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3A THE DAILY ASTORIAN • WEDNESDAY, MAY 16, 2018 China’s new policy leads to increase in Seaside trash rates Astoria doctor reprimanded by state Medical Board Pickup rates rise 3.5 percent By EDWARD STRATTON The Daily Astorian By R.J. MARX The Daily Astorian Dr. Sangkun Park, a local physician for more than 20 years, was reprimanded by the state Medical Board for unprofessional conduct after entering into a property transaction with a patient. The Medical Board in April fined Park $10,000, required him to take courses on professionalism and eth- ics, and barred him from entering business contracts with current and recent patients and their immediate families. A complaint was filed alleging unprofessional con- duct by Park in 2015 with a patient suffering from depression after the death of his wife. After physically examining the patient and requesting further testing, Park signed an agreement to buy the patient’s house, SEASIDE — Policies in Asia are driving up costs for Seaside Recology customers. Carl Peters, a general man- ager for the company, came to Seaside Monday night with a 3.5 percent solid waste collec- tion increase. The hike is driven by deci- sions by the Chinese govern- ment to cut payments for recy- cling deliveries, Peters said. “It’s a problem, and it’s a big problem,” he told the City Council. “It was a commodity. It had value. Now we’re pay- ing over double what it costs for disposing the trash.” China has gone from accepting 60 to 70 percent of the world’s recycling down to about 20 percent, he said. Twenty-four items were listed as no longer acceptable, including unsorted mixed paper, the largest component of recycling. “Ultimately they said, ‘We don’t want any of it anymore,’” he said. Trade disputes have further limited the market. Chinese officials may turn away an entire cargo and charge ship- pers fines of up to $50,000. As a result, recyclers are facing issues finding per- sonnel to sort conveyor lines R.J. Marx/The Daily Astorian Rates for pickup in Seaside are increasing as a result of activity overseas. and must slow down belts to remove more trash. Inven- tory that used to be accepted is “not so easy to ship,” Peters said. Examples of the impact for residential curbside ser- vice show a 32-gallon weekly cart at $16.27 per month will increase to $16.54 per month, a difference of 57 cents. A 90-gallon cart weekly cart at $27.12 per month will increase to $28.07 per month, a difference of 95 cents. While Seaside custom- ers are seeing a rate hike, it’s less onerous than some changes instituted in cities throughout the state, Peters said. Some are passing sur- charges on to customers, add- ing price increases of 10 to 15 percent or suspending service altogether. “That’s what they needed to do, but I won’t pass judgment on it,” he said. “We aren’t going to do that, but it is more difficult and it is more expensive.” City councilors asked Peters for details on lawn debris and glass recy- cling. Currently, the options are unavailable to Seaside customers. The city could designate a recycling center, drop-off capability in Astoria or home recycling. All come with a fee. “It can be done,” he said. “I would guess on the inexpen- sive side, you can take it up and dump it at the recycling center in Astoria with a 3 percent increase — about 50 cents a month. But that’s not a lot of service.” Home lawn debris recy- cling service might increase between $2 or $3 a month, he added. “We could have a con- versation about that,” he said. “The economy of scale makes a lot of difference.” The City Council unani- mously approved a resolution adjusting the solid waste col- lection rates, effective July 1. Consult a PROFESSIONAL Q: Is Medicare Supplement Plan F going away? Woman gets 11 years for home invasion By NATALIE ST. JOHN Chinook Observer SOUTH BEND, Wash. — A young woman who shot up her grandmother’s house will spend nearly 11 years in prison. Sincer-A Marie Nerton, 19, of Naselle, pleaded guilty Fri- day to first-degree robbery, first-degree burglary, first-de- gree kidnapping, theft of a fire- arm and second-degree theft. Her co-conspirator, Joshua A. Turner, 26, of Naselle, has pleaded not guilty and is awaiting trial. Pacific County Prosecu- tor Mark McClain asked the judge to give Nerton the max- imum penalty despite her lack of prior criminal history. “To do otherwise would simply place our community in danger,” McClain said. Nerton and Turner allegedly raided her grand- mother’s Bay Center home in March. According to proba- ble cause statements, the pair burst into the 52-year-old woman’s house around 4 a.m., armed with several guns. After shooting a couple of rounds into the ceiling, they allegedly cuffed Nerton’s grandmother to her girlfriend. They ordered a male guest into the bedroom at gunpoint before getting high on meth and looting the house. The pair reportedly took about Doupé building in Ilwaco OK’d for apartments By PATRICK WEBB Chinook Observer ILWACO, Wash. — Let the renaissance begin! That was the mood at the Ilwaco City Council meeting Monday night. Councilors unanimously approved a conditional-use permit for Abigail Mack, an investor from Ohio, to reno- vate the long-vacant Doupé Building at the center of downtown. The permit is needed because the building at 102 First St. is zoned for commer- cial use, which does not auto- matically allow residential units on the street level. Mack plans to renovate the building with five apartments down- stairs and nine on the second level. Half the lower level of the former Aberdeen Pack- ing Co. landmark will remain commercial. Sincer-A Marie Nerton $2,000 in cash, firearms, jew- elry, a Visa card and the vic- tims’ phones. No one was hurt, but Turner and Nerton allegedly left the house riddled with bul- let holes and terrified the vic- tims. The couple released the women before driving away in a car with swapped license plates. The grandmother called 911 from a neighbor’s home. Records obtained through a public disclosure request show that the first Pacific County Sheriff’s deputies to respond did not arrive until about 90 minutes after the incident, because no one was on duty when it occurred. The couple fled to Coos County in Oregon, where they were arrested separately. Police found Nerton after she asked for a ride in a local online community. During the robbery, Nerton was reportedly highly intox- icated, with needle marks all over her arms. Her Ore- gon mugshot showed a thin, disheveled-looking young woman, but in a recent court appearance, she appeared to be healthier. Nerton had gained weight, her skin was clear, and her demeanor was calm and polite. Nerton did not speak during her sentencing, according to McClain. However, he said, her grandmother asked him to let Nerton know that she still loves her. Nerton will be required to undergo drug treatment and three years of post-release probation. “Nerton also agreed to par- ticipate in locating the firearms in this case to ensure the fire- arms don’t fall into the wrong hands,” McClain said. WANTED Alder and Maple Saw Logs & Standing Timber Northwest Hardwoods • Longview, WA Steve Putman Medicare Products 503-440-1076 Licensed in Oregon and Washington putmanagency@gmail.com A: There has been a lot of confusion on this. Anyone eligible for Medi- care Part A before January 1, 2020, can enroll in Plan F after 2020 and can keep their plans as long as they choose. Q: How do I get the Windows 10 April 2018 Update now? LEO FINZI Visit the website: https://www.micro- soft.com/en-us/software-download/ windows10 Astorias A: Best.com Click on the blue “Update Now” rectangle in the upper half of the page. Email me at Leo@AstoriasBest.com, to receive an email you can simply click on to get the update. Contact: John Anderson • 360-269-2500 THURSDAY, MAY 17 according to a stipulated order signed by Park and the Medical Board. The patient’s daughter later expressed concerns about his possi- ble dementia, lack of energy, mood swings and anxiety attacks, the order said. Park “states that he never wrote a payment check to Patient A and asserts that he had no genuine interest in purchasing the property — that he only signed the agreement to give Patient A peace of mind,” the order said. But the Medical Board faulted Park for failing to recognize a conflict of inter- est and violating his posi- tion of trust by “entering into a financial transaction with an elderly, emotionally distraught patient suffering from depression and possi- bly early stage dementia.” Park could not imme- diately be reached for comment. We transfer your photos, documents, etc. To update several computers, click on the to your new computer. “Download tool now” rectangle, and install the update tool to a USB. 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