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Newspaper Page Text7A THE DAILY ASTORIAN • TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 7, 2017 Fire department: Will need to ofﬁ cially secure location before applying for grants WORLD IN BRIEF Associated Press Gunman checked each aisle, shot babies at point-blank range Continued from Page 1A SUTHERLAND SPRINGS, Texas — The gunman who killed 26 people at a small-town Texas church went aisle to aisle looking for vic- tims and shot crying babies at point-blank range, a couple who survived the attack said. Rosanne Solis and Joaquin Ramirez were sit- ting near the entrance to the First Baptist Church on Sunday when they heard what sounded like ﬁ recrackers and realized someone was shooting at the tiny wood-frame building. Solis said congregants began screaming and dropped to the ﬂ oor. She could see bullets ﬂ y- ing into the carpet and fellow worshippers falling down, bloodied, after getting hit. For a moment, the attacked seemed to stop, and worshippers thought that police had arrived to confront the gunman. But then he entered the church and resumed “shooting hard” at helpless families, Solis said. The gunman checked each aisle for more vic- tims, including babies who cried out amid the noise and smoke, Ramirez said. The couple survived by huddling close to the ground and playing dead. Solis was shot in the arm. Ramirez was hit by shrapnel. “The lord saved me because I know it was my last day,” Solis told the station. About 20 other people were wounded. At least ﬁ ve were still hospitalized today. Investigators collected at least 15 empty mag- azines that held 30 rounds each at the scene, sug- gesting the assailant ﬁ red at least 450 rounds. The gunman, Devin Patrick Kelley, had a history of domestic violence that spanned years before the attack and was able buy weapons because the Air Force did not submit his criminal history to the FBI as required by military rules. If Kelley’s past offenses had been properly shared, they would have prevented him from buying a gun, the Air Force acknowledged. Trump says tougher gun laws not answer after Texas shooting SEOUL, South Korea — President Don- ald Trump says tougher gun laws would not have prevented a mass shooting at a south Texas church, arguing that more restrictions might have led to more casualties. Trump spoke at a news conference in South Korea today where he was asked about “extreme vetting” for gun purchases. Trump said: “If you Jay Janner/Austin American-Statesman Meredith Cooper, of San Antonio, Texas, and her 8-year-old daughter, Heather, visit a memorial of 26 metal crosses near First Baptist Church in Sutherland Springs. did what you’re suggesting, there would have been no difference three days ago and you might not have had that very brave person who happens to have a gun or a riﬂ e in his trunk.” As he did following last month’s Las Vegas massacre of 58 people, Trump pushed back against the question, calling it a “situation that probably shouldn’t be discussed too much” and noted that he was “in the heart of South Korea.” Trump added that if the Good Samaritan didn’t have a gun, “instead of having 26 dead, you would have had hundreds more dead.” The dead ranged in age from 18 months to 77 years old. In Seoul, Trump calls for N. Korea to ‘make a deal’ SEOUL, South Korea — In a striking shift of tone, President Donald Trump abandoned his aggressive rhetoric toward North Korea today, signaling a willingness to negotiate as he urged Pyongyang to “come to the table” and “make a deal.” Trump, in his ﬁ rst day on the Korean peninsula, again pushed Pyongyang to aban- don its nuclear weapons program, but sidelined apocalyptic threats for an optimistic note, say- ing conﬁ dently, if vaguely, that “ultimately, it’ll all work out.” And while he said the United States would use military force if needed, he expressed his strongest inclination yet to deal with rising tensions with Pyongyang through diplomacy. “It makes sense for North Korea to come to the table and make a deal that is good for the peo- ple of North Korea and for the world,” Trump said during a news conference alongside South Korean president Moon Jae-in. “I do see certain movement.” Trump said he’s seen “a lot of progress” in dealing with North Korea though he stopped short of saying whether he wanted direct diplo- matic talks. be able to respond to it, which we wouldn’t be able to do if the ﬁ re station was under 8 feet of water here,” Fennerty said at an Octo- ber meeting at the current station. “It’s kind of a no-brainer from our point of view to ﬁ nd a place we can operate from, in comparison to a place that is going to be destroyed.” But the department will need to ofﬁ cially secure the location before it can apply for grants . Multiple court challenges The new station would occupy roughly 2 acres owned by Gary Aspmo, of Astoria, and his family. In 2005, Aspmo received a waiver to move forward with a 30-lot housing devel- opment. The waiver was based on Measure 37, approved by Oregon voters in 2004 to allow property owners to claim compensa- tion for reduced property value as a result of environmental or land use regulations. Voters largely repealed it, though, in 2007 by passing Measure 49. That mea- sure eventually forced Aspmo to seek per- mission from the Clatsop County Board of Commissioners for a Measure 49 vesting. Commissioners approved the vesting in Jan- uary 2016, offering a nod for development, but limiting the number of housing lots to 15. Throughout the process, the develop- ment has been challenged multiple times in court by the state Department of Land Con- servation and Development and the Ore- gon Shores Conservation Coalition — a nonproﬁ t that seeks to preserve land on the coast. Aspmo, in an email to state ofﬁ cials in 2016, said he would lose money on his more than $500,000 investment if he is not allowed to sell at least 15 lots, plus one for the ﬁ re department. “I’m in it so deep now, I’m trying to get myself out of it,” Aspmo said at the Octo- ber meeting. But the state and the conservation coali- tion have argued that the county did not have the legal right to alter the number of lots and that Aspmo is only entitled to build on a maximum of three lots. “We are very in favor of development and developing in the cities, but outside of the cities, that’s where the conservation comes in,” state Land Conservation and Develop- ment Manager Matthew Crall said. The state Court of Appeals is the latest to hear the case, which was dismissed by Clatsop County Circuit Court Judge Cindee Matyas in March. Since the legally awkward transition between the two ballot m easures , the state has challenged a number of similar cases, and the Aspmos’ development plans repre- sent the ﬁ nal part of the fallout. “It would have never been allowed prior to the Measure 37 ruling,” Oregon Shores Conservation Coalition Executive Direc- tor Phillip Johnson said. “They’re trying to do something wrong because forest lands should remain forest lands, but the issue gets down to whether you have vested rights.” Both Johnson and Crall said the ﬁ re department’s relocation is unrelated to their legal arguments in the ongoing court case. County exemption needed Aspmo’s most recent solution came soon after the county commissioners’ ruling last year. He reached out to the ﬁ re department to gauge its interest in developing on the prop- erty, which turned out to be strong. The department’s move there may be a basis for arguing that the land could be legally switched from forestry to residential agricultural, which would require an excep- tion from the county. “The bar for re zoning is set very, very high because the state is committed to pre- serving resource lands, agriculture and for- est lands and so on,” County Planning Man- ager Will Caplinger said , adding that an argument involving the ﬁ re station could also be tricky. “You need to demonstrate that there’s no other location in the county that can accom- modate this kind of a use,” Caplinger said. “That’s very, very tough to do.” After Aspmo submits a lengthy appli- cation to the county planning department, a months long review will require approval from the county Planning Commission and Board of Commissioners. Since very little land is available that is centrally located and not in a designated tsu- nami zone, the ﬁ re department hopes devel- opment will be allowed, Fire Chief Jeff Golightly wrote in a May 2016 email to con- servation coalition Director Jim Rue. “If the state is truly concerned with miti- gation of potential tsunami damage, we hope you will reconsider your opposition to this development,” Golightly wrote. But whether development will be allowed even after the county’s process is still unclear. “We will be scrutinizing that with a gim- let eye,” Johnson said. CLASSIFIEDINDEX classifieds NOTICES MARINE Special Notices ............................. 104 Boats for Sale................................. 251 Public Notices ............................... 107 Boating Parts & Accessories ..... 254 Announcements .......................... 110 Boats Wanted ................................ 257 Boat Trailers ................................... 260 PERSONALS Marine Supplies & Equip. .......... 266 Lots & Found ................................. 181 Boat/RV Storage ........................... 269 Personals ........................................ 184 Fund-raisers ................................... 188 RVs & Trailers RVs & Travel Trailers ............ 301-307 AUTOMOTIVE Campers, Utility Trailers .... 310-313 Antiques/Classic Vehicles ......... 201 Automobiles .................................. 204 REAL ESTATE SUVs/Trucks .......................... 207-210 Open Houses ................................. 501 4WD .................................................. 213 For Sale ................................... 504-513 Vans .................................................. 216 Lots & Acreage .............................. 516 ATVs/Motorcycles ........................ 219 Income Property .......................... 519 Truck/Auto Parts .......................... 222 Manufactured Homes ................ 522 Detailing ......................................... 225 Commercial Property ................. 525 Tires & Wheels ............................... 228 Real Estate Wanted ..................... 531 107 Public Notices The City of Astoria’s Parks and Recreation Department is seeking bids for tree removal and replacement work in our parks. 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