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Board: Former fire chief
just ‘didn’t do the job’
Community
praises former
Cannon Beach
Chief Mike Balzer
By Dani Palmer
Cannon Beach Gazette
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Interim fire chief says successor
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Main goal is
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By Dani Palmer
Cannon Beach Gazette
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Cannon Beach wants carbon tax
City Council
takes action on
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Cannon Beach Gazette
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