DailyAstorian.com // WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 3, 2018
145TH YEAR, NO. 132
ONE DOLLAR
Boone will not run for re-election
State House
Democrat will
retire in 2019
By R.J. MARX and
EDWARD STRATTON
The Daily Astorian
State Rep. Deborah Boone, a
Democrat who has represented
the North Coast in Salem for 14
years, will not run for re-election.
Boone announced Tuesday
she will retire from House Dis-
trict 32 when her seventh two-
year term ends in January 2019.
Her decision comes after the
death of her husband, Bill Boone,
a contractor and firefighter, in
November.
“The past two years have been
very difficult for me as I became
Missing
kayaker
found
dead
a full-time caretaker for my hus-
band who was fighting brain can-
cer,” Boone said in a statement.
Boone, who lives in Ham-
let, is known for her advocacy
of emergency preparedness,
the environment and economic
development.
“The safety of our citizens,
and vibrancy of our communi-
ties has been an uppermost con-
cern and led to the introduction
of House Resolution 3, the Ore-
gon Resilience Plan, and fol-
low-up legislation to implement
the plan,” she said. “This legisla-
tion is vital to ensuring the safety
of our people and the survival
of our communities following
disasters.”
In November 2016, Boone
won a seventh term in the state
House, defeating Republican
challenger Bruce Bobek, a physi-
cian at Columbia Memorial Hos-
pital. House District 32 covers
all of Clatsop, most of Tillamook
and a western portion of Wash-
ington counties.
Boone was first elected the
district’s representative in 2004,
replacing Elaine Hopson. She
had previously served 16 years
as a legislative assistant to seven
State Rep.
Deborah Boone
See BOONE, Page 7A
PICTURE PERFECT
Tualatin man was
crabbing near Seaside
The Daily Astorian
SEASIDE — The body of a missing
kayaker was found Tuesday night near the
ocean in Seaside west of the Turnaround.
Matthew Manley, 42, of Tualatin,
was last seen crabbing from his kayak
Monday afternoon in the estuary near the
mouth of the Necanicum River, authorities
said.
The Coast Guard called off a search for
Manley Tuesday afternoon after consider-
ing different survivability factors. A Coast
Guard official said they took into consider-
ation the fact Manley was reported not to be
wearing a life jacket at the time.
On Monday, the Coast Guard had
launched a 47-foot motor lifeboat from Sta-
tion Cape Disappointment and an MH-60
Jayhawk helicopter from Air Station
Astoria.
With water temperatures near 50
degrees, city officials say people recreat-
ing in and around open waters should use
extreme caution.
Seaside police are still looking for the
missing kayak. Anyone with information
regarding this incident is encouraged to
contact Seaside Detective Guy Knight.
City of Seaside
Matthew Manley went missing around 3
p.m. New Year’s Day while kayaking.
Adrian Kobler
‘Fiery Sunrise,’ by Adrian Kobler, 64, of Gearhart, is the judges’ pick for first place in the 2017 Coast Weekend Photo
Contest. The photo was taken in the nature conservancy near Kobler’s home as the sun broke through morning fog.
Kobler also earned an honorable mention in the contest for his photo ‘Looks Yummy,’ and his photo ‘The Squeaky Wheel
…’ ranked in the Top 25. See more photos in Coast Weekend on Thursday.
Allen Zuern
Stephanie Buffington
‘Bridge in the Clouds,’ by Astoria resident Allen Zuern,
wins second place. Zuern, 64, snapped this shrouded Co-
lumbia riverscape from his backyard one morning as fog
settled beneath the Astoria Bridge.
Third place goes to Stephanie Buffington, 51, of Gearhart,
who took this pet picture, titled ‘Jinger at Gearhart Beach,’
while she and her golden retriever were catching a sun-
set.
Blue Heron Pointe back with changes in Seaside
Owners revise plans
for affordable housing
By R.J. MARX
The Daily Astorian
R.J. Marx/The Daily Astorian
South entrance to Blue Heron Pointe on Avenue S. Resi-
dents fear traffic may create safety issues heading to the
new school campus and U.S. Highway 101.
SEASIDE — Ten months ago, develop-
ers of the 15-acre plot of land on the corner of
South Wahanna Road and Avenue S called Blue
Heron Pointe walked away after the city issued
a requirement for sidewalks for a proposed
affordable housing project.
At the time, the owners decided the city’s
call to have a section of sidewalk built along
Avenue S in the first phase of their 46-lot proj-
ect would not be feasible.
A revised 59-lot plan seeks to address
past concerns with the number of housing units
and a design for pedestrian and bike lanes within
the subdivision.
But mapping, drainage and traffic remain at
the top of the list of questions.
Seaside resident Ken Thysell said he feared
accidents and delays, particularly driving west
from Avenue S to U.S. Highway 101.
“You’re going to have some accidents you
don’t have right now, or you’re going to have
huge backups on Broadway,” Thysell said at a
Planning Commission meeting Tuesday.
More lots, fewer units
The Planning Commission originally
required a bike path and pedestrian sidewalk
along Wahanna Road, City Planner Kevin Cup-
ples said.
“In lieu of doing that, they’re looking at put-
ting a bike lane through the development rather
See SEASIDE, Page 7A