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5A THE DAILY ASTORIAN • TUESDAY, JULY 24, 2018 Bond bundle: ‘Jail bond affects all of the county’ Continued from Page 1A Should that message fall flat with younger voters, the county may need to rely on people who would not be directly affected by the rise in property taxes. “I really want to see folks that don’t own property and that haven’t been here for a long time to get involved and register to vote,” Lee said. On the other hand, young voters may be pivotal to the $20 million Sunset Empire bond to expand its Seaside rec- reation center — at 70 cents per $1,000. The recreation dis- trict hopes the new facility will generate additional revenue following a decrease last year. Some have speculated that younger voters would be more likely to utilize the upgraded facility and, therefore, more willing to pay for it. But, “I would hope that all of our residents — both young and old — can see the benefit of this,” said Skyler Archibald, the executive director of the recreation district. Seaside School District vot- ers overwhelmingly passed a $99.7 million bond in 2016 to relocate schools out of the tsu- nami inundation zone. Though it’s for a different purpose, the recreation district hopes for similar support. “I guess I’d be lying to say we weren’t motivated by the voters’ approval of the school bond,” Archibald said. While the entire county will vote on the jail bond, only voters within the recre- ation district will decide on the Sunset Empire plan. Although the bonds would come at an identical price, more taxpay- ers would share the burden of the new jail than the recreation facility. “The jail bond affects all of the county obviously, so it’s not going to be as easy for us to market it,” Archibald said. “We do have to be a little bit insightful with how we mes- sage it.” School bonds Seaside-area voters will not, however, be asked to pitch in as much as those who live in the Warrenton-Hammond or Astoria school districts. The $70 million Astoria bond to Devon Ravine/Northwest Florida Daily News John Miano, of Destin, Fla., holds a monarch butterfly on his fingertip. Law: ‘This is not all good or all bad’ Continued from Page 1A Photos by Colin Murphey/The Daily Astorian Clatsop County wants to relocate the jail in Astoria to the former youth correctional fa- cility in Warrenton. right now.” Voters in both school dis- tricts will also decide on the jail bond. While maintaining that the bonds are not compet- ing, Bergin made a case for the relative importance of the new jail. “If we don’t have the secu- rity with the jail, what good are the other entities?” Bergin asked. Necessary asks The North Coast Youth Correctional Facility sits vacant in Warrenton. modernize the school district’s five campuses would cost tax- payers $2.83 per $1,000 of assessed property value. Those in Warrenton-Hammond would need to pay $2.49 per $1,000 to buy a master campus and build a new middle school outside the tsunami inundation zone. At a smaller price but with a similar goal of moving out- side the tsunami zone, War- renton-Hammond officials hope their $32.4 million bond will have as much success as the 2016 one in Seaside. The school district did not specif- ically move forward with the bond because of the Seaside example, but it did compare the upcoming bond to the past one, Jeffery said. In Astoria, the motiva- tions are largely about tim- ing. A bond from 2000 is set to expire, and the school dis- trict hopes to modernize its campuses. “We just want people to know what kind of shape our schools are in,” Superin- tendent Craig Hoppes said. “It works best for us to go With nagging infrastruc- ture needs and a steady econ- omy, officials who will be pro- moting the bonds over the next few months believe the asks are necessary. “There’s a lot that needs to be done right now, and we have the opportunity to do that. The economy is roll- ing good right now. People are making money,” Lee said. “This is an opportunity for the community to get some things done that we might not be able to do in 10 years or couldn’t do 10 years ago.” But will voters choose one bond over another after doing the tax math? “I think the voters are smarter than that and, kind of, can understand what’s going on here,” Lee said. “It’s a coin- cidence, but I don’t think it’s a deal breaker to pass these.” The proposed changes include potential limits on the designation of “critical habitat” for imperiled plants and animals; an end to a reg- ulatory provision that gives threatened plants and ani- mals the same protections as species at greater risk of extinction; and streamlin- ing interagency consultations when federal government actions could jeopardize a species. Collin O’Mara, presi- dent of the National Wild- life Federation, welcomed the potential for the changes to spur greater collaboration between landowners, gov- ernment officials and con- servationists — even as he cautioned against ending automatic protections for threatened species. “This is not all good or all bad,” he said. O’Mara said crafting case by case species manage- ment plans is an appropri- ate alternative to the blanket protections now given auto- matically to threatened and endangered species. Until those plans are completed, he said, broad protections against harming plants and animals should stay in place. More than 700 animals and almost 1,000 plants in the U.S. are shielded by the law. Hundreds more are under consideration for protections. Fewer than 100 spe- cies have been taken off the threatened and endan- gered lists, either because they were deemed recovered or, in at least 10 cases, went extinct. President Donald Trump and Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke have been strong advo- cates for oil and gas drilling and other types of develop- ment, frequently criticizing environmental policies they say hinder economic activ- ity. Zinke also has sought to portray himself as a conser- vationist in the vein of Pres- ident Teddy Roosevelt who will protect the nation’s nat- ural resources. The administration’s pro- posals follow longstanding criticism of the Endangered Species Act by business groups and some members of Congress. Republican law- makers are pushing legisla- tion to enact broad changes to the law, saying it hinders economic activities while doing little to restore species. One of the chief archi- tects of that effort, U.S. Sen. John Barrasso, a Republican from Wyoming who chairs the Environment and Public Works Committee, said the administration’s proposals were “a good start” but indi- cated more work was needed. “The administration is limited by an existing law that needs to be updated,” Barrasso said. “The changes I have proposed will empower states, promote the recovery of species, and allow local economies to thrive.” The Pacific Legal Foun- dation, a conservative law firm headquartered in Cali- fornia, lobbied for some of the changes. Foundation attorney Jona- than Wood said the proposals would relieve apprehensions among property owners who in the past have been reluc- tant to get involved in species conservation efforts. School bonds: ‘It would be irresponsible for us not to ask for it at this point’ Continued from Page 1A and whittled the recommended ask down to $70 million. The bond would help finance a five-year, $75 mil- lion school improvement plan focused on school security, modernizing learning areas and improving building systems. If the bond passes, the district will receive a $4 million match- ing grant from the state. The remainder of the improvements would be funded by an esti- THE DAILY ASTORIAN T UESDAY E VENING A (2) (-) (-) (6) (-) (8) (9) (10) (12) (13) (-) (20) (-) (29) (30) (31) (32) (34) (35) (36) (38) (39) (43) (44) (45) (46) (47) (48) (49) (50) (51) (52) (53) (54) (56) (57) (58) (61) (63) (64) (65) (162) L KATU KOMO KING KOIN KIRO KGW KRCW KOPB KPTV KPDX KCPQ TBS KZJO ESPN ESPN2 NICK DISN FAM FMC LIFE ROOT FS1 SPIKE COM HIST A&E TLC DISC NGEO TNT AMC USA FOOD HGTV FX CNN FNC CNBC BRAV TCM SYFY RFD (2) (4) (5) (-) (7) (-) (3) (10) (12) (-) (13) (20) (22) (29) (30) (31) (32) (34) (35) (36) (38) (39) (43) (44) (45) (46) (47) (48) (49) (50) (51) (52) (53) (54) (56) (57) (58) (61) (63) (64) (65) (162) 6 mated $1 million from interest earnings from the bonds. The centerpiece of the school district’s improve- ment plan is a nearly $45 mil- lion modernization of Asto- ria Middle School, including the reconstruction of a dated classroom wing into a three- story academic hall with iden- tical learning communities on each floor. Support areas of the school would also be modern- ized, and the track resurfaced. Astoria High School would receive nearly $20 million in security and moderniza- tion improvements. Outdoor corridors around the campus would be enclosed to improve security. Shop, art and science classrooms would be modern- ized; new music areas would be added; and the track would be resurfaced. John Jacob Astor Elemen- tary School would receive $9 million worth of improve- ments. An old cafeteria down- hill from the main build- ing would be remodeled into a multipurpose cafeteria, kitchen and activity room with improved access uphill. Kin- dergarten classrooms would be added, along with more cov- ered play areas. Lewis and Clark Elemen- tary School and Capt. Rob- ert Gray School — home of administrative offices, pre- school and the district’s high school credit recovery program — would receive more minor building improvements. Jennifer Holen, co-owner of Baked Alaska and a member of the facilities committee, said Monday that the amount of safety and accessibility needs warrant a bond. “It would be irresponsible for us not to ask for it at this point,” she said. Loran Mathews, a former school district employee of more than 30 years and a facili- ties committee member, said he started with the district when it passed a bond in the 1960s to SCHEDULE A - Charter Astoria/ Seaside - L - Charter Long Beach build the middle school. The district could have justifiably asked for more money to fix its aging schools but was respect- ful of what the community can afford, he said. The only way the school district can afford to signifi- cantly improve its facilities is through a bond, said David Oser, a board member. While healthy, safe buildings don’t make a good school district, he said, the lack thereof can make it an uphill battle. Evening listings TUESDAY J ULY 24 PM 6:30 7 PM 7:30 8 PM 8:30 9 PM 9:30 10 PM 10:30 11 PM 11:30 Jeopardy! (N) KATU News at 6 (N) Wheel of Fortu Fortune The Middle The Middle Black-ish Black-ish Defense "Julius Jones: The Fight" (N) KATU News (N) (:35) Jimmy Kimmel KOMO 4 News (N) Wheel of Fortune Jeopardy! (N) The Middle The Middle Black-ish Black-ish Defense "Julius Jones: The Fight" (N) KOMO 4 News (N) (:35) Jimmy Kimmel NBC News (N) KING 5 News KING 5 News Evening America's Got Talent "Judge Cuts 2" (N) World of Dance "The Qualifiers 8" (N) KING 5 News (N) (:35) Tonight Show KOIN Local 6 (N) Evening News (N) Extra Ent. 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