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4A THE DAILY ASTORIAN • THURSDAY, AUGUST 17, 2017 Divide: ‘Messaging Clamming: Low tides will occur next week is really important’ Continued from Page 1A Continued from Page 1A state Sen. Betsy Johnson, two of the most well-known pol- iticians in the county, led a political action committee for the airport bond. But the vote was called on relatively short notice, the amount of the bond was reduced for techni- cal reasons just weeks before the election, and the merits of the infrastructure investment became trapped within the bitter infighting at the Port. Knight believes several factors doomed the vote, from the unexpected oppo- sition from some on the Port Commission to the lack of a voters’ pamphlet. He also thinks some voters in South County were apprehensive about making another finan- cial commitment so soon after the $99.7 million in bonds they approved last November to move three schools out of the tsunami inundation zone. Port commissioners all said they supported Life Flight Network, but Com- missioner Bill Hunsinger attacked the airport bond as a giveaway to special interests, while Commissioner Stephen Fulton, who was running for a second term in the May election, called it speculative development that should be rejected. Fulton and his slate of Port candidates lost the election, but they may have influenced the narrow 51 per- cent to 49 percent defeat of the bond. “I don’t think any of us were really prepared for the negative position, or the anti- bond measure information that was being put out there,” Knight said. The airport bond and the Port Commission elections received extensive coverage in The Daily Astorian, but Knight and others believe a voters’ pamphlet would have helped educate vot- ers about the issues at stake. The county does not typically publish voters’ pamphlets for special district elections because candidates have balked at paying fees for the service. “In this particular case, I think the voters’ pamphlet could have been one of the more helpful documents for the bond measure,” Knight said. Unity Warrenton Mayor Henry Balensifer, who works at Lektro, the aircraft tug maker at the airport, and who is a former chairman of the Port’s Airport Advisory Committee, said the lesson from the air- port bond is unity. Subversion from within the Port Commission, the mayor said, likely confused and distracted voters. He said county commissioners, if they decide to pursue a bond for a jail, will need to get fully behind a bond campaign. “I think the real lesson here is the bond became an election issue more so than a bond issue,” Balensifer said. Sheila Roley, the superin- tendent of the Seaside School District, said she heard from people before the elec- tion who did not understand exactly why the Port was ask- ing for the bond money. Life Flight Network, which provides emergency medical flights, wanted finan- cial help for a new hangar, while the other infrastructure improvements at the south end of the airport could have enabled future development at the regional hub. Taxpay- ers would have paid an esti- mated $12.35 a year for prop- erty assessed at $100,000 as the bond matured over four years. “I did hear quite a few people mention their misun- derstanding of what it was and why would we be voting for something that’s going to benefit Astoria,” Roley said. Three of the four precincts in Seaside rejected the air- port bond, as did precincts in Gearhart and Cannon Beach. Roley said there is always a little bit of South County versus North County senti- ment, but she believes the failure of the airport bond does not cloud a potential bond for a jail. She said it is easier for voters to see how a jail would benefit the entire county. “I think that was fairly issue specific,” she said of the May vote. ‘Messaging is really important’ Clatsop County could place a bond for a jail on the ballot as soon as next year, when there are primary and general elections that typically draw more voter interest. Voters in May 2012 turned down a $14 million bond measure to expand the jail in Astoria. The measure failed 56 percent to 44 per- cent despite evidence of jail overcrowding and appeals from law enforcement, led by Sheriff Tom Bergin. Voter turnout was 52.6 percent, sig- nificantly higher than the 35 percent for the airport bond in May. Scott Lee, the chairman of the county Board of Commis- sioners, favors putting bond measures on general election ballots where a broader slice of the electorate can decide. More importantly, the county would need to craft a compelling rationale to con- vince enough voters from Astoria to Cannon Beach to pay more in property taxes. “I think messaging is really important,” Lee said. People have yet to go out and dig their limit, however — the tides have not been low enough. These low tides will occur next week. The areas that are open are not as popular for clam dig- ging as Washington’s Long Beach Peninsula or Clatsop County’s wide, open beaches near Fort Stevens State Park. The beds are much smaller — some are only 50-yards wide — and not as productive, said Matt Hunter, shellfish and phy- toplankton project leader with the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife. “They’re nothing compared to what we find on the Clatsop (2) (-) (-) (6) (-) (8) (9) (10) (12) (13) (-) (20) (-) (29) (30) (31) (32) (34) (35) (36) (38) (39) (43) (44) (45) (46) (47) (48) (49) (50) (51) (52) (53) (54) (56) (57) (58) (61) (63) (64) (65) (162) KATU KOMO KING KOIN KIRO KGW KRCW KOPB KPTV KPDX KCPQ TBS KZJO ESPN ESPN2 NICK DISN FAM FMC LIFE ROOT FS1 SPIKE COM HIST A&E TLC DISC NGEO TNT AMC USA FOOD HGTV FX CNN FNC CNBC BRAV TCM SYFY RFD (2) (4) (5) (-) (7) (-) (3) (10) (12) (-) (13) (20) (22) (29) (30) (31) (32) (34) (35) (36) (38) (39) (43) (44) (45) (46) (47) (48) (49) (50) (51) (52) (53) (54) (56) (57) (58) (61) (63) (64) (65) (162) 6 PM “So the good news is the clams you’re going to find are big,” Hunter said. “The bad news is” — in the areas open now — “there aren’t very many of them.” Though the population shift appears particularly drastic this year, fishery man- agers have seen these kinds of dips before. They seem to coincide with the ebb and flow of large climate cycles like El Nino. The Oregon Department of Agriculture plans to con- tinue testing for shellfish tox- ins weekly as tides permit. The department requires two con- secutive clean tests to reopen any area closed due to high domoic acid levels. Colin Murphey/The Daily Astorian Veterans: Only a handful attended career fair Continued from Page 1A “It’s a reflection of the gen- eral population,” Preston said. “Those who want to work are working.” Career fair The effects of low unem- ployment among veterans were on display Tuesday in Astoria. After seeing other organiza- tions take action a few months ago, Lower Columbia Human Resources Management Asso- ciation board members tossed around ideas for an event to help veterans. The association, comprised of human resources professionals, decided to orga- nize something it had plenty of experience with: a career fair. From 3 to 5 p.m. Tues- day, 16 local businesses and labor groups — including Fred Meyer, Lektro, Providence Seaside Hospital, Tongue Point Job Corps Center, Work- Source Oregon and Wauna Federal Credit Union — gath- ered in the Fort George Brew- Colin Murphey/The Daily Astorian A career fair held specifically for veterans was held at Fort George Brewery’s Lovell Showroom in Astoria on Tuesday. ery’s Lovell Showroom to connect with veterans looking for jobs. The problem: only a handful of veterans attended. “It was really shocking, actually,” said Stacey Brown, the communications director for the association. Brown said while fac- tors such as seasonal employ- ment — higher in the summer — and the event’s timing — a weekday afternoon — may have played a role, she dis- covered Tuesday the situation for veterans seeking work is relatively healthy. Vietnam era Roughly half of the veter- ans living in Clatsop County from 2011 to 2015 had served during the Vietnam War era. As those veterans hit retire- ment age, veterans of the first Gulf War are progressively becoming the largest demo- graphic in the veteran work- force, Preston said. Younger veterans, due to lack of expe- rience and a shorter transition time from war to civilian life LISTINGS T HURSDAY E VENING L graphics resemble a pyramid. Massive numbers of young clams form the wide base of the pyramid, but as you go up through the age classes, the number of clams starts to drop. A tiny collection of very old clams will form the pointed tip of the pyramid. This season, those demo- graphics resemble a diamond, Hunter said. The usual huge base of young clams isn’t pres- ent at all, nor are there many old clams. Instead, 3- and 4-year-old clams make up the bulk of the population. Washington shellfish man- agers have noted a similar drop in young clams in cer- tain beaches along that state’s coast. Vendors await attendees at a career fair for veterans in Astoria on Tuesday sponsored by the Lower Columbia Human Resources Management Association. THE DAILY ASTORIAN A beaches, but there are razor clams out there,” Hunter said. Harvest remains closed from Cascade Head south to the California border and from Tillamook Head north to the Columbia River. This last area, known as the Clatsop beach area, is always closed from July 15 through Sept. 30 for razor clam conservation regardless of whether or not biotoxins are present. The ear- liest that razor clamming could open there is Oct. 1, depending on domoic acid levels in clams. Now the main concern is the lack of recruitment — or young clams — fishery man- agers are seeing up and down Oregon’s beaches. Often razor clam demo- than other soldiers, typically have the hardest time finding employment. U.S. National Guard Capt. Matthew Zedwick earned combat awards such as the Purple Heart and Silver Star from a deployment to Iraq. After a Land Rover SUV exploded, he jumped on top of his squad leader, saving the man’s life and injuring himself in the process. He met with local businesses at the career fair and pitched some of the employable traits veterans possess: leadership and teamwork abilities, work ethic, punctuality and the abil- ity to operate under pressure. Throughout his career, Zedwick has also offered tips to fellow soldiers seeking employment. His main piece of advice is to learn skills that set job seekers apart. “People already have the expectation and stereotype of what a soldier is,” Zedwick said. “What kind of attributes, skills and talents are you bring- ing to the table?” Evening listings THURSDAY A UGUST 17 A - Charter Astoria/ Seaside - L - Charter Long Beach 6:30 7 PM 7:30 8 PM 8:30 9 PM 9:30 10 PM 10:30 11 PM 11:30 KATU News (N) World News (N) Jeopardy! 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