5A THE DAILY ASTORIAN • TUESDAY, JANUARY 23, 2018 Balensifer: Newton does not plan to run against him Continued from Page 1A City Commissioner Rick Newton has no plans to run against him. Newton also vied for the mayoral appointment last spring but withdrew his name from consideration after it was clear it would lead to a stalemate among commis- sioners. He voted for Balen- sifer instead. “Henry’s got some great ideas,” Newton said. “He’s growing into the job. It’s working. … At this point in time, I don’t have any plans to challenge him.” Newton does plan to run for his spot on the commis- sion again. Newton previously served on the Urban Renewal Com- mittee, but his election to the City Commission in 2014 marked his first time in polit- ical office. Balensifer said he has been fortunate to have a “highly functional commission” to help him as he found his foot- ing in the new role. He is excited to continue the work the commission has begun. He points to several major plans that are moving forward, including further develop- ment of the Hammond Marina and the beautification and improvement of downtown. The commission has yet to set goals for the coming year, but to Balensifer it seems clear that many of the discus- sions and decisions they face relate to how to balance ongo- ing commercial development with a growing population that is served by very small city departments. “I think that we need to start taking another look at everything we’re doing and asking ourselves is this the way we want to do it,” Balen- sifer said. “And I think a lot of that is already in motion.” There are some things the community had already charted for the city’s future growth but which were never implemented, Balensifer added. “When you talk to the folks just moving in, that’s exactly what they’re looking for,” he said. “Most of these plans have what they want. … I think peo- ple can take assurance from the fact that we’re dusting off a lot of work the community put together that may not have been actively used.” The other members of the City Commission are Pam Ack- ley, Tom Dyer and Mark Bald- win. Baldwin was appointed last year to fill the commission seat Balensifer vacated when he became mayor. Debt: Hotel transfer isn’t set to take place until November Continued from Page 1A “We’re looking at a way to be able to be made whole essentially, to include all the fines and interests that are owed the city,” City Manager Brett Estes said. In his filing, Hennings- gaard claims that $139,195, representing attorney fees and other debts plus interest, is subject to garnishment by the city. Param’s lawyer responded that Smithart’s debt will not become due until the Port actually delivers possession of the hotel. This transfer isn’t set to take place until Novem- ber and is not guaranteed. The Port, which owns the hotel, has appealed the court judgment. If the Port asks for a stay of the judgment until the appeals process wraps up, nothing would be due to Asto- ria or others looking to collect on past debts until that pro- cess is resolved. “It is also possible that the Court of Appeals would reverse or vacate the Circuit Court’s judgment, in which case no payment would be due at all,” Param’s response to Henningsgaard states. Param argues that the judg- ment against the Port obli- gates the hotelier to pay Asto- ria only $115,585, the amount Smithart owed the city as of July 2015 for water and sewer charges and lodging taxes. While the Smithart case — with its tangled chain of ownership and leases — is an anomaly for the city, Asto- ria has had trouble collect- ing money owed by hote- liers in the past. In response, city leaders beefed up a city ordinance and can now audit lodging establishments that fall behind on payments. “I think at this point we’re current with everybody except the Smithart debt,” Estes said. It is important that the city collect what is owed, Hen- ningsgaard emphasized. “It’s not fair to allow one hotel to collect (lodging tax money) from its occupants and then not pay it over to the city,” he said. Smithart could not be reached for comment. In 2016, the Astoria City Council pursued a judgment against Smithart for nearly $120,000 of debt. The city had previously established a payment plan with Smithart, but he quickly fell behind on the payments. 1 dead, 9 injured in Kentucky school shooting; suspect held By STEPHEN LANCE DENEE Associated Press BENTON, Ky. — Someone with a gun opened fire inside a rural Kentucky high school Tuesday morning, killing one person and injuring nine others. Police said a suspect was appre- hended and there is no reason to suspect anyone else in the first fatal school shooting of 2018. Nearly 100 students ran out of Marshall County High School seeking safety, said Mitchell Garland, who rushed outside of his business when he heard about the shooting. “They was running and cry- ing and screaming,” he said. “They was just kids running down the highway. They were trying to get out of there.” A half-dozen ambulances and numerous police cars con- verged on the school. Offi- cers in black fatigues carrying assault rifles showed up as well. Federal authorities responded, and Gov. Matt Bevin ran out of the Capitol to rush to the school. Parents left their cars on both sides of an adjacent road, desperately trying to find their teenagers. 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This was the year’s first fatal school shooting, 23 days in to 2018, according to data compiled by the Gun Violence Archive, which relies on media reports and other information. “It is unbelievable that this would happen in a small, close- knit community like Marshall County. As there is still much Senators strike a deal reopening government Associated Press WASHINGTON — Pres- ident Donald Trump signed a bill reopening the government late Monday, ending a 69-hour display of partisan dysfunc- tion after Democrats reluc- tantly voted to temporarily pay for resumed operations. They relented in return for Republi- can assurances that the Senate will soon take up the plight of young immigrant “dreamers” and other contentious issues. The vote set the stage for hundreds of thousands of fed- eral workers to return on Tues- day, cutting short what could have become a messy and costly impasse. The House approved the measure shortly thereafter, and President Don- ald Trump later signed it behind closed doors at the White House. But by relenting, the Dem- ocrats prompted a backlash from immigration activists and liberal base supporters who wanted them to fight lon- ger and harder for legislation to protect from deportation the 700,000 or so younger immi- grants who were brought to the country as children and now are here illegally. Democrats climbed onboard after two days of negotiations that ended with new assurances from Senate Majority Leader Mitch McCo- nnell that the Senate would consider immigration propos- als in the coming weeks. But there were deep divides in the Democratic caucus over strategy, as red-state lawmak- ers fighting for their survival broke with progressives look- ing to satisfy liberals’ and immigrants’ demands. Tsunami: Quake was felt hundreds of miles away Continued from Page 1A have caused an ocean-cross- ing tsunami, some local resi- dents sought shelter at Hilltop School in Ilwaco. Authorities opened some forest gates — for example the access road to the rock quarry above Chinook — to allow motorists access. A witness described a line of vehicles eastbound on U.S. Highway 101 leading away from the coast in the hours the alert was in effect. The first of four automated calls from Pacific County’s reverse 911 system went out around 1:50 a.m. It advised coastal residents of a tsunami watch from 1:35 a.m. to 2:35 a.m. It suggested they check the National Weather Ser- vice or local media for more T UESDAY E VENING L a person is in custody and the Kentucky State Police have no reason to suspect anyone else, Trooper Jody Cash told the Murray Ledger & Times. Authorities released no imme- diate details on the shooter or motive. Nine people were injured in the gunfire, which happened in a common area before classes began, according to Brian Roy, the county’s former sheriff, who told the Louisville Couri- er-Journal he had spoken with people at the scene. Seven victims were taken to hospitals, some by helicop- information. The alert also listed a local phone number to call for more information. The message was repeated when people called to learn more. The Pacific County Emer- gency Management Agency sent its first news release to the local media at 4:38 a.m. It wasn’t about the tsunami warn- ings, though. They’d been can- celed 20 minutes earlier. It was about a high-wind warning from later in the day, from 1 to 7 p.m. When the Chinook Observer asked in an email why no infor- mation was sent to report- ers when the emergency calls were directing people to check local news for tsunami watch updates, County Emergency Management Director Scott McDougall said he’d identified some “issues with the calls that will ensure a bit better notifica- tion next time around.” The Alaska earthquake was a type that usually produces less vertical motion, which means less chance for waves to build for a tsunami. That’s according to Paul Earle, a seismologist with the U.S. Geological Survey. He says the earthquake was within the Pacific plate and was a so-called “strike-slip earthquake.” That’s the type when one side of the fault slides past another fault, like the San Andreas fault in California. In the Alaska earthquake, Earle says one side went more to the east and one side went more to the west. He says that’s somewhat SCHEDULE THE DAILY ASTORIAN A Ryan Hermens/The Paducah Sun Emergency crews respond to Marshall County High School after a fatal school shooting Tuesday in Benton, Ky. unknown, I encourage people to love each other,” Bevin said in a statement. Marshall County High School is about 30 minutes from Heath High School in Paducah, Kentucky, where a 1997 mass shooting killed three and injured five. Michael Car- neal, then 14, opened fire there about two years before the fatal attack at Columbine High School in Colorado, ushering in an era when mass school shoot- ings have become much more common. Meanwhile, in the small North Texas town of Italy, a 15-year-old girl was recovering Tuesday after police said she was shot by a 16-year-old class- mate in her high school cafete- ria on Monday, sending doz- ens of students scrambling for safety. The scene of Tuesday’s shooting was chaotic, with parents and students rushing around trying to find each other, said Dusty Kornbacher, who owns a nearby floral shop. “All the parking lots were full with parents and kids hug- ging each other and crying and nobody really knowing what was going on,” Kornbacher said. unusual because quakes in the area are usually thrust earth- quakes where one side goes underneath the other. He says those are the type that cause more vertical motion and increase the chance for a tsunami. The Alaska quake was the planet’s strongest since an 8.2 in Mexico in September. For Alaskans accustomed not only to tsunami threats but also to regular drills, the early morning alert that made cell- phone alarms go off still cre- ated some fretful moments. The phone message read: “Emer- gency Alert. Tsunami danger on the coast. Go to high ground or move inland.” The Daily Astorian and the Chinook Observer contributed to this report. 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