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THE DAILY ASTORIAN • TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 18, 2018
Enterprise zone maps
finalized in Astoria
Former Astoria planner joins
state heritage commission
The Daily Astorian
A retired Astoria city
planner is now on the Oregon
Heritage Commission.
Gov.
Kate
Brown
appointed Rosemary John-
son, Astoria’s former plan-
ner and historic preservation
officer, to a four-year term
on the commission, which
is tasked with securing, sus-
taining and enhancing Ore-
gon’s heritage. The commis-
sion includes nine people,
representing Oregon’s heri-
tage and geographical diver-
sity. There are also nine advi-
sory representatives from
state agencies and statewide
organizations.
Johnson retired in 2014
after 35 years with the city
but remains involved with a
number of city planning proj-
ects, including overseeing
the restoration of the Dough-
boy Monument as well as the
design and construction of
the Scandinavian Heritage
Park.
“I am excited to be part of
the Oregon Heritage Com-
mission,” Johnson said about
her appointment. “I have
been passionate about history
for as long as I can remem-
By KATIE
FRANKOWICZ
The Daily Astorian
Plans to expand the Clatsop
Enterprise Zone are on track,
but the Sunset Empire Trans-
portation District has concerns
about traffic and road impacts,
as well as the county’s low
unemployment rate.
The Astoria City Council
approved final maps Monday
that could expand the bound-
aries of the enterprise zone
to include portions of Tongue
Point, downtown and the city’s
western tip.
City councilors voted not to
be a part of the enterprise zone
in 2015 when the development
tool was first proposed, but
interest in the zone revived this
year with a change in owner-
ship at North Tongue Point, an
industrial dockside site on the
eastern edge of Astoria.
Robert Dorn, CEO of
Hyak Maritime, a tug and
barge building company, had
Joshua Bessex/The Daily Astorian
Rosemary Johnson was appointed to the Oregon Heri-
tage Commission.
codes for three of the districts
identified in that plan. She is
working as a consultant now
to wrap up work on the last
district, the Urban Core.
Johnson also volunteers at
the Flavel House Museum.
“Johnson has engaged
with many of the commis-
sion’s programs through her
work and brings a wealth of
preservation experience to
the group,” said Beth Dehn,
the Oregon Heritage Com-
mission coordinator. “We are
pleased to have her on the
Heritage Commission.”
ber. I believe we are a prod-
uct of our past and we need
to preserve the history of our
state and nation to help form
our future.
“Preservation is not just
preserving structures. It
is about people, our cul-
tural history and the built
environment.”
When she was with the
city, Johnson helped com-
plete the Astoria Riverfront
Vision Plan, a document
intended to guide devel-
opment along the Colum-
bia River, and implemented
requested an expansion of
the enterprise zone, saying
the tax exemptions available
will be key to his plans to cre-
ate a marine fabrication and
repair facility at Tongue Point
— a project the City Council
supports.
But in a letter to enterprise
zone manager Kevin Leahy,
the Sunset Empire Transporta-
tion District’s board asked: As
new businesses arrive to take
advantage of tax breaks, where
will they find employees?
“The tight housing mar-
ket is also of concern,” the
letter continued. “Where will
employees find available hous-
ing? As we’ve seen with the
commercial development on
Ensign Lane in Warrenton, the
impact on the roads and high-
way are significant.”
The letter also noted the
likely increase in demand for
various services, such as tran-
sit, water, sewer and pub-
lic safety. “With the freezing
of the tax base, where do the
funds for this come from?”
“The opportunity out there
is just immense and not just
out there (at North Tongue
Point) but with the rest of the
hopeful passage, it’s going
to be an opportunity for our
whole region,” Leahy said. He
plans to speak with the trans-
portation district more about
their concerns, but added, “We
keep working on the work-
force at all levels.” Dorn is not
concerned. “I’m a believer that
if you create good businesses,
you’ll attract good employ-
ees and society will adjust as
needed,” he said.
The partners in the enter-
prise zone — Clatsop County,
the Port of Astoria and War-
renton — will need to approve
Astoria’s proposed boundar-
ies and other modifications.
Unlike these other partners,
the Astoria City Council has
stated that hotels, motels and
destination resorts will not be
eligible for enterprise zone
participation in the city limits.
Hundreds of chronic pain patients
oppose opioid policy change
FIVE-DAY FORECAST FOR ASTORIA
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heroin users first use prescrip-
tion opioids. Only 4 percent of
prescription opioid users start
using heroin within five years.
Additionally, Oregon had
a more than 5 percent spike
in drug overdose deaths in
the 12-month period ending
in April, according to the fed-
eral Centers for Disease Con-
trol and Prevention.
DUII
• At 7:40 p.m. Sunday,
Holly Jean Stevens, 45, of
Warrenton, was arrested by
Astoria police on the 200
OREGON
Monday’s Pick 4:
1 p.m.: 1-8-6-1
4 p.m.: 8-2-8-9
7 p.m.: 8-3-1-6
10 p.m.: 2-8-4-0
Monday’s Lucky Lines: 3-7-9-
15-17-21-26-31
block of Marine Drive and
charged with driving under
the influence of intoxicants,
reckless driving, hit and run,
refusing to take a breath test
and driving while suspended.
She allegedly struck a parked
pickup truck, which then hit
two other cars parked in front
of it.
reation District, 5:15 p.m., Bob
Chisholm Community Center,
1225 Avenue A., Seaside.
Astoria Historic Landmarks
Commission, 5:15 p.m., City
Hall, 1095 Duane St.
Seaside School District Board
of Directors, 6 p.m., 1801 S.
Franklin.
WEDNESDAY
Seaside Tourism Advisory Com-
mittee, 3 p.m., 989 Broadway.
Estimated jackpot: $29,000
Monday’s Megabucks: 9-17-
18-27-36-47
Estimated jackpot: $7.2 million
Estimated jackpot: $190,000
Monday’s Keno: 01-02-07-16-
17-18-19-21-24-28-29-31-32-
41-50-55-57-58-61-64
Monday’s Lotto: 04-26-33-42-
46-47
Estimated jackpot: $3 million
Monday’s Match 4: 04-09-14-19
WASHINGTON
Monday’s Daily Game: 1-4-3
Monday’s Hit 5: 04-10-15-34-37
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Dr. Dana Hargunani, the
Oregon Health Authority’s
chief medical officer, has said
the proposal is intended to
reduce the risk of addiction
and overdose among chronic
pain patients.
Proponents of the policy
cite statistics from the National
Institute on Drug Abuse show-
ing that nearly 80 percent of
Sept. 17, 2018
SOLT, Russell Eugene, 70, of Gearhart, died in Gearhart. Hughes-Ransom Mortuary & Crema-
tory in Astoria is in charge of the arrangements.
TUESDAY
Port of Astoria Commission,
2:30 p.m., executive session,
4 p.m., regular meeting, Port
offices, 10 Pier 1, Suite 209.
Sunset Empire Park and Rec-
APPLIANCE
IN
Capital Bureau
Chronic pain patients protest outside of the Oregon
Health Authority office in Salem in July.
PUBLIC MEETINGS
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The public will have
another chance to speak Thurs-
day on a controversial, first-in-
the-nation proposal that would
end coverage of opioids for
chronic pain patients enrolled
in the Oregon Health Plan —
the state version of Medicaid.
Hundreds — even thou-
sands — of chronic pain
patients would see their opioid
prescriptions phased out over a
12-month period beginning in
2020.
Officials with the Oregon
Health Authority have already
received more than 400 emails
from patients and 14 from pro-
viders largely opposing the
policy change.
The state Chronic Pain Task
Force will convene from 9:30 to
11:30 a.m. Thursday at the Wil-
sonville Holiday Inn to review
emailed comments, consider
refinement of the policy and take
additional public comments.
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TOMORROW'S NATIONAL WEATHER
NATIONAL CITIES
Over
By PARIS ACHEN
Capital Bureau
Forecasts and graphics provided by AccuWeather, Inc. ©2018
REGIONAL CITIES
Tonight's Sky: Moon at apogee at distance of
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Medford
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UNDER THE SKY
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Lebanon
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Eugene
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Pendleton
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Portland
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Sunset tonight ........................... 7:21 p.m.
Sunrise Wednesday .................... 6:58 a.m. Coos Bay
Moonrise today .......................... 4:14 p.m. 48/64
Moonset today .......................... 12:36 a.m.
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ASTORIA
47/65
Precipitation
Monday ............................................ 0.00"
Month to date ................................... 1.91"
Normal month to date ....................... 1.04"
Year to date .................................... 38.19"
Normal year to date ........................ 39.14"
Sep 24
SATURDAY
REGIONAL WEATHER
Astoria through Monday.
Temperatures
High/low ....................................... 65°/45°
Normal high/low ........................... 68°/49°
Record high ............................ 86° in 1991
Record low ............................. 36° in 1965
Full
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Some sunshine giving
way to clouds
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