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2A THE DAILY ASTORIAN • TUESDAY, JULY 31, 2018 Seaside lukewarm on lodging tax hike for bridges Repairs are still a priority for City Council By BRENNA VISSER The Daily Astorian SEASIDE — While the City Council agreed making Seaside’s bridges more seismi- cally sound is a priority, most councilors are hesitant to use lodging tax dollars to pay for it. At a workshop about tsu- nami preparedness Monday, City Councilor Tom Horning pitched raising the lodging tax by 2 percent to quickly pay for retrofitting seven bridges and build two pedestrian bridges over 20 years to withstand a Cascadia Subduction Zone earthquake. Horning, a geologist, argues investing in bridges that will act as evacuation routes out of the tsunami inun- Colin Murphey/The Daily Astorian Seaside is looking to improve bridges to help prepare for a devastating earthquake and tsunami. dation zone is the best way to save the most lives. The pre- dicted 25-foot to 50-foot wave would destroy about 92 per- cent of Seaside’s buildings, leaving about 20 to 30 feet of standing water throughout the town. The disaster could cause anywhere from 500 to 23,500 fatalities, depending on the time of year and how prepared the town is to respond, Horn- ing said. Projected to cost about $35 million, Horning sees lodging taxes as a quick way to raise about $1 million a year to help finance bridge repairs. While the sense of urgency resonated, some city coun- cilors questioned the legality and feasibility of using lodg- ing taxes. State law requires 70 per- cent of lodging tax revenue be used for tourism promotion or property. Raising the lodg- ing tax to pay for infrastruc- ture improvements has been contested by hoteliers and the Oregon Restaurant & Lodging Association. There was also concern about how it would pair with the lodging tax increase passed by Clatsop County that would fund operations at a new jail, and how steadily increasing hotel bills would affect the tourism industry. Terry Bichsel, owner of Best Western Plus Ocean View Resort and Rivertides Suites Hotel, said as a lodging opera- tor, he recognized the need for disaster preparation, but felt the cost should be shared by the community. “The lodging tax is an easy target, but I would encourage niles allegedly punched and kicked a man repeatedly in the parking lot of the Seaside Civic and Convention Center. DUII • At 12:55 a.m. Sun- day, Eric N. McKinnis, 34, of Portland, was arrested by Doris Kosko Rusinko Astoria police on 30th Street near the East Mooring Basin and charged with driving under the influence of intox- icants, attempting to elude and reckless driving. His blood alcohol content was 0.18 percent. Astoria Sept. 2, 1926 — July 5, 2018 FIVE-DAY FORECAST FOR ASTORIA TONIGHT WEDNESDAY Low clouds THURSDAY 65 54 Times of clouds and sun Low clouds followed by some sun ALMANAC Periods of clouds and sunshine New Salem 56/86 Newport 54/60 Aug 11 Full Aug 18 La Grande 60/95 Baker 56/98 Ontario 71/103 Burns 55/96 Klamath Falls 51/91 LaMear to host monthly ‘Meet the Mayor’ Lakeview 50/93 Ashland 62/95 The Daily Astorian Forecasts and graphics provided by AccuWeather, Inc. ©2018 UNDER THE SKY Source: Jim Todd, OMSI TOMORROW'S TIDES Astoria / Port Docks Time 10:54 a.m. 11:24 p.m. Low -0.1 ft. 1.7 ft. Today Hi Lo 84 70 83 70 81 63 86 56 84 65 79 67 93 74 83 60 88 76 77 65 81 63 106 88 89 70 82 67 89 77 86 67 88 73 81 72 83 60 83 74 75 64 99 74 67 53 83 57 83 76 REGIONAL CITIES City Baker City Bend Brookings Eugene Ilwaco Klamath Falls Medford Newberg Newport North Bend Today Hi Lo 101 56 96 54 63 51 89 51 64 57 93 51 98 61 89 55 61 54 67 56 W pc s pc s c pc pc s pc pc Hi 98 92 61 84 62 91 95 85 60 65 Wed. Lo 51 50 50 51 57 46 58 55 55 56 W s s pc s pc pc pc s pc pc City Olympia Pendleton Portland Roseburg Salem Seaside Spokane Springfi eld Vancouver Yakima Today Hi Lo 82 52 101 66 90 62 92 58 91 56 68 56 99 67 90 55 88 58 104 62 W s pc s s s c pc s s s Hi 75 98 85 87 86 65 94 85 84 97 Wed. Lo 52 63 60 57 55 57 61 53 57 58 W pc s s s s pc s s s s TOMORROW'S NATIONAL WEATHER NATIONAL CITIES W t pc pc s pc sh t pc pc r pc pc pc c pc t t pc s sh t pc pc s sh Wed. Hi Lo 79 67 80 76 82 67 85 59 86 65 81 66 97 74 68 54 87 76 76 63 87 66 106 88 88 70 85 68 88 77 84 66 85 73 84 74 87 65 88 76 85 68 97 73 66 52 78 57 89 77 Shown are noon positions of weather systems and precipitation. Temperature bands are highs for the day. W t c c pc s sh pc r pc c s s pc pc t pc t t s t pc t pc pc t 529 SE MARLIN, WARRENTON 503-861-0929 YE TSOP C LA NTY C OU DEATH July 27, 2018 ARQUETTE, Troy, 54, of Seaside, died in Seaside. Hughes-Ransom Mortuary is in charge of the arrangements. PUBLIC MEETINGS Monday’s Megabucks: 4-14- 34-41-44-46 Estimated jackpot: $4.8 million WASHINGTON Monday’s Daily Game: 0-4-8 Monday’s Hit 5: 04-09-10- 35-36 Estimated jackpot: $250,000 Monday’s Keno: 01-07-20-22- 23-32-34-36-44-46-47-49-51- 55-57-62-67-69-77-79 Monday’s Lotto: 02-06-15- 22-40-48 Estimated jackpot: $5.6 million Monday’s Match 4: 06-13- 18-22 OBITUARY POLICY APPLIANCE AND HOME FURNISHINGS IN Arline OREGON Monday’s Pick 4: 1 p.m.: 2-7-2-1 4 p.m.: 3-5-0-5 7 p.m.: 1-3-0-7 10 p.m.: 6-7-5-7 Monday’s Lucky Lines: 01-06- 09-13-19-24-28-30 Estimated jackpot: $10,000 PACKAGE DEALS Mattresses, Furniture & More! Mayor The events are a chance for residents to ask LaMear about city policy issues. LOTTERIES APPLIANCE 3 A 0 RS Astoria LaMear will hold a “Meet the Mayor” meeting at noon Wednesday at City Hall. THURSDAY Northwest Oregon Housing Authority Board, 10 a.m., NOHA office, 147 S. Main Ave., Warrenton. Seaside Parks Advisory Committee, 7 p.m., City Hall, 163 E. Gower St. Weather (W): s-sunny, pc-partly cloudy, c-cloudy, sh-showers, t-thunderstorms, r-rain, sf-snow fl urries, sn-snow, i-ice. Over Doris Kosko Rusinko, 91, peacefully passed residential ambassador for other new residents away to the Lord on July 5 at her home in Asto- at her assisted living facility, and she loved ria, Oregon, with her family and friends at her watching golf every Sunday. side. She had been on hospice since February. Doris is survived by a son, Mark Rusinko, Doris was born in Wilkes-Barre, of Delaware; and a daughter, Susan Pennsylvania, to John Kosko and Harrington and son-in-law, David Mary (Kwochka) Kosko, on Sept. Miller, of Astoria, Oregon. She is 2, 1926. She enjoyed playing clar- also survived by a granddaughter, inet and saxophone in the concert Leah (John) Kulikowski, of Mary- land. There are many nieces and and marching band in high school. nephews around the country. After high school, she graduated Her husband, Paul; son, John; sis- from Misericordia College in Dallas, ter, Elaine (Bowanko); and daughter- Pennsylvania, as a teacher. in-law, Paula; preceded her in death. Doris briefly taught math in A funeral service will be held on New Jersey before marrying Paul Doris Rusinko Saturday, Aug. 4 at noon at St. Bren- Rusinko, of Nanticoke, Pennsylva- nia in September 1950. They moved dan the Navigator Eastern Orthodox Mission Church in Hammond, Ore- to Niagara Falls, New York, to start a family and a new job. They had three chil- gon, followed by a reception. dren. Doris was a homemaker taking care of Graveside services will be held in Dallas, their son, John, who was born with spina bifida, Pennsylvania, on Wednesday, Aug. 8, at 11 and she was active in her Russian Orthodox a.m. at Fern Knoll Cemetery. Church, singing in the choir and making piero- Memorial donations may be made to St. gies every week with the women’s club to sup- Brendan the Navigator Eastern Orthodox Mis- port the church. sion Church, in lieu of flowers. Doris moved out to Oregon to be with her Funeral arrangements are in the care of daughter in 2004. Her hobbies included read- Ocean View Funeral and Cremation Service of ing biographies and history books. She was a Astoria. Roseburg 58/87 Brookings 51/60 Aug 26 John Day 62/97 Bend 54/92 Medford 61/95 Tonight's Sky: Mars's at perigee -- passing within 0.38 AU to Earth. High 7.5 ft. 7.5 ft. Prineville 56/95 Lebanon 55/85 Eugene 51/84 First Pendleton 66/98 The Dalles 68/94 Portland 62/85 Sunset tonight ........................... 8:47 p.m. Sunrise Wednesday .................... 5:57 a.m. Coos Bay Moonrise today ........................ 10:54 p.m. 56/65 Moonset today ............................ 9:39 a.m. City Atlanta Boston Chicago Denver Des Moines Detroit El Paso Fairbanks Honolulu Indianapolis Kansas City Las Vegas Los Angeles Memphis Miami Nashville New Orleans New York Oklahoma City Philadelphia St. Louis Salt Lake City San Francisco Seattle Washington, DC Sun and areas of low clouds Tillamook 55/66 SUN AND MOON Time 4:24 a.m. 5:21 p.m. 65 54 Shown is tomorrow's weather. Temperatures are tonight's lows and tomorrow's highs. ASTORIA 57/65 Precipitation Monday ............................................ 0.00" Month to date ................................... 0.09" Normal month to date ....................... 1.01" Year to date .................................... 35.74" Normal year to date ........................ 36.92" Aug 4 SATURDAY 65 56 REGIONAL WEATHER Astoria through Monday. Temperatures High/low ....................................... 65°/57° Normal high/low ........................... 68°/54° Record high ............................ 87° in 1908 Record low ............................. 45° in 1949 Last FRIDAY 65 57 57 “I don’t like to raises taxes for nothing, but it’s quite small in comparison to the need,” he said. The City Council dis- cussed possibly floating a bond or road levy and lobby- ing the state for higher priority for funding given the town’s unique status as the most vul- nerable to a tsunami on the Oregon Coast. Other ideas included instituting a fee on resident’s water bills to help fund an emergency prepared- ness consultant. Some, like City Councilor Dana Phillips and Mayor Jay Barber, questioned whether more attention should be directed on resilience after the wave subsides. But one consensus was reached: Something needs to be done — fast. “We need to address this soon,” Barber said. “We don’t have an answer to funding, but once you’re aware, you’re responsible.” OBITUARIES ON THE RECORD Assault • At 1:08 p.m. Mon- day, a 15-year-old boy from Woodland, Washington, was arrested by Seaside police on the 410 block of First Avenue and charged with second-de- gree assault. A group of juve- spreading the responsibility,” Bichsel said. Some councilors felt Sea- side’s lodging tax, which is 10 percent, is already reach- ing a breaking point. Seaside’s rate is the third highest in the county, following Warrenton and Astoria, which sit at 12 percent and 11 percent. “We have to stop looking at lodging taxes as a panacea,” City Councilor Tita Montero said. “If we keep raising lodg- ing taxes out of the norm, we will lose those tourists that we think will keep coming to fund this.” Some councilors, like Seth Morrisey, supported using revenue the county will share with cities from the new lodg- ing tax for bridge projects in conjunction with other reve- nue sources. Horning said he supports getting creative to find fund- ing, but feels the impact of raising the lodging tax was being overstated. HOURS OPEN: MON-FRI 8-6 * SATURDAY * SUNDAY 10-4 We Service What We Sell The Daily Astorian publishes paid obituaries. The obituary can include a small photo and, for veterans, a flag symbol at no charge. The deadline for all obituaries is 9 a.m. the business day prior. Obituaries may be edited for spelling, proper punctuation and style. 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