T he C olumbia P ress
December 14, 2018
NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING
FOR THE VACATION OF A
PORTIONS OR ALL
OF UNDEVELOPED STREETS
IN THE TOWN PLAT OF W.C.
SMITH’S WARRENTON
The City of Warrenton received
a petition from Clatsop County on
October 23, 2018 to vacate several
streets in the original plat of War-
renton. The streets requested in-
clude Laurel and Pine Streets of the
plat of WC Smith’s Warrenton.
A public hearing on this request
will be conducted by the Warren-
ton City Commission at 6:00 p.m.
on Tuesday, January 8, 2019, in the
Commission Chambers at Warren-
ton 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 Commis-
sion for its consideration. For more
information, please call:
Kevin A. Cronin
Community Development Director
City of Warrenton
PO Box 250
Warrenton, Oregon 97146
(503) 861-0920
Published in The Columbia Press,
Dec. 14 and 21, 2018
Letter to the Editor
Anonymous letter
writer is a coward
On Oct. 11, the Warrenton
Planning Commission ap-
proved a request from Pacific
Seafood requesting a change
to the zoning text for the Pacif-
ic Fab building on the eastern
edge of Hammond, directly ad-
jacent to the Columbia River.
The change was to create a
new type of housing not cur-
rently existing anywhere on
the north coast of Oregon.
The Columbia Press ran a
story Oct. 19 describing the re-
quest. After reading it, I talked
to my neighbors and learned
everyone on our block was op-
posed to the proposal.
I submitted a paid advertise-
ment to the Columbia Press
a short time later. In my paid
opinion piece, I stated the com-
plaints I’d heard from neigh-
bors and challenged the War-
renton City Commission to
hold a Town Hall meeting so
people could comment about it.
NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING
A public hearing is scheduled before the City of Warrenton Planning Com-
mission at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday, January 10, 2018 at the Warrenton City
Hall, Commission Chambers, regarding a land use application submitted
by Wayne DeWilde for site design review for a 58-unit self (mini) storage
facility utilizing revitalized shipping containers. The subject property, Tax
Lot 81033A000600, is located at 2385 SE Dolphin Avenue.
This application will be reviewed under the procedures, applicable stan-
dards and criteria in Warrenton Municipal Code Chapter 16.60 General
Industrial District, Chapter 16.116 Design Standards, Chapter 16.120 Ac-
cess and Circulation, Chapter 16.124 Landscaping, Street Trees, Fences and
Walls, Chapter 16.128 Vehicle and Bicycle Parking, Chapter16.140 Storm-
water and Surface Water Management; Chapter 16.144 Signs, Chapter
16.212 Site Design Review and Section 16.208 Type III Procedure –Qua-
si-Judicial.
Anyone wishing to participate in the above-noted public hearing may pres-
ent testimony orally at the public hearing, or submit written testimony,
which must be received by the Warrenton Planning and Building Depart-
ment no later than 5:00 P.M. on the day of the hearing. Written comments
may be mailed to Kevin A Cronin, Community Development Director, War-
renton Planning and Building Department, P.O. Box 250, Warrenton Or-
egon, 97146-0250. Failure to raise an issue on the record in person or by
letter before the close of the record at the public hearing, or failure to pro-
vide statements or evidence sufficient to afford the decision-making body
an opportunity to respond to the issue, will preclude appeal to the Land Use
Board of Appeals based on that issue.
Anyone wishing to review and/or purchase copies of the application and/
or staff report may do so at the City of Warrenton Planning and Building
Department, Warrenton City Hall, 225 South Main, Warrenton. The staff
report will be available for review at no cost at least seven days before the
hearing. For more information call Kevin A Cronin at 503.861.0920 or city-
planner@ci.warrenton.or.us.
Published in The Columbia Press Dec. 14, 2018
About 2 weeks after my ad
was printed, I received an
anonymous letter at my home
that was filled with hateful,
disrespectful language intend-
ed to express one person’s
opinion of me.
The letter accused me of us-
ing obscured racism in my
opinion piece and tried to ra-
tionalize that they did not want
to identify themselves because
they didn’t want me to debate
with them as they don’t like the
volume of my voice.
I am 99 percent disabled in
my right ear, which causes me
to speak at a higher than nor-
mal level. I apologize for that,
but there is nothing I can do
about it.
I believe the anonymous per-
son didn’t want to debate be-
cause they didn’t want to justi-
fy their outrageous comments
made in an aggressive manner.
It’s cowardly to send such an
abusive letter attempting to in-
timidate me into moving away
from where I live because they
don’t believe I’m the right kind
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of person for this area.
This person has nerve to im-
ply their opinion is intellec-
tually superior and therefore
beyond comment from me. I
believe anyone receiving a let-
ter like this would be as out-
raged as I am.
I sent a copy of the letter to
all Warrenton commissioners
so they’d have the informa-
tion and see the abuse I’ve put
up with for simply stating my
opinion. This person has mo-
tivated me to redouble my ef-
forts to hold the city commis-
sion accountable when their
actions appear less than trans-
parent to me.
I believe this anonymous
person lives in the condos at
the north end of Heceta Street
in Hammond. They are known
for making multiple com-
plaints about outdoor burning.
In fact, the anonymous letter I
received includes a comment
about the outdoor burning of
pallets at the Pacific Fab build-
ing.
People who don’t agree with
my views should send letters
to the editor, where my com-
ments were published, if they
want to refute me.
I always have documentary
proof supporting my opinions.
Unfortunately, the Pacific Sea-
food request is shrouded in
substantial secrecy by them
not fully explaining details of
their plans until they obtain
the zoning text change.
Minutes from the Planning
Commission, submitted to city
commissioners for their final
vote, include statements Pacif-
ic Seafood now denies making
and which prompted me to
make some of the comments I
made in my printed advertise-
ment.
I have said on multiple occa-
sions that I feel the Warren-
ton City Commission makes it
difficult for residents to know
what’s happening on this and
other issues.
I twice purchased adver-
tising space in the Columbia
Press. Residents like me who
have stated their objections to
the Pacific Seafood zoning text
change caused commissioners
to hold a Town Hall meeting to
fully discuss the proposal.
Scott Widdicombe
Warrenton
This Week in Aboriginal History
by Carl A. Ellis
Supreme Court issues blow to Indian sovereignty
Dec. 14, 1823: The U.S.
Supreme Court, in Johnson
vs. McIntosh, decides the U.S.
government holds title to all
Indian lands based upon the
Doctrine of Discovery. The
Doctrine of Discovery was
used by European monar-
chies to legitimize colonizing
lands outside of Europe.
In this case, the court states
title lay with the government
of those subjects who traveled
to and occupied a territory.
The decision is a blow to In-
dian sovereignty.
Dec. 15, 1890: Sioux In-
dian Chief Sitting Bull and
11 other tribe members are
killed when shooting breaks
out as police attempt to arrest
Sitting Bull at his Standing
Rock cabin near Grand Riv-
er, S.D. The killing was a ma-
jor factor leading up to the
Wounded Knee Massacre.
Dec. 16, 1566: Spanish
conquistador Juan Pardo
arrives at the Spanish set-
tlement of Santa Elena, later
known as Parris Island, S.C.
He builds Fort San Juan next
to a Catawba town called Jo-
ara.
The fort is burned down by
the Catawba about 18 months
later.
Dec. 17, 1890: Sitting Bull
and police officers who are
killed during his arrest are
buried with honor.
Dec. 18, 1835: A mili-
tary baggage caravan is sep-
arated from its main force
near Micanopy, Fla., during
a march from Jacksonville
to Wetumpka. A group of
Seminoles, led by Osceola,
attack soldiers with the bag-
gage caravan, killing most
of them. The Battle of Black
Point, as it is called, becomes
the first battle of the Second
Seminole War.
Dec. 19, 1675: A Narra-
gansett village is attacked
and 340 people die in the
Great Swamp Massacre.
Dec. 20, 1935: The con-
stitution and bylaws of Santa
Clara Pueblo in New Mexico
are approved by Secretary of
the Interior Harold Ickes.
Ellis is an author and his-
torian working on a book
about American Indians.