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August 26, 2016 | Cannon Beach Gazette | cannonbeachgazette.com • 7A Task force weighs afordable housing Housing from Page 1A a “poor option” and “unrealistic,” cit- ing downtown businesses that need parking. The concept of housing at the children’s center may be recon- sidered to include the entire property, including the Tolovana Arts Colony building across the street. In June, former Mayor Mike Mor- gan and former City Planner Rainmar Bartl suggested tiny, factory-built park model homes as an alternative concept for affordable housing at the RV Park. The task force agreed to consid- er replacing some of the affordable housing units in the concept design with park model “tiny homes” that could work for individuals or couples. “You’re getting at the variety of needs that you’ve identiied, some more expensive and some more quick and affordable,” Silvis said of the park model cottages. City Planner Mark Barnes said the RV Park is already zoned and permit- ted for park model homes, though the city would need to allow long-term tenants. LYRA FONTAINE/CANNON BEACH GAZETTE he Cannon Beach afordable housing task force heard public comment last week. “Of the options we’ve talked about, that is by far the fastest,” he said. The cost of park models, which would take up 12 RV spaces, would be lower than new construction. Response Resident Ed Johnson said that people in the community who might be affected by affordable housing at the RV Park or at the children’s cen- ter should be contacted before the task force makes a inal recommen- dation. “There’s some bigger issues that I wish were being addressed, partic- ularly those people most closely as- sociated with the intended plans that you have on the table,” Johnson said. Several residents said it was busi- ness owners’ issue and some local businesses provide housing for em- ployees. Resident Phil Massebeau said the focus should be on inding a private party to build housing. “We could make it easier for an apartment complex to come in but why do we have to put one in the RV Park, the most populated part of Cannon Beach with full-time residents?” he said. Resident Jan Siebert-Wahrmund said keeping the community sustain- able is dificult. “I know we don’t have much water in our watershed to take on much more growth,” she said. The affordable homes would be available for those who make about 70 to 100 percent of the area median income. “I think it’s so critical that this gets done,” City Manager Brant Kucera said. “We’re the only ones trying to do this and I’d hate to see this go down in lames because it feels like the square foot cost is too much.” The task force could provide a re- port with recommendations to the City Council by November. School bond Bond from Page 1A to be evacuated safely in the event of a Cascadia earth- quake and tsunami. In a letter to Weyerhaeus- er President and Chief Exec- utive Oficer Doyle Simons, Dougherty conveyed grati- tude for the company’s “com- munity spirit and corporate philanthropy.” The parcel is the only land meeting the dis- trict’s requirements that will not liquefy during an earth- quake and is 80 to 100 feet above sea level. The gift “will make an enormous difference for stu- dents in years to come,” he wrote. “We are overwhelmed with the magnitude of the gift coming at such a crucial time in the community. The land donation is not contingent on passage of the bond. The meeting will be held at 6 p.m. Sept. 1 at the Seaside School District ofice at 1801 S. Franklin St. Council explores uses of former preschool building Hall from Page 1A building as a community hall, suggesting that the children’s center manage the building as a nonproit. “We were hoping that we could become its manage- ment and rent it to other com- munity members that would use the facility,” she said. She said residents, from families to home-schooled students, have approached her about using the space. Meanwhile, the city’s af- fordable housing task force has looked at the former chil- dren’s center property as one potential city-owned location for affordable housing, which would be available to those who make 70 to 100 percent of area median income. Carleton Hart Architec- ture created a concept of what nine affordable housing units could look like on the old children’s center site. Councilors discussed the housing need, the costs of building affordable housing on the site, and whether to prioritize housing for irst re- sponders. Mayor Sam Steidel said he would like to see an afford- able housing plan that takes into account the entire prop- erty, both the children’s center building and Tolovana Hall across the parking lot. “When I start thinking housing, I think of the entire property,” he said, adding that Knop’s offer is “a good inter- im use of the building until we have a good plan.” Kucera said the city should request a business plan for a nonproit that wants to use the space. Councilor Melissa Cad- wallader said the building is “sad and overgrown,” but the nonproit that could take it over should be inancially solvent. Professional North Coast Women Artists The Palette Puddlers of Cannon Beach are moving their Labor Day Art Show and Sale to the Astoria Art Loft SUBMITTED PHOTO/CANNON BEACH GAZETTE he Cannon Beach Preschool and Children’s Center. “Whichever direction we go, we have an empty build- ing,” Steidel said. “So do we just mothball it and let it get like the gymnasium, or do we try to propose something that can be used as an interim?” Former elementary school site According to the recent- ly adopted strategic plan, the city will make a decision on whether to purchase the for- mer Cannon Beach Elemen- tary school site by the end of the year. The site is now owned by the Seaside School District. The city budget includes a $665,000 placeholder for purchase, demolition, reme- diation and restoration of the school site. 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