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4A THE DAILY ASTORIAN • WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 28, 2018 Colin Murphey/The Daily Astorian Astoria may update its code to regulate emergency homeless shelters. Edward Stratton/The Daily Astorian Elaine Bauer of Astoria checks out some blueberries in the organic produce section at Natural Grocers Tuesday. Store: Chain now has more than 140 locations Continued from Page 1A health coach with a bache- lor’s in health promotion and education from the University of Utah. Larsen offers nutri- tion classes and free hourlong health-coaching sessions. “I had first worked in a health food store in 1998, so I’ve been doing this a long time” Larsen said. “I have celiac disease, so I really understand the dietary restrictions.” Vitamin Cottage Natu- ral Food Markets was started in Golden, Colorado, in 1955 by Margaret and Philip Isely. The couple’s children took the business over in 1998 shortly after Margaret Isely’s death and in 2008 changed the name to Natural Grocers by Vitamin Cottage. The company went public on the stock exchange in 2012 and now has more than 140 locations with at least 10 more planned to open this year in Colorado, Iowa, Oregon and Texas. Warrenton is the compa- ny’s 10th location in Oregon, and comes as Astoria Co-op Grocery is planning a sim- ilar-sized location at 23rd Street and Marine Drive by the end of the year. Another Natu- ral Grocers will open soon in Coos Bay. Port: Several potential solutions have been presented Continued from Page 1A Over the years, contami- nants have been pumped out, pipelines decommissioned, underground storage tanks removed and the Port’s storm- water system rerouted to avoid the main areas of pollution. Booms were placed at the base of Pier 1 to catch hydrocarbons leaching into the river. The measures have led to a general decrease of petroleum in the groundwater. Several potential solutions have been presented to address the main area of pollution. The Department of Envi- ronmental Quality initially proposed venting contamina- tion out of the ground, remov- ing surface soils and capping the area of pollution with a per- meable layer of sand, gravel and Organoclay to leach out contaminants in the slip. The project was estimated to cost nearly $4 million. The Port challenged the cleanup option and proposed an asphalt dock and sheet pile wall to better withstand winter weather in Astoria. The project was estimated at $6.5 million. The state hired Hart Crowser, an environmental consulting firm, to compare cleanup options. Hart Crowser found the Port’s proposal excessive and unsuitable for withstand- ing earthquakes. The consul- tant ultimately recommended a series of marine mattresses composed of fill material in a high-strength fabric to be laid along the slip. The mattresses would be covered with rock riprap to further protect against weather and waves. The entire project is estimated at nearly $3.2 million. The Port’s dilemma is another reminder of the risk from Astoria’s industrial past. A recent oil spill from an underground tank used to fire the boilers of historical can- neries soiled the river near the Cannery Pier Hotel. The owner of Astoria Marine Con- struction Co., meanwhile, has said a costly, state-mandated cleanup will likely close his shipyard. Coates has overseen other cleanup projects along the Astoria waterfront from for- mer fuel operations, includ- ing a former manufactured gas plant and bulk fuel facil- ity between Second and Third streets near the Columbia House Condominiums, and a former Chevron bulk petro- leum plant near the Wilcox & Flegel Oil Co. fuel dock. “They have to be pro- tective,” Coates said of the cleanup projects. “They have to meet all the standards. There’s an objective ranking.” The marine mattress was “the most sustainable alterna- tive with minimal construction activity, no treated water dis- posal requirements and does not impact Port operations,” Hart Crowser wrote. Once the state makes a decision, the public can weigh in on the cleanup plan, Coates Shelters: New draft coming in April Continued from Page 1A Moore’s proposal “would not allow (the Astoria Warm- ing Center) to continue in its present location and would preclude any warm- ing center to be located in any church in Astoria,” he said. “Since only churches have an interest in donating the use of their basements or unused space … his amend- ment would just about elim- inate any chance of a warm- ing center in Astoria.” Renting a commercial building is expensive and a difficult proposition for an organization that is only open to serve clients for 90 days in a four-month period, board members said. The commissioners agreed to remove a require- ment to report all guns to the police and changed lan- guage about “crime watch” to “neighborhood watch.” City staff plan to look over the document Moore created and return to the commission in April with a draft that incorporates Tues- day night’s discussion. Though the draft code was intended to address emergency homeless shel- ters generally, the discussion often referenced the Astoria Warming Center operation specifically. “Remember this isn’t for a specific location or spe- cific organization,” Commis- sioner Kent Easom reminded the commission, a statement Sean Fitzpatrick, the com- mission’s chairman, echoed at the end of the meeting. Astoria Fire Chief Ted Ames gave his take on the proposed code language in a letter to city planners. He noted confusing or contra- dictory language that Moore corrected in a later version. Ames also wrote that the fire department has been “very much involved” with the warming center since it began operations in 2014. While there were a number of problems before, this sea- son has been very different, Ames said. The fire chief now receives an email every day informing him if the shel- ter will be open or not. He knows exactly how many days the warming center has been opened, and how many days of operation remain. The fire department has not had to respond to any inci- dents at the shelter so far this season. Consult a Colin Murphey/The Daily Astorian Some of the most contaminated areas lie underneath the former offices of the Port of Astoria, pictured here in the background. said. A record of decision is issued, followed by design and construction. “It’s up to them how they want to negotiate payment,” Coates said of the Port and the oil companies. PROFESSIONAL Q: Should I use heat or cold? 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He lectures and teaches to lawyers and others across the nation and overseas and has been asked to testify four times before Congress. Marquis served as President of the Oregon District Attorneys Association and Vice President of the National DA’s Association, on whose board he still serves 21 years later. He is married to City Councilor Cindy Price. For more than 20 years he’s been a jazz programmer at KMUN and appeared in SHANGHAIED IN ASTORIA every year since 1994. TO ATTEND: inflammation and pain and shortens healing time. You can get a burn from ice just like with heat, so don’t leave it on for more than 20 minutes. Most problems get better more quickly with ice. Heat feels good, but may seriously make problems worse. As long as there is pain and/or swelling, continue ice; it can be done as often as once an hour. Would you heat a cut? No, because it would keep bleeding —that is what happens inside where you can’t see it. LEO FINZI Astorias A: Stop by our store. 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