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Former Gazette editor is
making a run for city council
McCarthy is the
irst certiied
candidate
By Lyra Fontaine
Cannon Beach Gazette
Nancy McCarthy hopes
to have a say in decisions at
Cannon Beach City Council
meetings after nine years of
covering them as an editor and
reporter.
So far, McCarthy is the only
certiied candidate running in
November for one of two coun-
cil positions. She gathered 126
certiied signatures and iled
papers in June.
Residents Herb Florer and
Brandon Ogilvie are current-
ly collecting signatures. Other
residents expressed interest
but have not started collecting
signatures, city recorder and
city elections oficial, Colleen
Riggs said. August 30 is the
last day for city candidates to
ile declaration of candidacy or
nominating petition in the gen-
eral election.
The council will have two
open seats this fall, when
Wendy Higgins and Melissa
Cadwallader term out. New
councilors will replace them in
January.
From living in Cannon
Beach and covering local news,
McCarthy said she has a “deep
background of knowledge”
about the city.
“I know the issues in town
and I thought I would try to
contribute my expertise,” Mc-
Carthy said. “I’ve probably
attended more meetings than
almost anyone around, not to
mention having written in great
detail over most issues.”
“I know a lot of people here
and I know a lot of their con-
cerns,” she added.
A long career before
coming ‘home’
After retiring from full-time
newspaper work in 2015, Mc-
Carthy now has the time and
LYRA FONTAINE/CANNON BEACH GAZETTE
‘There needs to be a lot more
discussion between year-round
residents that deal with the
tourism industry and businesses.’
Nancy McCarthy
ability to participate in local
government without a conlict
of interest.
McCarthy has 50 years of
journalism experience, includ-
ing covering state, county and
local politics; editing Portland
area weekly newspapers; and
bureau chief in East Mult-
nomah County, and being dep-
uty bureau chief in Vancouver
for The Oregonian. She also
wrote about education, health,
immigration, homelessness,
business, real estate and more.
Between writing for pub-
lications, McCarthy was an
aid to the Oregon Legislature
in 1979. In the 1990s, she
had various leadership roles,
including district 7 governor,
within communication and
leadership development orga-
nization Toastmasters Inter-
national. She oversaw 2,500
members in Oregon, Washing-
ton and California.
In 2007, McCarthy began
living in Cannon Beach full-
time and became the Cannon
Beach Gazette editor. In 2008,
she became the South County
reporter for the Daily Astori-
an, and in 2013 was named
editor of the Gazette and Sea-
side Signal.
McCarthy served on the
Friends of Haystack Rock com-
mittee and the farmers market
committee for several years.
Currently, she is on the Coaster
Theatre board and volunteers at
the farmers market information
booth. She has attended numer-
ous committee meetings.
Finding a balance
If elected, McCarthy hopes
to address affordable housing
and the needs of both tourists
and residents.
“I’d like to see Cannon
Beach retain its village atmo-
sphere as much as possible and
still have a healthy business
sector,” she said. “To do that, I
think we have to work together
a lot more closely.”
A balance between being a
destination resort and a com-
munity village is needed, Mc-
Carthy said, with town forums
one potential way to address
community concerns.
“There needs to be a lot
more discussion between year-
round residents that deal with
the tourism industry and busi-
nesses,” she said. “I’m not sure
that the great inlux of tourists
helps businesses as much as
people think.”
McCarthy is interested in
examining how tourism and
arts money is spent.
“I think we need to take a
look at how we’re distributing
the money, in terms of the or-
ganizations receiving it and
some things the city can do
with that money under state
law,” she said.
To help maintain Cannon
Beach’s “village atmosphere,”
she would like to see certain
design review ordinances en-
forced more strictly.
Since both Oregon and the
county voted to legalize marijua-
na, McCarthy said she does not
see why Cannon Beach should
prohibit marijuana retail, though
she would want the stores to
meet local design review regu-
lations and state requirements.
Depending on the ballot initia-
tive outcome, McCarthy said
she would prefer marijuana re-
tail stores to be in midtown or
Tolovana and not downtown.
McCarthy said she looks at
both sides of an issue before
making a decision.
“I don’t lean in one direction
or the other,” McCarthy said. “I
would bring a lot of reason to
the council.”
McCarthy has owned a
home in Cannon Beach since
2001. However, she “fell in
love” with the town’s small-
town atmosphere and proxim-
ity to the ocean and forests in
the mid-1980s. While living in
Portland, she would come to
Cannon Beach for the Haystack
Arts Program.
“I feel like Cannon Beach
is my home and probably will
be my home for the rest of my
life,” McCarthy said. “I’d like
to watch out for the people who
live here.”
Academy opening
Academy from Page 1A
in opposition of the academy,
concerned about funding for
other district schools.
The district approved the
academy, with conditions,
in October. Under the condi-
tions, the school would serve
at least 44 kindergarten and
irst-grade students its irst
year. More grades could be
added over time.
In March, the district re-
voked conditional approval,
stating that the academy fell
short on funding, enrollment
and a state-approved English
Language Learning program.
The district refused an exten-
sion of the March deadline
or to modify or eliminate the
conditions.
The academy responded
that the district “erected arti-
icial barriers” to the charter
school.
One condition required the
school have all funds needed
for the 2016-17 school year
in the bank and a 10-percent
contingency, amounting to
a little more than $450,000.
The Coaster Theatre
Playhouse will hold audi-
tions for its 2016 holiday
production of “It’s A Won-
derful Life” on August 8, 9,
15 and 16, at 6:00 p.m. each
night.
In our American culture
“It’s a Wonderful Life” has
become almost as familiar
as “A Christmas Carol.”
George Bailey, from the
small town of Bedford Falls,
dreams of escape and ad-
venture only to have them
quashed by family obliga-
tion and civic duty.
His guardian angel de-
scends on Christmas Eve to
save him from despair and
to remind him – by showing
him – what the world would
have been like had he never
been born and that his life
has been, after all, a won-
derful life.
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MEETINGS
City Council Regular Meeting
City Council Work Session
Design Review Board
Planning Commission
7:00 p.m.
5:30 p.m
6:00 p.m.
6:00 p.m.
CITY COUNCIL REGULAR MEETING, July 5, 2016
• Adopted Ordinance 16-04, For the Purpose of
Amending Cannon Beah Municipal Code Chapter
8.04, Nuisances, Regarding Derelict Buildings and
Property;
• Adopted Ordinance 16-05, For the Purpose of
Amending Cannon Beach Municipal Code Title
6, Business Taxes, Licenses, and Regulation, By
Adding Chapter 5.20, Recreational and Medical
Marijuana;
• Adopted Proclamation 16-05, Declaring August 2,
2016 as National Night Out in Cannon Beach;
• Awarded the FY 2016-17 Tourism and Arts Fund
Grants as recommended by the Tourism and Arts
Commission;
• Took no action regarding citizen initiative I2016-01,
placing the question “Shall Recreational Marijuana
Producers, Processors, Wholesalers and Retailers
be Prohibited in Cannon Beach” on the November
8, 2016 ballot;
• Directed the City Manager to sign a contract
with Stacy M. Burr, Consulting for emergency
management consulting services for FY 2016-17.
FOR YOUR INFORMATION
MAYOR: Sam Steidel
COUNCILORS: Wendy Higgins,
Melissa Cadwallader, Mike
Beneield & George Vetter
CITY MANAGER: Brant Kucera
• The Cannon Beach Recycle Center is open Tuesday - Sunday, 8am - 4pm for
residential and commercial use;
• Evacuation Route Walks are held every 4th Monday of the Month starting at City
Hall at 12noon. The upcoming dates are 7/25/16 for ER-2, 8/22/16 for ER-3, 9/26/16
for ER-4 and 10/24/16 for ER-4;
• The Cannon Beach Parks and Community Services Committee has an immediate
opening and another opening as of September 1st. If you are interested, contact
Colleen Riggs at riggs@ci.cannon-beach.or.us, or visit the city website to download
an application. Applications are also available at the front desk at City Hall.
• Talk with FEMA regarding revised Flood Insurance Rate Maps and your property.
You are invited to attend an open house Monday, August 15th, 6pm - 8pm at the
Seaside Civic & Convention Center, 415 First Avenue, Seaside, OR 97138.
City of Cannon Beach
STRATEGIC PLAN
OPEN HOUSE
You are invited to attend a review
of the strategic plan process used
by the City Council to develop
the City’s first strategic plan.
Friday, July 29 th
Chamber of Commerce
Community Hall
10 AM - NOON or 2 PM - 4 PM
CITY COUNCIL WORK SESSION, July 12, 2016
• Haystack Rock Awareness Coordinator, Melissa
Keyser introduced two new staff members;
• Discussed the FY 2016-17 Parks and Community
Services Community Grant recommendations.
Council will consider the award amounts at their
August 2, 2016 meeting.
DESIGN REVIEW BOARD - At their June 16, 2016
meeting, the Design Review Board discussed:
DRB 16-07, City of Cannon Beach, Bollard
Installation at Three Beach Stair Locations.
Approved
DRB 16-08, City of Cannon Beach, Major
Modiications to the East Elevation of City Hall
Located at 163 E Gower. Approved
DRB 16-09, City of Cannon Beach, Guard Rail
Installation Located Between 1st and 2nd Streets
on the East Side of N Spruce Street. Approved
with Conditions
DRB 16-10, City of Cannon Beach, Informational
Kiosk Installation at Three Locations. Approved
with Conditions
This faithful adaptation
celebrates the faith of the
season, as well as the Amer-
ican philosophy of life: hard
work, fair play and the love
and support of one’s family
and community will be re-
warded.
Actors interested in au-
ditioning will read from pre-
selected sides from the show
and should plan to arrive
prepared to ill out an audi-
tion form including conlicts
(out of town dates, work
schedule,
appointments,
etc.).
If an actor is interested in
being a part of the show but
are unable to make the audi-
tion dates they can contact
the theater at 503-436-0609
to make alternate arrange-
ments. More information
can be found at coasterthe-
atre.com/shows/auditions.
Of Interest…
AUGUST 2016
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The district stated that the
academy had $145,798.
The district did not ac-
count for the funding it would
provide, Hull said Monday,
and it is “not precedent” to
have Oregon charter schools
come up with the entire irst
year’s budget.
The academy plans to
update its English Language
Learning program to meet
new state requirements.
Cannon Beach Academy
was formed in 2013, once
community members learned
the district would close Can-
non Beach Elementary that
year for inancial reasons.
“When we signed on, we
didn’t think we would still be
sitting here,” board member
Barb Knop said.
Coaster heatre to hold
auditions for holiday show
M U N I C I PA L M E M O
July 2016
Updates and public
meeting times are
on the academy’s
website: thecannon
beachacademy.com
Affordable Housing • Effective Government
Emergency Management • Infrastructure
Community Relationship
NATIONAL NIGHT OUT
FS 16-03, Cannon Beach Farmers Market
Freestanding Sign. Approved with Conditions
The DRB is scheduled to meet Thursday July 26th
at 6:00 p.m. in the City Hall Council Chambers.
PLANNING COMMISSION - The meeting
scheduled for June 23, 2016 at 6:00 p.m. in the City
Hall Council Chambers was canceled.
The Planning Commission met Thursday, July 21st
at 6pm and will meet again Thursday July 28th at
6pm. On July 21st they discussed:
CP 16-01, Housekeeping Amendments, Zoning
Ordinance and Comprehensive Plan. Continued to
July 28, 2016.
Tuesday, August 2nd • 5pm - 7pm
City Park and the Chamber in Cannon Beach
3rd Annual National Night Out
presented by:
Cannon Beach Police Department
Please come join us in this fun and informational event. We look forward to sharing
some good fun, good conversation and hopefully you will walk away with some
good information.
Take this time to meet your neighborhood and us. Hope to see you there!