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7A THE DAILY ASTORIAN • WEDNESDAY, MAY 23, 2018 Split: Voters could settle an ideological split on the commission Continued from Page 1A “When evaluating the job performance and there’s some sort of tweak we can make, we’ll look at doing that,” he said. “To me, that’s what trans- parency is all about.” Rare runoff Wev took 43 percent of the vote in this month’s election, short of a majority, prompting a runoff in November with Ros- coe, who had 37 percent. The third candidate, Doug Thomp- son, received 20 percent of the vote and was eliminated. The runoff is the first for a county commission seat in a decade. District 3 covers parts of Astoria, Miles Crossing, Jeffers Garden, Lewis and Clark, Youngs River, Olney, Green Mountain and parts of Walluski. Throughout their cam- paigns, Wev and Roscoe have offered similar viewpoints on most county issues, par- ticularly their desire for men- tal health services to be incor- porated into a potential new county jail. “I think a lot of the issues we’ve had are very similar,” Roscoe said. “The most obvi- ous difference between us is how long I’ve lived here and how long I’ve been directly involved in the community.” Wev, who moved to the North Coast four years ago, has a different view of their experiences. “I think the contrast between Roscoe and me is pretty clear. My emphasis is on the future. It’s not about what I’ve done in the past,” she said. “My resume speaks for itself.” Roscoe said he wants to host community forums on topics such as forestry and workforce housing ahead of the election. Despite finishing in second, he hopes the typi- cally higher voter turnout in November will propel him to a win. Turnout this month was 36 percent. Wev said she will continue to rely on canvassing and will expand her efforts to the south- ern part of the district. “Obviously I did something right in my messaging,” she said. “I think I’ve done a good job of connecting with people on Commercial Street. But I’m really excited about connect- ing with the farm community.” Wild card For those who voted for Thompson, their decision in November could decide the election. Wev and Thompson each served on the Clatsop County Democratic Central Committee. “When Doug Thompson threw his hat in the ring the last minute, I was pretty sure it would split the progressive vote, and it did,” Wev said. “I think the people who voted for Doug Thompson are certainly more likely to vote for me in a runoff.” Thompson, a property manager, resigned as the cen- tral committee’s president and filed for the seat hours before the deadline. He said he made the decision to run after Com- missioner Lisa Clement chose not to seek re-election. Thompson said he isn’t so sure he and Wev were chasing the same voters, pointing to the fact that Wev filed before Clement announced her deci- sion. He has, for now, declined to make an endorsement in the runoff. “I think it’s entirely possi- ble that the two old guys split the old guy vote,” Thompson said. Roscoe said he is not sure why Thompson ran or what led people to vote for him over Thompson and Wev. “It seemed to me as if it was one of those squabbles within the Democratic Party itself I wasn’t privy to,” he said. Warming: Code amendment could set rules for homeless shelters California and the Cana- dian provinces of Quebec and Ontario. About 100 Oregon busi- nesses, including large manu- facturers, utilities, fuel distrib- utors and others would have been required to buy credits. The proceeds of those purchases would have gone toward paying for projects aimed at offsetting carbon emissions. Well-designed cap and trade programs can encourage businesses to adopt cleaner technology and operating pro- cedures and also invest in green energy, which fuels the economy, said Dallas Burtraw, an expert on environmental regulation and a senior fellow at Resources for the Future in “Lots of people don’t like it,” Circuit Court Judge Dawn McIntosh said. “But what an Alford plea tells me is that you have assessed your options in this case.” As he was led out of the courtroom, Johns looked over at a few of his and Bou- dreau’s family members who were in attendance. “Love you guys,” he told them. “Love you too,” a couple of them responded. Since 1992, Johns has faced numerous felony and misdemeanor charges in the county. His convictions include menacing, theft, criminal mischief, burglary, driving under the influence of intoxicants and assault. A sentencing hearing has been scheduled for June. 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She pointed to the pub- lic meetings last year and the neighborhood agreement and stricter internal policies that resulted. The Astoria Warming Center has just submitted its application for a temporary use permit for the next cold weather season, a require- ment the board says puts them on shaky ground from year to year and that planning com- missioners hope to help avoid in the future with the code amendment. The work has been chal- lenging, commissioners said. “It’s easier being on the other side, I’ll say that,” said Commissioner Joan Herman, gesturing to the empty audi- ence seating area after the Tuesday meeting ended. She joined the Planning Commission in October, about a month after the Asto- ria Warming Center received permission to operate during the cold weather season. Her- man sat in on many of the meetings over the summer, but said she is looking at the issue more broadly now. “I think before it would have been easier to give a flip solution: We need to find a place for all the homeless people,” she said. “But on the other hand, we have to bal- ance that against the neigh- borhoods’ rights and con- cerns. It’s not always an easy answer.” Moore said the most inter- esting part of the process is trying to balance the legal with the moral. “As planning commission- ers we’re directed by some language which is law and we’re trying to craft code that addresses what are pretty clear moral issues and there’s some- times conflict,” Moore said. “Unfortunately as planning commissioners, or any kind of legal entity, you kind of have to err on the legal side.” Carbon: State joint legislative committee on carbon pricing heard from experts Continued from Page 1A Continued from Page 1A M-F 10-6 Sat . 11-4 77 11th Street, Suite H Astoria, OR 503-325-2300 Continued from Page 1A The commission has been dis- cussing, debating and tweak- ing language and listening to public testimony about the proposed code for the past sev- eral months. The new code attempts to define the people an emer- gency shelter serves and establishes a conditional use standard that comes with var- ious requirements, including a list of a center’s responsi- bilities to the neighborhood in which it is located, safety standards and a 1,000 foot buffer from other warming shelters. Dan Parkison, president of the Astoria Warming Cen- ter’s board, suggested that last requirement, but he and oth- ers on the board are not con- vinced the new code will help them or the people they serve. Homelessness is a growing issue, they said after a Plan- ning Commission meeting Tuesday, but as the code pro- posal stands now, their orga- nization would be capped at serving 25 people a night. “They’re writing a docu- ment that’s obsolete the day they finish writing it,” Park- ison said. The Planning Commission asked city staff to come back later this summer with code language for the commission- ers to discuss, approve and recommend to City Council for adoption. A draft could be in front of the commissioners as early as July. The Astoria Warming Cen- ter remains the only such facility in the city. The Plan- ning Commission can’t single out the center in the proposed code amendment, but the facility is the example com- missioners point to during discussions about what does Johns: Convicted of first-degree manslaughter ‘More and more customers are forcing corporations to take these steps.’ Dallas Burtraw | expert on environmental regulation Washington, D.C. “More and more custom- ers are forcing corporations to take these steps,” Burtraw told the committee Tuesday. “In order to compete, they are try- ing to differentiate themselves by showing that they are clean and green. “The firms that are more efficient are the firms that are more profitable. 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