MARCH 10, 2017 • VOL. 41, ISSUE 5
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Academy startup plan gets a boost What will
Funds to pay for
curriculum, building
compliance
By R.J. Marx
Cannon Beach Gazette
The Cannon Beach Academy received
good news this week. The charter school, set
to open its doors in September, received a rec-
ommendation for a $100,000 award through
the Oregon Charter School Program.
Funds will be allocated to curriculum costs,
teacher training, classroom equipment and
marketing costs, Phil Simmons, director of
startup operations for the academy, said Tues-
day.
“The planning grant is administered by the
Oregon Department of Education and the funds
came from the federal government,” Simmons
said. “The purpose is to help defer the startup
costs for charter schools. We applied for the
maximum grant amount of $100,000, and they
awarded the grant.”
The Seaside School District participated in
the grant process by verifying that the acad-
emy had been granted a charter to operate in
the district and supported their receiving the
grant to provide startup funds, Superintendent
Sheila Roley said.
“The members of the Cannon Beach Acad-
emy board have worked very hard to make this
a reality and we were happy that they received
some resources to help them in the process,”
Roley said.
Charter schools program
The state was awarded $8.79 million for
charter school planning, implementation and
dissemination grants in October 2015, charter
school grant specialist Jennifer Donovan said.
Direct impacts from city’s
tourism reaches $123 million
By Katherine Lacaze
For Cannon Beach Gazette
See Chamber, Page 9A
A ‘snapshot’ of timeline
By Katherine Lacaze
For Cannon Beach Gazette
See Academy, Page 6A
Cannon Beach chamber
celebrates ‘incredible year’
“Here comes the sun” was the message as the
successes and impact of the Cannon Beach Chamber
of Commerce were celebrated Thursday, March 2,
during the organization’s annual membership awards
ceremony.
“What an incredible year it has been,” Chamber
of Commerce Executive Director Court Carrier said
at the event, held at the chamber’s North Spruce
Street home.
Enjoying a spread of hors d’oeuvres and libations,
about 50 members took part in the event, an opportu-
nity to recognize a number of businesses and individ-
uals for a job well done.
new school
campus
look like?
What will Seaside’s new campus look
like? Representatives with the agency rep-
resenting the Seaside School District shared
their vision for the design process, a ten-
tative construction timeline and ideas for
community engagement during the board
meeting Feb. 21.
DAY CPM, a Beaverton- based owner’s
representative consulting fi rm, was con-
tracted in January to administer construc-
tion management services on behalf of the
district throughout the project.
Before the school board meeting, the
district hosted an informal meet-and-greet
event for staff, administrators, board mem-
bers and a few community members to
make contact with the representatives from
DAY CPM, who then gave a presentation
during the meeting.
The presentation included a history of
the fi rm, which was established in 2002;
a summation of the fi rm’s values: and an
overview of the fi rm’s experience with
K-12 projects, which are “defi nitely part of
our wheelhouse,” said Mike Day, bond pro-
gram manager.
Project planning and timelines
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Sandcastle Committee Chairwoman Debbie Nelson at
the Cannon Beach Chamber of Commerce awards cere-
mony. Th e 53rd annual contest is scheduled for June 17.
Project Manager Mitali Kulkarni pre-
sented “just a snapshot” of the approxi-
mate timeline for the process, emphasizing
“there are several pieces that go into mak-
ing the schedule from the start to the end.”
As with any large-scale project, she said,
“the foundation is good planning. So that’s
what we’re going to start with.”
Project planning and design likely will
take most of 2017, although some logging
at the project site also is scheduled. In 2018,
design will progress and major construc-
tion — including a remodel and expansion
of Seaside Heights Elementary School —
will start. The construction will continue
throughout 2019, with expansion fi nishing
that year. Construction on the other facil-
ities should be substantially completed
during the fi rst half of 2020, allowing the
high school and middle school to start mov-
ing in. The goal is for the campus to open
for the 2020-21 academic school year.
“Once we get into more details, we will
have the more complicated schedule pub-
lished, but this gives you an idea of what the
construction timeframe is,” Kulkarni said.
A glance at the delivery method
KATHERINE LACAZE/FOR CANNON BEACH GAZETTE
Th e winners of the Cannon Beach Chamber of Commerce’s annual Membership Awards included Buddie Anderson Deni,
as Volunteer of the Year (from left ); Sheri Russell, for Excellence in Leadership; Paul and Margo Dueber, of Maggie and
Henry, for Excellence in Customer Service; John Nelson, of Coaster Construction, for Annual Supporter of the Year; and
Barbara Cool-Olson and Brian Olson, of Beachcomber Vacation Homes, for Member of the Year.
The district has chosen the construction
management/general contractor method for
the school project.
In this project delivery style, the con-
struction manager provides input through-
out the design process. As the design fi nish-
es, the construction manager may become
the general contractor through negotiations
with the school district.
The complexity of Seaside’s project,
Kulkarni said, makes it well suited for the
delivery method, which emphasizes collabo-
ration, fi scal transparency, eliminating over-
lap of services and providing the best overall
value.
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Tourism expert shows how to put heads in beds
Outside
partnerships
could benefi t
businesses,
speaker says
By Nancy McCarthy
For Cannon Beach Gazette
If two is stronger then one,
then businesses that fi nd part-
ners could reap greater suc-
cess, according to Jeff Miller,
CEO of Travel Portland
Cannon Beach has “every-
thing you could want” to attract
visitors to the area, said Miller,
who spoke about connecting
the tourism industry with retail
during a seminar sponsored by
the Cannon Beach Chamber of
Commerce Feb. 24.
In addition to partners
within Cannon Beach, busi-
nesses could seek links out-
side the area that share tour-
ist-attracting attributes, Miller
said. He played a short portion
of a reality television series
from The Netherlands where
competitors on a worldwide
scavenger hunt traveled to
Portland. The video clip dis-
played the beauty of Oregon,
including Cannon Beach.
About 13 million people
watch the show, Miller said.
Some may be intrigued
enough to visit Oregon.
“One thing we know is that
people will stay in Portland and
go to the coast,” Miller said.
Travel Portland, a non-
profi t organization that pro-
motes tourism to Portland,
participates in distributing
the popular Chinook Book,
To capture visitors’ inter-
est, consider what Cannon
Beach is known for, he sug-
gested.
In Portland, Miller said,
“we don’t really have (spe-
cifi c) places where people
go. We don’t have an icon-
ic tower or a Space Needle.
NANCY MCCARTHY
People come to Portland to
Jeff Miller, CEO of Travel share our experiences and
Portland
values, such as artisanal
food. Portland doesn’t try
which features coupons from to impress; it’s laid back, and
Portland area businesses. people go to the local spots in
Miller suggested that Cannon Portland to fi nd those things.”
Beach businesses might want
While Portland is a tax-free
to consider including coupons shopping destination, Cannon
in the book “to get promo- Beach has art galleries. “That’s
tions in the hands of visitors something you own that we
who might be attending meet- can’t own,” Miller said.
ings here.”
Local live theater also
The book also is distribut- is strong, he added. “The
ed in San Francisco, Phoenix (Coaster) Playhouse Theatre
and Minneapolis.
is a gem,” Miller said.
Visitors want destination
“packages,” said Miller, who
suggested that local businesses
“fi nd a few infl uencers in Port-
land to help you.” Partnerships
combining both destination
locations is possible, he added.
But, he also said that lodg-
ing operators must be sure
that packages offer the lowest
price available at that location
during the time the package is
offered.
Packages can include din-
ing options — “Brunch is
huge,” Miller said. Or they
might be two-for-one passes
at attractions, such as muse-
ums, or a free glass of wine.
“I don’t think people want
a free meal, they just want
to be appreciated for visiting
that venue,” he said.
See Tourism, Page 9A