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THE ASTORIAN • THURSDAY, AUGUST 25, 2022
IN BRIEF
County unemployment rate 3.9% in July
Clatsop County’s unemployment rate was 3.9% in
July.
The seasonally adjusted rate was up slightly from
a revised 3.8% in June and down from 5.7% in July
2021.
The state unemployment rate was 3.5% in July,
according to Oregon Employment Department, the
same as the national rate.
Warrenton awards contracts
for paving, waterline project
WARRENTON — The City Commission voted
Tuesday to hire Bayview Asphalt, a paving contrac-
tor from Seaside, to complete an asphalt overlay to 11
streets in Hammond and Warrenton.
The work, at an estimated cost of $588,268, will be
completed this summer and into early fall.
The commission also awarded a contract to Mur-
raysmith, a public infrastructure engineering fi rm from
Portland, to assist with project management, design
and permitting for a waterline project from Fred Meyer
to downtown. The city will pay the consultant a total
not exceeding $242,469.
Restrictions placed on salmon fi shing
Recreational retention of Chinook salmon was pro-
hibited on Tuesday in ocean waters from Leadbetter
Point to Cape Falcon.
The National Marine Fisheries Service, Oregon
and Washington state announced the action on Mon-
day following a joint meeting.
The Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife said
the guidelines aim to allow the coho salmon season
to continue while accounting for incidental hook and
release mortality of Chinook.
Estimates through Sunday indicate 1,464 remaining
Chinook for the guideline, and 44,000 coho salmon
remaining in the quota.
This area will still be open for adipose fi n-clipped
coho salmon through Sept. 30, or until the quota of
84,000 is reached.
Fishery managers have added three retention days
for white sturgeon on the Columbia River between the
Wauna powerlines and Bonneville Dam.
The adopted days are Sept. 10, Sept. 14 and Sept. 17.
The bag limit is one white sturgeon per day, with
a maximum of two per year. They must have a fork
length of 44 to 50 inches.
— The Astorian
DEATHS
Aug. 22, 2022
died in Seaside. Caldwell’s
In HALL,
Brief:
Aug.
25, Mortuary of
Cindy Jane,
Luce-Layton
54, of Hammond, died Astoria is in charge of the
in Hammond. Caldwell’s arrangements.
2022
Luce-Layton Mortuary of
Aug. 19, 2022
Astoria
is
in
charge
of
the
CLAYTON,
Kama
Deaths
arrangements.
Lynn, 60, of Astoria, died
in Astoria. Hughes-Ran-
som Mortuary is in charge
of the arrangements.
ON THE RECORD
Theft
driving. Delriofi dalgo was
On
the
• Erland
James Record
Fahl- allegedly involved in a car
strom, 35, of Warrenton,
was arrested on Tuesday
at Fred Meyer in Warren-
ton for second-degree theft
and fi rst-degree criminal
trespass.
• Jimmy Leroy Nick-
ell, 46, of Warrenton, was
arrested on Monday near
Fred Meyer in Warrenton
for second-degree theft.
• William Walter Ste-
phenson, 34, of Port
Orchard,
Washington,
was arrested on Sunday
at Walmart in Warrenton
for second-degree theft
and third-degree criminal
mischief.
DUII
• Yovanni Raul Delri-
ofi dalgo, 36, of Nehalem,
was arrested on Monday
on U.S. Highway 26 near
Osweg Creek for driv-
ing under the infl uence of
intoxicants and reckless
crash.
• Dominix Amond
Parker, 51, of Clackamas,
was arrested on Sunday on
U.S. Highway 30 in Asto-
ria for DUII and reckless
driving.
• Randy Neal Romine,
65, of Portland, was
arrested on Sunday on U.S.
Highway 30 near Bradley
State Scenic Viewpoint for
DUII and reckless driving.
• Rage Omar Hussein,
23, of the Seattle-Tacoma
area, was arrested on Aug.
18 on U.S. Highway 101
in Seaside for DUII and
reckless driving.
• Christopher Lambert
Hays, 34, of Seaside, was
arrested on Aug. 15 on
U.S. Highway 101 Busi-
ness for DUII and reck-
less driving. Hays was
allegedly involved in a
two-vehicle crash.
PUBLIC MEETINGS
TUESDAY
Gearhart City Council, 6:30 p.m., work session, (electronic
meeting).
PUBLIC MEETINGS
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Oregonians can soon qualify for
new rebates on electric vehicles
A component of the
landmark Infl ation
Reduction Act
By MONICA SAMAYOA
Oregon Public Broadcasting
Fishery managers add
sturgeon fi shing days
Aug. 20, 2022
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Oregonians looking to
buy a new electric vehi-
cle could qualify for up to
$7,500 in federal rebates
after passage of a climate
package , on top of the $7,500
in rebates the state already
off ers for some buyers.
The landmark Infl a-
tion Reduction Act recently
signed into law is being cel-
ebrated as one of the biggest
climate investments in U.S.
history. It’s slated to invest
$369 billion in clean energy
and climate action. The law
allows households with
low-to-moderate income to
get up to $7,500 in federal
tax credits for a new electric
vehicle or $4,000 for a used
one.
“One of the great things
about this bill is that it does
give everyone through both
new vehicle purchases and
through credits towards used
vehicles the opportunity to
participate in this process,”
Brenda Mallory, the c hair of
the Council on Environmen-
tal Quality, said.
Mallory and her team
advise President Joe Biden
on environmental and nat-
ural resource policy, with a
focus on environmental jus-
tice and climate change.
There are some caveats to
qualify for the full amount
of the federal tax credits,
including household income,
where the electric car was
made and a price cap. But
overall, Mallory said the
tax credits will allow more
people with lower incomes
a chance to buy an electric
vehicle.
Godofredo A. Vásquez/AP Photo
Electric vehicles charging at a shopping center in California.
Oregonians can qual-
ify for state rebates as well.
The state already has two
electric vehicle rebates. The
s tandard r ebate off ers up to
$2,500 back to anyone who
purchases a new battery
electric vehicle or plug-in
hybrid under $50,000. The
c harge a head r ebate applies
to households that make
$51,000 to $251,000 a year
depending on the household
size. Those who qualify can
get up to $5,000 in rebates
for purchasing or leasing a
new or used battery electric
or plug-in hybrid vehicle.
Combined, Oregonians
who meet the qualifi cations
could get up to an additional
$7,500 back through the
state.
“Oregon has one of the
best comprehensive electric
vehicle rebates out there,”
Rachel Sakata, the senior air
quality adviser for the Ore-
gon Department of Environ-
mental Quality, said.
The program is designed
to encourage residents to
purchase or lease electric
vehicles to reduce green-
house gas emissions state-
wide. A state report in 2020
found the transportation sec-
tor accounted for 40% of
the state’s total greenhouse
gas emissions, making it the
largest single source in the
state.
Sakata said having both
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“Just having those con-
versations and building that
trust and kind of like being
that bridge,” Romero said.
“We’re hoping that people
know where to go.”
The number of people
seeking The Harbor’s ser-
vices has more than tripled
since the start of the corona-
virus pandemic, mainly due
to more outreach to the His-
panic community, Romero
said.
Allan Lazo, the e xec-
utive director of the Fair
Housing Council, said the
organization
partnered
with The Harbor on hir-
ing a housing navigator
because it has an intersec-
tion with members of pro-
tected classes, like the His-
panic community.
The h ousing c ouncil is
trying to create regional
partnerships to help people
access local resources. The
Harbor is their fi rst regional
partner outside of Portland .
“They were ready to go
with a housing navigator,
have a population that we
are anxious to make sure
is being served, and so it
worked out great that they
were ready as a partner,”
Lazo said.
Romero said the role of
the housing navigator inter-
sects with the role of the
community health worker
and they will collaborate
frequently.
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the federal and state pro-
grams available for Orego-
nians is a game changer. But
people interested in buying
a new or used electric vehi-
cle will have to look at what
they qualify for to receive
rebates. Sakata said for Ore-
gon, the state has a tool to
help people determine how
much they can get back and
which car dealers can accept
the voucher on the spot.
Also, Oregonians are not
limited to one car per house-
hold. Anyone who qualifi es
can purchase as many elec-
tric vehicles per household
as they want.
“We do have a require-
ment though that you must
maintain ownership of the
electric vehicle for at least
two years, and you must
maintain that registration in
Oregon,” Sakata said. “We
do want you to buy it. W e do
want you to use it here.”
Oregonians who buy
electric vehicles need to
apply for the rebates within
six months of purchase. If
they sell their electric vehi-
cle prior to the two-year
requirement, they have to
return some of the rebate
money.
To date, $55.5 million
has been awarded through
the Oregon Clean Vehicle
Rebate Program, with $14
million awarded this year.
The program is contributing
to Gov. Kate Brown’s goal
of having at least 250,000
registered electric vehicles
in the state by 2025. There
are now more than 50,000.
Sakata said the federal tax
credit could help the state
reach its goal before 2025
as there will be a range of
models and prices as more
car manufacturers begin to
dip into the electric vehicle
market
“You’re starting to see the
electric pickup trucks com-
ing online, you’re starting
to see more SUVs that are
very popular being electric,”
she said. “There’s going to
be momentum for the man-
ufacturers to make lower
priced EVs so then people
can aff ord to purchase them
who may not normally.”
Meanwhile, the Oregon
Department of Transpor-
tation is pledging to invest
$100 million to build out
a charging infrastructure
along the state’s major road-
ways with a focus on disad-
vantaged communities and
rural communities over the
next fi ve years.
Matt Noble, an ODOT
spokesman, said the agency
plans to invest $65 mil-
lion from the Infrastructure
Investment and Jobs Act to
build out fast-charging sta-
tions along i nterstates 5, 84,
82, and U.S. highways 26,
101, 20 and 97. The agency
plans to spend $36 million
to fi ll the gaps beyond these
major roadways with a focus
on disadvantaged communi-
ties and rural communities.
“So, we’re leaving the
federal money for the major
roads and major corridors
because they have a really
solid federal plan for that,”
he said. “But for us, we’re
going to focus our state
funding on our community
charging as well.”
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