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THE DAILY ASTORIAN • TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 28, 2017
Seaside convention center moves into final design phase
Project set for
completion in
spring of 2019
By R.J. MARX
The Daily Astorian
SEASIDE — Early birds,
book now.
The Seaside Civic and Con-
vention Center provided a con-
struction update to city coun-
cilors Monday night.
“We’re in the final design
phase,” Convention Center
General Manager Russ Van-
denberg said. “We anticipate
the construction to begin in
April, and completion to be
done in spring of 2019.”
Vandenberg walked coun-
cilors through plans, includ-
ing revamped entrances, new
stairway locations and exterior
improvements.
The convention center, at
nearly 46,000 square feet, will
expand to more than 54,000
square feet, a net gain of about
Seaside Civic and Convention Center
Architectural rendering of the remodeled lobby.
19 percent. A complete exte-
rior update will tie the addi-
tions together.
The Necanicum Room will
grow from 4,800 square feet to
more than 6,500 square feet, a
35 percent increase in usable
space. Dining capacity in that
room will increase from 250
to 350, a “major improvement
Official
says
kratom
buyers
beware
Work to empty
some Hanford
nuclear waste
tanks nearly done
Associated Press
SPOKANE, Wash. —
After almost two decades
of work, the federal gov-
ernment has nearly finished
removing radioactive wastes
from a first group of under-
ground storage tanks in east-
ern Washington.
Work began 19 years ago
to remove radioactive sludge
and salt cake from 16 under-
ground tanks known collec-
tively as the C Tank Farm. The
wastes are left over from the
production of plutonium for
nuclear weapons on the Han-
ford Nuclear Reservation.
The U.S. Department of
Energy said last week that
a contractor is in the final
stages of removing waste from
tank C-105, a 530,000-gal-
lon capacity tank. That tank
has stored radioactive wastes
since 1947, and is a suspected
leaker.
Hanford was established by
the Manhattan Project during
World War II and made most
of the nation’s plutonium for
nuclear weapons.
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will be removed, two addi-
tional rooms will be added to
the second floor, along with
two more restrooms.
An entryway on the west
side of the parking lot will
be added so visitors can
enter without being affected
by the weather.
The building’s post-
card-style mural, added in
2012, will be retained.
Portland-based
Holst
Architecture and Conver-
gence Design of Kansas City,
Missouri, will team with
local architects O’Brien and
Co. Construction to finalize
design elements throughout
the winter months.
Final cost estimates will
be submitted to the City
Council in January or early
February, Vandenberg said,
followed by a two-month
review by city officials.
“We are just so excited
to get started with this proj-
ect,” Vandenberg said. “Our
clients are excited. They’re
nervously anticipating a lit-
tle bit of impact that they’re
going to endure while
they’re here. We’re going to
minimize that to the best of
our ability and practice the
words: ‘Please excuse our
mess. This is a three-day
inconvenience for you —
and next year you’re going
to come back and have a
brand new, renovated facil-
ity you’re going to enjoy for
years to come.’”
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By KRISTIAN FODEN-
VENCIL
Oregon Public Broadcasting
Oregon’s public health offi-
cer says buyers need to beware
of an herbal supplement called
kratom.
Kratom grows in Southeast
Asia but has recently gained
popularity in the U.S. for
treating everything from pain
to depression. It’s also used
recreationally.
Last month, the Food and
Drug Administration issued a
warning about kratom, citing
36 deaths nationally. That, in
turn, prompted Lane County to
issue a warning, urging people
not to use the product.
Oregon public health offi-
cer Dr. Katrina Hedberg said
kratom is not well regulated.
“People assume that because
it’s natural and it’s being sold
at a store it must be OK for you
or healthy. And that is not the
case,” Hedberg said.
On average, less than two
people show up at Oregon
emergency rooms each week
for issues associated with
kratom.
to recruit people for future
events,” Vandenberg said.
Modern ceiling tiles and
dimmable pendant lighting
will be installed to give the
room more of a “mood feel,”
Vandenberg said.
Lobby restrooms will be
relocated to a portion of the
current administrative area. A
stairway will be moved and a
reception or registration area
added to the east side of the
lobby. Administrative offices
will be reconfigured, as will
the concession area. “It really
opens up the whole main lobby,
along with opening up this area
for booths, displays and mer-
chandising,” Vandenberg said.
While
the
smaller,
upstairs Haystack rooms
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