December 22, 2017
Transit: Improvements ahead
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buses. It could be a red beam
ral transit agency, which has of light or something similar
always been dependent upon to a traffic ticket camera.
Transit agencies that use
timber revenue and property
these devices report a 95 to 97
taxes.
With the assurance of nearly percent accuracy rate. Today,
$700,000 in new money every drivers push a button for every
six months, that 20-year plan rider that steps onto the bus,
could be realized in just five or which can lead to bad counts.
• Revised fare structure.
six years.
“You can have all these as- Monthly passes could go down
pirations of what you want with some of the new technol-
to do, but you have to figure ogy, Hazen said. The agency
out a way to pay for it,” Hazen will look at every route and
said. “Now we have the vehicle determine the correct fare and
to get us where we need to be. figure out incentives to con-
… We’re going to be able to do vince riders to pay in the most
cost-effective way.
some great things.”
“That stems from my retail
• Where’s my bus? In Jan-
uary or February, the district days,” Hazen said. “When I
will have an application avail- worked for Costco, we were
able for smart phones that unique in that the typical re-
allows riders to track bus- tailer was looking at ‘How
es on their routes through a much can we sell this for?’
GPS locator. Not only will Costco looks at it and says,
‘How little can we
riders be able to see
sell this for?’ I know I
where their bus is,
To learn more
can get more people
the agency will have
Find route sched-
a way to get on-time ules and informa- to switch to monthly
data and see where tion about fares at passes.”
the system should be ridethebus.org. For • Route improve-
tweaked.
more information, ments. Route 10, the
• EFares. Projected call 503-861-5370. main route serving
Astoria and War-
by the end of sum-
mer, the district will i m p l i - renton, would be split in
ment eFares to cut down on two. Instead of one bus mak-
the amount of cash drivers ing a huge circuitous route,
must deal with. Riders can go two buses would take it on,
online through their phone or meeting in the middle.
Route 15, which offers service
computer to buy passes and
within
Warrenton and Ham-
add funds to the passes. Those
with smart phones can use an mond, would be increased in
eFare app and never need to both frequency and area. With
the new Walmart, more ser-
present a card.
Discounts for seniors, stu- vice will be added.
Route 101, which connects
dents and those with disabil-
ities will be built in when rid- Astoria-Warrenton to Seaside,
will be reworked to improve
ers sign up.
EFares will help people get on-time rates and to increase
on the bus quicker because frequency.
On. Dec. 18, the district an-
it reduces some of the things
drivers do. The process of de- nounced it’s adding additional
termining the number of rid- service to Route 20 and to the
ers and whether discounts are Pacific Connector bus routes
applied is a manual process effective Jan. 2.
Both routes serve South Clat-
now.
sop
County and connect with
• Passenger counters. By the
end of 2018, technology to ac- the Tillamook County Transit
curately count the number of bus in Cannon Beach or Man-
riders would be installed on all zanita.
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NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING
FOR THE VACATION OF PORTIONS OR ALL
OF UNDEVELOPED STREETS
IN THE PLATS OF WARRENTON PARK
AND PORTSMOUTH
ADDITION TO WARRENTON
The City of Warrenton received a petition from Clatsop County on
October 12, 2017 to vacate several streets in the plat of Warrenton Park.
The streets requested include all of SE 14th Place, SE 15th Street, SE 15th
Place, SE 16th Street, SE King Street from SE 19th Street to SE 14th Street,
SE Lake Avenue from SE 19th Street to SE 14th Street and two remainder
streets in the plat of Portsmouth Addition to Warrenton.
A public hearing on this request will be conducted by the Warrenton City
Commission at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday, January 9, 2018, in the Commis-
sion Chambers at Warrenton City Hall, 225 S. Main Avenue, Warrenton.
Any interested person may appear or present written or oral statements,
in favor of, or in opposition to, said vacations. Any written remonstrance
filed with the City prior to the time of hearing will be presented to the City
Commission for its consideration. For more information, please call:
Skip Urling, Community Development Director
City of Warrenton
PO Box 250
Warrenton, Oregon 97146
(503) 861-0920
Published in: The Columbia Press – December 22 and 29, 2017
IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE STATE OF OREGON
FOR THE COUNTY OF CLATSOP
In the Matter of the Estate of CHARLEY G. WALLIS, Deceased
Case No.: 17PB08946
NOTICE TO INTERESTED PERSONS
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that Michael R. Wallis has been appoint-
ed Personal Representative. All persons having claims against the estate
are required to present them, with vouchers attached, to the Personal
Representative c/o Moberg & Rust Attorneys at Law P.C., 842 Broadway,
Seaside, Oregon 97138, within four months after the date of first publica-
tion of this notice or the claims may be barred.
All persons whose rights may be affected by the proceedings may obtain
additional information from the records of the Court, the Personal Repre-
sentative, or the lawyer for the Personal Representative, Jeremy Rust.
Dated and first published on December 8, 2017.
Jeremy Rust, OSB No. 094927
Moberg & Rust, Attorneys at Law, P.C.
842 Broadway
Seaside, Oregon 97138
Attorney for Personal Representative