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The Columbia Press June 11, 2021 WHS’s O’Brien wins state honors Ian O’Brien, Warrenton High School’s assistant princi- pal and athlet- ic director, was named Ath- letic Director of the Year for small schools by the Oregon Schools Activ- ities Associa- O’Brien tion. O’Brien holds a master’s degree in teaching from Eastern Oregon Uni- versity. After graduating in 2009, he began his career as a social science teacher at the high school. He left in 2015 to take an assistant principal position at Lakeridge High School in Lake Oswego, returning to Warrenton in 2017. Nordic park nears funding goal The Finlandia Foundation, a nonprofit organization that promotes the preservation of Finnish culture, has donated $5,000 to the Astoria Nordic Heritage Park. The grant will aid the her- itage foundation in building the park. Assuming fund- raising goals are reached this summer, construction will start in September. Finlandia Foundation Na- tional and Finlandia Foun- dation Columbia-Pacific Chapter both have donated previously to the park effort. To contribute, donations can be mailed to ASAH, P.O. Box 34, Astoria OR 91703, or made online at AstoriaNor- dicPark.org. Warrenton Community Library 160 S. Main Ave. 10-6 Mon-Fri 10-2 Saturdays 3 Fees increasing at Warrenton and Hammond marinas The Columbia Press Fees for services at War- renton’s two marinas will increase for the first time in many years. City commissioners unan- imously approved a series of increases Tuesday night de- signed to set the marinas on a path toward independence. “Not everybody in the com- munity uses the marina, so we need to make sure its services pay for themselves,” Mayor Henry Balensifer said. “Ser- vices (provided) should be paid for by rates charged.” Taxpayers have funded multi-million-dollar improve- ments at Warrenton Marina during the past 12 years by paying property taxes collect- ed through the Warrenton Ur- ban Renewal Agency. The new fees for moorage, hoist rental and electricity are expected to raise an addition- al $52,000 this year at War- renton and $15,000 at Ham- mond Marina. “The proposed rate increas- es are necessary to aid in fu- Joyce Carrell/For The Columbia Press The commercial dock at Warrenton Marina was rebuilt using urban renewal money. ture capital improvements, such as the Warrenton pier improvements, repairs and future dock replacement,” Harbormaster Jane Sweet told commissioners. In Hammond, the addition- al money will be used for con- tinued maintenance dredging, bank stabilization and future dock replacement. “(It’s for) All of the things that have been in dire need and that we’ve never really had a specific budget or fund for,” Sweet said. Earlier this year, commis- sioners appointed a marina advisory committee, which has been working on rate ad- justments. Several city commission- ers wanted the committee to make more revisions, increas- ing fees that seemed low. “This needs to go into effect yesterday,” marina committee Chair Pam Ackley reminded them. Boating, camping and fishing season is here, she said. Fees approved Tuesday will go into effect July 1: • Moorage rates at both ma- rinas will be $42 per foot for recreational vessels and $45 per foot for commercial ves- sels based on slip size. The rates will increase by $2 per year for the next three years. Transient, or short-term, moorage rates also will in- crease. • Replacing a key for the re- strooms/showers, docks and oil dump will be $75. • Launch fees are $10 per launch or $150 annually. • Vehicle parking is $10 per day or $100 per month; with a boat trailer, the fee is $150 per month. • Hiring the city’s hoist and crane operator is $150 per hour. • Camping fees are $50 per night for no-service dry camp spots. • Fines for littering, or unau- thorized use of marina trash bins, up to $300. Clatsop County’s only independent weekly newspaper Published by Clatsop County Media Services LLC Send news or address changes to: 5 N Highway 101 #500, Warrenton OR 97146 Cindy Yingst, Publisher/Editor (news@thecolumbiapress.com) 503-861-3331 Peggy Yingst, Advertising Director (ads@thecolumbiapress.com) 503-861-3331 D.B. Lewis, Circulation Director (circulation@thecolumbiapress.com) 503-861-3331 Postage paid at the Warrenton Post Office All content copyrighted by Clatsop County Media Services LLC
