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Plan from Page 1A
Moving the goal of creating
clearer short-term rental regula-
tions by the year’s end from the
“affordable housing” priority to
“effective government” was an-
other change before adopting the
plan.
The Planning Commission no
longer needs to consider the sus-
pension of new short-term rental
lottery permits at its upcoming
meeting, since the council elimi-
nated the part from the plan, City
Planner Mark Barnes said. The
commission could still consid-
er moving the short-term rental
program from the zoning code
to a stand-alone ordinance at its
August meeting.
The strategic plan is not legal-
ly binding and is separate from
the city’s comprehensive plan,
City Attorney Tammy Herdener
said. She said 85 to 90 percent of
each item “will come before the
public by law in the future as we
implement the plan.”
For example, the budget
committee would vet the goal
of saving money each year for
South Wind infrastructure, and
any zoning code change would
go to the Planning Commission
irst, Herdener said.
“It will come back to the
community,” Councilor Wendy
Higgins said.
Public involvement
Two open houses in July
shared the plan with the public.
Some residents criticized the
timing of the open houses and the
citizen survey.
Jan Siebert-Wahrmund sug-
gested the city allow another
month for public input, and hold
an evening open house for resi-
dents who work during the day,
before adopting the plan.
“This plan would have a sub-
stantial impact on our communi-
ty,” Siebert-Wahrmund said. “It’s
complex, it’s dealing with very
large proposals. There could be
more community ownership if
you involve the public in the pro-
cess from the beginning.”
Angela Benton and Linda
Beck-Sweeney agreed that the
council should wait to adopt the
plan for further community input.
“It’s really important not just
for the local community, but for
the second homeowners to have
an opportunity to provide input
on the strategic plan,” Benton
said.
The strategic plan open house
was “poorly announced,” during
the busiest week of the year and
“explained the attempt of what I
see as manipulation of the public,”
Beck-Sweeney said.
Kucera said the city advertised
the open house in advance. Coun-
cilor George Vetter said public
input was intended to come from
the survey, which had a 40 percent
return rate.
“The purpose of this open
house was not necessarily for
the public to change the plan, but
rather for the public to become
aware of the survey results and
interviews with staff and council,”
Vetter said, adding that a better
time could have been chosen.
Survey criticized
Siebert-Wahrmund said the
survey was not “real public in-
volvement.”
“Not only was this survey
poorly executed but there were
questions in the survey obvious-
ly developed to achieve a partic-
ular outcome, rather than a fair
inquiry of the public opinion,”
Beck-Sweeney said.
Mayor Sam Steidel also op-
posed the survey.
“I don’t put a whole lot of
weight in surveys because I know
that surveys muddle things,”
Steidel said. “I grew up in Cannon
Beach, I know Cannon Beach. I
know that people like to talk about
things. Having a process that actu-
ally counters one of the topics in
the survey, which is relationship
with community, is disturbing.”
“A survey is the only way of
getting as much input as possible
in a statistically valid method,”
Kucera said.
Higgins said she was “amazed
by the valuable input” the surveys
provided.
“This is not an attempt to
sabotage the concept of Can-
non Beach,” Councilor Melissa
Cadwallader said of the plan. “I
strongly support the fact that this
council adopt the plan tonight.”
Some councilors suggested
educational sessions during the
evening to reach a broader audi-
ence.
“It’s time to move forward
but continue to have a dialogue,”
Higgins said.
Nancy Lee DeVey
Oct. 13, 1937 — July 18, 2016
Nancy Lee DeVey was
delivered to the angels in the
same manner in which she
was born: surrounded by love.
Nancy was born Oct. 13, 1937,
to William and Mabel Brooks
in Allegan, Michigan. She
grew up in Michigan, and at-
tended Otsego High School,
where she enjoyed acting and
excelled in theater.
After graduation, Nancy
became a licensed cosmetolo-
gist. She and her irst husband,
Dick Walter, owned and op-
erated The Hair Loft, a popu-
lar beauty salon in Plainwell,
Michigan. When her marriage
ended she moved to Cannon
Beach, Oregon, to start a new
life with her two young sons,
Brent and Darin. As a single
mother, Nancy worked hard
and also earned her associate’s
degree. While working at the
Cannon Beach Conference
Center, she met William De-
Vey, and they were married in
1978.
Nancy was a gifted artist
who always strove to improve
her skills. She enjoyed learning
from others, and shared what
she knew about art and paint-
ing freely, earning her many
friends in the art world. She
especially loved the art classes
taught by Barbara Evers. She
eventually opened Color by
You, a paint-your-own-pottery
and coffee shop in Cannon
Beach.
As seen in her art, Nancy
saw beauty in everything, and
did her best to be beautiful in-
side, as well as out. She was
a very kind, patient, caring,
generous and selless person.
Nancy loved peace and tran-
quility, allowing others around
her to talk for hours and not
say a thing. She was also very
loyal to everyone; others knew
that she would keep their con-
idence, and that she would not
engage in gossip. She disliked
manipulation and condescend-
ing behavior from others.
She loved the Oregon rain
as much as a beautiful sun-
ny day, and loved her coastal
walks on the beach when there
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was fog. Nancy loved animals
of all kinds, but her favorite
sound was hearing the birds
singing while she was out
walking. As much as she cared
for nature, Nancy cared for
those around her as well; she
contributed and volunteered
with many several organi-
zations, and often helped to
care for the less-fortunate. As
she had a strong faith in Jesus
Christ, she would often turn to
passages in her Bible — or as
she named it, her “Jesus Call-
ing” book — when she was
seeking perspective.
Nancy courageously bat-
tled stage IV cancer since Oc-
tober 2013, but on the night of
July 18, 2016, Jesus came with
angels and took Nancy’s pain
and suffering away. Her faith
made her new again, and took
her to a place where pain and
sickness don’t exist. Her son,
Darin, was with her, holding
and kissing her hand when she
passed from this realm.
All who knew Nancy will
deeply miss her kind, loving
and peaceful nature. She is sur-
vived by her husband, Bill De-
Vey; and two sons, Brent Wal-
ter and Darin Walter, and his
partner Michael Morse. She is
also survived by stepdaughter
Annette King, and her daugh-
ter Anika. Nancy was preceded
in death by her parents, as well
as her sister Carlene Arndt. In
addition to her family, Nan-
cy leaves behind many, many
friends, much beautiful art, and
memories of a warm smile and
open heart.
Zones from Page 1A
These preliminary maps are
separate from the lood plain
maps under dispute by the cities
of Astoria and Warrenton, Clat-
sop County, Port of Astoria and
Diking District No. 9.
The ive parties are currently
splitting the cost of an outside
analysis and technical review of
FEMA’s draft maps, which they
believe overstate the lood risk
and would lock locals into paying
thousands of extra dollars in lood
insurance every year. The results
of the review may affect the pro-
visional accreditation status of
Warrenton Levee System No. 1.
Timeline
After the open house, a 90-
day appeal period will soon be-
gin, most likely in late Septem-
ber or early October, Ratté said.
From there, the time frame for
adopting the maps will depend
on how many appeals and com-
ments are submitted.
“If there are signiicant com-
ments we need to address, or an
appeal, that could add some time
to our processing,” Ratté said.
Maps online
GO TO: http://maps.co.
clatsop.or.us/applica-
tions/index.html. Click
on “Map Layers” tab
and select “Draft FEMA
Revisions 2016.”
Once that stage is completed,
FEMA will issue a letter of inal
determination to the communi-
ties, which will happen early next
year at the earliest.
From there, communities will
have six months to update their
lood plain management ordi-
nances. The maps will then go
into effect.
Ratté encourages locals to
bring their comments and concerns
to the open house so that they leave
better educated about the maps
that will shape the lives and liveli-
hoods of many coastal residents.
“Hopefully, what’s occur-
ring is, as people learn about the
changes, they’re reaching out to
their cities and counties and ask-
ing questions, gathering informa-
tion,” he said.
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Kathryn Marie Billings
Kathryn “Kathy” “Katy”
Marie Billings was born in
Columbus, Ohio, on July 26,
1941. She entered heaven’s
gate on June 26, 2016, at her
home in Kent, Washington.
A funeral service was held
on Saturday, July 2, at the Mar-
latt Funeral Home in Kent.
Kathy graduated from
Renton High School in 1959,
and was a resident of Kent for
over 40 years. She was a mem-
ber of St. Stephen Catholic
Church in Renton and Cannon
Beach Community Church.
Kathy is survived by her
husband of 37 years, George
Billings; a brother, “Buck”
Ecalbarger; a daughter, Faith
Walker; six stepchildren, step-
daughters Patti Ziegler, Deb-
bie White, Cindy Cameron
and Lori Birnie, and stepsons
Mark Billings and Larry Bill-
ings; 17 grandchildren; and 18
great-grandchildren.
“Katy,” as she was know
by her friends in Cannon
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