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A2 THE ASTORIAN • THURSDAY, JULY 11, 2019 IN BRIEF Motorcyclist killed in crash on logging road A motorcyclist was killed on Saturday night in a head-on collision with a vehicle on a logging road. Andrew Nick Glegor, 30, of Astoria, allegedly turned onto a logging road to escape police. Astoria police said about 20 minutes after the pursuit ended they got a report that the rider had been involved in a crash. A police offi cer had tried to stop Glegor because his motorcycle didn’t have a taillight. According to police, Glegor tried to evade the offi cer when he saw him exit his car. Police said Glegor rode onto the west end of the Asto- ria Riverwalk Inn and then onto the boat docks behind the hotel. He then came off the docks and headed west on W. Marine Drive. The offi cer pursued the motorcyclist for about two blocks and discontinued the pursuit. The offi cer went back to the West Mooring Basin to try to contact the female Glegor appeared to be meeting with before he fl ed. Glegor returned, but began riding away again when he saw the offi cer. The offi cer pursued the rider down to state Highway 202. The pursuit ended when Glegor went around a log- ging route gate. The Clatsop County Sheriff’s Offi ce searched the area, but couldn’t fi nd him. The sheriff’s offi ce then got the report that the crash occurred. A deputy went to the location and found Glegor had been involved in a crash with a vehicle on the logging road. Astoria man seriously injured after running into traffi c An Astoria man was seriously injured Monday after- noon after running into traffi c near W. Marine Drive and Portway Street. Steven Black, 39, was struck by a vehicle in the 400 block of W. Marine Drive. Police said he ran from the shoulder of the road into the roadway before being struck by a westbound Chevrolet pickup truck. Black’s leg was severely injured and his femoral artery was severed. Offi cers were able to use tourni- quets to stop the bleeding. Black was taken to Colum- bia Memorial Hospital in Astoria for treatment and then fl own to a Portland area hospital. Razor clamming to close on Clatsop beaches Clatsop County beaches from Seaside to the Columbia River will be closed to razor clamming beginning Monday. The 18 miles of beach north of Tillamook Head close to razor clam harvest annually from mid-July until Sept. 30 to give young clams a chance to establish themselves during the summer. The state completes stock assess- ments during this period. Last year, they found that clams were too small and extended the annual closure until spring to give clams time to grow. The Clatsop beaches are the most productive razor clam beds in the state, accounting for more than 90 per- cent of the total harvest. County seeks to fi ll vacancies on Planning Commission Clatsop County is accepting applications for two open seats on the Planning Commission. The commission meets at 10 a.m. on the second Tuesday of each month in Astoria. The open positions are for terms ending June 30, 2023. The openings are for the Clatsop Plains and north- east planning areas, but the commission is also interested in representation from the Elsie-Jewell and Seaside rural planning areas. The Board of Commissioners will consider the appointments at its Aug. 28 meeting. Application forms are available at the county manager’s offi ce at 800 Exchange St., Suite 410 in Astoria or online at www.co. clatsop.or.us. The deadline to apply is 4 p.m. on Aug 9. — The Astorian ON THE RECORD Disorderly conduct • Matthew John Noack, 29, of Astoria, was arrested on Monday for second-degree disorderly conduct, harassment and resisting arrest. Noack was report- edly causing a disturbance at his residence and then started yelling at a family member in the street. He was reportedly combative with responding offi cers. PUBLIC MEETINGS THURSDAY Astoria City Council, 1 p.m., work session, City Hall, 1095 Duane St. Seaside Civic and Con- vention Center Commis- sion, 5 p.m., Seaside Civic and Convention Center, 415 First Ave. Astoria Design Review Committee, 5:30 p.m., City Hall, 1095 Duane St. Gearhart Planning Com- mission, 6 p.m., City Hall, 698 Pacific Way. Low tides Luke Whittaker/Chinook Observer Visitors stand at the entrance to a cave at Waikiki Beach on Friday. The cave was accessible during a window of extreme low tides. Abandoned apartments get makeover in Long Beach Couple will restore building By ALYSSA EVANS Chinook Observer LONG BEACH, Wash. — A long-troubled apart- ment complex is getting a second chance. Patrick and Stacy Reddy, a husband and wife duo, recently purchased the apart- ment building off Sixth and Washington. The pair is working to restore the building to create like-new apartments. “We’re reusing and repur- posing anything we can,” Patrick Reddy said. The building will feature four one-bedroom units, two two-bedroom units and about 20 storage units. The couple is aiming to open apartments to renters in early fall. “We’re just trying to do some good,” Stacy Reddy said. “We’re going to do right by our neighbors.” After seeing the apart- ment building, the couple contacted long time owner Joseph Winter to see if he’d sell the building. Three weeks later, the couple convinced Winter to let the building go. The Reddys purchased the building in late May for $300,000. The couple had to get tests done to ensure the building was safe. They also had to clear out all of the left- over furniture and items. “We knew there was a hurdle and we were willing to take it on,” Patrick Reddy said. Winter, who lives in Ore- gon City, was at the center of a debate between tenants and Alyssa Evans/Chinook Observer The 360 Apartments have a planned reopening date in early fall. property management last summer. Renters were evicted in July 2018 after a man allegedly ran a toxic gold extraction operation inside the building. The eviction left seven adults and six minors homeless. Many of the residents struggled to fi nd housing . At the time, property man- ager Autumn Reynolds said Winter was the only victim of the situation. The evicted renters disagreed. After the incident, Winter said he wanted to demolish the building. Instead, the building sat vacant, with occasional break-ins, allegedly some- times by previous resi- dents trying to retrieve their belongings. Since the Reddys bought the building, there have been at least three break-ins. “People think there are drugs are there. There aren’t,” Patrick Reddy said. The Reddys are installing a security system and work- Veterans group looks to rehab old library in Hammond Building vacant for two years By KATIE FRANKOWICZ The Astorian WARRENTON — Vet- erans of Foreign Wars Post 10580 believes it has found the perfect location for its headquarters: The old library building in Hammond. The building has sat empty since the Warren- ton Library left more than two years ago following an inspection that revealed the building had outlived its use- ful life and posed a hazard to visitors. With the City Commis- sion’s blessing, Bert Little, CLATSOP CARE Established July 1, 1873 (USPS 035-000) Published Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday 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. 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They’re vigi- lant,” Patrick Reddy said. “We know all our neighbors here, even though they’re part-timers.” The Reddys are in the pro- cess of moving from Duvall to become full-time Long Beach residents. They’ve owned their home a few years, and have visited the p eninsula together since the early 2000s. “We like it here, like the people here,” Patrick Reddy said. “It’s better in small towns.” The couple said they are looking forward to get- ting more involved with the community. They previously volun- teered at festivals and Shoe- boxes for Joy. “In a small town, you’ve got to raise everyone up,” Patrick Reddy said. “The point is to give, not to worry about who takes it.” The couple started reno- vating homes 12 years ago. The Long Beach apartments will be Patrick Reddy’s fi rst major passion project after retiring from the U.S. Postal Service. “We’re looking to sup- plement our retirement, not make a huge killing,” he said. Some places they’ve ren- ovated homes include Cle Elum, Duvall and South Bend. Depending on how the Long Beach project goes, the couple might look into reno- vating more local homes. “We’re just amateurs. It’s our hobby to drive around and look at abandoned homes,” Stacy Reddy said. “Reusing, restoring and repurposing in the community is our thing.” The pair won’t have to demolish any walls of the Long Beach apartments but they will have to remove car- pet, replace windows, repair the building’s siding, and upgrade just about every- thing else . “This is the biggest proj- ect we’ve done by far,” Stacy Reddy said. The building will be called the 360 Apartments. In addi- tion to the renovations, the building will feature beach- themed murals. “They won’t be low-cost, but they’ll be safe and rea- sonably priced,” Patrick Reddy said. “We’re going to screen everyone very well.” The couple will update their Facebook page with photos and information as the renovation moves for- ward. Posts will feature the couple’s “apartment wars,” where Stacy and Patrick compete to renovate the two-bedroom units. C LATSOP C ARE P ARKING L OT · 646 16 TH S TREET · A STORIA $ 3 HOT DOG, CHIPS & DRINK representing the VFW, will work with city staff to look into the feasibility of repair- ing the building and remodel- ing it. Little hopes to pursue grants and support available from local Army National Guard units for the work. The VFW has been look- ing for a permanent home and a place to hold its monthly meetings for a while, Little told City Commissioners at a meeting Tuesday night. The building, a quaint white structure that looks like an old-time school- house, is a familiar landmark in Hammond. For many years it housed the Warren- ton Library. The property is on the city’s appraisal list . “We will need to deter- mine through the build- ing and land use pro- cess what improvements would be required to estab- lish such occupancy,” City Manager Linda Engbretson wrote in a memo to the City Commission. “There’s details that would have to be worked out,” she told the c ommis- sion on Tuesday. Some of the commission- ers said they would rather just give the property to the VFW. “The building’s in terri- ble shape, so if they can do something with it through funds they can acquire, that’s awesome and the communi- ty’s better for it,” City Com- missioner Mark Baldwin said. Mayor Henry Balensifer supported the plan for city staff to work with the VFW to see what could be done to improve and reopen the building. The former library is a “limited facility,” he noted, and the VFW would likely be one of the better fi ts. 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