April 6, 2018
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Deadline approaches for May 15 primary election
Those who aren’t registered
to vote or who want to change
their party affiliations have
until April 24 if they want to
vote in the May 15 primary.
All forms must be hand-de-
livered or postmarked on or
before April 24. To be eligible
to vote, you must be an Ore-
gon resident, a U.S. citizen,
and be at least 18 years old by
Election Day.
For voters not registered
with a political party, the In-
dependent Party of Oregon
has chosen to open its primary
election to voters who are not
members of any party for the
May 15 election. To request
a primary election ballot for
the Independent Party, com-
plete and return the form on
our website www.co.clatsop.
or.us/clerk or in person at
the Clatsop County Elections
Office, on the second floor at
820 Exchange St., Astoria.
A form has been mailed to
each nonaffiliated registered
voter who has the option to
request an Independent Par-
ty ballot.
Voter registration forms
are available at the Elections
Office, local post offices, pub-
lic libraries and Oregon De-
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ing the plan.
“The new center comple-
ments the existing research
and development center at
the Oregon State University
Seafood Lab and Columbia
Memorial Hospital’s Can-
cer Center,” reads the letter
signed by Mayor Henry Bal-
ensifer. “We are interested in
seeing this new center devel-
oped to further expand the
partment of Motor Vehicles
offices. People may also reg-
ister online with the Oregon
Secretary of State’s Office at
www.oregonvotes.gov.
Ballots for the election will
be mailed beginning April
25. Ballots are not forwarded
by the post office. Therefore,
voters are urged to update
their registration if they’ve
moved.
Voter pamphlets will be
mailed to each household
before ballots arrive; Clatsop
County’s races and measures
will be inserted into the state
voters’ pamphlet.
Eco park: Business center planned near airport
the port to work on this and
other grant proposals, said
their initial request will be
for $25,000, which would be
enough to study the project’s
feasibility and give them a
cost estimate, site plan and
basic market analysis.
Some of those who have
expressed interest include
Clatsop Community College,
CREST and the OSU Exten-
sion program, which has long
outgrown its office at the sea-
food lab years ago, Cronin
said.
Knight foresees enticing an
investor who would construct
a 20,000- to 30,000-square-
feet professional services
campus to house companies
devoted to environmentally
sensitive construction.
“We’re in a unique position
to create better partnerships,”
Knight said.
We could become a leader
in the state through research
and education – finding new
ways to help develop this
town – instead of the con-
stant battle between how to
affordably develop properties
without harming the ecologi-
cal balance,” Knight said.
Last week, the city of War-
renton sent a letter support-
career and technical trade
opportunities of our citizens
… as well as provide research
into the best practices for
sustainable and resilient de-
velopment within our city.”
Balensifer, who works for
Lektro, which is based at the
airport, said the city is ex-
cited about the possibility of
industrial or business expan-
sion at the airport.
New police officers
Christopher Beem
and Sheridan
Crutcher accept
the oath from
Police Chief Matt
Workman late last
year at Warrenton
City Hall.
Officers complete standards training
Several local police officers
graduate next week from basic
police academy at the Oregon
Department of Public Safety
Standards and Training.
The 16-week course cov-
ers survival skills, firearms,
emergency vehicle opera-
tions, ethics, cultural di-
versity, problem solving,
community policing, elder
abuse, drug recognition and
dozens of other subjects.
Astoria Police Chief Geoff
Spalding will speak at gradu-
ation ceremonies April 13 in
Salem.
Among the graduates: Of-
ficers Christopher Beem and
Sheridan Crutcher, Warren-
ton; and Andrew Murray and
Levi Winfrey, Astoria.