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THE DAILY ASTORIAN • TUESDAY, AUGUST 8, 2017
WORLD IN BRIEF
Associated Press
Pence carves his own political
identity, on behalf of Trump
WASHINGTON — Shuttling across the country aboard
Air Force Two, Vice President Mike Pence has been a loyal
messenger for President Donald Trump. At the same time, he
has been carving out his own political identity as the steady
understudy to a mercurial president.
The Republican vice president has raised more than $1 mil-
lion in recent months for his political committee, headlined
GOP events in such key states as Iowa and Ohio, and hosted
Republican VIPs for dinner at his for-
mal residence in Washington. Pence is
also preparing to take his fourth overseas
trip in the last six months, a schedule that
has removed him from the Trump White
House’s daily palace intrigue and the
special counsel’s investigation into the
Trump administration’s ties with Russia.
The vice president’s push-and-pull
with Trump was reflected in his office’s
vigorous response to a New York Times
report that suggested he might be taking
Vice President
steps to position himself for a 2020 presi-
Mike Pence
dential campaign. Pence said in a lengthy
statement Sunday that the report was “categorically false.”
The vice president’s spokesman made multiple appearances
on cable networks Monday to push back against the story.
“The political activities of the vice president are 150 per-
cent in support of the president’s agenda. Anyone who asserts
otherwise is uninformed,” said Phil Musser, a longtime Pence
adviser.
Few Republican operatives believe that Pence would chal-
lenge Trump in the 2020 Republican primary election. But
at the same time, Republicans privately concede that Trump
could be the first president since Richard Nixon to leave office
mid-term or not to seek re-election — either for political or
personal reasons. Pence would be ill-advised not to prepare
for an early Trump exit, as unlikely as it may be, they say.
self as a champion of the poor and a harsh critic of endemic
corruption in many state institutions.
However, many voters are expected to vote along ethnic
lines. President Kenyatta is widely seen as the candidate of the
Kikuyu people, the country’s largest ethnic group. Odinga is
associated with the Luo voting bloc, which has never produced
a head of state.
More than 300 people, including ethnic Maasai draped in
traditional red blankets, waited for hours in the dark before
polling station opened in the Rift Valley town of Il Bissil. Ken-
yan television also showed long lines of voters in the port city
of Mombasa.
Lebanon’s army prepares to
clear border area of IS militants
BEIRUT — Lebanon’s U.S.-backed military is gearing up
for a long-awaited assault to dislodge hundreds of Islamic State
militants from a remote corner near Syrian border, seeking to
end a years-long threat posed to neighboring towns and villages
by the extremists.
The campaign will involve cooperation with the militant
group Hezbollah and the Syrian army on the other side of the
border — although Lebanese authorities insist they are not coor-
dinating with Syrian President Bashar Assad’s government.
But the assault could prove costly for the under-equipped
military and risk activating IS sleeper cells in the country.
The tiny Mediterranean nation has been spared the wars
and chaos that engulfed several countries in the region since
the so-called Arab Spring uprisings erupted in 2011. But it has
not been able to evade threats to its security, including sectarian
infighting and random car bombings, particularly in 2014, when
militants linked to al-Qaida and IS overran the border region,
kidnapping Lebanese soldiers.
The years-long presence of extremists in the border area
has brought suffering to neighboring towns and villages, from
shelling, to kidnappings of villagers for ransom. Car bombs
made in the area and sent to other parts of the country, includ-
ing the Lebanese capital, Beirut, have killed scores of citizens.
Powerful Venezuela assembly
Kenyans choose next president meets again as pressure mounts
CARACAS, Venezuela — Foreign ministers from 14
in fiercely contested vote
nations are meeting in Peru on Tuesday in hopes of finding con-
NAIROBI, Kenya — Kenyans on Tuesday voted in large
numbers an election that pits President Uhuru Kenyatta against
challenger Raila Odinga in this East African economic hub
known for its relative, long-term stability as well as the ethnic
allegiances that shadow its democracy.
Voters formed long lines at many polling stations before
dawn, waiting for the chance to cast ballots in the tightly con-
tested race for the presidency as well as for more than 1,800
elected positions, including governors, legislative representa-
tives and county officials. A key concern was whether Kenya
would echo its 2013 election, a mostly peaceful affair despite
opposition allegations of vote-tampering, or the 2007 election,
which led to violence fueled by ethnic divisions that killed
more than 1,000 people.
Kenyatta, the 55-year-old son of Kenya’s first president
after independence from British colonial rule, campaigned on a
record of major infrastructure projects, many backed by China,
and claimed strong economic growth. Odinga, 72, is also the
son of a leader of the independence struggle and has cast him-
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cal crisis, while President Nicolas Maduro’s all-powerful con-
stitutional assembly is forging ahead on promises to punish the
embattled leader’s foes.
The assembly was expected to gather at the stately legisla-
tive palace in Caracas for the first time since voting Saturday to
remove the nation’s outspoken chief prosecutor, a move that drew
condemnation from many of the same regional governments that
are sending representatives to the meeting in Peru’s capital.
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one of our top goals’
Continued from Page 1A
“I’m a big proponent of it,”
Brown said at a public hearing
Wednesday. “It’s been one of
our top goals for a long time. I
think it’s a no-brainer.”
City Councilor Dan Jesse
called the plan “anti-develop-
ment” and said funds would be
better spent elsewhere.
Wish list
The transportation plan pri-
oritizes investments with four
tiers, from the $1.2 million
likely to be available through
existing funding sources to a
wish list that exceeds the likely
level of city and state funding
through 2040.
Roadway and intersection
upgrades, including develop-
ment of a three-lane configura-
tion on Highway 101 through
most of Gearhart, are estimated
at $23 million.
Bridge projects — includ-
ing replacement of the High-
way 101 bridge over Mill
Creek and Highway 101 bridge
over Neawanna Creek in Sea-
side — would cost an esti-
mated $2 million.
According to the plan, 33
pedestrian and bicycle projects
would cost an estimated $25
million to complete. Concepts
include sidewalk, path and
roadway crossing improve-
ments, and a network of bicy-
cle lanes, marked on-street
routes and shared-use paths.
Transit and system man-
agement projects comprise the
remainder of proposed proj-
ect costs. None are funded
or planned, Connell said, but
adoption of the plan will enable
the city to request outside fund-
ing for future transportation
improvements.
Adoption of the plan, pre-
pared by the city, Oregon
Department of Transportation,
DKS Associates and Angelo
Planning Group, does not com-
mit the city to the projects.
“There is a whole other
process outside of this,” said
Kevin Chewuk, a lead trans-
portation planner with DKS.
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AB6431
Notice of Public Auction
Main Street Storage (South)
Pursuant to its lien rights
Intends to sell at Cash only
Public oral auction
The property of:
Kayla Baughman #307
Kevin Jensen #142
Billy Mccall #164
Ashley Obryant #220
Kathryn St. Clare #302
Chelsea Tennis #333
Andrew Wirkkala #144
Sale to be held at
1805 S. Main Ave.
Warrenton, Oregon
8/23/17 11:00 am
(503) 861-2880
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15th, 2017
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AB6430
Notice of Public Auction
Main Street Storage (North)
Pursuant to its lien rights
Intends to sell at Cash only
Public oral auction
The property of:
Herb Camp #7
Liz Nelson #103
Lisa Benson #20
Shannon Innis #71B
Ben Jackson #108
Kelly Simonsen #76A
Leeann Travenshek #64
Brandon Wark #115
Branden Wirkkala #34
Sale to be held at
51 NE Harbor Ct.
Warrenton, Oregon
8/23/17 at 10:30am
(503) 861-2880
Published: August 8th and
15th, 2017
Legal Notices
AB6432
Notice of Application and Pending Planning Department Decision
The Seaside Planning Department has received the following request:
17-040V: A variance request by Barbara Scott, on behalf of the property
owner (Mariani Seaside LLC) to the minimum lot size and side yard
setbacks in order to allow a property line adjustment (file 17-041PLA)
that will divide the two existing houses 295 & 305 17th Avenue (6-10-
16AD-TL1200) so they can be sold separately. The existing dwellings
are located on two platted lots that would normally permit separate
sale; however, the eastern dwelling extends over the platted lot line
preventing the separate sale of each lot. The applicant plans to adjust
the lot line so the western dwelling (295 17th Ave.) will be on a parcel
approximately 4,414 sq. ft. and the eastern dwelling (305 17th Ave.)
will be on a parcel approximately 5,583 sq. ft. The property is zoned
medium density residential (R-2) and the zone would permit attached
townhomes on 3000 square foot parcels; however, the applicant's
request would maintain the existing detached single family dwellings
under separate ownership. Both adjusted parcels would comply with
the lot coverage provision applicable in the zone.
The review will be conducted in accordance with Article 7 and Article 10
of the Seaside Zoning Ordinance, which establishes the review criteria
and procedures for a variance. The subsequent property line
adjustment would establish a surveyed line that would separate the
two properties.
A copy of the applications, applicable criteria, documents, and evidence
relied upon by the applicants are available for review at no charge.
These materials can be reviewed at the Community Development
Department, 1387 Avenue U in Seaside. Copies of these materials will
be provided at a reasonable cost. All interested persons are invited to
submit written testimony in favor or in opposition to the request.
Written testimony submitted by 5:00 p.m., Monday, August 28, 2017;
will be considered by the Planning Director in rendering a decision on
the application. Comments received after this date will not be
considered. Comments may be delivered to the Community
Development Department located at 1387 Avenue U or mailed to 989
Broadway, Seaside, Oregon 97138. Failure to raise an issue in
writing, or failure to provide sufficient specificity to allow the Planning
Director the opportunity to respond to the issue may preclude appeal to
the Planning Commission based on that issue. For more information,
contact Seaside Planning Director, Kevin Cupples at (503) 738-7100
Published: August 8th, 2017
Higher cost “aspirational”
projects listed in the plan
include sidewalk replacement,
road extensions and Highway
101 reconfiguration.
Of a potential $51 mil-
lion for 59 spending proj-
ects, the plan lists 35 locally
funded transportation projects
at an estimated cost of $28 mil-
lion to the city, an amount that
could be supplemented by the
county, State Highway Trust
Fund, Federal Highway Sur-
face Transportation Program or
road district taxes.
Other potential fund-
ing sources could include an
increase in system develop-
ment charges for builders,
lodging tax increases, debt
financing or formation of a
local improvement district,
among others.
Development concern
Brown said the plan would
improve connectivity in Gear-
hart, particularly providing
safer access to areas east and
west of the highway.
“It’s a ‘to-do’ in our com-
prehensive plan, an that was
enough for me to want to be
involved in it,” City Councilor
Paulina Cockrum said. “I think
it’s a good template for us to
move forward.”.
Councilor Kerry Smith
called it “a good starting point.”
Jesse said he feared the plan
would cause the cost of devel-
opment to rise and stifle new
affordable homes by putting an
increased burden on builders to
comply with new rules.
“I’m not as optimistic,”
Jesse said. “If we’re talking
about affordable housing, it
will greatly increase the cost of
land in our community.”
Brown, Cockrum, Smith
and Councilor Sue Lorain
voted for the plan. Jesse voted
against.
The City Council directed
staff to prepare an ordinance
for the September council
meeting, including amend-
ments to the city’s zoning code
to ensure consistency with the
approved plan.
Legal Notices
AB6417
Notice to Interested Persons
In The Court of the State of
Oregon for the County of
Clatsop
In the Matter of the Estate of
Christine Tomine Sagen
Deceased.
Case No. 17PB03707
Notice is hereby given that
Christine Ann Sagen has been
appointed Personal
Representative of the above
entitle Estate. All persons
having claims against the Estate
are required to present them to
the undersigned Personal
Representative in care of the
undersigned Christine Ann
Sagen, Personal Representative
677 Florence Avenue, Apt. 2,
Astoria, Oregon 97103, within
four (4) months after the date of
first publication of this Notice, as
stated below, or such claims
may be barred.
All persons whose rights may be
affected by the proceedings of
this Estate may obtain additional
information from the records of
the Court, the Personal
Representative or Attorney Kelly
Stearns as attorney for the
personal Representative at
Columbia Pacific Law Firm,
LLC, 1139 Exchange Street,
Astoria Oregon 97103.
Dated and first published: July 25,
2017
Christine Ann Sagen,
Personal Representative
677 Florence Avenue, Apt. 2
Astoria, Oregon 97103.
Published: July 25th, August
1st, and 8th, 2017
AB6429
CITY OF ASTORIA
NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING
Notice is hereby given that the
Common Council of the City of
Astoria, acting as the contract
review board, will take
comments on the draft findings
for an exemption to the standard
solicitation method (City Code
Section 1.966) for an exemption
from the competitive solicitation
requirements for the Bear Creek
Headworks Dam Maintenance
Contract at the August 21, 2017
Council Meeting. The meeting
will be held at 7:00 p.m. in the
Council Chambers at Astoria
City Hall, 1095 Duane Street,
Astoria, OR 97103. Copies of
the draft findings are available
at Astoria City Hall upon
request.
This meeting is accessible to the
disabled. An interpreter for the
hearing impaired may be
requested under the terms of
ORS 192.630 by contacting
Jennifer Benoit, City Manager's
Office, (503) 325-5824.
Published: August 8th, 2017
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