haven’t met yet and we partner with Home Depot and the fire department so kids can see us on another level,” Schermerhorn said. “We’re just as human as they are.” In light of recent national tensions, Cannon Beach Police Department con- tinues to partner with the Lower Columbia Diversity Project. “We send chiefs or differ- ent officers to their meetings to build communication so we know what’s going on in their communities and they know what’s going on in our community,” Schermer- horn said. The department is also working on strengthen- ing the relationship between police and Cannon Beach’s Hispanic community. A bro- chure on what residents can expect from a traffic stop was available at the event in English and Spanish. “We’re good at dealing with different events but it’s important to continue to address that with the offi- cers,” Schermerhorn said. The police department is planning a September “Burger with a Cop” event. Campaigns clash over how tax measure revenue could be used Some fear a ‘blank check’ to Legislature the measure — how the rev- enue can be spent. Initiative Petition 28 — which is on track to be called Measure 97 on the ballot — would levy a 2.5 percent tax on certain corporations’ Ore- By PARIS ACHEN Capital Bureau Two sides of a proposed corporate sales tax on the November ballot are clashing over a fundamental tenet of gon sales exceeding $25 million. Our Oregon, the nonproﬁ t group backing the proposal, wrote in Section 3 of the ini- tiative that revenue from the tax “shall be used to provide FIVE-DAY FORECAST FOR ASTORIA TONIGHT THURSDAY FRIDAY 70 57 55 ALMANAC 68 57 Clouds breaking for some sun Mostly cloudy with a passing shower Full Salem 56/91 Newport 50/63 Aug 18 New Aug 24 La Grande 46/89 Baker 38/88 Ontario 54/93 Burns 40/90 Constitutional amendment Roseburg 58/92 Brookings 52/66 Sep 1 John Day 47/93 Bend 47/87 Medford 58/98 Klamath Falls 46/91 Lakeview 49/91 Ashland 56/96 Forecasts and graphics provided by AccuWeather, Inc. ©2016 UNDER THE SKY Tonight's Sky: Spiral galaxy known as M51 is just below the star that marks the Big Dipper's handle. Source: Jim Todd, OMSI TOMORROW'S TIDES Astoria / Port Docks Time 9:23 a.m. 9:30 p.m. Low -1.1 ft. 1.3 ft. REGIONAL CITIES City Baker City Bend Brookings Eugene Ilwaco Klamath Falls Medford Newberg Newport North Bend Hi 80 81 72 84 65 86 95 81 65 67 Today Lo 38 47 52 53 55 46 58 55 50 53 W s s pc s pc s s pc pc pc Hi 88 87 67 92 65 91 98 88 63 65 Thu. Lo 43 53 53 52 56 50 61 52 51 55 W s s pc s s s s s s pc City Olympia Pendleton Portland Roseburg Salem Seaside Spokane Springfi eld Vancouver Yakima Hi 78 83 80 88 83 67 79 84 80 89 Today Lo 49 53 59 58 56 53 56 54 58 56 W pc s pc s s pc s s pc s Hi 84 92 88 92 91 67 87 90 87 94 Thu. Lo 51 57 59 59 55 55 60 54 58 59 W s s s s s s s s s s TOMORROW'S NATIONAL WEATHER NATIONAL CITIES Today Hi Lo 92 73 79 65 88 70 94 60 87 73 90 66 94 72 59 49 86 77 89 72 90 74 100 82 84 66 96 77 88 79 92 73 94 80 80 67 99 75 84 65 87 73 95 66 71 54 75 56 83 70 Prineville 48/91 Lebanon 54/91 Eugene 53/92 Last Pendleton 53/92 The Dalles 56/96 Portland 59/88 Sunset tonight ........................... 8:42 p.m. Sunrise Thursday ........................ 6:01 a.m. Coos Bay Moonrise today ........................... 6:59 a.m. 53/67 Moonset today ........................... 9:07 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 Areas of low clouds, then some sun Tillamook 48/70 SUN AND MOON High 8.7 ft. 7.9 ft. 67 57 Shown is tomorrow's weather. Temperatures are tonight's lows and tomorrow's highs. ASTORIA 55/70 Precipitation Tuesday ............................................ 0.05" Month to date ................................... 0.05" Normal month to date ....................... 0.05" Year to date .................................... 40.39" Normal year to date ........................ 37.24" Time 2:35 a.m. 3:40 p.m. SUNDAY REGIONAL WEATHER Astoria through Tuesday. Temperatures High/low ....................................... 68°/57° Normal high/low ........................... 68°/54° Record high ............................ 88° in 1939 Record low ............................. 45° in 1969 Aug 10 67 56 Mostly sunny; breezy in the afternoon Partly cloudy First SATURDAY W t s s s pc s c sh sh pc pc t pc t r pc t s s s t s pc pc pc Thu. Hi Lo 89 72 82 65 92 74 79 56 93 69 91 71 96 74 69 55 87 77 91 70 94 73 97 81 83 66 97 79 90 79 91 72 92 80 81 68 100 74 84 66 92 77 94 71 68 57 80 57 85 72 additional funding for pub- lic early childhood and kin- dergarten through 12th grade education, health care and ser- vices for senior citizens.” Opponents of the mea- sure argue that passing the tax is akin to writing a “blank check” to the state Legisla- ture, because the ballot mea- sure is not constitutionally binding. That means that lawmak- ers may spend the estimated $3 billion in annual state rev- enue from the tax for any pur- pose they see ﬁ t. An opinion released Mon- day by the nonpartisan Ofﬁ ce of the Legislative Coun- sel supports the opponents’ claim. “Section 3 would not bind a future L egislature in its spending decisions,” wrote Chief Legislative Counsel Dexter Johnson in the opin- ion issued to state Rep. John Davis, R-Wilsonville. “If Measure 97 becomes law, the Legislative Assembly may appropriate revenues gener- ated by the measure in any way it chooses.” Only a constitutional amendment could restrict how the Legislature spends the money, legislative counsel concluded. Katherine Driessen, a spokeswoman for Our Ore- gon, said the ballot measure “spells out very clearly where the revenue must go.” “As with any law, the Leg- islature would have to change the law in order to spend the money on anything else,” Driessen said. “We believe Lawmakers on the W ays and M eans C ommittee have said some of the revenue from Measure 97 could be used to help offset some $885 million in projected cost increases to the state’s public pension program, known as the Pub- lic Employees Retirement System. “It could be used for reserves or PERS, if it’s needed to,” said Rep. Peter Buckley, D-Ashland, who co-chairs the committee with Devlin. Driessen, Our Oregon spokeswoman, said using Measure 97 revenue for PERS would conﬂ ict with the intent of the initiative. But lawmakers say that view denies the reality that PERS is part of the budgets for K-12, health care and senior services. “I could put a certain amount into K-12 and say I’m not cov- ering the PERS funds then the school districts don’t have that much in additional resources because they do have to cover the PERS costs, so it isn’t like there is a barrier between these two,” Devlin said. Lawmakers also want to have the ﬂ exibility to repur- pose revenue in the event of an economic downturn or other ﬁ nancial crisis, in order to avert layoffs or cuts in basic services, Buckley said. “You’re going to get this from both sides,” Devlin said of the battle over IP 28. “One side is going to say the Leg- islature can do whatever they want with this so then you shouldn’t approve the mea- sure. The other side is going to say: Voter, you’re going to get everything you ever wanted if you vote for the measure.” The Capital Bureau is a collaboration between EO Media Group and Pamplin Media Group. Theft • At 12:23 a.m. Tuesday, Clatsop County Sheriff’s Ofﬁ ce arrested Jacob Allen Cox-Brown, 22, of Astoria, for second-degree theft after he allegedly stole LED light bars on July 23 from a location on Industrial Avenue in the Astoria area. Assault • At 8:52 a.m. Friday, War- renton Police arrested Gerald L. McGee, 27, of Seaside, for fourth-degree assault on the 800 block of Southeast Anchor Avenue. that with the billions needed to boost our schools and crit- ical services, any Legisla- ture would be hard-pressed to spend the money on anything other than those areas.” Sen. Richard Devlin, D-Tualatin, co-chairman of the joint legislative Com- mittee on Ways and Means, said going against voters’ wishes would stir up political backlash. “They could use it (IP 28 revenue) for anything they want at their own peril,” Devlin said. “If it passes, the voters would have spoken very clearly that they want these things improved.” The Legislature has modi- ﬁ ed ballot measures in the past to ﬁ x sections that didn’t work or to add clarity, but generally has adhered to the intent of such laws, Devlin said. For example, lawmakers have made several tweaks to Measure 91 legalizing recre- ational marijuana since voters approved the law in 2014. “Obviously you’ll run into some marijuana advocates who’ll say we didn’t follow what they’d hoped for, and you’ll probably run into some people who weren’t advocates who said we went too far, but I think the Legislature actu- ally tried” to follow the spirit of the law, Devlin said. Proponents of the measure and lawmakers already dis- agree on interpretations of the intent of Measure 97. PERS costs Shown are noon positions of weather systems and precipitation. Temperature bands are highs for the day. W pc s pc pc pc pc pc c pc pc pc t pc pc pc t pc s s s pc s pc s pc ON THE RECORD DUII arrest • At 1:11 a.m. Tuesday, Clatsop County Sheriff’s Ofﬁ ce arrested Jacob Ray Farnham, 23, of Astoria, for driving under the inﬂ uence of intoxicants near Blue Ridge Drive in Astoria. LOTTERIES OREGON Tuesday’s Pick 4: 1 p.m.: 4-6-0-5 4 p.m.: 1-6-1-5 7 p.m.: 0-3-7-5 10 p.m.: 9-4-8-3 Weather (W): s-sunny, pc-partly cloudy, c-cloudy, sh-showers, t-thunderstorms, r-rain, sf-snow fl urries, sn-snow, i-ice. Need a Lift? Roby’s can help. Lift chairs starting at $599. Side pocket to keep remote control handy at all times Battery support ensures lift mechanism works for one cycle without electricity. Available in a wide selection of fabrics and special-order fabrics ZERO GRAVITY device that supports legs, back, and neck Astoria - (503) 325-1535 1555 Commercial • www.robysfurniture.com OBITUARY POLICY The Daily Astorian pub- lishes paid obituaries. The obit- uary can include a small photo and, for veterans, a flag sym- bol at no charge. The deadline for all obituaries is 10 a.m. the business day prior. Obituaries may be edited for spelling, proper punctua- tion and style. Death notices and upcoming services will be published at no charge. Notices must be submitted by 9 a.m. the day of publication. Obituaries and notices may be submitted online at www.dailyastorian.com/forms/ obits, by email at ewilson@ dailyastorian.com, placed via the funeral home or in person at The Daily Astorian office, 949 Exchange St. in Astoria. For more information, call 503- 325-3211, ext. 257. WASHINGTON Tuesday’s Daily Game: 7-1-5 Tuesday’s Keno: 02-03-08- 09-14-26-29-30-31-33-39- 54-55-58-60-62-67-69-74-79 Tuesday’s Match 4: 04-06- 14-23 Tuesday’s Mega Millions: 03-12-36-54-70, Mega Ball: 12 Estimated jackpot: $30 million BIRTH July 12, 2016 HARRIS, Brandi, and WHITE, Raymond, of Asto- ria, a boy, Robert Liam White, born at Columbia Memorial Hospital in Asto- ria. Grandparents are Jeff and Trena Bainer of Astoria, Karrie and Brian Taylor and Robert Baughman of Tilla- mook and Duane and Tamy Malcolm of Warrenton. PUBLIC MEETINGS WEDNESDAY Seaside Improvement Com- mission, 7 p.m., City Hall, 989 Broadway. Gearhart City Council, 7 p.m., City Hall, 698 Pacifi c Way. THURSDAY Northwest Oregon Housing The Daily Astorian Established July 1, 1873 (USPS 035-000) Published daily, except Saturday and Sunday, by EO Media Group, 949 Exchange St., PO Box 210, Astoria, OR 97103 Telephone 503- 325-3211, 800-781-3211 or Fax 503-325-6573. POSTMASTER: Send address changes to The Daily Astorian, PO Box 210, Astoria, OR 97103-0210 www.dailyastorian.com MEMBER OF THE ASSOCIATED PRESS The Associated Press is entitled exclusively to the use for republication of all the local news printed in this newspaper. SUBSCRIBER TO THE NEW YORK TIMES NEWS SERVICE MEMBER CERTIFIED AUDIT OF CIRCULATIONS, INC. Authority Board, 10 a.m., NOHA offi ce, 147 S. Main Ave., Warrenton. Astoria Design Review Com- mittee, 5:30 p.m., City Hall, 1095 Duane St. Seaside Parks Advisory Com- mittee, 7 p.m., City Hall, 989 Broadway. 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