July 13, 2018
T he C olumbia P ress
Transit agency seeks volunteers
Sunset Empire Transpor-
tation District seeks volun-
teer applicants to serve on
the Transportation Adviso-
ry Committee.
The TAC advises the board
on issues involving trans-
portation plans, grants, pol-
icies and programs with a
special emphasis on access
for senior and disabled rid-
ers.
Representatives can be
senior, low-income or dis-
abled residents, others
knowledgeable in the pub-
lic transportation needs
of residents or employees,
local government repre-
sentatives such as land-
use planners, social equity
advocates, residents with
limited English proficiency,
and representatives of edu-
cational institutes and ma-
jor destinations.
The committee is com-
prised of seven community
members who are appoint-
ed by the board. Terms are
one to two years and begin
in July.
Applications are avail-
able at the Astoria Transit
Center, 900 Marine Drive,
Astoria; Seaside Transit Ki-
osk, 1111 N. Roosevelt; on
the district’s website, www.
ridethebus.org, or call to
have one sent by mail.
Scandinavian park gets grant, hires landscape firm
Astoria Sunday Market
made a $2,000 grant dona-
tion to the Astoria Scandi-
navian Heritage Association
to support the nonprofit
group’s efforts to construct a
Heritage Park in downtown
Astoria.
The group’s mission is to
support projects that revital-
ize downtown Astoria, said
Cyndi Mudge, director of the
market, and her board felt
the project fits perfectly.
Astoria Scandinavian Heri-
tage Park will be on the Riv-
erwalk between 15th and
16th streets.
The association has select-
ed The West Studio of Seat-
tle as landscape architect. Six
Spur 104: Residents will ask city for zone change
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The zone change applica-
tion was submitted by Mike
Morgan, an engineer. Mor-
gan formerly was mayor of
Cannon Beach and is a devel-
opment consultant.
Chief proponent Ken Yuill,
who owns eight of the parcels
with his wife or other fami-
ly members, received letters
approving of the zone change
from a majority of property
owners. But some are skep-
tical.
“I am in favor of the zone
change,” said Dorrie Carua-
na, who owns four parcels.
“I’m in favor of affordable
housing. I’m not in favor
of residential neighbors all
pooling together to sell to
one big developer. I’m not
in favor of large commercial
development beyond that 101
corridor.”
She’d like to see the city use
urban renewal money to put
in access streets.
Vijaya Nakka, who owns a
vacant lot and a four-plex, is
OK with the changes as long
as they’re compatible with
his properties. “Mixed zon-
ing would be nice,” he said.
“Things can move.”
The idea for the project
dates to the 1990s, when
property owners petitioned
the city to extend sewer into
their neighborhood. Resi-
dents and the city split the
costs and, once the sewer was
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put in, it opened the area for
new development, includ-
ing Home Depot, Warrenton
Highlands and Lum’s Auto.
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A public hearing on the zone
change is set for 6 p.m. July
24 in commission chambers
at City Hall, 225 S. Main Ave.
Scandinavian Park
Committee Chair
Judi Lampi, center,
meets with Audrey
West, owner of The
West Studio, and
Kristi Park, project
manager.
Courtesy Judi Lampi
well-qualified firms applied
for the position, but West
Studio was the best fit, Park
Chair Judi Lampi said.
The West Studio will work
with the city and members of
the local Scandinavian com-
munity to create a design for
the park.
The public space will bring
awareness of the region’s
unique cultural identity.
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