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Trillium: Project will include community garden, play areas
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get much,” Yuill said.
The four-story Trillium
House is slated for 42 one-
, two-, and three-bedroom
units with a community gar-
den, outdoor play area and
gathering spaces both inside
and out.
The project is in response to
last year’s Housing Strategies
Report, which found there
was a dire need for affordable
housing in Clatsop County.
“This housing project is
seen as a new model for rural
Oregon family housing,” ac-
cording to a press release an-
nouncing the grants. “Chel-
sea Gardens will promote
the connection of health and
housing, with health ser-
vices, healthy food through
the community garden, and
other connections. Stable
housing is a foundation for a
healthy lifestyle.”
The development is a col-
laboration of Walsh Con-
struction, a 60-year-old
Northwest company dedi-
cated to innovative and af-
fordable “green” projects;
Emmons Design, an Astoria
architectural firm owned by
Stuart Emmons, who has
been interested in Chelsea
Gardens since he heard about
it a year ago; and Northwest
Oregon Housing Authority,
the team’s sponsor and own-
er-manager of the project af-
ter completion.
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partment spent much of the
past 18 months developing
a master plan for Chelsea
Gardens, initially called Spur
104, and sorting out details of
traffic, design and zoning.
“We’ve got this huge hous-
ing need, certainly in War-
renton and throughout Clat-
sop County,” Emmons said.
“I’ve talked a lot about this
project and how to spur it on,
how do we make it happen. …
I knew it would take a lot of
capital.”
The companies plan to
hire local contractors, and
construction would begin in
spring 2021 with occupancy
in summer 2022.
“I hope we can do more
so it’s not just a standalone
project,” Emmons said. “We
want to build a diverse neigh-
borhood of different housing
types and (amenities).”
Rallies: City tightening codes to prevent future hazards
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“It’s a slippery slope. … If
you allow one group, you’ll
have to let the neo-Nazi’s do
it.”
People have a right to ex-
press their First Amendment
rights of free speech, Mayor
Henry Balensifer said, but
those rights don’t include
creating traffic hazards or
holding events that ensure
other businesses can’t use
their parking lots, as hap-
pened to Dairy Maid and the
post office during the barbe-
cue at Warrenton Memorial
Plaza.
“We don’t want people in
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A group supporting gun rights and sporting “All Lives Matter” signs
gathered in Warrenton Memorial Plaza last month.
the streets,” Mayor Hen-
ry Balensifer said. “I think
it’s important we figure out
what’s needed so we can
keep the streets clear.”
Blocking political events
from city properties proba-
bly isn’t an option, the police
chief said.
City Manager Linda Eng-
bretson disagreed. “I believe
we can say that it has to be a
content-neutral event.”
People have a right to pro-
test as long as they don’t
damage property or cause
civil unrest, Balensifer said.
Commissioners
asked
Workman
to
prepared
amendments to the munici-
pal code that will give them
better enforcement options
during future events.