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November 6, 2015 | Cannon Beach Gazette | cannonbeachgazette.com • 7A Homeowners say they have the right to grade dunes By Dani Palmer Cannon Beach Gazette Should dune grading wait until Cannon Beach’s sand management plan is complete? The Planning Commission thinks so. De- spite homeowner opposi- tion, commission members want an amendment to the city’s zoning code which would prohibit foredune grading until that plan is delivered. “Why should this amendment be allowed?” Breakers Point homeowner Frank Patrick asked plan- ning commissioners on Oct. 22. “Or, more impor- tantly, why is it necessary?” On Tuesday, Nov. 3, the Cannon Beach City Coun- cil held a public hearing on the amendment and after discussion, tabled the issue until future notice. Homeowners want grading options Foredune grading ap- plies to two sites, Breakers Point and the presidential streets, and is done to main- tain views or prevent inun- dation. While Breakers Point homeowners were grant- ed permission to grade 13,700-cubic-yards of sand in August, a condition of SUBMITTED PHOTO/CANNON BEACH GAZETTE Sand dunes near Breakers Point in Cannon Beach are said to block homeowners’ and cre- ate an environmental hazard. the permit was a delay of further grading until the sand management plan is developed and the revege- tation plan is evaluated for success. In September, the coun- cil asked the commission to amend the ordinance to reÀect that condition. At the Oct. 22 Planning Commission meeting, Pat- rick said the commission and the City Council are responding to the interests only of “a few very vocal people who are saying we have to preserve the dunes” and not Cannon Beach homeowners. “The sand management plan is a sand management plan, not a dune preserva- tion plan,” he added. A sand management plan is expected to be delivered in 12 to 18 months. Commissioner Lisa Kerr said the city’s sand manage- ment study may conclude that leaving the dunes alone is best, or that grading is the right choice. “We just don’t know what the end result will be,” she added. Breakers Point home- owner Ed Stone said it does not seem legal to ers Point. “We now have permission to move to the next phase.” prohibit dune grading un- der state land use guide- lines. Patrick also said the amendment constitutes a moratorium that violates state law. “You folks are trying to change the rules of the game,” Stone said, adding he wants city of¿cials to abide by the law. “Obviously if we don’t agree with you, that doesn’t mean that we’re not following the rules,” Kerr said. “It means that we don’t agree with you on how that gets implement- ed, what the rules are and what that means.” Patrick said sand could pile up another 15 feet during the grading pro- hibition period — “a real problem” when it comes to safety and maintain- ing beach access Breakers Point Homeowners Asso- ciation Property Manager Bruce Francis added the city asked them to put in the dune grass that is trap- ping sand and exacerbat- ing the problem. There are dunes nearly 50 feet high near Breakers Point now as a result of meeting the city’s original guidelines. “We’re all happy with what the city gave us,” he noted, referring to an August decision to grant limited grading at Break- Francis said he didn’t understand why the com- mission felt the need to amend the ordinance. To acquire a permit for dune grading would take about 18 to 24 months, the time it may take to ¿nish the sand management plan. If an amendment is to be considered, the commission needs to “at least put a time limit on” the dune grading prohibition, Francis said. Currently there is no sunset date for delivery of the sand management plan, he added. Kerr said a deadline could create further conÀict if the sand management plan process runs longer than a proposed sunset date. Commissioner Joseph Bernt, Kerr, Chair Bob Lundy and Charles Ben- nett voted to approve the amendment recommenda- tion. Ryan Dewey was the lone dissenting vote. If the proposal had been approved by the City Coun- cil, it would not have im- pacted the Breakers Point dune grading approval or any remedial projects, such as sand removal to keep storm drains Àowing. Food 4 Kids, an organiza- tion that provides food-¿lled backpacks every Friday during the school year to kids who request assistance. More than anything, she loved helping others, and devoted her life to making everyone she encountered feel like they mattered. She is preceded by her ¿rst husband of 20 years Nolan Kemper, her second husband of 25 years, Michael Riddock, her parents, and her sister, Nicki Ard. Survivors include her four children and a daughter-in- law: Karl Kemper of Ash- land, Chris and Jill Kemper of Portland, Katrina Kemper of Yokosuka, Japan, and Ker- ry Kemper of Portland. She is also survived by her brother, Pat Smith, and his wife Pam, of Gladstone, Oregon, and six grandchildren: Jordan, Jackson, Alexis, Nola, Cade and Luke. The family suggest dona- tions in Rosemary’s name to Food 4 Kids Seaside Oregon, P.O. Box 2611 Gearhart, OR 97138 Services were provided by Duyck & VanDeHey Fu- neral Home (503-357-8749). An online guest book may be signed at www.dvfuneral- home.com. Rush to prohibition? OBITUARIES Rosemary Frances Kemper-Riddock Dec. 1, 1941 — Oct. 19, 2015 Rosemary Frances Kem- per-Riddock, 73, a longtime resident of Banks, Oregon, and a resident of the Seaside community over the last 10 years, passed away peaceful- ly on Monday evening, Oct. 19, 2015, at St. Vincent Med- ical Center in Portland. A funeral Mass was cele- brated on Saturday, Oct. 24, 2015, at Our Lady of Vic- tory Catholic Church, 120 Oceanway in Seaside, Ore- gon. Family and friends were invited to attend a reception following the Mass, held at the parish hall. The Rite of Christian Burial took place following the reception at Visitation Catholic Cemetery in Verboort, Oregon. Rosemary was born on Dec. 1, 1941, in Long Beach, California. She was one of three children born to Charles and Frances (Amerata) Smith, and moved with her family to Portland, Oregon, as a young girl. She attended St Mary of the Valley through high school, graduating with the Class of 1959. She earned her bachelor’s degree from Marylhurst University and a master’s degree from Port- land State University. She met her husband, No- lan Kemper, while attending a baseball game he was play- ing in at East Moreland Park in Portland. After a dance- ¿lled courtship, they were married on Aug. 10, 1963. After getting married they were both hired as school- teachers by the Defense De- partment, and for over a de- cade they taught school on U.S. military bases all over the world, including Mid- way, France, Turkey, Germa- ny and the Philippines. After traversing the globe they returned home in 1974, and together built their fami- ly home in Banks. Rosemary worked in the home raising her kids, and as a substitute teacher in the Banks school district, until Nolan passed away suddenly in 1983. After Nolan’s death she returned to teaching full-time at Dilley Elementary School, and later became the curricu- lum director for Forest Grove School District. She ¿nished her educational career in 2010, after serving as the principal of Cannon Beach Elementary for three years. In 1986 she met Michael Riddock through mutual friends, and they were mar- ried a year later, living in Banks until 2007, before moving to Seaside. Michael Rosemary Kemper-Riddock passed away in July 2012. Rosemary loved the beach, enjoyed hiking with friends and set new standards for grandmother excellence, showering her six grandchil- dren with love, books and her handmade quilts. She vol- unteered at her church, Our Lady of Victory, and sang in the church choir. She lived to help others, and was integral in the found- ing and success of Seaside’s Swedenborg: Fire responses won’t be affected Chief from Page 1A Swedenborg’s top priority is keeping ¿re¿ghters on task until they get a new chief. Af- ter speaking with board mem- bers, he suggested the district care for the projects it has now before starting anything new in absence of a full-time leader. Board member Linda Beck-Sweeney said most im- portant is sustaining morale and ensuring general duties, such as maintaining import- ant records for the ¿re district, are completed. “I think that’s the big thing at this point is to keep it all moving,” she said. She added that Sweden- borg has “good rapport” with the ¿re¿ghters. Clyde said if there’s any- thing she can do to help, she’s willing to “jump in.” The board is examining how to compensate Gardner and Swedenborg for their work. The district paid Balzer $36 an hour, roughly $72,000 a year. Gardner has been working 60-hour-plus weeks for awhile and is up for a con- tract renewal in March when he could receive a raise, board members said. The board will likely make a decision on Swedenborg’s hourly wage next week, during its regular Monday night meeting. It hopes to meet with a Special Districts Association of Oregon repre- sentative then who will assist the district in the search for its next ¿re chief. Clyde said they still need to discuss what they want in a leader and existing options. In the meantime, Sweden- borg said the department’s ¿re responses will be remain unchanged. There is no timeline yet for how long it will take to ¿nd a replacement. Applicants sought for Arch Cape Design Review Committee Clatsop County is seek- ing applications for two open seats on the South- west Coastal Citizens Ad- visory Committee, also known as the Arch Cape Design Review Commit- tee. Deadline for applications is Friday, Dec. 4. 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