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THE ASTORIAN • THURSDAY, JUNE 23, 2022
IN BRIEF
Cannon Beach approves new budget
CANNON BEACH — The City Council voted Tues-
day night to adopt a $42.6 million budget for the new fi s-
cal year that starts in July.
The budget is an increase over the $30.9 million
spending plan for this fi scal year.
Initial recommendations by city staff were to increase
water rates by 15% and wastewater rates by 9% in order
to raise the contingencies for the water and wastewater
reserve funds.
To minimize the impact on ratepayers, city council-
ors agreed to raise water rates by 2% and wastewater
rates by 6%.
City staff said that most of the work being done on the
water system is based on loans, so the need for contingency
is less because the loan can be adjusted if issues arise.
The City Council approved a nearly $51,000 trans-
fer from the general fund to close the gap between the
original recommendation for wastewater rates and what
was adopted.
Water and wastewater rates have not increased over
the past few years.
In light of rising fuel costs, the City Council also
increased the overhead budget for the city-run RV park
by adding $202,655 from contingency. The RV park
operates a fuel station.
‘Olle’ spends his time playing
with his toy ship.
‘Sven’ loves to entertain
visitors entering the park.
Woman fi les lawsuit over dog attack
A woman who was staying at Awakenings by the Sea,
a detox center in Seaside, is suing the facility’s parent
company, Coastal Breeze Recovery LLC.
The woman alleges that two employees brought a
Rottweiler to work that attacked her.
Kyana Cook alleges that in June 2020 one of the
Rottweiler’s owners gave Cook permission to pet the
dog. The owner told Cook the dog was friendly, the com-
plaint said.
After Cook petted the dog without incident, the ani-
mal followed her. When she went to pet it again, the dog
bit Cook’s neck and face, sending her to the hospital,
according to the complaint.
The woman alleges she has suff ered physical pain
and emotional distress, and that the attack left her disfi g-
ured and with a disability.
Cook is asking for $950,000 in economic and non-
economic damages.
Photos by Lydia Ely/The Astorian
LEFT: The Astoria Nordic Heritage Park features six friendly trolls. ‘Margit’ holds her cat in a secure grip while welcoming visitors.
RIGHT: ‘Leif’ prefers hiding in the shade.
GALLERY OF TROLLS
College historic preservation program
lands grant to preserve cemetery
Clatsop Community College’s historic preservation
program has acquired a grant which will go toward pres-
ervation work at Ocean View Cemetery in Warrenton.
The grant exceeds $4,000 with the college matching
over $1,500.
Funded through the State Historic Preservation
Offi ce, the grant will allow the program to assess and
restore grave markers, provide training to students and
research cemetery history.
In partnership with the Astoria Parks and Recreation
Department, the program will conduct a workshop at the
cemetery for students and the community in spring 2023.
State Sen. Armitage to hold
constituent coff ee in Seaside
State Sen. Rachel Armitage will hold a constituent
coff ee at 9 a.m. on Saturday at Seaside City Hall.
Armitage, a Warren Democrat, was appointed to fi ll
out Betsy Johnson’s term.
— The Astorian
DEATH
June 17, 2022
In TRASK,
Brief
Donald Lee, 67, of Hammond, died in
Hammond. Caldwell’s Luce-Layton Mortuary of
Astoria is in charge of the arrangements.
Death
MEMORIAL
Sunday, June 26
RITTER, William “Crow Man” — Celebration of
life at 2 p.m., Cambium Gallery, 1030 Duane St. All
are welcome. Bring your best stories and worst jokes.
Memorial
ON THE RECORD
Ter-
ranova, 40, of Warren-
ton, was arrested on Sat-
urday on U.S. Highway
101 near Camp Rilea
Armed Forces Train-
ing Center for driving
under the infl uence of
intoxicants.
PUBLIC MEETINGS
THURSDAY
Cannon Beach Planning Commission, 6 p.m., City Hall,
163 E. Gower Ave.
PUBLIC MEETINGS
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Biden signs new shipping law
Move could help
reduce retailer costs
By WILL WEISSERT
Associated Press
Robbery
in Astoria.
• Steven
Christo-
DUII
On
the
Record
pher Turpin, 28, of
• John Allen
Ilwaco,
Washington,
was arrested on Tuesday
for third-degree robbery,
second-degree
theft,
fourth-degree
assault
and resisting arrest. The
crimes allegedly took
place on W. Marine Drive
LEFT: ‘Anetta’ enjoys a good laugh from her shaded patch on the west side of the park. She was known as a grand opera singer and is
dressed in her stage costume which features a Viking horn helmet. RIGHT: ‘Viktor’ watches over the entrance near the north end of
the park. He brought a pipe with him to remember his beloved grandfather.
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WASHINGTON — Pres-
ident Joe Biden signed leg-
islation Thursday meant to
make shipping goods across
oceans cheaper — a move
the White House says will
help lower retailer costs that
have remained high since
the start of the coronavirus
pandemic and helped fuel
record infl ation.
The Ocean Shipping
Reform Act passed the Sen-
ate unanimously via voice
vote and garnered bipartisan
House support. It empow-
ers the Federal Maritime
Commission to investigate
late fees charged by carriers
while prohibiting ocean car-
riers and marine terminals
from refusing to fi ll avail-
able cargo space.
The
president
also
stressed that a concentration
of corporate shipping power
in the hands of just nine,
large and foreign-owned
companies has fed higher
shipping costs in ways that
hurt businesses and exacer-
bate problems with infl ation.
“These carriers made
$190 billion in profi t in
2021, seven times higher
than the year before,” Biden
said. “The cost got passed
on, as you might guess,
directly to consumers, stick-
ing it to American families
Apu Gomes/AFP via Getty Images
Shipping containers stacked at the Port of Long Beach in California in November.
and businesses because they
could.”
He added that the new
law would “bring down
prices to give American
families a bit more breath-
ing room.”
The Federal Reserve this
week raised its key interest
rate by three-quarters of a
point, the largest bump since
1994, after data released last
week showed U.S. infl ation
rose in May to a four-decade
high of 8.6%.
“People know that prices
are too high and we have
to do something. And this
was one of the obvious cul-
prits,” said Sen. Amy Klo-
buchar, a Minnesota Dem-
ocrat who cosponsored the
law with Sen. John Thune,
a South Dakota Republican.
“There’s a lot of things, but
this was pretty glaring.”
Klobuchar, who attended
the law signing at the White
House, said U.S. exporters
saw their prices to access
shipping containers increase
by at least four times during
the past two years of the
pandemic.
The
new
measures
should prompt shippers to
quickly lower costs, Klo-
buchar said. But if not, law-
makers could take further
steps — including examin-
ing antitrust exemptions.
“If I were them, I would
take great heed at the unan-
imous vote in the Sen-
ate, the strong vote in the
House, that we could act
very soon if they don’t start
being fair,” Klobuchar said.
“If they keep their prices so
high and don’t respond to
the needs in our country, I
think you will see legisla-
tion, more legislation, in the
mix.”