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3A THE DAILY ASTORIAN • THURSDAY, JULY 20, 2017 Car catches fire on Lewis and Clark Road Seaside revives inclusivity resolution Resolution will return to City Council By R.J. MARX The Daily Astorian SEASIDE — In late March, Seaside tabled a polit- ically volatile debate over immigration. The topic will likely return before the City Council after a Tuesday night workshop indicated a consen- sus of councilors in support. “Practically, it’s not a legal action, but it states to the whole community, regardless of your ethnic background, you are considered an essen- tial member of the commu- nity and we accept you into our community,” Mayor Jay Barber said after the meet- ing. “We want to state that affirmatively.” The resolution reads: “Every Seaside resident should be treated with com- passion and respect regard- less of national origin or cit- izenship status. The city resolves that Seaside is an inclusive city that embraces, celebrates and welcomes its immigrant and refugee resi- dents and their contributions to the collective prosperity of all residents.” Other cities on the North Coast, including Astoria, Cannon Beach and Gearhart, issued similar resolutions this spring. “I really pride myself on living in a community that is inclusive,” City Councilor Dana Phillips said during dis- cussion. “I think a lot of us have spent a lot of time mak- ing people feel comfortable from all walks of life. I’m all for it.” Inclusivity resolutions allow cities to support and recognize the contributions of immigrants without the national political implica- tions of immigration enforce- ment. Seaside’s resolution eliminates some of the more contentious aspects of the debate, including a desire for sanctuary city status. Sanctu- ary cities — like Portland and Seattle — risk losing federal grant money by not cooperat- ing with federal immigration agents. “There’s no request from the community for that, and no will by the council to move in that direction, but at the same it was our intent to state to that community our doors are open to all people,” Barber said. The inclusivity resolution will be scheduled at a future council meeting. Prosecutor issues warning on new synthetic drug By JACK HEFFERNAN The Daily Astorian A local man who died in April overdosed on a new synthetic drug. The cause of death was only recently discovered due to the time required to detect the drug. Anywhere from 20 to 30 people across Oregon have died as a result of this drug, commonly referred to as Pink, but this is the first death in Clatsop County, according to the state medical examiner. The drug likely came from the Portland area, according to the Clatsop County Dis- trict Attorney’s Office. The U.S. Drug Enforce- ment Agency has declared the drug illegal, and it often is disguised as a painkiller. It typically is much more pow- erful than morphine. Colin Murphey/The Daily Astorian Colin Murphey/The Daily Astorian Firefighters with the Lewis and Clark Fire Department hose down a hillside after a vehicle crash Wednesday about 10 miles south of Warrenton on Lewis and Clark Road started a fire that spread. The driver of a vehicle that crashed on Lewis and Clark Road Wednesday was not seriously injured according to au- thorities on the scene. The accident started a small fire that spread to the adjacent hillside and had to be suppressed. Student leaves his mark on Seaside parks plan Focus on green space, accessibility By R.J. MARX The Daily Astorian SEASIDE — Christian Montbrand will be leaving Seaside at the end of July, but not before he leaves his mark on the city and its future. Montbrand led a parks master plan open house at the Seaside Library Wednesday night, sharing a vision for the city’s parks in years to come. Praise, criticism, goals and opportunities were also shared by about 40 resi- dents gathered to find ways to improve the city’s recre- ation area at the parks system update. Montbrand has spent a year of service here as part of the RARE (Resource Assis- tance for Rural Environ- ments) AmeriCorps program, helping to develop tsunami education outreach and the parks master plan in Seaside. The plan gives the city a look at where the city’s parks will be in the next 20 years. R.J. Marx/The Daily Astorian Christian Montbrand pres- ents a look at Seaside’s parks. Plusses and minuses At Wednesday’s open house, residents highlighted park benefits of proximity to ocean and nature, accessibility and wide range of use. Park negatives included dumping, lack of bike racks and limited athletic fields. Residents said they hoped to retain city green space in the face of ongoing development. An Illinois native, Mont- brand said he hoped his efforts would “activate and energize” the parks advisory committee. “Unfortunately, I will not be able to see the updates all through,” he said. “I’m trying to get them on the best foot forward so they can go through and finish up this project.” He said he hoped to identify the data from the parks inven- tory to synthesize into the cap- ital improvements program. Taking comments Montbrand’s work has been overseen by Public Works Director Dale McDowell. McDowell said he plans to summarize the findings at Monday’s City Council meeting. “From there it goes back to the parks advisory board,” McDowell said. “With all of the recommendations, it will come back eventually to me at Public Works and will go through everything, what’s feasible and what’s not. 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