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THE ASTORIAN • SATURDAY, AUGUST 14, 2021
IN BRIEF
Astoria reports virus case
at public safety building
BEER UP
A person who works in the building that houses Asto-
ria’s fi re and police departments tested positive for the
coronavirus, city offi cials announced Thursday.
This is the fourth case the city has reported. It is not
related to recent cases connected to the city’s Parks and
Recreation Department.
City Manager Brett Estes declined to off er more
information about the case. The person is not a city
employee but is associated with operations in the public
safety building. Estes said concerns about any spread of
the virus to others is “more internally focused.”
The last time the person was in the public safety build-
ing was on Aug. 4. The city is working with the Clatsop
County Public Health Department to notify other people
who have been in close contact with the person.
A crane moves a piece of equipment at Buoy Beer on Thursday.
Hailey Hoff man/The Astorian
Astoria High School reports virus case
A person associated with Astoria High School has
tested positive for the coronavirus during summer
camp programs organized on campus, school leaders
announced Wednesday.
Superintendent Craig Hoppes declined to provide
more details about the person but said they were recov-
ering at home.
The positive case will not impact the delivery of the
school district’s summer camp programs, which started
in July and end this week, but some people may have to
quarantine, Hoppes said.
Cases of the coronavirus are once again on the rise
across Oregon.
But Hoppes remains confi dent in moving toward an
in-person school year beginning in September.
“I feel even with the number of cases that are rising
we can mitigate the spread based on the health and safety
protocols we used last year,” he said. “I’m confi dent, on
our part, that we can mitigate the spread.”
In July, Gov. Kate Brown announced that students
and staff at K-12 schools will be required to wear masks
in school buildings.
— The Astorian
DEATH
Aug. 10, 2021
In ROTH,
Brief
Richard J., 80, of Astoria, died in Port-
land. Caldwell’s Luce-Layton Mortuary of Astoria is
in charge of the arrangements.
Death
MEMORIALS
Saturday, Aug. 14
Memorial
LYONS, Connie Gail
(Smalley) — Celebra-
tion of life for family and
friends from 1 to 3 p.m.,
Warrenton Community
Center, 170 S.W. Third St.
Sunday, Aug. 22
MATTILA, John —
Celebration of life at 2 p.m.,
Warrenton High School,
John Mattila Field, 1700
S. Main Ave. “Trash Can
Stew” will be served with
bread and butter. Those
attending are encouraged,
but not required, to bring a
potluck item.
ON THE RECORD
Assault
•
Moe
Darling
Mcleod, 57, of Ilwaco,
Washington,
was
arrested on Wednes-
day morning for fel-
ony assault in the fourth
degree, disorderly con-
duct in the second
degree and criminal
mischief in the second
degree. The incident that
led to Mcleod’s arrest
took place Sunday after-
noon outside Safeway
in Astoria and stemmed
from comments from
Mcleod’s husband about
an “Abolish ICE” sticker
on the victim’s vehicle.
The victim fi lmed the
incident and shared it on
social media.
Robbery
• Cherilee McAnelly,
47, of Warrenton, was
arrested
Wednesday
afternoon at 19th Street
and Bugle Road in War-
renton for robbery in the
fi rst degree, theft in the
third degree, assault in the
fourth degree and resist-
ing arrest. The charges
stemmed from an inci-
dent involving McAnelly
allegedly shoplifting and
exhibiting violent behav-
ior at Walmart, leading
to a police pursuit. Offi -
cers used pepper spray in
detaining McAnelly.
On the Record
PUBLIC MEETINGS
MONDAY
PUBLIC
MEETINGS
Knappa School District Board, 6:30 p.m., Knappa High
School Library, 41535 Old U.S. Highway 30.
Astoria City Council, 5:30 p.m., work session, City Hall,
1095 Duane St.
Astoria City Council, 7 p.m., City Hall, 1095 Duane St.
TUESDAY
Clatsop Community College Board of Directors, 10 a.m.,
special meeting and retreat, (electronic meeting).
Clatsop Care Health District Board, 2 p.m., (electronic
meeting).
Port of Astoria Commission, 4 p.m., workshop, (electronic
meeting).
Seaside School District Board, 6 p.m., (electronic meeting).
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Census shows population growth in Oregon
Clatsop County grew
to 41,072 in 2020
By JAMIE GOLDBERG
The Oregonian
Population gains in the
Portland metro region, cen-
tral Oregon and the Wil-
lamette Valley drove Ore-
gon’s growth over the last
decade, according to newly
released 2020 census data.
Multnomah
County’s
population grew by 10.9%
to 815,428, with the county
adding more than 80,000
residents over the last
decade, more than any other
county in the state. How-
ever, both Washington and
Clackamas counties grew at
a faster rate than Oregon’s
largest county. Washington
County’s population grew
by 13.3% to 600,372, while
Clackamas County grew by
about 12.1% to 421,401.
Counties along the Ore-
gon Coast continued to
experience modest growth
over the last decade as well,
with Clatsop County grow-
ing at the fastest rate among
coastal counties. Its popula-
tion in 2020 was 41,072, a
10.9% increase from 2010.
Josh Lehner, an econo-
mist for the Oregon Offi ce
of Economic Analysis, said
the job market, quality of
life and relative aff ordabil-
ity in the Portland metro
region as compared to other
major cities on the West
Coast, like San Francisco
and Seattle, continue to
make it the biggest draw for
people looking to relocate to
Oregon.
However, he said the
population gains varied
throughout the decade,
with slow growth coming
out of the Great Recession
followed by six years of
increasing migration to Ore-
gon and the Portland metro
region, specifi cally, before
population gains slowed
in the fi nal three years of
the decade. Oregon added
fewer than 32,000 residents
in 2020 amid the coronavi-
rus pandemic, the slowest
growth in the last decade.
“We’ve had so many
changes in the last 10
years,” Lehner said. “We
started the decade coming
out of the global fi nancial
crisis, and then we had an
acceleration and a big rel-
atively robust and healthy
pickup in terms of migra-
tion, and then it slowed at
the end of the decade.”
Deschutes County, which
includes tourism hub Bend,
once again experienced the
biggest jump in population
of any county in the state as
its population increased by
25.7% over the decade to
198,253.
Damon Runberg, the Ore-
gon Employment Depart-
ment’s regional economist
for the east Cascades, said
the livability, natural beauty
and recreation options in
central Oregon continue to
be a draw for those looking
to relocate. He said recent
retirees and young profes-
sionals who prioritize qual-
ity of life over more career
opportunities have long
driven the population gains
in central Oregon.
However, in the last
decade, Runberg said more
small professional fi rms
relocated to Bend and an
increasing number of 25-
to 35-year-olds who work
remotely moved to the Bend
area, bringing their jobs
with them. The pandemic
only accelerated that remote
working trend.
“The Bend economy has
had these major transitions
in its history, from being a
timber town to transitioning
to tourism to a lot of growth
over the last decade of more
professional-type
jobs,
becoming more representa-
tive of a traditional metro-
politan economy,” Runberg
said. “I think that trend is
the one we’re going to see
continue going forward.”
Population gains across
the state were also driven
by migration to the Willa-
mette Valley. Polk Coun-
ty’s population increased
by 16% to 87,433 over the
last decade, while Ben-
ton County increased by
11.2% to 95,184, Linn
County increased by 10.2%
to 128,610 and Marion
County increased by 9.7%
to 345,920.
Polk County Commis-
sioner Craig Pope said the
county’s lower cost of liv-
ing has made it an attrac-
tive option for government
employees who work in
Salem or commuters who
need access to Interstate 5.
However, he said land use
restrictions could prevent
construction from mov-
ing forward unabated in the
coming years, which could
slow population growth.
“We’ve become very
popular over the last
decade, at least, because
we’ve had available build-
ing space,” Pope said. “A
large portion of that growth
has been in the west Salem
area. Folks there are still
able to be inside the urban
growth boundary of Salem,
so they can get services, but
pay lower property taxes.”
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