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THE DAILY ASTORIAN • THURSDAY, AUGUST 25, 2016
Lead test: Astoria is
still trying to determine
the source of its issues
One striking result Hop-
pes said he learned is how bad
Astoria High School after lead is in homes compared to
inding above-benchmark schools.
amounts of lead. Seaside
“It’s warranted, obviously,
found
above-benchmark because it’s popping up all
lead levels com-
over the state,” Jef-
ing from a hose in
fery said of the new
a boiler room and
requirements, add-
a sink in a con-
ing there might be a
cession stand. Jef-
difference between
fery said Warren-
what is warranted
ton is still waiting
and what is funded
on the results from
by the state.
the city.
Johnson said
Astoria Super-
she’s not hold-
intendent
Craig
ing her breath for
Craig
Hoppes said recent
the state to fund
Hoppes
lead testing cost
testing.
his district maybe
Water ixtures
$200 to $300, with the city have often been the culprit
doing some of the work. If it of high lead readings. Hop-
ends up costing thousands, pes said Astoria is still trying
Hoppes said, then he will to determine the source of its
knock on some legislators’ issues. Johnson said Knappa’s
doors.
issues probably come from
“We have a responsibil- the taps. Jeffery said hope-
ity to make sure kids are safe fully the issue will make man-
when they’re in school,” Hop- ufacturers more cognizant of
pes said.
what they put in parts.
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Submitted Photo
An aerial view of the Miles Crossing area slated for a proposed 48-unit apartment complex.
Complex: A condition of approval was to show
proof of adequate water and sewer connections
Agency: ‘I don’t want
managers ... I want leaders.’
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the area has enough water and
sewer capacity long term for
the development.
A condition of approval
was for Krueger to show proof
of adequate water and sewer
connections.
The Planning Commis-
sion acknowledged the prop-
erty has access to water and
sewer but still denied the proj-
ect based on a letter from the
Miles Crossing Sanitary Sewer
District Board retracting their
approval. The sewer board
sent a previous letter of sup-
port, but it was sent without
following formal procedure.
Denying a project based
on a sewer board’s mistake
does not follow the law, David
Noren, Krueger’s lawyer, said.
“The test is not whether a
speciic project has received
‘approval’ or has a contract to
receive services,” Noren wrote
in the appeal. “The test, for
purposes of a zone change, is
whether there are public facil-
ities appropriate to the zone.”
Krueger and his lawyer are
expected to present evidence
showing water and sewer
capacity is available.
Krueger lowered the pro-
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Danny Miller/The Daily Astorian
Attorney David Noren, left, chats with his client Richard Krueger at Clatsop County Plan-
ning Commission hearing on a proposed development project.
‘The test, for purposes of a zone change,
is whether there are public facilities
appropriate to the zone.’
David Noren
Richard Krueger’s lawyer
posed development from 168
units to 48 units to accommo-
date concerns. The location is
the site of a proposed 36-lot
subdivision for single-family
homes approved last year by the
Planning Commission. Krueger
wants to rezone the property for
multifamily use, which the Plan-
ning Commission denied.
Better performance, how-
ever, is about leadership.
“We’re putting a lot of effort
into hiring folks who are
going to be strong, strong
leaders,” she said. “I don’t
want managers in my organi-
zation. I want leaders.”
The focus on management
has overshadowed some of
Clatsop Behavioral Health-
care’s successes. Baker cited
what she considers an excep-
tional early psychosis pro-
gram, supported employment
that helps patients ind work,
outreach to the developmen-
tally disabled and placing cli-
nicians in schools.
The agency has also
opened a crisis respite center
in Warrenton.
County
commission-
ers, who chose not to pub-
licly criticize Clatsop Behav-
ioral Healthcare even when it
was apparent the agency was
imploding, now acknowledge
there was a lack of collabora-
tion between the county and
the agency’s former leader-
ship team. Commissioner Dirk
Rohne described it as “a vac-
uum, I guess, to put it politely.”
Moore said he is meeting
with mental-health experts to
help the county clearly estab-
lish expectations for the agency.
Rohne credited Rich
Mays, who served as interim
county manager after Scott
Somers resigned last year, and
Moore for their responses.
“I’m excited about the
future of these issues,” Rohne
said.
Moore cautioned that there
is still work to do. “Let’s not
declare victory and go home,”
he said.
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