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3A THE DAILY ASTORIAN • WEDNESDAY, MARCH 1, 2017 Transit district chooses to opt out of timber suit Board voted in January By EDWARD STRATTON The Daily Astorian The governing board of the Sunset Empire Transit District voted 5-2 in January to opt out of a timber lawsuit brought by Linn County against the state. The transit district was not included in a list of entities opting out, filed last month by Linn County’s lawyers. Mary Parker, the transit dis- trict’s executive director, sent a press release on the board’s decision. Commissioners Kathy Kleczek, Carol Gearin, Lylla Gaebel, Tracy MacDonald and Pamela Alegria voted to opt out. Commissioners Jim Servino and Kevin Widener opted to stay in. “It was a long process,” Kleczek, chairwoman of the transit district, said. “We didn’t just jump to any conclusions.” The board discussed the lawsuit by phone with attor- neys representing Linn County, and heard from rep- resentatives with the state For- estry Department about timber management. At the meeting in Janu- ary before their votes, com- missioners Gearin, Alegria and Gaebel shared their con- cerns over the potential effects of the lawsuit in timber poli- cies, the forest and watersheds. Servino and Widener cited their fiduciary responsibilities to the district in not turning down potential revenue. Klec- zek said a majority of the tran- sit district’s constituents sup- ported leaving the lawsuit. The lawsuit claims the state violated a contract to maxi- mize sustainable timber har- vests on state land since chang- ing management priorities in 1998 to include more recre- ation and conservation efforts. It was certified a class action, growing to include more than 15 counties and around 130 taxing districts. The counties and taxing districts, each of which stands to gain a sizable settlement if the lawsuit is successful, had until Jan. 25 to notify Linn County Circuit Court of the intent to opt out as plaintiffs. Most took no action, remain- ing as plaintiffs in the lawsuit. Clatsop County was the only timber county to opt out of the lawsuit, taking with it four county-controlled taxing districts. Sunset Empire Trans- portation District joins Sun- set Empire Parks and Recre- ation District as the only other local county taxing districts to opt out. Clatsop Community Col- lege’s Board voted to opt out Jan. 24. But one board mem- ber’s vote, submitted via email, was deemed invalid, resulting in a 3-3 tie and the college remaining in the law- suit. The college has sent a let- ter to the Linn County Circuit Court in an effort to leave the lawsuit. 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The Dlubacs have been working with co-owner Jan Lindstrom, who’s been mov- ing out and trying to sell the bakery’s equipment. “It’s going to be a to-go soup, salad, sandwich and pas- try shop,” Heidi Dlubac said of the new shop. The two, hoping to open in May, want to offer a daily selection of soups, sandwiches and salads, along with a small selection of pastries, char- cuterie, fruit and other to-go items. The shop will also have a machine turning out cinna- mon and powdered miniature donuts. The couple has been think- ing about such a business for the past decade. “We wanted to do it in a smaller town,” Heidi Dlubac said. “We’d visited here for the 20 years we lived in Seattle, and it just dawned on us it was a perfect place for the shop.” Heidi Dlubac’s background is in urban planning. Her hus- band, Daniel, has worked as a chef in restaurants all around Chicago and Seattle. “I think it’s every chef’s dream to be a chef-owner,” he said. “It’s always been a dream of mine.” In Background select a picture or solid color, or create a slideshow of pictures. In Colors, let Windows pull an accent color from your background, or choose your own color adventure. After you’ve selected an accent color, you can decide where you want to see it show up, and whether it looks better in a dark or light setting. Enjoy customizing your computer!! I finance Q: Can my dental care Downtown Spexarth building welcomes new tenants Some new neighbors are coming to the downtown Asto- ria Spexarth Building between 11th and 12th streets, includ- ing a new restaurant to replace Lindstrom’s Danish Maid Bakery. Vicki and David McAfee, owners of A Gypsy’s Whimsy Herbal Apothecary, purchased the building from Marie Mitchum, widow of down- town commercial real estate magnate William “Mitch” Mitchum. The building is the third of four built by promi- nent former Astoria business- man August G. Spexarth, Sr. The couple is moving Gyp- sy’s Whimsy across Com- mercial Street into the former Toni’s Boutique, the middle of the building’s three storefronts. Forsythia, located in the west- ernmost storefront, is stay- ing. Recent Seattle transplants Heidi and Daniel Dlubac are opening Good to Go, a to-go lunch spot, in the former Lind- strom’s Danish Maid Bakery. the Start button, then A: Select select Settings > Personalization. Edward Stratton/The Daily Astorian Heidi and Daniel Dlubac are opening Good to Go, a grab-and- go lunch spot, in the former Lindstrom’s Danish Maid Bakery. ing on Commercial Street in the apothecary’s current loca- tion, from which educational nonprofit Butterflies For- ever had moved. 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