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THE DAILY ASTORIAN • WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 29, 2018
Hammond man to run
for Warrenton mayor
voice,” he said. “The citizens
of Warrenton and Hammond
have become complacent to
the fact that the City Commis-
WARRENTON — A Ham- sion doesn’t consider much of
mond man will challenge what they have to say.”
Mayor Henry Balensifer in the
He was inspired, in part,
November election.
to run over the City Com-
John Washington, 54, has mission’s decision in 2015 to
lived in Hammond for 18 restrict marijuana businesses
years. Now retired, he worked to the east side of U.S. High-
as an automotive technician way 101. Warrenton voters
and commercial truck driver. had approved the sale of rec-
reational marijuana in
He served on school
2014, but the city had
boards when he lived
enacted a one-year
in Idaho, but this will
moratorium on dis-
be his first time run-
ning for a govern-
pensaries earlier that
ment office in Clatsop
same year.
County.
At the time the
Balensifer
was
commission passed
appointed to finish
the ordinance limit-
John
out the rest of former Washington ing where the drug
could be sold, Com-
mayor Mark Kuja-
la’s term after Kujala resigned missioner Rick Newton said
last year. Balensifer, who was they were trying to respect the
elected to the City Commis- will of the people while also
sion in 2012, promised to run “doing our best to deal with an
for mayor when the term he activity that we don’t support.”
took over from Kujala expired.
While Washington says he
Balensifer works for Lektro does not use marijuana, he is
as the towless aircraft tug com- not opposed to others using
pany’s communications and it. Listening to the commis-
government relations manager. sioners, he thought, “What
Washington plans to cam- gives the five of them the right
paign on street repairs, greater or power to decide for the
transparency in city govern- entire town of Warrenton and
ment and more attention to Hammond?”
people’s concerns.
“OK,” he decided, “it’s
“I feel that people in War- time for me to do something
renton and Hammond need a about it.”
By KATIE
FRANKOWICZ
The Daily Astorian
Council seat: Rocka
moved to Astoria in 1994
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like Airbnb-style vacation
rentals operated out of peo-
ple’s homes. He is pushing
for all such businesses to have
licenses through the city and
be run “by the books.”
Rocka, 78, is on the Til-
licum Foundation Board of
Directors for Coast Commu-
nity Radio. He grew up in
Chicago, spent time in Cali-
fornia and moved to Astoria
in 1994, where he worked for
the chamber for a decade. He
has a background in broadcast
news, but also owns a dinner
theater business in Fresno,
California, that he started in
1978.
During his time with the
chamber, Rocka was part of
efforts to create the Asto-
ria Riverwalk and organized
one of the first big riverfront
cleanup events. He was also
part of a group that made it
their mission to create a safer
and more inviting downtown.
Rocka is married to Jan
Mitchell, who serves on
the Planning Commission.
Together, they were vocal in
their criticism of two lique-
fied natural gas projects pro-
posed in Clatsop County in
the early 2000s. They were
part of a group founded at that
time, Columbia River Estu-
ary Action Team, or CREATe,
that dedicated itself to pro-
tecting the Columbia River.
“In my heart of hearts, I
believe in equality,” he said.
He wants to do what he can
to create a city that exempli-
fies that belief. “I think the
council can set an example for
that.”
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Bergin’s role
For the jail bond, the story is
Sheriff Tom Bergin. He is put-
ting the finishing touches on a
political action committee —
Vote Yes for Safe Streets —
and has scheduled presenta-
tions at city council meetings
throughout the county for the
second half of September and
early October. Signs and media
advertisements are in the works.
Lt. Matt Phillips, the jail
commander, and Chief Dep-
uty Sheriff Paul Williams will
help Bergin with presenta-
tions. In his time with the sher-
iff’s office, Bergin has been
involved with two unsuccessful
jail bonds, including one as the
county’s top cop in 2012.
Bergin has also taken a lead-
ing role in supporting Measure
105, which would repeal Ore-
gon’s sanctuary law. The sheriff
released a letter Monday with
15 other sheriffs urging voters
to approve the ballot measure
in November. Bergin’s move
could hamper efforts to pass the
jail bond, said Commissioner
Scott Lee, the board’s chairman.
“I think absolutely it com-
plicates things. Some of these
folks are going to walk away
simply because of this contro-
versial position he’s taken,” Lee
said. “I’m disappointed. Really,
I am. I’ve always been against
this measure.”
Bergin said the two issues
are distinct and that the feed-
back he’s received has been
largely positive.
“I just don’t see the cor-
relation. I know it may upset
some, sure, but I also know
there’s a silent majority out
there,” Bergin said. “I’m not
a fence walker. You have to
pick a side, stick with it and do
what you believe is best for this
community.”
A new jail could be easier to
sell this time around because it
involves a remodel rather than
a brand-new facility, Bergin
said. He plans to start the cam-
paign off at a lighter pace before
pressing the issue more regu-
larly closer to November.
“We know the target
groups,” Bergin said. “When
you’re connected with the com-
munity and the voters, you
don’t have to take these giant
steps to reach out to people.”
County staff can’t endorse
or oppose candidates or ballot
measures while at work. Each
county commissioner has advo-
• State House District 32:
Tiffiny Mitchell, D; Vineeta
Lower, R; Brian Halvors-
en, I
• Clatsop County Board
of Commissioners, Dis-
trict 3: Pamela Wev, Peter
Roscoe
• Astoria mayor: City
Councilor Bruce Jones,
Dulcye Taylor, Michael
Miller
• Astoria City Council,
Ward 1: David Drafall,
Roger Rocka
• Astoria City Council,
Ward 3: Joan Herman,
Ron Zilli
• Warrenton mayor: Henry
Balensifer, John Wash-
ington
• Warrenton City Com-
mission, Position 4: Com-
missioner Rick Newton
• Seaside mayor: Mayor
Jay Barber, John Chapman
• Seaside City Council,
Ward 1: City Councilor
Steve Wright
• Seaside City Council,
Ward 2: City Councilor Tita
Montero
• Seaside City Council,
Wards 3 and 4: City Coun-
cilor Dana Phillips
• Cannon Beach mayor:
Mayor Sam Steidel
• Cannon Beach City
Council, at large: City
Councilor Mike Benefield,
Robin Risley, Greg Swe-
denborg
• Gearhart City Council,
Position 1: City Councilor
Kerry Smith, Jack Zimmer-
man
• Gearhart City Council,
Position 3: City Councilor
Paulina Cockrum
LOCAL
MEASURES
• $20 million for new Clat-
sop County Jail
• $70 million for Astoria
School District
• $38.5 million for War-
renton-Hammond School
District
• $20 million for Sunset
Empire Park and Recre-
ation District
• 3 percent marijuana retail
tax in unincorporated areas
• 3 percent marijuana retail
tax in Gearhart
W EDNESDAY E VENING
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• Governor: Gov. Kate
Brown, D; state Rep. Knute
Buehler, R
cated for the new jail whenever
the topic arises, but they are
largely delegating promotional
efforts to the sheriff.
“We had good support from
the board,” Lee said. “I think
the sheriff said he is going to
take the lead there. We’ve done
a much better job already of
promoting the jail than the other
time around.”
Commissioner
Lianne
Thompson agreed that the sher-
iff should lead the effort. She
said she is not actively cam-
paigning for the bond, but
wishes the commission had a
more concerted approach.
“It’s kind of like one of
those movies where each one
is pointing at the other and say-
ing, ‘Who’s going to take the
lead?’” Thompson said. “I’ll do
what I can, but I’m not the boss
of things.”
Aside from voters who fear
a tax increase and disapprove of
adding jail beds, the bond has a
number of other things to con-
tend with. Bonds for $70 mil-
lion in renovations to Astoria
schools, $38.5 million for the
Warrenton-Hammond School
District and $20 million for an
expansion of the Sunset Empire
Park and Recreation District’s
pool and fitness center in Sea-
side will also be on the ballot.
“I think that’s going to be
a real issue for you,” Stranzl
told county commissioners last
spring. “Ideally your voters can
look at it and make a decision
to compartmentalize these two
school bond measures.”
County officials may also
have to deal with disgrun-
tled hoteliers and city leaders.
Despite heated opposition from
some hotel owners, commis-
sioners passed a 1 percent lodg-
ing tax increase in the county
to offset operations costs at a
potential new jail. The deci-
sion irked members of the Can-
non Beach City Council, who
bemoaned that they were not
consulted prior to the vote.
Lee and Bergin downplayed
the potential impact of the lodg-
ing tax.
“My perception was that it
shows the county was commit-
ted to funding this without put-
ting all the money on taxpay-
ers,” Lee said.
Thompson, who represents
South County, is not so sure.
“I think it doesn’t bode well
that the Cannon Beach City
Council was not happy that it
was not included in the discus-
sion,” she said.
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ASTORIAN
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Jail bond: Bond involves
a remodel this time around
ELECTION
RACES
Unpredictability
Adding to the unpredictabil-
ity is the other political races
that may influence voters in
November.
A potentially competi-
tive governor’s race between
Gov. Kate Brown, a Demo-
crat, and state Rep. Knute Bue-
hler, a Republican, could help
drive voter turnout across the
state.
On the North Coast, Dem-
ocrat Tiffiny Mitchell will face
Republican Vineeta Lower and
Independent Brian Halvorsen
to replace retiring state Rep.
Deborah Boone in state House
District 32.
In the first runoff election
for county commission in a
decade, Pamela Wev, a land
use consultant, and Peter Ros-
coe, a former restaurateur and
Astoria city councilor, will
square off for the District 3
seat that covers central Asto-
ria, Lewis and Clark and other
communities to the west.
Astoria City Councilor
Bruce Jones, Dulcye Tay-
lor, the president of the Asto-
ria Downtown Historic Dis-
trict Association, and Michael
Miller, an activist, are running
to be Astoria’s next mayor.
Astoria will also have two
City Council seats on the bal-
lot. Joan Herman, an Astoria
planning commissioner and
radio programmer, and Ron
Zilli, a longtime state forester,
are vying for the downtown
Ward 3 seat being vacated by
City Councilor Cindy Price. In
the west side’s Ward 1, David
Drafall, a hairdresser, will face
Roger Rocka, former direc-
tor of the Astoria-Warrenton
Area Chamber of Commerce,
to replace City Councilor Zetty
Nemlowill.
In Seaside, Mayor Jay
Barber is being challenged
by radio station owner John
Chapman.
Predicting how voter inter-
est in these races might impact
the jail bond is a fool’s game,
Lee said. “This is not a nor-
mal election cycle. People are
crossing party lines for various
reasons.”
Toward the end of the next
10 weeks, though, the answer
should become clearer.
“You should feel good on
Election Day that it’s going to
pass,” Stranzl said last spring.
“If November rolls around and
you don’t think your bond’s
going to pass, it’s not going to
pass.”
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