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Outbreak: ‘We’re
doing the best
we can with the
resources we have’
cials attempt to contact their
recent sexual partners so they
Officials will reassess data may be tested as well.
at the end of June to deter-
“It’s like playing tele-
mine how to continue com- phone,” McNickle said.
The infection is particu-
bating the outbreak, Clatsop
County Public Health Direc- larly prevalent among those
tor Michael McNickle said.
who use methamphetamine.
“It’s sort of like an ice- In the past few months, the
berg,” he said. “We’re just Health Department has con-
seeing the tip of it.”
ducted screenings for those
booked in the jail on such
Spread by contact
charges.
Syphilis is spread by con-
After a Clatsop County
tact with sores during vagi- Jail inmate recently tested
nal, anal or oral sex,
positive,
officials
according to the fed-
were able to test his
eral Centers for Dis-
pregnant girlfriend
ease Control and
at the Clark County
Prevention. Mothers
Jail.
can also transmit the
“It was a big win
infection to unborn
for us,” McNickle
babies.
said. “We’re doing
Michael
One of the chal-
the best we can with
McNickle
lenges in fighting the
the resources we
infection’s spread is
have.”
that a syphilis case can either
Screenings will continue
be undetectable or have the at the jail through at least
appearance of a different dis- June, and tests are available at
ease, McNickle said.
any time at the county Health
Also, not everyone is Department in Astoria.
willing to be tested. Some
Providence Seaside Hos-
may not want to admit, for pital will hold clinics from 10
various reasons, they had a.m. to 3 p.m. on Wednesday,
sexual contact with some- as well as May 31, June 14,
one possibly infected. Once June 21 and June 28. Walk-
someone tests positive, offi- ins are welcome.
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The sand dunes piling up at Chapman Point were blocking homeowners’ views of the beach in 2014.
Dunes: Native plants have a different root system
that would grow the dune more horizontally
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Barriers to this approach
would be financial and politi-
cal, Barnes said.
“When you do work in the
summer, you’re going to be
in conflict with recreation,”
Barnes said.
Grass is
always greener
To help mitigate dunes
getting too tall, Allan also
suggested replacing the Euro-
pean beach grass introduced
in the 1950s with the native
variety.
“European beach grass cre-
ates dense structure, grows
vertically, and is effective at
If people down on the beach can’t see much of the homes
on Chapman Point, then the homeowners probably can’t
see much of the beach, geologist Tom Horning said in 2014.
trapping sand,” Allan said.
“It actually helps build dunes
taller.”
Native plants would still
help mitigate erosion but have
a different root system that
would grow the dune more
horizontally.
Commission
member
Robin Risley said in previ-
ous years the city has asked to
plant native grass, but Oregon
State Parks asked them to keep
planting the European variety
because its dense structure dis-
suades erosion.
Barnes said the city also
plans to consult marine and
plant life professionals before
crafting a policy.
No matter which recom-
mendations the city chooses,
because of climate change
and variations within El Niño
and La Niña years, many of
the weather patterns that pre-
dict how dunes grow and
shrink are changeable, Allan
said.
“It’s important to have
an adaptive management
approach. There is still a lot of
uncertainty,” Allan said.
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According to Brown,
nowhere in the ruling did it
mention “anyone misrepre-
sented anything.”
“It’s pretty clear that she
used most of what was in ours
for her final ruling, so to say it
was 99 percent changed is just
playing games,” Brown said.
Challenges loom
The ballot title debate is
one of several challenges the
city will face in months to
come. A state Land Use Board
of Appeals decision awaits
after an appeal by two groups
of homeowners. And if sup-
porters of the ballot initiative
are successful in obtaining
necessary signatures within 90
days of the election, the issue
could be on the November
ballot.
Widdop, in a letter to the
editor, said repeal of the rules
could lead to “unlimited rent-
als throughout Gearhart.” A
change in occupancy lim-
its to an “unlimited number
age 12 and younger” as pro-
posed in the replacement ordi-
nance could overburden sep-
tic systems. She also wrote in
support of parking rules and
24-hour owner notification.
So far, about 84 property
owners have registered for
short-term rental permits, City
Administrator Chad Sweet
said.
Brown said the short-term
rental rules passed last fall are
“going amazingly well,” with
inspections leading to septic
systems and safety measures
to fire egresses or escapes and
smoke detectors.
Brown also attributed the
rules to the availability of new
long-term rentals for full-time
residents.
“These new residents are
families, young profession-
als, and retired folks many of
whom have chosen Gearhart
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because of its quiet residen-
tial nature,” Brown said. “Two
of the top Realtors in Gear-
hart have told me that the full-
time market in Gearhart is the
hottest they’ve seen in a long
time. And home values for
full-time residences are going
up. This is good news for all
of our citizens and those wor-
ried that less STRs or com-
mon-sense regulations would
in some way lower property
values.”
A ‘good document’
Opponents of the rental
rules have called for a repeal of
restrictions limiting transfer-
ence of short-term rental per-
mits other than by inheritance.
“I was ecstatic last year
that the council grandfathered
in all existing rentals instead
of cap (the limit) at 35, which
was on the table,” Brown said.
“That was the right thing to do
and a wonderful compromise,
but I’m also OK with that
number going down a bit to
make way for more full-time
residents.”
Brown said the city was
“probably looking at around
285 short-term rentals for all
zones,” or 15 to 20 percent of
total dwelling units.
Brown said he would
be willing to evaluate
the ordinance every year.
He invited Townsend others to
an “open and honest dialogue
about fixing it.”
“We’ve spent years and
years and years hashing over
this and we came up with what
we feel is a very good docu-
ment,” Widdop said.
Property owner and repeal
advocate Jim Whittemore said
the rules discriminate. “We are
not trying to eliminate reg-
ulations on vacation homes,
merely establish a fair playing
field for all Gearhart home-
owners,” he said. “The cur-
rent ordinance discriminates
against rental homes.”
Pay equity: Once Gov. Brown
signs the bill, it will become law
employer paying a worker
more to match another
been illegal, pay inequity employer’s offer.
persists. House Bill 2005
An analysis of state exec-
makes great strides towards utive branch salaries and
a more equitable and pros- wages by the Center for Pub-
perous Oregon,” Gov. Brown lic Service showed a con-
said Monday.
sistent pattern of pay gaps
Senators amended the between men and women
House bill to win support and minorities and non-mi-
from the business commu- norities. Women were esti-
nity, which had previously mated to earn $380 less a
opposed stiff penalties in the month than men, the analy-
original bill.
sis showed.
The safeguard applies to
The House passed the
women and all other pro- original bill in March by
tected classes, including a 36-24 vote. The Sen-
minorities, older people ate unanimously approved
and people with
the amended bill
disabilities.
The
Wednesday, after
bill also prohibits
the bill’s sponsors
employers from ask-
negotiated changes
ing a job candidate
with businesses and
for wage or salary
advocates.
history.
“We are paving
The amended bill
the way today and
Jodi
provides a phased-in
showing people we
Hack
effective date and
can come together in
removes punitive
a bipartisan way to
damages when employers pass a stellar piece of legis-
can show they have con- lation,” said Rep. Jodi Hack,
ducted a pay equity analysis R-Salem.
in the past three years and
Once the governor signs
made progress toward equal the bill, it becomes law.
pay.
The Capital Bureau is a
Another
concession collaboration between EO
allows unequal pay when Media Group and Pamplin
the inequity results from an Media Group.
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