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3A THE DAILY ASTORIAN • WEDNESDAY, APRIL 12, 2017 Warrenton to allow apartments to be built in commercial zones Move could help ease the housing crunch By DERRICK DePLEDGE The Daily Astorian 1 WARRENTON — Hop- ing to loosen up the housing market, Warrenton will allow new apartment projects in some commercial zones. The City Commission cast an initial 3-1 vote Tues- day night to amend the devel- opment code. A final vote is expected later this month. Multifamily development would be a conditional use in commercial zones except along the U.S. Highway 101 corridor, near big box stores like Costco and Home Depot. The projects would have to go before the Planning Com- mission for approval. Plan- ning Commission decisions can be appealed to the City Danny Miller/The Daily Astorian Warrenton has encouraged new housing projects. Commission. Skip Urling, the city’s community development director, said “this was a measure to help loosen up the market a little bit, provided that development propos- als for such uses would get the extra scrutiny provided by a conditional use permit review.” The Planning Commis- sion voted unanimously in March to recommend the change. The City Commis- sion had asked the Planning Commission to consider the idea to help with the region’s housing crunch. Acting Mayor Henry Bal- ensifer voted against amend- ing the development code, citing concerns about more apartments on the downtown commercial corridor along Main and Harbor streets. 2 3 New coordinator for Early Learning Council By EDWARD STRATTON The Daily Astorian The P-3 Early Learn- ing Council, also known as Clatsop Kinder Ready, will enter a final year of funding with a new coordinator. Dan Gaffney, a retired Seaside principal who has served as the face of the group since its cre- ation three years ago, told the Warrenton-Hammond School Board Tuesday that he is reducing his role to focus on a yearlong feasi- bility study that could result in 600 subsidized preschool slots for Clatsop, Tilla- mook and possibly Colum- bia counties. Replacing him as the pri- mary coordinator for Clat- sop Kinder Ready is Rob- bie Porter, vice principal of Warrenton Grade School, who will oversee local coor- dinators in each of the coun- ty’s five school districts. Clatsop Kinder Ready was originally funded with a three-year, $225,000 grant from the Oregon Commu- nity Foundation, which was set to run out in March. Gaffney said that after being interviewed by foun- dation members, he is confi- dent Clatsop Kinder Ready will receive a fourth year of funding. The P-3 Early Learning Council, focused on pre- paring the area’s youth for preschool and kindergar- ten, has coordinated with other county agencies on workshops, training, health screenings and other events. While the county has not yet seen a significant change in student scores on the kindergarten readiness exam, Gaffney said, there is a closer link between fami- lies and educators that will eventually pay dividends. “We’re finding there is a whole lot more awareness of the need to start educa- tion younger to be ready for kindergarten,” he said. W A NTED Alder and Maple Saw Logs & Standing Timber N orth w es t H a rdw oods • Lon gview , W A Contact: John Anderson • 360-269-2500 4 1. 2. 3. 4. CMH cares for the whole family. You can pay your bill online. CMH provides an athletic trainer to schools at no cost. 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