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149TH YEAR, NO. 54 DailyAstorian.com // TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 2, 2021 $1.50 New deal sets course for forest management wildlife, as well as eco- nomic growth for our for- est industry and rural com- munities, for generations to come. I would like to thank everyone involved for their role in making By BRADLEY W. this agreement a reality PARKS today.” Oregon Public Jim James with the Broadcasting Oregon Small Woodlands Association similarly Timber and envi- praised the compromise. ronmental groups have “We were able to put reached an agreement that down the contentious sit- sets Oregon on a course to uations that we’ve had overhaul management of in the past and we had a 10 million acres of private continuous agreement to forestlands in the state. move forward,” James The deal, announced said. “I think that’s an Saturday by Gov. Kate extreme positive for the Brown’s offi ce, concludes state of Oregon.” more than a year of nego- In 2020, the sides each tiations between often planned a series of com- at-odds sides to peting bal- develop a plan lot measures to boost protec- that could have MORE tions for vul- turned into a INSIDE nerable fi sh and costly political New state wildlife while fi ght. Environ- forester shielding the mental groups is from timber indus- sought, among Coos Bay try’s ability to other priori- • A2 log. ties, strict limits Friday was on spraying of the deadline for aerial pesticides both sides to either reach and improved protection consensus, abandon the for forest waters. Mean- process or move the dead- while, the timber industry line. Negotiators worked sought compensation for through the day Friday private landowners when and wrapped up business state regulations limited shortly after 1 a.m. Satur- their ability to log. day. Brown and her staff Brown instead pushed helped push the negotia- for the two sides to nego- tions to completion. tiate, and their agreement “Today’s historic to do so was hailed as his- agreement is a perfect toric even then, though it example of the Oregon was just a beginning. Way –– coming together Representatives from at the table to fi nd com- the timber industry and mon ground, to the mutual environmental groups benefi t of us all,” Brown were charged with setting said in a press release. terms to pursue a state- “Together, this agreement wide habitat conserva- will help to ensure that tion plan to safeguard fi sh, Oregon continues to have See Deal, Page A2 healthy forests, fi sh and Agreement between timber, environmental interests Photos by Lydia Ely/The Astorian The Port of Astoria and the city are working together toward a waterfront master plan in Uniontown. Port, city seek feedback on waterfront master plan By ETHAN MYERS The Astorian T he Port of Astoria and the city are looking to the com- munity for feedback as they sketch out a waterfront master plan in Uniontown. The property extends along the Columbia River from Pier 1 to the Astoria Bridge. The Port’s West Mooring Basin and the city’s Uniontown corridor have long been considered prime locations for redevelopment. Walker Macy, a landscape archi- tecture, urban design and planning fi rm hired to help develop the m as- ter p lan, will present preliminary concepts at a virtual meeting on Wednesday evening . While they have not identifi ed specifi c projects or businesses , the consultant has put together draw- ings of locations that would make sense for mixed-use development, retail , hotels and restaurants. The Port and the city hope to hear public concerns, critiques or suggestions . People who are unable to participate in the meeting can give input afterward online. “This is such a focal point in Astoria and a lot of the commu- nity has a lot of in-depth knowl- edge of this area and experience interacting with it … Most peo- ple have been down in this area. T hey’ve been down to the marina. T hey’ve been to the (Loft at the) R ed B uilding,” said Will Isom, the Port’s executive director . “So I think there’s much more aware- ness of the area and I think it’s likely that we’re going to get a lot better feedback than maybe we would for other things that aren’t as on the forefront of the general public.” ELECTION DAY Voters in Cannon Beach on Tuesday will decide on a 5% food tax for emergency response and a new City Hall, while voters in Knappa will weigh a $14 million bond measure for school improvements. Follow the results at dailyastorian.com and in Thursday’s newspaper. New mixed-use development, retail, hotels and restaurants could be proposed in Uniontown. WATERFRONT MASTER PLAN A virtual meeting on a water- front master plan in Uniontown will be held at 5:30 p.m. on Wednesday. People can participate via Zoom at: https://us02web. zoom.us/j/5033255821 ‘It truly is unique’ The Port and the city have had discussions over the years about how to tackle development around the West Mooring Basin. In 2007, the Port spent six fi gures on a plan that was never adopted. “It truly is unique, and with its location, in and around our marina, we think this property has some of the biggest opportunities of any- where in town,” Isom said. Isom considers it an opportune time to move forward . It was cru- cial to bring the city in as a partner to help benefi t the community and region, he said. “Are there maybe some dif- ferent focus areas that each entity is looking for? Defi nitely,” City Manager Brett Estes said. “But I’d really say there is this shared level of participation in wanting to fi nd the right thing for that area. ” An advisory committee made up of Port and city staff , as well as several residents , was put together to help navigate the process. An emphasis in discussions with the committee is the need for adaptability within the master plan. “Yes, we want to have a plan for how we move forward. B ut we also need to have some fl exibility within that plan to react to changes in the economy and market condi- tion because that is just the reality of the world and I think here in the See Waterfront, Page A3 An Astoria student’s wild senior project Rickenbach rode her mustang at homecoming By GARY HENLEY The Astorian T Astoria School District Alivia Rickenbach rides ‘Simba’ in front of the crowd at CMH Field. he Denver Broncos have “Thunder,” the Arabian horse mascot. And the Kansas City Chiefs used to have “Warpaint,” a pinto that galloped around Arrow- head Stadium after every score. Even though it may have been a one-night-only appearance, the Astoria Fishermen were the latest football team to have a horse trot- ting around the fi eld. “Simba” and his rider, Alivia Rickenbach, had the honor of carry- ing the American fl ag before Asto- ria’s recent h omecoming game. It was Simba’s fi rst public appear- ance since Rickenbach and her wild mustang competed in the Teens and Oregon Mustangs competition in McMinnville in early September. Simba even received a fi rst- class introduction at CMH Field , described to the crowd as a horse coming from “a wild herd in the Paisley Desert of central Oregon,” and representing “one of America’s oldest symbols, a wild mustang.” Because of herd overpopulation among wild mustangs, he faced starvation and was part of an emer- gency gather. Rickenbach — who has another horse named “Atheana” — took on the 100-day wild mustang chal- lenge when she obtained the horse in May and went into training for the competition. Since then, Simba has gone from wild to mild. Rickenbach, a high school senior, worked with Simba a few hours a day . “I started just build- ing the trust between me and him. You can’t really train a horse with- out having a trust, especially a wild one,” she said. “He had never been touched by a human.” See Rickenbach, Page A2