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THE ASTORIAN • TUESDAY, MAY 11, 2021
Hailey Hoff man/The Astorian
The Columbia River Inter-Tribal Fish Commission could receive $760,000 and would use some of the money to improve salmon habitat along the Columbia River.
Bonamici: Number of projects was limited
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Collin Stelzig, the city’s public works
director, said he’s excited Bonamici chose
the project and thanks those in her offi ce who
helped guide him in the application process.
“Sometime in the near future we’ll see a
huge change to Warrenton and these proj-
ects will help, and the next big push will be
downtown revitalization,” Stelzig said.
The House Transportation and Infrastruc-
ture Committee will consider the Warrenton
route among a list of other projects for inclu-
sion in the surface transportation bill. The
bill is expected to advance in Congress this
summer.
“There is a chance none of the funding
will come to fruition, but we made the short
list so even if the bill doesn’t pass, people are
interested in this project,” Stelzig said.
Bonamici was limited in the dollar amount
she could advance for the transportation bill.
Separately, she was limited by the number of
‘I’M GOING TO BE DOING EVERYTHING I CAN DO TO
GET THE BILLS THAT CONTAIN THESE INVESTMENTS
OVER THE FINISH LINE. THESE ALL HAD STRONG
COMMUNITY SUPPORT AND I’M EXCITED ABOUT
THE NEXT STEPS AND I’LL ADVOCATE FOR THEM AS
THE REPRESENTATIVE OF THE NORTH COAST.’
Rep. Suzanne Bonamici
projects she could submit for consideration
via the c ommunity p roject f unding process,
which is meant to be an improved version of
earmarks.
The 10 community projects she chose to
advance will be considered by the House
Appropriations Committee for funding for
fi scal year 2022. Two of the projects are
related to the North Coast.
One would bring $902,500 to Astoria for
pre disaster landslide storm drainage. The
money would reduce the potential for land-
slides, improve drainage, prevent poten-
tial loss of and damage to homes and pro-
tect Columbia Memorial Hospital and access
roads.
Bonamici called landslide mitigation
critical.
“We know the concern about landslides
and we’ve already seen landslides damaging
Gizmo’s: ‘People are ready to get out’
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Andrea McDermed recently quit her
job at Keepsake Tattoo to manage Giz-
mo’s. Galen McDermed, a mechanical
engineer, plans to continue his day job
while repairing machines.
The couple started hunting down
arcade machines along the West Coast
and off of Craigslist after deciding
over the summer to move forward with
the project . They have since gathered
around 25 pinball and retro arcade cab-
inets, along with an air hockey table.
“We have a couple multicade
machines, which are the old-school
cabinets that hold like 60 diff erent like
retro-style games,” Andrea McDermed
said. “But then we have classics like
‘THAT’S DEFINITELY
WHAT WE WANT TO
FOSTER, IS PEOPLE
COMING TOGETHER
AGAIN.’
Andrea McDermed
Simpsons, and NBA Jam and Gauntlet,
Mortal Kombat.”
They’re installing an 85-inch tele-
vision for Nintendo Switch console
gaming rentals in a faux wood-paneled
corner in the back of the shop, along
with an area for people to gather and
play board games. The couple also sees
Gizmo’s hosting events, such as gam-
ing tournaments and trivia nights.
“That’s defi nitely what we want
to foster, is people coming together
again,” Andrea McDermed said.
The Astoria City Council has
already approved the couple for a
liquor license to serve beer and cider.
They are posting updates on social
media and plan to open sometime in
June, playing things by ear given the
coronavirus pandemic.
“Hopefully, most of that is … kind
of in the rearview mirror,” Galen
McDermed said. “We were going to
open regardless. I think it’s ripe for it.
People are ready to get out. Somebody
was going to do it if we didn’t do it.”
private property in Astoria this winter,” she
said. “It’s a valuable use of taxpayer funds
because it could reduce the loss of life.”
The second community request related
to the coast would bring $760,000 to the
Columbia River Inter-Tribal Fish Commis-
sion to upgrade and expand the Coastal Mar-
gin Observation and Prediction p rogram.
With the funds, the commission would be
able to expand its abilities to monitor for
ocean acidifi cation nutrients and contam-
inants and improve salmon habitat resto-
ration and climate change resilience.
Bonamici said better data through this
program could benefi t the state, both recre-
ationally and economically.
“I’m going to be doing everything I can
do to get the bills that contain these invest-
ments over the fi nish line,” she said. “These
all had strong community support and I’m
excited about the next steps and I’ll advocate
for them as the representative of the North
Coast.”
County reports four
new virus cases
The Astorian
Clatsop County on Monday reported four new
coronavirus cases.
The cases include a woman in her 30s living
in the northern part of the county. The others live
in the southern part of the county and involve a
female between 10 and 19, a woman in her 20s
and a woman in her 30s.
All four were recovering at home.
The county has recorded 965 cases since the
start of the pandemic. According to the county,
24 were hospitalized and eight have died.
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