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6A • June 15, 2018 | Cannon Beach Gazette | cannonbeachgazette.com ‘The biggest night of our lives’ Food truck proposal sparks debate Seaside High School grads celebrate at convention center Food Trucks from Page 1A City Councilor Mike Benefield expressed con- cerns that food trucks don’t fit the aesthetic character of Cannon Beach, and that there were few places in town that could accommo- date a “pod” of trailers. “I love food trucks, but it just doesn’t fit here,” Bene- field said. Neroni said his propos- al centered mostly around allowing businesses with parking lots to operate and manage food trucks on days or times of day when their businesses are closed. This would alleviate competition and parking concerns. It was the proposal he floated to other restaurant owners in town, he said, and it was supported. As for the competition, Neroni said there was a sim- ilar concern when the city was contemplating a farm- er’s market. “And we’re doing well with the farmer’s market. It’s not taking away business,” he said. Over- all Neroni wants the city to work with the restau- By R.J. Marx Cannon Beach Gazette SEASIDE — Hundreds of family members, friends and supporters filled the Seaside Civic and Convention Center Monday night to celebrate the graduation of Seaside High School’s class of 2018. “For many of us, this is the biggest night of our lives,” valedictorian Colton Carter said in addressing the audience. “The night we take our first step past the threshold of childhood into the real world.” Carter said classmates will remember people and the feelings in years to come. He traced the class’s four years in high school, from 2014 as freshmen to this year, to senior year, “the home stretch of his marathon called high school.” Graduation Day is “a huge turning point,” he added, with the diploma repre- senting freedom to make informed deci- sions and take the next step in life. Carter capped an evening program that included performances by the school band, chamber choir and a slide presenta- R.J. MARX Class of 2018 at Seaside Civic and Convention Center. tion honoring each graduate. Principal Jeff Roberts urged students to take the skills learned in high school and make their mark in the world. “Be kind, be humble and work hard,” he ad- vised. Senior class president Corrie Falleur delivered a roll call as students stepped forward one by one to receive their diplo- mas from Roberts and district superinten- dent Sheila Roley distributed diplomas, accompanied by members of the dis- trict’s board, Lori Lum, Patrick Nofield, Hugh Stelson, Brian Taylor, Mark Truax and Michelle Wunderlich. Salutatorian Jessica Chisholm de- scribed senior year as a time of being “on top of the world.” She remembered the past four years, with unexpected friend- ships, obstacles and laughter. “By being here today it is clear that all our hard work and stress has paid off.” The past has shaped who they are now, she said. “We are going in different directions,” she said. “But without the lessons high school taught, we wouldn’t be where we are today.” She thanked family and friends for support. “High school has come and gone. As Dr. Seuss said, ‘Don’t cry be- cause it’s over — smile because it hap- pened.’” Cannon Beach Academy faces budget shortfall Academy from Page 1A “Any break you can give us is much appreciated. It’s a slower growth than we would like, but it’s still growing.” City Councilor Mike Benefield voted to allow the city manager to sign the $100 lease, but raised concerns about the school finances in the long run. “When we negotiated the first time, we started low in the hopes of building up to something like $1,000. It was built on hopes that the viabili- ty of the school would justify a higher rent,” Benefield said. “It appears to me that’s not the case.” Academy director Amy Moore said the budget short- fall is driven by a variety of unexpected renovation costs and a lag in people paying their pledged donations. The school still owes about $26,000 for costs associated with install- ing a fire safety system a figure above their estimates, Moore said. Food, payroll and health care expenses also have exceeded what the board ex- pected when the school budget was designed. But one of the largest losses in revenue has been a COLIN MURPHEY/THE DAILY ASTORIAN Poppy Stapleton turns in an assignment at the Cannon Beach Academy. larger than expected attrition rate for pledges the academy was expecting to receive from donors. When the school be- gan crafting its budget, they expected about $155,000 in pledged donations, which fac- tored in a 20 percent attrition rate, Moore said. The actual rate of people not paying their pledges has reached closer to 35 percent, meaning the acad- emy has not received about $54,000 they were expecting. Moore suspects the short- fall is in part due to some con- fusion around what counted as the “first year” of the acad- emy, as the opening of the school was delayed multiple years from when some donors made their pledge. Moore also said some could just be waiting to gauge the success the academy after its first year before committing any more money. 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The academy is also waiting to hear back from the Depart- ment of Justice on an Oregon Department of Education grant, which makes up about $200,000 of the $675,000 in revenue they project having for fiscal year 2018-2019. With a larger student body, board members are hoping to form a committee next year as well to organize more consis- tent fundraising efforts. “We’re optimistic, we were naive, but we’re making it work and we’re growing,” Rouse said. rant industry on a solution that allows food carts in a highly regulated way. Re- viewing aesthetics, location, seasons of operation and lim- iting the number of permits the city can issue are all fac- tors the city can regulate and enforce. Neroni suggested the city form a committee to help design community standards for food trucks like it did when the farmer’s market was first conceived. “This needs to not just be fair for one, but fair for all,” Neroni said. 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