T he C olumbia P ress
June 21, 2019
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Drivers going south
to find a better 101
Fourth of July events celebrate Main Street USA
Travelers on Highway 101
south of Seaside will get a
smoother, safer ride.
This week, new pavement
and centerline rumble strips
are being added as part of a
larger project between the
Dooley Bridge and the High-
way 26 junction.
The project started in May
with deep repairs of the as-
phalt and concrete, which
were in poor condition.
The paving started June 16.
The rumble strips will be in-
stalled on the northern sec-
tion from Dooley Bridge to
Beerman Creek Road once the
paving is complete. The proj-
ect includes new permanent
striping.
Rumble strips are a cost-ef-
fective safety tool that reduc-
es lane-departure crashes,
which can result in fatal and
serious head-on and run-off
crashes.
Both paving and installation
of rumble strips are taking
place at night. Travelers can
expect up to 20 minute delays.
“Main Street USA” is the
theme of this year’s Fourth of
July parade, a fitting tribute
to a town that’s worked hard
to revitalize downtown and
clean up its main drag.
“We just wanted an open
theme to see what people
come up with,” said Mike
Moha, coordinator of War-
renton’s
Old-Fashioned
Fourth of July events. “We
wanted to keep our Fourth
of July open and simple, plus
recognize that the city’s been
doing stuff.”
Applications and more
information are available
on the city’s website, www.
ci.warrenton.or.us.
About 100 entries are ex-
pected for the parade, which
kicks off at 3 p.m. with a U.S.
Coast Guard helicopter fly-
over.
“The Fourth of July is our
main event every year for the
city,” Moha said. “It brings
people to town, it’s one of
the easiest parades (to walk),
The Columbia Press
State to handle CBH contract
The county will transfer
oversight of local develop-
mental disability services to
the state.
The Clatsop County Board
of Commissioners made the
move at the recommenda-
tion of the state Department
of Human Services, which
has suggested smaller coun-
ties that contract with out-
side agencies transfer that
role to the state.
The county currently con-
tracts with Clatsop Behav-
ioral Healthcare and pay-
ment of those services are
then passed through to the
state.
The change isn’t expected
to impact services or fund-
ing levels. About 230 clients
are served by CBH through
the county contract that
ends June 30.
The change is designed
to improve communication
and oversight to better serve
clients as the state’s Office
of Developmental Disability
Services has a direct con-
tract relationship with CBH
provider.
All funding for services
currently provided under
the Clatsop County/CBH
contract – $1.7 million in
the 2017-19 funding bienni-
um – comes from the state.
The county also contracts
with CBH for mental health
and addiction services.
Those agreements are not
affected by the developmen-
tal disability contracting
change.
A participant
in last year’s
Fourth of July
parade makes
her way down
the center of
Main Avenue.
Cindy Yingst
The Columbia
Press
plus there’s the free barbe-
cue, car show, motorcycle
show and a kids’ bike decora-
tion station.”
Applications are due by 5
p.m. July 3.
t hursday , J uly 4
• Car show – 11 a.m. to 3
p.m., Robinson Community
Park, behind City Hall.
• Motorcycle tailgate
party – 11 a.m. to 3 p.m.,
north end of Robinson Com-
munity Park, sponsored by
North Coast ABATE.
• Free Community Bar-
becue – Noon to 3 p.m. at
the Warrenton Fire Station,
sponsored by Warrenton Vol-
unteer Firefighters Associa-
tion.
• Bicycle Decoration
Station -- Noon to 3 p.m. in
the gravel lot next to the fire
station. Volunteers will be
standing by to help kids dec-
orate their bikes and assist
them for a safe ride in the pa-
rade.
• Parade – 3 p.m. along
Main Avenue from the post
office to Ninth Street, ending
at Warrenton Grade School.