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T he C olumbia P ress July 20, 2018 Motorcyclist killed on Hwy 202 A Warrenton man Passing motorists died late Tuesday stopped to assist when he lost control and pulled him from of his motorcycle on the water. Highway 202 and But Burrell had crashed into the wa- suffered fatal inju- ter. ries and was pro- Damian Burrell, nounced dead at the 30, was passing scene. Burrell motorists at high The state police speed while headed west on were assisted on scene by Ol- his Triumph about 7 p.m., ney-Walluski Fire & Rescue, according to the Oregon Medix Ambulance, Oregon State Police. He lost con- Department of Transporta- trol and went off the road tion, Clatsop County Sher- into Youngs River, about six iff’s Office, and the Clatsop County Medical Examiner. miles from Astoria. Nephew sentenced in 2017 death The nephew of a Trails End Recovery Warrenton man found on March 1, 2017. murdered in his home Johns, who had been last year was sen- staying at Boudreau’s tenced to 15 years in house, was arrested prison. the following day in a Christopher Eric Portland motel. Johns, 46, pleaded Johns initially was no contest in May charged with his un- Johns to first-degree man- cle’s murder and slaughter in the slaying of fourth-degree assault of his Ronald Boudreau, 66, of girlfriend. Warrenton. The plea deal with the Dis- Boudreau, who died of in- trict Attorney’s Office means juries from a beating, was he’ll serve a sentence of 10 to found dead in his home near 20 years in prison. Unemployment at lowest recorded rate Oregon’s unemployment rate was 4.0 percent in June, the lowest unemployment rate recorded since compara- ble records began in 1976. Oregon’s May unemploy- ment rate was 4.1 percent. The U.S. unemployment rate was also 4.0 percent in June. In June, Oregon’s nonfarm payroll rose by 1,900 jobs, following a revised gain of 3,200 jobs in May. Job gains were led by lei- sure and hospitality and pri- vate educational services. Three major industries also added a significant number of jobs: health care and social assistance, manufacturing and construction. Several industries shed jobs, including retail trade, information, financial ac- tivities, and transportation, warehousing and utilities. Although Oregon’s payroll employment continued to ex- pand, the rate of growth has stagnated in recent months. Part of the reason for the slowdown in the rate of job growth likely is due to an un- usually tight labor market. Many employers are having trouble finding workers to hire. Portland man arrested at Ft. Stevens after pursuit A Portland man was ar- rested Sunday after he drove through Warrenton at high speed and attempted to elude pursuing officers. Walter L. Reimonenq, 28, was given a criminal citation for reckless driving, felony eluding and cited for driving while suspended after officers caught up with him at Fort Stevens State Park. One officer was using radar when he recorded a driver in a silver BMW headed toward him west on North Main Av- enue at 80 mph, according to a police report. The officer turned on his flashing lights and made a U-turn in an at- tempt to follow and pull the driver over, but the vehicle turned down a side street and could not be found by the pursuing officer. In the meantime, a resident on Northwest Cedar Court called dispatch to say he was nearly run down while get- ting his mail by a silver BMW with orange license plates. A second officer attempted to circumvent the driver by heading down Ridge Road toward Fort Stevens. A silver BMW with orange license plates was parked at South Jetty. Three occu- 3 pants were returning to the car when the second officer pulled up. Initially, a 22-year-old fe- male passenger told officers she’d been the one driving, according to the report. The degree of Oregon’s la- bor market tightness is re- flected in these indicators: • The number of people working part time for eco- nomic reasons is at the low- est since at least 2002, when comparable records began. • The broadest measure of labor underutilization dropped to 7.8 percent in June, which was its lowest reading since at least 2002. • The number of Oregonians unemployed for 27 weeks or more dropped below 7,000, the lowest level since at least 2002, and far below the more than 100,000 long-term un- employed in 2010, during the aftermath of the recession. • The number of people en- tering the labor market with- out a job was at its lowest lev- el since at least 2000, when comparable records began. AGENDA CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF WARRENTON MEETING TUESDAY July 24, 2018 – 6:00 P.M. Warrenton City Commission Chambers 225 South Main Avenue, Warrenton, OR 97146 This is a Preliminary Agenda. A final Agenda and full meeting packet will be available on the City’s website at www.ci.warrenton.or.us after 4:00 p.m. on Friday, July 20, 2018. PUBLIC HEARINGS • Spur 104 Zone Change (DCA: 18-2) • Crites Wetland Hardship Variance Appeal (File No. AP 18-2) REGULAR MEETING BUSINESS • Consideration of Library Grant Agreement • Consideration of Interim Contract Amendment – Kevin Cronin • Consideration of Legislative Priorities 2019 • Consideration of Amendments to Pacific Coast Seafoods Agree- ments EXECUTIVE SESSION • Under the authority of ORS 192.660(2)(h); to consult with counsel concerning the legal rights and duties of a public body with regard to current litigation or litigation likely to be filed. Warrenton City Hall is accessible to the disabled. An interpreter for the hearing impaired may be requested under the terms of ORS 192.630 by contacting Dawne Shaw, Deputy City Recorder, at 503- 861-2233 at least 48 hours in advance of the meeting so appropriate assistance can be provided.
