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May 8, 2020 T he C olumbia P ress 6 Land: Clatsop-Nehalem tribes receive land Continued from Page 1 by the U.S. Senate. The village once located on the Necanicum Estuary had been home to Clatsop and Nehalem people until diseas- es carried by early explorers and fur trappers decimated the North Coast’s native pop- ulation. In the 19th century, white settlers began staking claim to tribal lands. Federal recognition of the Clatsop and Nehalem tribes was terminated by Congress in 1954. The tribe is now a nonprofit organization. The land conservancy has been in conversation with tribe members for about three years, exploring options for how it could help them ac- Notice of Pending Type II Administrative Decision Jason Palmberg has submitted an application for site design review for 8 units of multifamily apartments at 1453 S Main Ave. The subject property is identified as Tax Lot 81028AC01702 & 1703. The application file is available for public review until May 21, 2020 with an administrative decision to be made after the close of the review and com- ment period. Applicable Warrenton Municipal Code criteria include Chap- ter 16.36 High Density Residential District, Division 3 Design Standards, Section 16.208.040 Type II Administrative Procedures, and Section 16.212 Site Design Review. All evidence to be relied upon to make a decision on this application is in the public record and available for review at the Warrenton Community & Economic Development Department, 225 S. Main Ave., Warrenton, at no cost. Copies can be made at reasonable cost. Following the close of the comment period, the Community Development Director shall issue a Type II Administrative Decision which will be mailed to the applicant and all par- ties who submit written comments or who are otherwise legally entitled to notice. HOW TO PARTICIPATE: All interested persons are invited to submit written comments to Kevin A. Cronin, Community Development Director, Warrenton City Hall, PO Box 250, Warrenton, OR 97146 by May 21, 2020. Failure to participate in this administrative review in writing or failure to address relevant issues with sufficient specificity may preclude your right to appeal the administrative decision on this application. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION contact Kevin A. Cronin, Community Development Director at 503.861.0920 – cityplanner@ci.warrenton.or.us- Monday through Thursday, 8:30 a.m. to noon/1:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. Published: The Columbia Press, May 8, 2020 quire property in their tradi- tional homelands. “This was never really North Coast Land Conser- vancy’s land,” Executive Di- rector Katie Voelke said of the site at the mouth of Nea- coxie Creek. “We are glad to have been the caretakers and to now be facilitating the re- turn of this land to its people. It’s an honor to participate in this moment of rebirth and of healing.” The conservancy acquired 20 acres at Neawanna Point in 1998 after a proposed con- dominium development had plunged the property into controversy. The group then spent many years exploring options that would allow for key parts of the sensitive ecosystem to be preserved. The conservancy trans- ferred ownership of 1.4 acres along Highway 101 to the city of Seaside to use as a public wayside at the community’s northern gateway. The parcel remains in city ownership. The site has special signifi- cance to the Clatsop people, as detailed by Dick and Ro- berta Basch in “The Ceremo- ny at Ne-ah-coxie,” an essay that appears in the 2007 an- thology, “Lewis and Clark through Indian Eyes.” Mem- bers of the tribes have held ceremonies and continue to gather at the site as they have in the past. Dick Basch, tribal council vice chairman, is descended from Celiast, a daughter of Coboway, who was chief of the Clatsop people in 1805-6, when the Lewis and Clark Ex- pedition was at Fort Clatsop. Restrictions on the deed prohibit most types of de- velopment on the property, although the tribes plan to build a traditional longhouse for ceremonial use and to share elements of their cul- ture with the public. The conservancy will con- tinue to partner with the tribes in ongoing steward- ship of the land. Obituary B Ill s haW Warrenton William Donald “Bill” Shaw, businessman and for- mer chief of the Hammond Volunteer Fire Department, died April 27 of complications of kidney fail- ure. He was 75. Shaw was born in Astoria on Dec. 16, 1944, the only child of Donald and Anna Shaw. He attended Hammond Grade School, graduated from Warrenton High School in 1963, attended Clatsop Community College and graduated from Portland State University in 1968. While still in high school, he worked for Point Adams Packing Company and even- tually became a general con- tractor. Shaw and his father built the Hammond Marina gas dock while operating Shaw’s Market in Hammond. They also built a laundromat next to the store. After closing Shaw’s Mar- ket, the two men, along with Truman Slotte, formed Tri- ple S Investments, which specialized in residential and light commercial proj- ects. During the economic downtown in the 1980s, the company was disbanded and Bill Shaw began a new ca- reer as an insurance agent with Knutsen Insurance in Astoria. He later became one of the principals in the com- pany, working there until he retired. Shaw served 28 years with the volunteer fire depart- ment, including chief, and retired about 1990. wHe served eight years on the Hammond Planning Commission and eight years on the Hammond Town Council. He married Ellen Yvonne Herrmann in 1991 in Seaside. Shaw served on the board of directors for Bank of Asto- ria for 30 years, half of them as chairman. Bill was smart, communi- ty-minded, a leader, a men- tor, entrepreneur, and had a terrific sense of humor, Ellen Shaw said. He is survived by his wife, Ellen of Warrenton, and cousins Terry Arnall of War- renton, Trudy Enke of Ham- mond, and Arlee Jensen-Saar of Astoria. Arrangements have been handled by Caldwell’s Luce-Layton Mortuary. In lieu of flowers, the fam- ily suggests donations in his name to the Warrenton Fire- fighters Association’s Christ- mas Food Fund, P.O. Box 250, Warrenton OR 97146; or Warrenton High School Scholarships Inc., P.O. Box 316, Hammond OR 97121. A celebration of life will be held at a later date.