SIUSLAW NEWS | SATURDAY, MAY 2, 2020 | 3A
Community News
Port demolishes blue barns, continues upgrades
By Mark Brennan
Siuslaw News
T
he Port of Siuslaw
continues to make im-
provements to its marina
and campground facili-
ties during this down time
mandated by the gover-
nor’s executive order which
mandated closing of many
state facilities during the
Covid-19 pandemic.
The latest step in the up-
grades at the port is the
complete removal of two
long blue metal sheds that
have been used as a place for
individuals and commer-
cial companies to rent space
floor storage of boats, crab
pots and fishing gear. The
dilapidated structures have
deteriorated dramatically
over the years and presented
more of an obstacle to in-
creasing rental revenue than
an incentive.
Port Manager David
Huntington thought when
he first took over manage-
ment of the facility that it
might be possible to clean
the sheds up and repair the
obvious roof damage. That
proved to be impossible.
“The buildings are prob-
ably 50 years old and they
were just too far gone to
repair. We had someone
look at the roof to see what
it would cost. Compared to
the amount of money we
could receive for renting
the spaces, and it just didn’t
make sense,” Huntington
said.
The removal of the sheds
comes in the wake of a com-
pleted dredge of the harbor,
which was finished in mid-
April. The total cost of the
removal project was approx-
imately $18,000.
Huntington says the tear-
down of the decades-old
buildings, which were used
for public storage, will be
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MARK BRENNAN/SIUSLAW NEWS
Port of Siuslaw began demoli-
tion and removal of two
50-year-old derelict blue barns
this week. The plan is to build
full-service camping stations
for recreational vehicles.
accomplished quickly and
the debris from the site will
be repurposed where possi-
ble.
Unfortunately, the age-re-
lated deterioration of the
materials and the unsanitary
conditions caused by de-
cades of animal occupation
made them unacceptable for
most recycling applications.
“We tried to find some-
one to take down the build-
ings in exchange for the ma-
terials and we weren’t able
to find anyone that was in-
terested,” Huntingdon said.
“They said the cost of bring-
ing in the equipment would
be more than the materials
were worth.”
The Port of Siuslaw and
its commissioners have ap-
proved the work being done
and the hope is to replace
the buildings with full-ser-
vice camping stations for
recreational vehicles, as
soon as a reasonable time-
line for reopening all parts
of the port has been deter-
mined.
The Port of Siuslaw dock-
ing facilities and the marina
remain closed, as does the
port campground, until the
ban on non-essential travel
is lifted or modified by the
governor.
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During May 2020,
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partners to promote
The City of Flor-
building safety.
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codes for providing were runners up in City of Florence’s 2019 their job sites. Four
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