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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. This
will all be plugged into an
updated master plan.”
“What can’t get done and
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Montbrand urged residents
to let their thoughts be known,
either at upcoming meetings or
online.
“The online survey is still
open, so we encourage peo-
ple to provide input,” he said.
“Last night I checked, there
were 83 responses, which is
more than I expected.”
This fall, Montbrand heads
to the University of Oregon for
his graduate degree.
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