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The Columbia Press
July 8, 2022
ward with the project
da Hoxsey suggest-
and pave at least half
ed the city lease the
of the lot.
property to the group
lot of promises about
“You need
A
second
for $1 a year for 25
what we would pro-
a
certain
project
on
years and allow the
vide and we’ve been
amount
of
the group’s
group to build and
very slow in the de-
foot traffic to
agenda was to
maintain the park.
livery.”
make some-
build a small
Hoxsey gave the
Last fall, Balensifer
thing
like
park on a lot
agency “A little his-
had
recommend-
this work,”
the city owns
tory on what we’ve
ing holding off on
Commis-
Hoxsey
behind City
done in the past” to
landscaping the lot,
sioner Ger-
Hall.
improve downtown.
which currently has
ald Poe said.
Spruce
Up
Warren-
Members
have
pres-
Poe
Balensifer
one food cart tenant,
“Right now,
ton proposed naming sure-washed sidewalks, re-
Tres Bro’s.
Warrenton is
it Peterson Park, after moved trash and weeds,
The pandemic, inflation lacking that a little bit.”
the original owner.
cleaned debris-strewn prop-
and supply issues have com-
Agency members agreed
Spruce Up member Bren- erty and made improvements
pounded the problem.
the city needs to move for-
at Lighthouse Park.
“We’d like to put this gaze-
bo in as an improvement to
the city,” she said. “We’d run
it for weddings, receptions,
city meetings.”
In addition to the 30-foot
gazebo, the group would add
landscaping, picnic tables,
benches, corn hole games
and exercise stations.
Agency members agreed to
place the issue on a future
agenda and will contact the
city attorney about legal or
other liability issues.
Food: Pod development slows as interest wanes
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asked city commissioners,
who serve as members of the
renewal agency board.
The board had wanted to
take the empty city-owned
lot, which had been bene-
fitting no one, and generate
some revenue for the city.
Last year, four businesses
wanted to move onto the lot.
“There was interest,” May-
or Henry Balensifer said. “I
understand that we’ve built
it out partially. We’ve made a
Aquarium offers
beach workshops
Seaside Aquarium is spon-
soring an educational series
of workshops on the beach in
front of their building.
The Seaside Beach Discov-
ery Program provides learn-
ing opportunities about the
marine life found along Sea-
side’s open sandy beach, as
well as beach and dune ecol-
ogy, and the many ways the
beach has changed over time.
The aquarium also hands
out cleaning supplies for
those who want to help re-
move trash before it ends up
in the marine environment.
Discovery sessions are free
and held from 10:30 a.m. to 5
p.m. Saturdays.
If it’s raining or the wind
picks up, call the aquarium at
503-738-6211 to ensure the
program will take place.