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DailyAstorian.com // TUESDAY, MAY 2, 2017 144TH YEAR, NO. 218 A powerful voice in tourism SNYDER TO CHAIR TRAVEL OREGON By BRENNA VISSER The Daily Astorian C Some worry it will be too much for youth and their families By KATIE FRANKOWICZ The Daily Astorian The Astoria Aquatic Center will begin charging youth swim teams a fee to use lanes, a decision one group worries could discourage participation or even shut down its swim club entirely. But city staff, faced with a more than $100,000 budget shortfall in the Parks and Recreation Department, says it is a neces- sary move. The department already plans to cut some community programs such as an annual Easter egg hunt and Summer Movies in the Park and faces other tough decisions in the coming weeks. Parks Department Director Angela Cosby said the city considered shutting down the Aquatic Center in 2008 and “that is some- thing we’re having to look at again.” The lane fee, while not adding a substantial amount of money to the budget, is one way to bring in additional funding, she said. Sustainable tourism See SNYDER, Page 4A Joshua Bessex/The Daily Astorian Taylor Christie swims during single- pool-length drills at the North Coast Swim Club practice at the Astoria Aquat- ic Center in 2015. The club will now have to pay $1 per lane per hour. Swim teams now to pay $1 lane fee ANNON BEACH — The tour- ism industry has a way of inter- twining with almost every aspect of Ryan Snyder’s life. Whether it be managing one of his fi ve hotels and restaurants as president of Martin Hospitality, or picking up trash anytime he walks along the beach with his family, keeping Cannon Beach special seems to always be at the fore- front of his mind. Starting in July , that mindset will help him serve as the chairman of Travel Oregon and one of the most infl uential voices in tourism. The orga- nization, created by the state Legisla- ture in 2003, is responsible for promot- ing Oregon’s attractions, including the “7 Wonders of Oregon” campaign that highlighted the Oregon Coast. As chairman, he will lead the Ore- gon Tourism Commission, a nine-mem- ber board which approves and over- sees the budget and strategic plan for the state’s $10.8 billion tourism indus- try. It will also be his job to articulate the mission of the G overnor’s O ffi ce while offering guidance to Travel Ore- gon CEO Todd Davidson . Snyder has served on the commis- sion since 2011, and became vice chair- man last year. While he anticipates more responsibility and a higher fre- quency of meetings to attend, he said his commitment to sustainable tourism will remain the same. ONE DOLLAR Colin Murphey/The Daily Astorian Ryan Snyder, the p resident of Martin Hospitality in Cannon Beach, gives a tour of the Public Coast Brewery on Monday. Snyder will become the c hairman of Travel Oregon in July. See LANE FEE, Page 4A ‘This city is very important to me. When it comes to making decisions, if it’s not good enough for the state, than it’s not good for Cannon Beach, and vice versa.’ Ryan Snyder president of Martin Hospitality, who will serve as the chairman of Travel Oregon starting in July Oregon Legislature Republican Brian Boquist of Dallas works at a desk at the state Senate. State Senate OKs gun ban for people at ‘extreme risk’ Bill motivated by veterans’ suicides Cannon Beach on the Oregon Coast. By PETER WONG Capital Bureau Arch Cape still hopes for design review Technicality sends appeal back to county By BRENNA VISSER The Daily Astorian ARCH CAPE — Arch Cape residents fi ghting to retain oversight of key develop- ment decisions saw a victory last week at the state level. For the second time, the Land Use Board of Appeals has sent the decision to dissolve the Arch Cape Design Review Commit- tee back to Clatsop County , leaving county commissioners to either keep the committee in place or vote to dissolve it again. The design committee makes recom- mendations on development within the See ARCH CAPE, Page 4A The Daily Astorian/File Photo The Arch Cape Design Review Committee received a reprieve from the state’s Land Use Board of Appeals after a decision on the committee’s future was sent back to the county . SALEM — People deemed at imminent risk of killing themselves or injuring others could have their guns taken away under a bill the state Senate passed Monday. Senate Bill 719, which goes to the House, was approved largely along party lines, 17-11. But 16 Democrats were joined in support by Republican Brian Boquist of Dallas, who lost his oldest son, a U.S. Navy veteran, to suicide more than a year ago. Boquist also lost three soldiers under his U.S. Army command to suicide after they returned from the Iraq War more than a decade ago. Ten Republicans were Sen. Betsy joined in opposition by Johnson Democrat Betsy Johnson of Scappoose, a strong advo- cate for gun rights. Two others were absent. “Everyone wants to promote this as a gun bill. It’s not,” said Boquist, the bill’s main fl oor manager. See GUN BAN, Page 7A