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About The Columbia press. (Astoria, Or.) 1949-current | View Entire Issue (May 25, 2018)
T he C olumbia P ress May 25, 2018 County, cities approve FEMA maps Clatsop County, Warren- ton and most other area cities have approved a new flood insurance rate map, study and development rules issued by the Federal Emergency Management Agency. Each of the governmental bodies held public hearings on the rules. FEMA is set to put the Flood Insurance Rate Map and Flood Insurance Study into effect June 20, and the county and cities had to adopt them to remain eligible for the National Flood Insur- ance Program. In addition, the county and cities also had to adopt new rules for development with- in designated Special Flood Hazard Areas, which will require permits for a list of land-use activities that cur- rently are exempt. Had the county or the cit- ies chosen not to adopt the FEMA rules, property own- ers would be ineligible to obtain or renew flood insur- ance coverage through the program. Oregon National Guard members can get tuition help Gov. Kate Brown recent- ly signed into law a bill that authorizes state tuition assis- tance for service members in the Oregon National Guard. The bill, passed by the leg- islature March 3 and signed by Brown a month later, de- tails the requirements that will qualify Oregon National Guard soldiers and airmen to receive state-funded tuition assistance toward an associ- ate’s or bachelor’s degree at Oregon public universities and community colleges. The Higher Education Co- ordinating Commission will administer the grant pro- gram, scheduled to begin in the 2018-19 academic year. “I’m proud to sign a bill into law that deepens Ore- gon’s commitment to our Na- tional Guard service mem- bers,” Brown said. “Whether they’re fighting on the front lines, fighting wildfires or helping prepare our state for the influx of eclipse viewers, our Oregon Guard members are always ready.” Service members cite money for education as the No. 1 reason they join the military. 3 County approves facility for household hazardous waste at transfer station Clatsop County has ap- proved a contract with Helligso Construction for development of a household hazardous waste collection facility next to Recology’s transfer station on Williams- port Road in Astoria. The new facility will allow residential and commercial users to bring hazardous waste to the site, where it will be temporarily stored until transferred to an off-site dis- posal center. The contract is for $1.5 mil- lion. The opening is targeted for January 2019. The initial cost estimate of $600,000 didn’t include added requirements such as structural piling and meth- ane mitigation, Public Health Director Mike McNickle told the Board of Commissioners. Construction and operation Public Safety Calls Continued from Page 2 and booked at Clatsop County Jail, where here blood-alcohol content was recorded at 0.12 percent. She also was cited for driving while suspended and driving without insurance. • Speeding, 4:52 p.m. May 20, Ridge Road at the soccer fields. Driver was cited for going 64 in a 45 mph zone. • Hit and run, 5:41 p.m. May 20, Fred Meyer. • Drunken driving, 6:01 p.m. May 20, Youngs Bay Plaza. John Andreas Owen, 49, of Scappoose was arrested on suspicion of driving under the influence of intoxicants and refusing to take a breath test. He was booked at Clatsop County Jail. • Speeding, 11:55 p.m. May 21, Northwest Warrenton Drive at Northeast Fifth Street. Driver cited for going 55 in a 45 mph zone and for driving without insurance. f ire Calls • Provide mutual aid to Astoria for smoke from burn, 7:36 p.m. May 14. May 15, 400 block South Main Avenue. • Smoke from neighbor’s burn pile, 1:20 p.m. May 19, 900 block Fifth Avenue. • Dense gray smoke from neigh- bor’s burn pile, 4:15 p.m. May 20, 100 block North Main Avenue. • Very intoxicated female, 8:31 p.m. May 15, 90900 block High- way 101. • Female with fainting spell, 12:31 p.m. May 16, 1400 block Southeast Discovery Lane. • Male who fell in parking lot, 1:15 p.m. May 16, 1600 block South Main Avenue. • Female who needs a transfu- sion, 2:58 p.m. May 16, 90900 block Highway 101. • Male who fell in yard, 12:09 p.m. May 17, 700 block North- west Warrenton Drive. • Male who fell and hit head, 6:33 p.m. May 18, 400 block South Main Avenue. • Female assault victim, 7:10 p.m. May 18, 800 block South- east Marlin Avenue. • Female with high blood pres- sure, 8:46 p.m. May 18, Clatsop Behavioral Respite Center. • Female with seizures, 7:05 a.m. May 20, 1300 block South Main Avenue. m ediCal Calls • Male with difficulty breathing, 3:36 a.m. May 14, 1100 block Northwest Warrenton Drive. • Female having seizures, 4:02 a.m. May 14, 1300 block South Main Avenue. • Female with high fever, 9:39 p.m. May 14, 100 block South- west 14th Place. • Male with possible dislocated hip, 1:50 p.m. May 15, 90500 block Birdie Drive. • Female slumped over steering wheel, 4:16 p.m. May 15, 1600 block East Harbor Drive. • Male who’s vomiting and has chills, 4:40 p.m. May 15, 1000 block NW Warrenton Drive. • Male not feeling well, 8:24 p.m. • Female needs help off floor, 9:51 a.m. May 20, Clatsop Be- havioral Respite Center. • Male with difficulty breathing, 5:27 p.m. May 20, 1400 block South Main Avenue. costs will be covered by user fees paid at the transfer sta- tion. The board also recently ap- proved the sale of a 14.46- acre tax-foreclosed property in Hammond. Proceeds will be used to provide money for a fund to address homeless- ness in the county.
