The Columbia Press
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April 29, 2022
Wev: Housing, childcare, infrastructure
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Cindy Hansen/For the Columbia Press
Tiny salmon fry look like specks as they make their way down
slides and into the Skipanon River.
Fish release, dinner benefit WHS
Warrenton High School’s
fisheries program will have a
community release of salm-
on fry – babies who will be
headed to the sea to grow and
thrive – on Saturday.
The public is invited to par-
ticipate throughout the day at
the hatchery, which is behind
the high school. Students will
be on hand to describe their
project and help children
and others to release the fish.
Take the road between the
school and the sports fields
down to the Skipanon River.
In addition, a fundraiser to
benefit the program will be
held at 4:30 p.m. Saturday,
May 14, at the Clatsop Coun-
ty Fairgrounds.
Tickets are $50 and include
a surf and turf dinner, live
auction and a talk by former
Sen. Betsy Johnson.
Tickets are available on the
program’s website, warhf.
com, or at bpt.me/5414275.
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What are you proud of
achieving? By working to-
gether with the County Health
Department, the two hospi-
tals in Clatsop County, the cit-
ies of Clatsop County, Clatsop
County has one of the highest
COVID vaccination rates in
Oregon.
As the county liaison to the
Northwest Oregon Housing
Authority, I have participated
in the planning for the immi-
nent groundbreaking of a 42-
unit apartment complex of
affordable units in Warrenton
and the feasibility study of the
restoration of a historic build-
ing of over 40 units of senior
housing, with the possibility
of additional units on site.
Participation in the long-
overdue (40 years) update of
the County Comprehensive
Plan. I have been an advocate
of greater participation by cit-
izens, more technical analyses
of environmental conditions
in the county, and zoning
changes that will increase the
supply of housing in unincor-
porated areas.
Participation with the tour-
ism industry to create mes-
saging to our visitors that en-
courages them to respect our
natural resources, prepare
for emergencies should they
occur, and contribute to the
preservation of our beautiful
place through experiences
in trail maintenance, beach
clean-up, and other environ-
mental projects.
As the county liaison to the
Northwest Oregon Workforce
Board, I have advocated suc-
cessfully for increased federal
and state funding for educa-
tion and training services to
connect job seekers with fam-
ily wage employment.
Top issues
1. Lack of affordable housing.
2. Inadequate childcare fa-
cilities.
3. Inadequate infrastructure
for economic development.
How will you approach
those issues?
1. As a member of the North-
west Oregon Housing Author-
ity, in coordination with our
cities, and as a member of a
State work group that is ad-
dressing changes to our land
use laws to incentivize the cre-
ation of housing.
2. We have to create new
partnerships among private
and nonprofit providers,
school systems, and public
agencies to rethink how we
provide childcare services.
3. I will continue to “get
smart” about how to access
infrastructure funds from the
recently passed federal legis-
lation.
Why vote for you?
Because I am the most ex-
perienced candidate for the
position. I have worked at ev-
ery level of government, and
I have proven leadership in
getting public-sector projects
done.
The week ahead
Nearly all public meetings
are also held virtually. Infor-
mation on how to connect is
posted on each entity’s web-
site.
Monday, May 2
• Astoria City Council, 7
p.m., City Hall, 1095 Duane
St., 2nd Floor.
• Warrenton CERT, 6
p.m., contact policechief@
ci.warrenton.or.us.
Tuesday, May 3
• Port of Astoria Com-
mission, 4 p.m., 10 Pier 1,
Suite 209, Astoria.
• Clatsop County Fair
Board, 5:30 p.m., Exhibit
Hall, 92937 Walluski Loop,
Astoria.
Wednesday, May 4
• Gearhart City Council,
7 p.m., City Hall, 698 Pacific
Way.
Thursday, May 5
• Countywide Veterans
Breakfast, 8 a.m., Port
Light Cafe, 33168 Patriot
Way, Camp Rilea.
• North Coast Republi-
can Women, 11:30 a.m.,
Astoria Golf & Country
Club, 33445 Sunset Beach
Road, Warrenton. Speaker
and lunch, $15. Info: 425-
221-2630.
Friday, May 6
• Children’s Clothes Pan-
try, 3 to 6 p.m., First Bap-
tist Church, 30 N.E. First St.
Repeats on Saturday from
10 a.m. to 1 p.m.