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2A THE DAILY ASTORIAN • WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 8, 2018 What is an essential summer food? “Lemon cucumbers, that’s been my actual summer essential.” “Good barbecue sandwich, that’s what St. Louis is known for. Like a good pulled pork.” “This year has been hot dogs and wa- termelon because I have a son from Saudi Arabia and he doesn’t get that over there. It’s been great.” Brooke Willoughby, Astoria Trent Boyer, St. Louis THE DAILY ASTORIAN // QUESTION OF THE WEEK Carolyn Olson, Astoria Vancouver resolution supports Cannon Beach opposed to county lodging tax hike I-5 bridge replacement City wants county to reconsider By BRENNA VISSER The Daily Astorian CANNON BEACH — City councilors voiced their opposition Tuesday to a Clat- sop County lodging tax increase to help pay for jail operations, primarily taking issue with the lack of commu- nication the county had with the city before the vote. Monica Steele, the coun- ty’s budget and finance direc- tor, gave a presentation to the City Council about the new tax, which will impact lodging operators starting in January. The county tax comes in anticipation of a $20 million bond measure in November to move the Clatsop County Jail from Astoria to the for- mer North Coast Youth Cor- rectional Facility in Warren- ton. Annual jail operating costs — $3.4 million this year — are estimated to rise by more than $1.2 million if the jail is relocated. But city councilors took issue with the fact the county did not approach the city or local lodging operators about the tax increase. “They should have been talking to us and hotel manage- cities to use how they see fit, Steele said. The new tax will raise the Cannon Beach lodg- ing tax from 8 to 9 percent and is estimated to raise $380,000 in revenue a quarter for the city. “I don’t want more promo- tion. I don’t want more adver- tising. You can take back (to the county commission) at least one councilor is not at all happy about this,” Benefield told Steele. If the tax has to stay, Bene- field suggested the county work with the state to broaden the definition of a tourism-re- lated facility in state law so the money could support a variety of city functions. “Have the county support that notion … then I wouldn’t be quite as opposed to you throwing money at us and tell- ing us how to spend it,” he said. Councilors did discuss a possible appeal of the coun- ty’s decision, but was advised against it by City Attorney Ashley Driscoll, who said appealing a tax the county has the right to implement would be “an uphill legal battle.” Instead, the City Coun- cil agreed to send a letter to the county outlining concerns with the tax hike, including a request to repeal it regardless of whether the bond passes. “We’re not appreciative of the way the (county) went about this,” Steidel said. ment before this,” Mayor Sam Steidel said. Cannon Beach joins dis- senters in the lodging indus- try who have also been criti- cal about not being included in discussions before the tax hike. Lodging operators also have argued the tax would dampen revenue and unfairly targets a single industry. Proponents believe the 1 percent increase is relatively minimal and would mostly impact visitors from outside the county, who Sheriff Tom Bergin claims make up 27 per- cent of the inmate population. City Councilor George Vet- ter said adding a county tax is another “bureaucratic burden” to hotels and rental companies, which already have to report separate taxes on the city and state level. Others, like City Councilor Mike Benefield, took issue with the county handing the city restricted tourism promo- tion dollars it may not neces- sarily want. By state law, only 30 per- cent of the new tax — about $420,000 of the $1.4 million estimated to be brought in annually — can be used for jail operations. The other 70 per- cent must be used for tourism promotion. The tourism promotion portion of the revenue col- lected from businesses within city limits will be returned to Authorities rescue man who fell from cliff near Lincoln City Associated Press NEWPORT — Authori- ties say crews rescued a man who fell from a cliff near Lincoln City. The Coast Guard says the Lincoln City Fire Depart- ment called them Tuesday afternoon requesting a heli- copter crew to help a man who fell off a cliff called God’s Thumb. The crew helped fire- fighters locate the man who had fallen approximately 100 feet. He was hoisted by a Coast Guard North Bend aircrew Tuesday evening and taken to Toledo. The Coast Guard says the man was in stable condition when he was hoisted. FIVE-DAY FORECAST FOR ASTORIA TONIGHT THURSDAY FRIDAY 58 ALMANAC Intervals of clouds and sunshine Mostly sunny and nice Tillamook 57/74 Salem 61/99 Newport 56/65 Full Aug 18 Coos Bay 58/69 Last Aug 26 Source: Jim Todd, OMSI TOMORROW'S TIDES Astoria / Port Docks Time 6:40 a.m. 6:27 p.m. Low -1.3 ft. 2.1 ft. Burns 50/103 REGIONAL CITIES City Baker City Bend Brookings Eugene Ilwaco Klamath Falls Medford Newberg Newport North Bend Hi 102 102 64 97 71 98 101 97 65 67 Today Lo 55 59 54 57 58 54 67 61 56 57 W s pc c pc c pc pc pc c c Hi 106 103 65 97 69 98 103 96 65 68 Thu. Lo W 55 s 61 s 53 c 57 s 59 c 52 pc 67 s 59 s 57 c 58 c City Olympia Pendleton Portland Roseburg Salem Seaside Spokane Springfi eld Vancouver Yakima Hi 96 106 98 99 99 75 99 96 97 102 W t t s pc s t pc sh pc t pc s s t pc t t t t t t pc pc s t Hi 88 87 89 86 94 86 93 63 89 87 92 106 94 82 92 88 90 87 87 89 92 96 70 93 89 Thu. Lo 72 71 68 60 68 66 68 46 78 70 68 86 70 70 75 70 76 72 67 72 72 67 53 62 72 Today Lo 56 67 66 62 61 58 66 59 63 64 W s s pc pc pc c pc pc pc pc Hi 94 109 98 98 99 73 105 96 96 106 Thu. Lo W 55 s 70 s 66 s 61 s 60 s 58 c 71 pc 57 s 61 s 67 pc Shown are noon positions of weather systems and precipitation. Temperature bands are highs for the day. W t t pc pc s pc pc sh pc pc s s s t pc c t pc t pc pc pc pc s pc Weather (W): s-sunny, pc-partly cloudy, c-cloudy, sh-showers, t-thunderstorms, r-rain, sf-snow fl urries, sn-snow, i-ice. By JACK HEFFERNAN The Daily Astorian An Astoria man allegedly led police on a miles-long car chase Tuesday. Police attempted to stop a man driving an alleged stolen car at U.S. Highway 101 Busi- ness and Southeast Airport Lane just before 4:30 a.m. The driver then sped off. At one point, police lost contact with the car and ended the pursuit. Police eventually spotted the car crashed in a ditch near the 88300 block of Lewis and Clark Road, about 7 miles away from the orig- inal traffic stop. A few min- utes later, they found Richard Frank Scott, 25, of Astoria, hiding in a pasture about 100 yards away. Scott admitted to crash- ing the car as he was attempt- ing to pull into a driveway, according to court records. Scott said he was trying to elude police because he had criminal charges pending. He remains on probation for sev- eral charges stemming from 2016, including first-degree burglary and first-degree theft. In connection with the inci- dent Tuesday, Scott has been charged with unauthorized use of a motor vehicle, attempting to elude a police officer, reck- less driving, reckless endan- germent and third-degree theft. Marjorie L. Orand Clatskanie Sept. 24, 1945 — Aug. 4, 2018 Marjorie “Marge” L. (Jones) Orand, 72, a resi- obtained her nursing certificate. She then worked dent of Clatskanie, Oregon, passed away with her at St. John’s Hospital in Longview, Washington, family present on the evening of Saturday, Aug. Providence in Seaside, Oregon, and Columbia 4, 2018, at her daughter’s home in Hammond, Memorial Hospital and Pacific Pediatric in Asto- ria, Oregon. Oregon. She was very active in the Mist Marge was born in Portland, Ore- gon, to Howard and Myrtle “Irene” Helping Circle, as were her mother and grandmother. She was a lifetime mem- Jones on Sept. 24, 1945. She attended ber of Wabanang Chapter No. 127 of Birkenfeld Grade School, Vernonia the Order of Eastern Star in Clatskanie. High School and graduated from Clat- sop Community College with a nurs- Marge’s hobbies included read- ing degree. ing, growing beautiful flowers, trav- eling with family and traveling with Marge married Tommie Atkins in her longtime friend, Dixie Christman. 1967. They lived in many states, and Marge was an accomplished quilter, in Germany, before returning home to Birkenfeld, where they had two daugh- Marjorie Orand a passion she shared with her sister, ters. They divorced in 1988. She mar- Marilyn. ried Delbert Orand in 1995. A memorial service for Marge will Marge is survived by her daughters, Michelle be held at 11 a.m. on Thursday, Aug. 9, 2018, at McDonald-Bolton of Knappa, Oregon, and the Groulx Family Mortuary in Rainier, Oregon, Janelle Adams (Dale) of Hammond, Oregon; her followed by a procession to, and brief commit- grandchildren, Jessica, Tori and Bethany McDon- tal service at Fishhawk Cemetery in Birkenfeld, ald and Daniel Adams (Keranda); her great-grand- Oregon. Interested persons are welcome at both daughters, Aryana and Isa; her brother, Louis services. Memorial donations may be made to Ronald Jones (Sally); her sister, Marilyn Pederson (Den- nis); and many nieces and nephews. McDonald House Charities of Oregon and South- Marge was preceded in death by her husband, west Washington, Attn: Donations/Adult Cancer Patient Support, 2620 N. Commercial Ave., Port- Delbert, in 2010, and her parents. Marge worked with her parents at Olympic land, OR., 97227, or online at rmhcoregon.org or Forest Products in Birkenfeld, Oregon, until she by calling 971-230-6700. Scarlet Rose Higgins, born at Columbia Memorial Hospital in Astoria. Grandparents are Wendy and Fred Higgins of Pasco, Washington, and Kim- berly Brown of Keizer. PUBLIC MEETINGS Lakeview 49/99 Ashland 67/103 project alive without Washing- ton’s help, but quickly dropped that idea. McEnerny-Ogle urged neighboring cities and local ports to pass similar resolu- tions to show the governor and the Legislature that southwest Washington is united in its sup- port for the bridge. The Columbian newspaper reported the resolution passed unanimously Monday night with no discussion. “Our community has asked for help, our businesses have asked for help,” the mayor said before making the motion to pass the resolution. Astoria man arrested after car chase July 24, 2018 HIGGINS, Malia and Chad, of Gearhart, a girl, TOMORROW'S NATIONAL WEATHER NATIONAL CITIES Today Lo 74 75 67 60 66 64 73 43 78 66 66 86 69 72 76 71 76 74 64 74 70 65 52 63 74 Baker 55/106 Ontario 64/106 Klamath Falls 54/98 VANCOUVER, Wash. — The Vancouver City Council has adopted a resolution in sup- port of replacing the Interstate 5 bridge over the Columbia River. The resolution asks Gov. Jay Inslee and the Washington Legislature to provide funding to advance the long-debated project. Many people live in Van- couver and work in Portland. Traffic jams frustrate commut- ers and commercial drivers near the bridge that connects the cities, and a new one — per- haps with the addition of light rail — is seen as at least a par- tial solution. “The replacement of the bridge will be critical to the continued economic growth of the bistate region,” Vancouver Mayor Anne McEnerny-Ogle said in a statement Tuesday. The resolution comes five years after a project known as the Columbia River Cross- ing went nowhere after nearly $190 million worth of plan- ning. Oregon and Washington state were supposed to each contribute money for the new span, but Washington lawmak- ers balked in 2013. Oregon tried to keep the BIRTH Forecasts and graphics provided by AccuWeather, Inc. ©2018 Tonight's Sky: M51 or Whirlpool Galaxy, consists of a large, bright galaxy and a smaller, fainter companion, just below the star that marks the Big Dipper's handle. Hi 88 87 84 87 89 82 98 60 88 84 89 107 94 88 91 88 90 90 83 91 89 94 69 94 92 La Grande 59/107 Roseburg 62/98 Brookings 54/64 Sep 2 John Day 67/108 Bend 59/103 Medford 67/103 UNDER THE SKY High 7.2 ft. Prineville 60/107 Lebanon 62/96 Eugene 57/97 Sunset tonight ........................... 8:36 p.m. Sunrise Thursday ........................ 6:07 a.m. Moonrise today ........................... 2:51 a.m. Moonset today ........................... 6:33 p.m. First Pendleton 67/109 The Dalles 73/108 Portland 66/98 SUN AND MOON 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 71 56 Shown is tomorrow's weather. Temperatures are tonight's lows and tomorrow's highs. ASTORIA 58/73 Precipitation Tuesday ............................................ 0.00" Month to date ................................... 0.18" Normal month to date ....................... 0.17" Year to date .................................... 35.92" Normal year to date ........................ 37.11" Time 1:03 p.m. none Mostly cloudy, a shower in the afternoon SUNDAY 67 55 REGIONAL WEATHER Astoria through Tuesday. Temperatures High/low ....................................... 76°/56° Normal high/low ........................... 69°/54° Record high ............................ 87° in 1939 Record low ............................. 46° in 1946 Aug 11 68 59 Low clouds, then perhaps some sun Low clouds New SATURDAY 73 58 Associated Press WEDNESDAY Clatsop County Board of Commissioners, 6 p.m., Judge Guy Boyington Building, 857 Commercial St. Astoria School Board, 6:15 p.m., Capt. Robert Gray School third-floor boardroom, 785 Alameda Ave. Wickiup Water District Board, 6:30 p.m., 92648 Svensen Market Road, Svensen. THURSDAY Astoria Homelessness Solutions Task Force, 10 a.m., Clatsop Community College, Patriot Hall, Room 207, 1653 Jerome Ave. Seaside Convention Center Commission, 5 p.m., Civic and Convention Center, 415 First Ave. Gearhart Planning Commis- sion, 6 p.m., 698 Pacific Way, Gearhart. Warrenton Planning Com- mission, 6:30 p.m., City Hall, 225 S. Main Ave. Tuesday’s Lucky Lines: 03-07- 11-13-20-21-28-31 Estimated jackpot: $11,000 Tuesday’s Mega Millions: 2-13- 15-21-62, Mega Ball: 2 Estimated jackpot: $63 million WASHINGTON Tuesday’s Daily Game: 2-5-0 Tuesday’s Keno: 01-06-08-21-22- 27-29-30-33-34-42-46-47-48-52- 60-74-78-79-80 Tuesday’s Match 4: 04-06-12-13 LOTTERIES OREGON Tuesday’s Pick 4: 1 p.m.: 8-1-2-0 4 p.m.: 9-3-1-0 7 p.m.: 0-4-3-6 10 p.m.: 4-2-6-8 The Daily Astorian Established July 1, 1873 (USPS 035-000) Published daily, except Saturday and Sunday, by EO Media Group, 949 Exchange St., PO Box 210, Astoria, OR 97103 Telephone 503- 325-3211, 800-781-3211 or Fax 503-325-6573. POSTMASTER: Send address changes to The Daily Astorian, PO Box 210, Astoria, OR 97103-0210 www.dailyastorian.com MEMBER OF THE ASSOCIATED PRESS The Associated Press is entitled exclusively to the use for republication of all the local news printed in this newspaper. 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