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5A THE DAILY ASTORIAN • WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 21, 2018 Basin: ‘The entire causeway is failing’ Government Continued from Page 1A Bruce Johnson, the state bridge engineer, said about one-third of the timber struc- tures holding up the causeway have significant rot — in some cases, 12-inch beams have between 8 and 10 inches of rot. “We don’t think it’s safe for anyone to be on that bridge,” Johnson said. The Port repaired the cause- way in 2010 but used untreated timber, much of which has since begun rotting anew. “We can’t go into the water with creosote,” said Matt McGrath, director of opera- tions at the Port, of a common chemical used for preserving timber. There are alternate, approved methods of pre- serving timber, but he doesn’t know why Port staff at the time didn’t use those, McGrath said. The Port Commission unanimously approved spend- ing more than $231,000 to have Bergerson Construction, the sole bidder, replace 60 pil- ings around the central water- front. The contract did not include any work at the East Mooring Basin. Port staff has estimated upward of $4 million is nec- essary to fully replace the East Mooring Basin cause- way, built in the 1940s along with the East Mooring Basin as part of a post-World War II employment project to expand local moorage. While the rock breakwaters and wing jetties protecting the marina were built and recently upgraded by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, the causeway is the Port’s responsibility. “This is sad news,” Knight said of the closure. “It’s not questions unfair student loan practices NEW YORK — One of the nation’s largest student loan servicing companies may have driven tens of thou- sands of borrowers struggling with their debts into high- er-cost repayment plans. That’s the finding of a Department of Education audit of practices at Navient Corp., the nation’s third-larg- est student loan servicing company. Colin Murphey/The Daily Astorian A recent inspection found about one-third of the timber structures supporting the East Mooring Basin causeway have significant rot. new news. We’ve known for a long time that we’ve had a $4 million problem at least at the East Mooring Basin.” The issues with the cause- way, along with potentially contaminated soil from sea lions hanging out in the marina, complicate discussions around trying to develop the marina, Knight said. A development group led by Floyd Holcom, the owner of Pier 39 next door, and architect Nik Sernande has proposed renting the basin and developing floating homes along the waterfront, a cruise ship terminal along the jetties and an enhanced promenade along the Astoria Riverwalk. The Port has not allocated money to repair the cause- way and has many issues there beyond its financial capacity, Knight said. “There is simply no justifiable, corresponding revenue that would justify the expense.” Commissioner Bill Hunsinger, who has criticized the Port’s decision to abandon the causeway, asked if staff could look into how much it would cost to secure a narrow walkway, rather than the entire causeway, for people to reach their boats. “These people have been our tenants,” he said. “I don’t understand since we’ve known this all this time, and we want to protect our tenants, why we didn’t do something sooner.” There may be bigger issues than the 60 pilings, McGrath said, such as deteri- orating posts underpinning the deck. “Those are going to be repairs that divers may have to do,” he said. “You start doing that and you’re going to get into big money real quick. What our thought was that if we’re going to make repairs like this, you’re going to be throwing good money after bad, because the deck is fail- ing. The entire causeway is failing.” Johnson: Perspective ‘will be really helpful’ Continued from Page 1A She has served as a vice chair of the budget committee and was the Senate’s leader on two of its six subcommittees. The subcommittees conduct sometimes lengthy hearings to go over agency spending proposals. “She can be tough, grouchy, and when people go before her on the Ways and Means sub- committees, they had better be prepared. Pity those who aren’t,” Hass said. That’s what taxpayers should want in a Ways and THE DAILY ASTORIAN W EDNESDAY 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) Legal Defense Network, who worked for the Department of Education under President Barack Obama. The Associated Press received a copy of the audit and other documents from the office of Sen. Eliza- beth Warren, D-Massachu- setts, who has been a vocal critic of Navient and has pub- licly supported the lawsuits against the company as well as questioning the policies of the Department of Education, currently run by President By KEN SWEET Associated Press Means leader, he added. Steiner Hayward, a family physician, said she is excited to work with Johnson. She said their differing backgrounds and Senate districts will be complementary and good for the state overall. Johnson has a strong back- ground in business, technol- ogy and transportation, while Steiner Hayward’s experience has centered on health and human services. That was what Courtney had in mind. “I think that’s the best way to put together a remarkable budget for Oregon in a very difficult time that reflects all of Oregon. Their backgrounds are perfectly complementary,” Courtney said. The pair plans to meet together with state officials, advocates and others making budget requests. Such meet- ings will allow the two legisla- tors to hear the same informa- tion at the same time, “feed off each other’s questions and get the most robust understanding of serious budget requests,” Steiner Hayward said. The Senate president’s deci- sion to appoint the women as chairs was ingenious, she said. “I see this as an opportunity to try to decrease the rural-ur- ban divide when it comes to budgeting issues,” Steiner Hayward said. “She grew up in central Oregon and now lives in Scappoose and represents rural places in northwest Ore- gon and coastal areas. Having that perspective will be really helpful and make sure that we are as even handed and helpful to rural Oregon.” The Capital Bureau is a col- laboration between EO Media Group, Pamplin Media Group and Salem Reporter. ‘THE EXISTENCE OF THIS AUDIT MAKES THE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION’S POSITION ALL THE MORE DISTURBING.’ Aaron Ament | president of the National Student Legal Defense Network Trump’s Secretary of Educa- tion, Betsy DeVos. Warren is considered a potential presi- dential candidate in 2020. Navient disputed the audit’s conclusions in its response to the Department of Education and has denied the allegations in the law- suits. One point the company makes in its defense is that its contract with the education department doesn’t require its customer service represen- tatives to mention all options available to the borrower. “This (audit), when viewed as a whole, as well as dozens of other audits and reviews, show that Navient overwhelmingly performs in accordance with program rules while consistently help- ing borrowers choose the right options for their circum- stances,” said Paul Hartwick, a company spokesman. The conclusions of the 2017 audit, which until now have been kept from the pub- lic, appear to support federal and state lawsuits that accuse Navient of boosting its profits by steering some borrowers into the high-cost plans with- out discussing options that would have been less costly in the long run. The education department has not shared the audit’s findings with the plaintiffs in the lawsuits. In fact, even while knowing of its conclu- sions, the department repeat- edly argued that state and other federal authorities do not have jurisdiction over Navient’s business practices. “The existence of this audit makes the Depart- ment of Education’s posi- tion all the more disturbing,” said Aaron Ament, presi- dent of the National Student WANTED Alder and Maple Saw Logs & Standing Timber Northwest Hardwoods • Longview, WA SCHEDULE Contact: John Anderson • 360-269-2500 Evening listings WEDNESDAY N OVEMBER 21 A - Charter Astoria/ Seaside - L - Charter Long Beach 6 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 Fortune (N) A Charlie Brown Thanksgiving Modern Family Single Parents The Goldbergs Single Parents News (N) (:35) Jimmy Kimmel KOMO 4 News (N) Wheel Fortune (N) Jeopardy! 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