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The Columbia Press
May 28, 2021
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Advisory Board support-
ed increasing the project’s
construction budget from
$100,000 to $150,000 after
Public Works Director Col-
lin Stelzig discovered sever-
al items had been left out of
the work plan provided by
the consultant: sidewalk and
driveway access improve-
ments, sewer inspections and
additional asphalt work.
The city already has spent
$26,000 for the designs from
Greenworks PC of Portland.
The designs were reviewed
by food truck owners, the
city’s Urban Renewal Adviso-
ry Board, and dozens of city
agency directors and staff
members.
Newton’s abrupt departure
did not go unnoticed.
“There should be a penalty
City Hall
parking lot
Fire Dept. parking
Food pod parking
Restrooms
Arnie’s Cafe parking
The chosen design for a food-truck pod on Main Avenue in-
cludes an outdoor eating area, landscaping and restrooms.
for that: ‘I’m going to take my
ball and go home,’ ” Commis-
sioner Mark Baldwin said at
the end of the meeting.
Obituary
Steven Kerr
Steven Earl
Kerr, a loving
father of five,
left this world
to be with his
Heavenly Fa-
ther on April
5, 2021.
He was born in Astoria on
Jan 25, 1982, to Brian Kerr
and Linda May. Steven was
a hard-working construc-
tion worker and member in
the Laborers Internation-
al Union of North America
(LiUNA) Local 252 as a Hod
Carrier.
He leaves behind five chil-
dren: Dominique Zaragoza,
Steven Kerr, Victoria Kerr,
Mackenzie Kerr, and Jayden
Ricicar.
Steven is survived by his
father, Brian Kerr, and moth-
er, Linda May; his paternal
grandmother, Luella Kerr,
and maternal grandmother,
Driveway
Christine Hobbs; his lov-
ing sisters, Stefani Kerr and
Sheyanne Ricicar; and his
brother, Thomas McEne-
aney.
Other
surviving
fami-
ly members include his
stepmother, Patricia Kerr;
step-siblings Taewon Krei-
zel, Noon Kreizel, and Bran-
dy Pruitt; and many aunts,
uncles, nieces, nephews and
cousins.
Steven was preceded in
death by his paternal grand-
father, William Kerr, and
maternal grandfather, Dale
May.
A celebration of Steven’s
life will be held at Mission
Christian Fellowship, 525
NW Warrenton Drive, War-
renton, Oregon 97146 at 1
p.m. Saturday, June 5, 2021.
In lieu of flowers, please
make donations to the Go
Fund Me account which has
been set up: Children of Ste-
ven Earl Kerr Scholarship
Fund at gofund.me/cca1f395.
Improvements to the lot
will be paid by the Urban Re-
newal Agency, which is able
to use tax money collected in
the urban renewal district for
revitalization efforts.
The gravel lot next to City
Hall will be paved, utilities
added to serve up to seven
trucks, and there will be an
outdoor eating area, land-
scaping, restrooms, storage
and trash structures.
Finnish auxiliary
taking orders for
food specialties
The Astoria Finnish Broth-
erhood Auxiliary is selling
rice pudding and fruit soup
for at-home midsummer cel-
ebrations.
Preorders will be taken by
calling 503-440-9002.
A quart of freshly made rice
pudding and fruit soup is
$15. The items can be picked
up from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m.
Saturday, June 19, at Suomi
Hall, 244 W. Marine Drive,
Astoria. Those picking up or-
ders should drive behind the
building and members will
hand them their orders.