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9A THE DAILY ASTORIAN • THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 29, 2018 Third bond’s a charm V County Jail bond earns broad support on third attempt Voters passed a $20 million bond earlier this month to relocate the Clatsop County Jail from downtown Astoria to the now-closed North Coast Youth Correctional Facility in Warrenton. The relocation will expand jail capacity from 60 inmates to 148 with room for future growth. Two previous bonds, in 2002 and 2012, have failed. Only five out of 33 county precincts approved the 2012 bond. This year, only five disapproved. Vote tally by precinct, 2018 vs. 2012 2018 Yes No Precinct/location 1 Astoria 2 Astoria 3 Astoria 4 Astoria 5 Astoria 6 Astoria 7 Astoria 8 Astoria 20 Cannon Beach 21 Chadwell 22 N. Clatsop 23 S. Clatsop 24 Elsie 25 Gearhart 26 Hamlet 28 Jewell 29 John Day 30 Knappa 31 Lewis & Clark 35 Necanicum 36 Olney 37 Seaside 38 Seaside 39 Seaside 40 Seaside 43 Stanley Acres 44 Svensen 45 Arch Cape 46 Walluski 47 Warrenton 48 Warrenton 50 Westport 52 Hillcrest Total 272 345 450 235 434 234 414 219 424 277 320 494 82 587 93 143 168 473 412 113 181 396 399 353 400 61 239 89 175 991 375 137 194 10,179 194 320 336 199 332 160 307 208 385 197 244 427 84 397 129 146 130 359 326 113 146 323 302 293 276 67 227 77 156 797 268 139 146 8,210 2018 precinct results 2012 Yes No 103 150 171 222 157 222 171 253 124 178 153 141 130 201 79 104 206 252 133 183 153 207 272 324 25 46 215 237 43 57 58 86 75 107 190 322 158 181 57 74 62 130 135 167 130 128 120 132 324 279 46 40 99 159 41 53 87 111 410 459 133 181 86 78 71 151 4,417 5,615 PACIFIC m bia 2 1 3 29 5 6 7 Astoria 48 Warrenton Tied r Rive Hammond 47 Voted no h. Was e. Or 401 101 Col u Voted yes WAHKIAKUM Chinook 4 8 4 30 44 Knappa 30 46 409 30 50 31 22 P a ci f i c Ocea n Westport 52 202 101 23 21 Gearhart 39 25 38 Seaside 43 36 40 CLATSOP 37 28 202 35 Jewell 101 26 20 103 Cannon Beach 26 Tolovana Park 45 24 26 53 2 miles TILLAMOOK Daily Astorian graphic Source: Clatsop County Jail: ‘Once the revolving door stops, these people can get help’ Continued from Page 1A the previous attempts lacked proper research and organized promotion. Discussions of a new jail began a few months before the youth facility closed in 2017. The sheriff’s office discussed several options with DLR Group, a Portland-based archi- tecture firm. The sheriff also consulted a number of people with pre- vious jail bond experience, including engineers and project managers. “We had so many — dif- ferent, I guess — styles, peo- ple with so many backgrounds that were able to help us do this right,” Bergin said. “We really did our homework.” Helping the sheriff were two of his deputies — Chief Dep- uty Paul Williams and Lt. Matt Phillips, the jail’s commander — and Assistant County Man- ager Monica Steele. As county employees, they could not advocate for the bond. But they appeared at city council meet- ings and with private organiza- tions to provide information. Part of the pitch for a new jail was deputy safety, wider access to mental health and sub- stance abuse treatment. “I think the mental health issue is big and, just, the huge opiate problem,” Bergin said. “Once the revolving door stops, these people can get help.” Recent crime trends were also difficult to ignore. The 2017 Oregon Uni- form Crime Report ranked the county first in behavioral crimes and crimes against peo- ple and fifth in property crimes. In 2012, the county ranked third in the behavioral category and 11th in the people and property slots. “I think it’s just educating people, making sure they know we’re not trying to pull the wool over their eyes,” Bergin said. Potential land mines But the bond campaign still faced a few potential land mines, including two local school bonds that were also on the ballot and at a steeper price. “I would say the common theme was that everybody saw the need for the jail. Every- body sort of wonders why the cost was so high,” Steele said. “We reiterated that remodeling the (Warrenton) facility would keep the costs down.” Another stumbling block could have been Bergin’s let- ter, co-signed by several other sheriffs throughout the state, supporting state Measure 105, which would have repealed Oregon’s sanctuary law. The measure failed, but Commissioner Scott Lee, the chairman of the county com- mission, criticized Bergin’s decision. The sheriff’s let- ter forced the commissioner to reach out to like-minded pro- gressive groups to assure them that the jail bond is not related to immigration enforcement, Lee said. “Folks are really shy about the industrial prison com- plex,” Lee said. “I told every- body, particularly on my side of the fence, that this facility was not going to be used for (U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement) detainees.” Still, Lee praised Bergin and other county officials, includ- ing Circuit Court Judge Cin- dee Matyas and Commissioner Sarah Nebeker, for publicizing the jail bond. Moving process Now, the moving process at the jail begins. County commis- sioners will decide next year how to underwrite the bonds and finalize a design. At some point, the county will need to figure out what to do with the jail building in Astoria. But, for now, the focus remains on the new one. “While there may be a num- ber of ideas, we’re going to continue using the current jail,” Steele said. “We’re looking at two years at the earliest before we begin to move into the new jail.” The sooner, the better, for law enforcement. “I think we’re going to have a much more positive conver- sation about public safety in December 2020 than we’re having right now,” Marquis said. CL ASSIF IE D M ARK ETPL A CE P lace classified ad s o n lin e at w w w .d ailyasto rian .co m o r call 503-325-3211 107 Public Notices 160 Christmas Trees Occasionally other companies make telemarketing calls off classified ads. These companies are not affiliated with The Daily Astorian and customers are under no obligation to participate. 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