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7A THE DAILY ASTORIAN • WEDNESDAY, JUNE 13, 2018 Warrenton: New rates, fees will go into effect in July Continued from Page 1A Water and sewer hikes Water and sewer rates are going up by 7 percent and 5 percent, as they also did last year. This will be a base rate increase of $1.96 for water and $2.78 for sewer, accord- ing Collin Stelzig, the public works director. With China’s new regula- tions on imported recyclable materials driving up the cost of doing business for recycling and garbage companies, recy- cling rates are going up for many communities. For War- renton ratepayers, this means a 3.5 percent increase that adds 25 cents monthly to the cost of carts and just under $2 to the monthly cost of cardboard containers. Rental rates and fees for the Warrenton Com- munity Center went up last year and are going up again this year. The new rates and fees will go into effect in July following a second reading at the com- mission’s next meeting. Proposed land use applica- tion fees, some of which would have increased substantially, were also on the table, but the three commissioners present Tuesday opted to hold off vot- ing until the full commission could discuss the changes with interim City Planner Kevin Cronin. The city plans to hold a special session later this month to discuss the proposed increases and new fee catego- ries Cronin suggested. The city is trying to be pro- active by raising rates and fees to fund operations and address upcoming repairs and ongo- ing maintenance, said Com- missioner Rick Newton after the meeting. What residents pay in property taxes doesn’t even cover the city’s police department, and the depart- ments behind some of the fee increases commissioners dis- cussed Tuesday night are enterprise funds that rely on revenue to pay their expenses, not tax money, he and Mayor Henry Balensifer said. “Yeah, it’s nice to keep the same rate for years, but in real- ity you’re cutting your own throat,” Newton said. Playing catch-up “There’s a lot of aging infrastructure that we need to play catch-up on, but also the cost of services has increased, the cost of the materials to do those services has increased,” Balensifer said. In some cases, city busi- ness has become more expen- sive due to new state and fed- eral standards, he added. And the city must also take into account rising costs for the state’s pension program. For years, Warrenton put off improvements at the Ham- mond and Warrenton marinas. Now, the city has invested seri- ous dollars into both facilities — one major project being the new commercial dock in War- renton — and this forms part of the justification for raising rates and fees next fiscal year. “When you’ve invested $2 million to improve your facil- ities, if we don’t keep on track to take care of them and main- tain them, we’re going to be in the same position we were in before,” said City Manager Linda Engbretson. There’s millions of dol- lars more that could be put in at both marinas, she said. Hammond will still need to be dredged in the near future, a project expected to cost as much as $1.3 million. In fact, there’s not a single city depart- ment or fund that couldn’t Photos by Colin Murphey/The Daily Astorian Utility technicians with the city perform maintenance on a sewer line. benefit from an infusion of money, she and the commis- sioners noted. Increasing rates and fees is just one small step, commissioners said. “It all factors down in the end to the livability in War- renton when it reaches wher- ever we’re headed in the next 10 years,” Newton added. “Because if we’re going to have livability, we have to have water there. We have to have parks. We have to have roads. We have to have sewer. We have to have garbage. We have to have all those things, and if you don’t plan ahead, you’re going to be putting fires out like crazy.” John Pozdolski, utility technician for Warrenton, keeps an eye on the display from equipment ex- amining under- ground pipes. CLASSIFIEDS WE GETRESULTS THE DEADLINE FOR CLASSIFIED ADS is 1 p.m. the day before your ad is scheduled to run All classifieds require pre-payment 104 Special Notices SOLICITATION FOR BIDS and REQUEST FOR QUALIFICATIONS: The City of Astoria’s Parks and Recreation Department is currently seeking bids for landscape maintenance ser- vices at multiple Park prop- erties, bids for janitorial ser- vices at Park restrooms, and is seeking qualified individu- als or businesses to provide Marketing and Communica- tions services for the Depart- ment. Inquiries for all three outreaches can be directed to Jonah Dart-Mclean at jdart@astoria.or.us Do you love libraries? Enjoy history? The Astoria Public Library is conducting Preservation training on June 28, 2018 from 9 am to 3 pm. Training will prepare volunteers to work in the archives located in the library basement. Space is limited to 30 people. Volunteers may call the library at 503-325-7323 or 503-298-2450 to apply and obtain further details. 107 Public Notices Occasionally other companies make telemarketing calls off classified ads. These companies are not affiliated with The Daily Astorian and customers are under no obligation to participate. If you would like to contact the attorney general or be put on the do not call list, here are the links to both of them Complaint form link: http://www.doj.state.or.us/ finfraud/ WE DELIVER! Please leave a light on or install motion detector lights to make your carrier’s job easier. Thanks! THE DAILY ASTORIAN 301 RVs & Travel Trailers 2003 Itasca Class A Sun Cruiser for sale 31ft. Gas. Ford V10. Pristine condition. 503-861-3598 Beautiful brand-new Jayco Jay Flight 25- foot 2017 travel trailer Model 212QBW Purchased in the summer of 2017 and never used. 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(503)325-7345 If you live in Seaside or Cannon Beach, call 503-325-3211 to place a Daily Astorian classified ad. 504 Homes for Sale PUBLISHER’S NOTICE All real estate advertising in this newspaper is subject to the Fair Housing Act which makes it illegal to advertise “Any preference, limitation or discrimination based on race, color, religion, sex, handicap, familial status, or national origin, or an intention to make any such preference, limitation or discrimination.” Familial status includes children under the age of 18 living with parents or legal custodians; pregnant women and people securing custody of children under 18. This newspaper will not knowingly accept any advertising for real estate which is in violation of the law. Our readers are hereby informed that all dwellings advertised in this newspaper are available on an equal opportunity basis. To complain of discrimination call HUD at 1(800)669-9777. 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