DECEMBER 16, 2016 • VOL. 40, ISSUE 27
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Aff ordable
housing
plan gets
green light
Park models, code
changes could come
By Lyra Fontaine
Cannon Beach Gazette
The Cannon Beach City Council has
voted unanimously to adopt the city’s af-
fordable housing task force report .
The plan — which aims to encourage
and facilitate the creation of long-term
workforce rentals for year-round residents
— recommends placing park model homes
within the city-owned RV Resort and
amending municipal code.
“Most, if not all, of the initiatives end up
coming back before you in a more detailed
form as a fl eshed-out proposal,” City Plan-
ner Mark Barnes said Tuesday, Dec. 6, to
the council, which reviewed the report in
November. “If you do adopt this, some of
this you’ll see very soon.”’
Each proposal requires additional action
by the City Council, Planning Commission
or Design Review Board. Barnes will pres-
ent implementation measures at the council
work session in January.
Workforce housing
Up to 10 spots in the RV Resort should
be dedicated to park model homes, the re-
port stated. The customizable homes, about
400 square feet, can be installed in the RV
spaces and hooked up to existing water and
electrical systems. The program could start
with three to eight park models and poten-
tially grow to 25.
See Housing, Page 6A
R.J. MARX/CANNON BEACH GAZETTE
Th e Cannon Beach holiday tree.
By Lyra Fontaine
Cannon Beach Gazette
T
City Council enacts
ordinance change
olovana Hall transformed into a festive pop-up art
show and craft bazaar for the Tolovana Arts Colo-
ny’s fi rst-ever Holiday Gift Party, an opportunity for
community members to “shop small” and support
local artisans.
On Friday, Dec. 9, North Coast residents gathered to enjoy
food and drinks and peruse locally made gifts of all kinds be-
neath colorful disco lights.
Local artist and Tolovana Arts Colony board member Debra
Carnes organized the event to “bring in local art.”
Originally from Michigan, Carnes has created handmade
woven art for 30 years. Though she learned how to weave bas-
kets from a friend, she is primarily self-taught.
By Lyra Fontaine
Cannon Beach Gazette
CANNON BEACH FIRE & RESCUE
See Holidays, Page 10A
Cannabis in
Cannon Beach
vaults last hurdle
Santa Claus paid a visit to Cannon Beach.
A hurdle to opening a retail cannabis
shop in Cannon Beach was overcome at the
December City Council meeting.
After November’s vote denying retail
cannabis sale prohibition in Cannon Beach,
the city addressed business licenses for rec-
reational producers and retailers by amend-
ing the city’s business license ordinance.
Councilors approved a code section change
regarding illegal businesses to make an ex-
ception for marijuana businesses.
The city will be able to approve applica-
tions for recreational marijuana businesses
after the ordinance changes go into effect
on Jan. 6. At that time, marijuana businesses
will be able to obtain a city business license
and the city can receive licensing fees.
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See Pot, Page 6A
Local arts groups are winners at cultural awards
Grants recognize history, heritage, culture
By R.J Marx
Cannon Beach Gazette
And the winners are: Jane Brumfi eld received
$600 for Cannon Beach Arts Association “Artists Talk.”
Andrew Tonry accepted $500 on behalf of the Tolo-
vana Arts Colony’s upcoming Cannon Beach Comedy
Festival.
Katherine Lacaze accepted a grant of $1,055 Tues-
day, Dec. 6, at Clatsop Community College’s South
Campus on behalf of the Sunset Park and Recreation
District for the Children’s Theater Summer Workshop
presentation of “Alice in Wonderland.”
They were among 10 local organizations to bene-
fi t from $11,240 in Clatsop County Cultural Coalition
grants funded by the Oregon Cultural Trust and from a
small arts and culture grant from the Oregon Commu-
nity Foundation.
Edward James left Astoria “a zillion years ago” to
pursue his theatrical passion in New York, the Midwest
and eventually Portland.
“I came here about 10 years ago to retire , and I dis-
covered something signifi cantly different than when I
left,” James said. “There were few artistic galleries in
the ’70s. When I came back, ‘Cabaret’ was on the front
page, there was music in every bar, there were com-
munity music organizations developing. It was vastly
different. The cultural coalition can take a little credit
for that.”
James, a director, was in attendance to accept $1,235
for “All in the Timing,” a live production at the Per-
forming Arts Center. The play will be staged in January
and features a cast of North Coast actors.
“It’s smart theater,” James said. “PAC is providing
us a place to do that.”
James, like other award recipients, shared not only
the passion for their own organizations, but passion for
the arts in the community.
“Our grants are awarded to project that support,
maintain, preserve and protect cultural projects in the
arts, heritage and humanity in Clatsop County,” Char-
lene Larsen, the co-chairwoman of the coalition, said.
Liberty Theater Executive Director Jennifer Crock-
ett accepted a grant for $1,000 to fund a workshop and
performance for kids, “Rhythm Takes Three.”
Seaside’s library director Esther Moberg received
R.J. MARX/EO MEDIA GROUP
Nettie Lee-Calog, Tita Montero, Daniel Keesler,
Carol Lambert, Edward James, Jennifer Crockett,
Andrew Tonry, Katherine Lacaze, Esther Moberg
and Jane Brumfi eld, recipients of Clatsop County
Cultural Coalition grants.
$2,000 on behalf of a summer reading program for chil-
dren in communities underserved by public libraries.
Nettie-Lee Calog, site manager of the Warrenton
See Arts, Page 10A