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The Columbia Press 4 August 27, 2021 Business and development tidbits Port could see itsself in the movies The Port of Astoria is about Gloria Steinem; working on an agree- “Book Club” starring ment with Page 54 Pic- Diane Keaton, Jane tures that would allow Fonda, Candace Bergen the independent produc- and Mary Steenburgen; tion company to film on “POMS,” now showing port property for 10 days on Netflix; and “Chemi- Saks later this year. cal Hearts,” released last The company, founded by year on Amazon Prime. Alex Saks, has produced or Buoy 10 participated in the production The port has done well of 14 films since it was founded during the Buoy 10 fishery. in 2017. More than $25,000 in park- Among them are “The Glo- rias,” a biographical film ing revenue was taken in during the first week – more than double the previous year’s tally, said Will Isom, executive director of the Port of Astoria. Fuel sales from Aug. 1 to 16 for $132,000. Last year, just $32,000 were taken in fuel sales. Cruise ships While we’re talking about the port, all cruise ship ar- rivals have been cancelled for the rest of the year due to COVID-19, said Bruce Conner, marketing manager for the Port of Astoria. The good news is that 39 cruise ships already are sched- uled for 2022. He volunteers with the Liberty Theatre and the Clatsop County Arts Council. To join the chamber or ask questions, contact Justus as 503-836-5142 or scott@oldoregon.com. And there is a bit of good news for what re- mains of 2021. Twen- ty-seven riverboats and paddle wheelers are scheduled to dock in Astoria. Chamber of Com- merce Economic survey Clatsop County com- missioners on Wednes- day gave approval for a county- wide survey of residents on the economy, the environment, utilities and other issues. National Community Survey would mail surveys to 1,500 households. The county would be able to customize questions at the end of the survey. Justus The Astoria-Warren- ton Area Chamber of Com- merce has a new member- ship coordinator. Scott Justus started work Aug. 9. Justice, who moved to Asto- ria in December, has a back- ground in public relations, marketing, event planning and fund development. RVs: City will target use as permanent living quarters Continued from Page 1 compassion,” added Com- missioner Tom Dyer, who suggested leaving the deci- sion of punishing violators in the police chief’s hands. “Case-by-case decisions made by me can sometimes lead to civil cases because they’re not applied consis- tently,” Workman cautioned. “I’ve seen how this has played out in other cities and it’s not a pretty picture,” add- ed Mayor Henry Balensifer. The city’s marinas have had problems with derelict vessels in the past because the city has been too lenient, he said. Workman looked at the rules in other communi- ties throughout the state to see what is being done and whether anything useful could be added to an RV or- dinance in Warrenton. His proposal: • RVs can’t be parked on the street in front of a residence or on the property if it blocks the view of the residence un- less it’s in a driveway and doesn’t block a sidewalk or create a vision obstruction. • No parking in city rights- of-way without a permit. • No electrical cords or wa- terlines can be run over city sidewalks. Sewage/gray wa- ter hoses can’t be used until they’re attached to a properly inspected city sewage system connection. • Location restrictions can be adjusted for those doing construction, or demolishing, remodeling or reconstructing a home. Permits would be re- quired with a six-month lim- it. The use of the RV must be in conjunction with the proj- ect and not used for visitors or other purposes. • Anyone living in an RV outside of a designated camp- ground must obtain a permit ranging from free two-day permits for anyone to $300 six-month permits available only for construction purpos- es. City commissioners re- ferred the ordinance to the city’s Planning Commission, with the expectation it will come back by the end of the year for public hearings and eventual adoption.