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The Columbia Press
September 17, 2021
RVs: Panel chooses
to fine owners
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violating vehicle. Commissioners
voting no -- Lylla Gaebel and Kev-
in Swanson – said they preferred
a smaller fine of $100 to $500 per
day.
The Mennas did not attend the
meeting.
The Mennas also did not return
phone calls and an email from
the Columbia Press asking about
their plans for the property. As of
Wednesday, just one RV remained
there, along with the storage con-
tainer.
“We’ve given them every oppor-
tunity over the course of three
months to stop what they’re doing
and tell us their plans,” Chairman
Paul Mitchell said. “I think a fine
should be assessed and it should be
a hefty fine.”
The higher fine seems to be over-
reaching on the city’s part, Gaebel
said.
“I have real mixed feelings about
this because people all over the
city have their RVs parked on their
front lawns and everywhere else,”
she said. “I would not really sup-
port a huge fine. … Since it is per
day, that builds up pretty fast.”
Swanson wanted the fine to be an
“attention getter,” perhaps starting
low and growing on a per-day ba-
sis.
“They ignored us. They ig-
nored the notices,” Mitchell said.
“They’ve tied into a system and we
don’t know whether it’s leaking. …
I think these people have shown
bad faith all along.”
‘Pigs’ tickets on sale
Pigs on the Wing, a Port-
land-based Pink Floyd tribute
band, will perform at 7:30 p.m. Sat-
urday, Sept. 25, in the Liberty The-
atre, 1203 Commercial St., Astoria.
The show will feature a full per-
formance of Pink Floyd’s 1975 al-
bum, “Wish You Were Here,” plus
a second set of highlights.
Tickets are $25 and available at
libertyastoria.showare.com. Doors
open an hour before the perfor-
mance.