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A6 THE ASTORIAN • THURSDAY, JULY 23, 2020 Warrenton: Commissioners opted to continue public hearing until August Continued from Page A1 sought a variance to make the driveway longer while keeping it to the less onerous design standards of an alley- way rather than a road. Adam Dailey, Osburn’s engineer on the project, argued that the buildings cannot be accessed from Highway 101 and need the longer alleyway from Dol- phin Avenue. He compared the access to Osburn’s site like the alleys at the North Coast Retail Center that let drivers access TLC Fed- eral Credit Union behind Walmart, or several busi- nesses to the west of Discov- ery Lane near Costco. “It’s a cluster develop- ment of commercial use where people navigate through the parking lots,” Dailey said of Osburn’s proj- ect . “It’s not a through road. You’re serving businesses. It’s a parking lot.” The access is large enough for fi re and garbage trucks, Dailey said. Planning commission- ers commiserated with the developers about such drive- ways accessing multiple businesses in places like the North Coast Retail Center, but wanted to hear the coun- terarguments of city staff. They opted to continue the public hearing on the project until August. “It does seem like there’s confusion on what’s between a street and parking lot,” Planning Commissioner Mike Moha said. “ ... It’s a huge difference on what has to be met, as far as upgrades and lighting and sidewalks.” Approving the project will allow Osburn to start seeking tenants for the future buildings , Morgan said. Dol- phin Avenue, out of the tsu- nami inundation zone, has slowly been fi lling up with larger industrial and newer government users, includ- ing the Oregon State Police, Clatsop County, the mem- ory care center and Warren- ton-Hammond School Dis- trict’s new master campus. “That Dolphin Avenue is really becoming sort of a mixed-use commercial-in- dustrial hub, if you will, as opposed to the retail cen- ters,” Morgan said. Edward Stratton/The Astorian Ryan Osburn is planning to relocate his plumbing company and develop a builders complex around Clatsop Care Health District’s memory care center using a shared driveway. facebook.com/DAILYASTORIAN Consult a PROFESSIONAL Q: Ways to speed up your PC. LEO FINZI Details” Click the “Startup” tab. Click on a program you rarely use that is listed as “High” in the “Startup Impact” column, then click “Disable” (bottom right hand corner). Hailey Hoff man/The Astorian The Four Sea’sons and the Legacy, two other Sea Breeze boats, moor in Ilwaco. Halibut: ‘I’d like to minimize my losses’ Parking again available on 10th Street and the River ‘2020, FOR EVERY INDUSTRY, IT’S JUST BEEN A PERFECT STORM OF A MESS. IT’S THE YEAR THAT WE’VE GOT TO TRY TO SURVIVE AND MAKE IT TO NEXT YEAR.’ AstoriasBest.com Continued from Page A1 These measures, estab- lished in March and April, did not begin to ease until June. Recreational halibut fi sheries opened elsewhere on the Ore- gon Coast in May, and now it’s the North Coast’s turn. A halibut fi shery opens off the Columbia River next month, and Smith is readying his gear. “We couldn’t fi sh essen- tially from March through about the middle of June,” Smith said. “So to make up for some of those losses, we’re going to do some halibut.” The coronavirus has hit nearly everyone in some way, he added. “2020, for every industry, it’s just been a perfect storm of a mess,” he said. “It’s the year that we’ve got to try to survive and make it to next year.” Pacifi c halibut, like many fi sh, make you wonder who exactly was the fi rst per- son to look at one and think, “I’m sure this weird animal is delicious.” In a normal year, the rec- reational halibut fi shery off the Columbia River can draw many anglers to the Oregon and Washington state coasts in the spring. Sea Breeze Charters in Ilwaco sees quite a few reservations made a year ahead. The majority of their Butch Smith | owner of Coho Charters in Ilwaco customers come from out of town, often from cities off the Interstate 5 corridor, but also from across the country. Spring halibut fi shing acts as the kickoff for Sea Breeze boats and business is usually brisk. Salmon and albacore follow close behind as spring turns into summer, keeping boats consistently busy. This year, co-owner Pat- rick Schenk wonders if he will see much of a profi t from the halibut fi shery. In addition to his boat maintenance costs, moorage and insurance — costs other boat operators must consider as well — he also has the costs of keeping the charter company building and busi- ness operational. Other fi sheries will already be in motion and social dis- tancing requirements will limit how many people can go out on a boat at once. With the late start , charter compa- nies lost out on people who had planned a halibut fi sh- ing trip around a May or June vacation. “Luckily,” Schenk said, “last year was a good year. I’m not fi guring to make any money, but I’d like to mini- mize my losses.” With the coronavirus out- break in full swing in the Pacifi c Northwest, state fi sh- ery managers looking at a season for the Columbia River Subarea had to juggle local and state guidelines and restrictions with a fi shery that is informed by federal and international groups as well as the states . They decided to wait to open the fi shery here. They did not want to open in a way that would tar- get fi shing like a laser beam, especially “when the commu- nities weren’t quite ready for it, ” said Lynn Mattes, hali- but project leader for the Ore- gon Department of Fish and Wildlife. The halibut quota pro- vided for the Columbia River Subarea is a small percentage of the overall halibut quota recreational fi shermen are allowed in a season across the West Coast. In the all-depth halibut fi shery, the quota can get eaten up fairly quickly by May or mid-June. The near- shore fi shery continues on for longer, but with minimal effort and landings. With the usual start time disrupted, it may take anglers a little longer to dial in where the fi sh are in August, Mattes said. At this point, the states plan to propose a May open- ing for halibut fi shing off the Columbia River at meetings this fall, but Mattes expects the coronavirus pandemic will continue to be a factor in their discussions. She anticipates a season proposal that includes some caveat along the lines of, “This is what we’re planning, but …” WANTED Mon-Fri 10-6, Sat/Sun Closed 77 11th Street, Suite H Astoria, OR • 503-325-2300 2. 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