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THE DAILY ASTORIAN • THURSDAY, JULY 19, 2018
Water: ‘Aging
Vigil: GoFundMe page raised $3,335
infrastructure ...
contributes to
bacteria problems’
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Historically, the city
has also considered other
sources, such as wildlife,
as a possible culprit. Two
DNA-tested samples were
inconclusive, but pointed to
some animal contamination.
This could be waste left by
seagulls on someone’s roof
or feces left by an elk near a
stream getting filtered down
through the city’s water
channels.
“I think it’s normal activ-
ity. Dogs or elk or what have
you are going to do what they
are going to do,” City Man-
ager Bruce St. Denis said. “It
washes into a gully where it
concentrates, and then when
it rains it all comes out one
outfall.”
While the source remains
unclear, St. Denis said recent
smoke testing did not indi-
cate issues within the waste-
water system.
“If the contaminants
were coming from the city’s
wastewater system, the read-
ings would be elevated on a
continuous basis,” St. Denis
said. “They are not.”
But Plybon argues that
given how frequent high
bacteria readings have been
historically, it is unlikely
Cannon Beach’s aging infra-
structure plays no role.
Plybon cited multiple
infrastructure issues listed in
the city’s wastewater mas-
ter plan, which was adopted
earlier this year and out-
lines projects that need to
be addressed over 20 years.
When it was adopted, the
Ecola Creek Watershed
Council requested the city
prioritize repairs near the
Chisana Creek and Gower
Street outfalls.
Plybon said he applauds
the city for doing a waste-
water review, which Sur-
frider has asked the city to
do for years. But without
first addressing infrastruc-
ture issues, the city can’t rule
out the possibility high bac-
teria could be related.
“Maybe not all of these
things will contribute to the
issue, but in my opinion it’s
likely a cause,” Plybon said.
“Because it’s been a cause
in every community we’ve
been to with these issues.
These are common issues,
having aging infrastructure
on the coast — and it contrib-
utes to bacteria problems.”
St. Denis said projects
listed in the master plan are
long-term issues, and to his
knowledge are not directly
contributing to bacteria
spikes.
“A lot of times that means
not going back to the place that
we’re from because the risks
are too high,” Charlie Chan-
cellor said. “Damian is the
person that really shined the
most.”
Michael Chicurel recalled
checking in at the treatment
center last year a few days
after leaving jail, having not
showered and with a half-full
suitcase in hand. Burrell, who
completed his intake paper-
work, immediately assumed a
mentor role.
“Without him, I wouldn’t
be standing here, and I proba-
bly wouldn’t be on this planet
anymore,” Chicurel said.
Garrett Haskins, another
friend who overcame sub-
stance abuse, said Burrell
shared a connection with his
2-year-old son, Gregory. He
watched a video Wednesday of
Burrell holding Gregory as the
toddler laughed.
“He kept looking at him
and saying, ‘Stylin’ and profi-
lin’ cuz,’” Haskins said.
Colin Murphey/The Daily Astorian
People gathered at the Astoria Column for a vigil for Da-
mian Burrell.
Max Johnson also spent
time in treatment and recalled
living with Burrell. He lik-
ened their living situation to
the movie “The Odd Couple,”
with Johnson being the tidier
roommate. Still, they shared
plenty of laughs, and Burrell
checked in with him regularly.
In the years they knew
each other, Johnson noticed an
evolution.
“The real Damian came out
and developed into a remark-
ably hard-working young man
with goals,” Johnson said.
Burrell started working in
the shipping department at
Lektro in 2017. Though his
co-workers recalled plenty
of belly laughs, Burrell was
known as a hard worker.
When not working, Bur-
rell would spend hours fix-
ing and cleaning his car and
the recently purchased motor-
cycle. He sometimes spent
late nights writing poems and
songs.
Sands spoke about the
many times Burrell would
cheer her up through his sense
of humor. Even when she was
mad, one look from Burrell
could reverse her mood.
She would often hide when
he arrived home, prompting a
game of hide-and-seek. When
he would find her, Burrell’s
excitement was overflowing.
Burrell’s mother, Eileen
Jackson, thanked everyone
who attended the vigil.
“I can only hope Damian
can see how much he was
really loved,” Jackson told
the dozens of people holding
candles.
A GoFundMe page was
set up to help offset Burrell’s
funeral costs. In the one day
after the page was created, 41
people donated $3,335.
“He died clean and sober,
which not a lot of people get
to do,” Chancellor said. “It
wasn’t really long, but he got
to be the Damian he really was
— a really good person.”
Without a pattern
Part of the difficulty in
narrowing down a source
for the bacteria is the fact
high readings don’t appear
to have a pattern, St. Denis
said. Spikes are often seen
after heavy rains or at the
height of tourism season,
but high readings have been
recorded during all times
of the year and in different
weather.
That is why the city
decided to reinstate the water
testing program, only this
time to schedule samples
on the day before and after
heavy rains to see if there is
a pattern.
The city will also start
testing on the east side of
U.S. Highway 101 — far-
ther than previous tests have
gone — to see if any bacteria
is originating from wildlife
in the hills. There are also
plans to do more extensive
DNA testing, St. Denis said,
but the city is searching for a
lab to analyze samples since
Oregon State University no
longer offers the service.
“We’re just looking for
clues,” he said.
Homeless: Transportation will be a challenge
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“It’s a place to go,” said
Vernon Hall, co-director of
Filling Empty Bellies.
Carlsen and Hall will begin
using the building almost
immediately, but it will be sev-
eral weeks before they are able
to open a resource office and
longer to set up a commercial
kitchen. The lunches will con-
tinue at Peoples Park. Food
storage will gradually shift to
the building so volunteers can
use the space to prepare meals.
Filling Empty Bellies serves
an average of 30 to 40 people
at their lunches. Of those peo-
ple, most — around 20 people
or more — are consistent par-
ticipants, attending the lunches
and helping to manage the
program.
Over the past six months,
Filling Empty Bellies has
shifted its focus to become
an organization run “by street
people, for street people,”
The Daily Astorian
Food collected for Filling
Empty Bellies.
Carlsen said. She and Hall plan
to continue this model at the
drop-in center. But transpor-
tation will be a challenge. The
people Filling Empty Bellies
serves have scant resources
and often no mode of transpor-
tation besides their own two
legs.
The drop-in center is
at the base of the city’s South
Slope, on the other side of
the hill from downtown.
The bus route ends roughly
a mile away from the
building. Hall hopes Filling
Empty Bellies will be able to
work with the city, Clatsop
County and the Sunset Empire
Transportation District on
solutions.
He and Carlsen believe the
drop-in center will be a pos-
itive development both for
the people they serve and the
broader community, which has
struggled with how to address
a spike in homelessness. The
center will draw homeless
people away from downtown,
where their presence has been
controversial, Carlsen said.
Total Employment and
Management — or TEAM, an
employment agency with an
office in Astoria — is leasing
the building and splitting the
cost of rent with Filling Empty
Bellies. Carlsen has worked
with TEAM as a representa-
tive and on special projects
while TEAM has found jobs in
the area for a number of Fill-
ing Empty Bellies participants.
The employment agency
will use part of the building
and employ some of Filling
Empty Bellies’ participants to
take care of building mainte-
nance, cooking, cleaning and
office work.
Filling Empty Bellies orga-
nizers began looking for a
building in January with the
hope of providing a place for
homeless people to go during
the day and access multiple
resources. Drop-in centers
have come up as an option in
discussions at the city’s home-
lessness solutions task force
meetings.
“It’s kind of surreal to be
honest,” said Carlsen, who is
taking it one step at a time.
“All along this has just been
the vision.”
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651 Help Wanted
I am looking for room to
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Looking for a full-time
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4412 Hwy. 101 North
Gearhart, OR 97138