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6A • September 21, 2018 | Cannon Beach Gazette | cannonbeachgazette.com City hires new community development director Adams to replace Barnes ‘…he has an excellent grasp of planning principles. He was personable, loved the town and is excited about moving here.’ By Brenna Visser Cannon Beach Gazette Cannon Beach has a new community development di- rector. Jeffrey Adams, of Bryan County, Georgia, will fill the shoes of City Planner Mark Barnes, who plans to retire by the end of October after five years with the city. While the title is new, the position re- mains largely the same, which is to oversee development and code enforcement. He will start by Oct. 15. Jeffrey Adams City Manager Bruce St. Denis Adams has about 20 years of planning experience, most recently working as planning and zoning director for Bry- an County and as a commu- nity development director of St. Marys, Georgia. In these positions, he led the city’s first comprehensive planning project and served as project manager for the disaster re- covery efforts through Hurri- cane Matthew and Hurricane Irma. He started his career as a research assistant for the U.S Army Corps of Engineers before moving to work as a planner for Flint Hills, Kan- sas, and Blaine County, Ida- ho. Adams holds a bachelor’s and master’s degrees in land- scape architecture from the University of Georgia and the University of Illinois. He also holds a doctorate in philoso- phy and social theory from the University of London. Adams was chosen out of five candidates, City Manag- er Bruce St. Denis said. “We found Jeff to be bright and that he has an excellent grasp of planning principles,” St. Denis said. “He was personable, loved the town and is excited about moving here.” FILE PHOTO Rental rules in Cannon Beach may undergo changes. Short-term rental rules face change Rentals from Page 1A Cannon Beach Academy awarded US Bank grant Cannon Beach Gazette The Cannon Beach Acade- my has been awarded $1,250 from the US Bank Founda- tion’s Community Possible Grant program, according to Jason Kunde, US Bank’s Can- non Beach branch manager. The Cannon Beach Acad- emy received the award from the Community Possible Grant program’s “Learning Through Play” initiative, which supports the creation of active play spaces that help K-12 students learn through play. The purpose of active play spaces, as noted on the US Bank website, is to en- courage innovation, creativi- ty, and collaboration. The grant will be used to pay for the installation of playground equipment that has been donated by a long- time supporter of the school. be professionally managed, feeling that those who rent homes for a living are more likely to understand the city’s rules and thus have fewer vi- olations. Currently, the city requires every permit holder to have a “local representa- tive” available to check on the property if issues arise. But what the city is often finding, Barnes said, is that people will list a neighbor or friend who may or may not be in town when needed. “The worst problem we have is people who self-manage and are very ca- sual about it,” Barnes said. “We wouldn’t be elim- inating the ability to rent a house … just limiting having a house turning into a hotel with renters every weekend in a residential area,” Mayor Sam Steidel said. City Councilor George Vetter disagrees with the idea of removing the lottery, arguing that by doing so the city will be “taking away supply when there’s already so much demand.” Councilors would also like to explore the possibili- ty of requiring everyone who has a short-term rental to The Cannon Beach Acade- my is situated in the former Children’s Center at 3781 S. Hemlock. While the site has ample space for a play- ground, it lacks playground equipment. Playground equipment will be installed later this fall. City, state candidates to debate issues Forum from Page 1A of Astoria and Tim Josi, a Til- lamook County commissioner and former state representa- tive. Mitchell, a case man- agement coordinator in child services, received 41 percent of the vote to Orr’s 29 percent and Josi’s 29 percent, accord- ing to unofficial results. Vineeta Lower, a Seaside resident, moved to the North- west from Delhi, India, where she was born, and grew up in Olympia, Washington. A Republican, Lower moved to Seaside after accepting a long-term position at War- renton Grade School teaching eighth-grade language arts. Brian Halvorsen, a Rock- away Beach resident, is run- ning as an independent can- didate. Halvorsen told the Astori- an he believes the two-party system is broken and neither the Democratic or Republi- can parties represent the will of the voters. Instead the two major parties are sold to the highest campaign donors. City races In Cannon Beach, two seats on the City Council and the mayor’s seat will be on the November ballot. The may- or’s race is uncontested, with incumbent Sam Steidel seek- ing re-election. Steidel, elected in 2014, wants to run again to keep working on “unfinished busi- ness,” he said in a July in- terview with the Gazette’s Brenna Visser. He also said he “didn’t get a sense of some- one else stepping up.” Many of the priorities Steidel held in his last cam- paign remain the same, in- cluding purchasing the Can- non Beach Elementary School site, developing the 55-acre South Wind property and building affordable housing. On the council, incumbent Mike Benefield, real estate agent Robin Risley, and hote- lier and Cannon Beach Cham- Five out of the top Ten Brokers in Sales volume in the Clatsop Multiple Listing Service in 2017 were Windermere Brokers. Put Windermere to work for you. NEW INVESTMENT Mike Benefield Greg Swedenborg ber board president Greg Swedenborg are seeking elec- tion to two seats, currently held by Benefield and George Vetter in the November elec- tion. The two top vote-getters will serve in the new year. Benefield served four years on the Planning Commission before being appointed to the council in 2013. He was elected in 2014, largely on a platform to push for more af- fordable housing. If re-elect- ed, Benefield said develop- ing more long-term housing would remain a priority. “We have no place to rent unless you’re a tourist,” he said in early July. “We either need to quit talking about it or get it done.” Another priority for Bene- field is to steer lodging tax dollars away from supporting tourism promotion and more toward improving tourism-re- lated facilities. In announcing her inten- tion to run, Risley said she loved the community and wants to be part of the deci- sion-making process. If elected, Risley would work on finding solutions for the Cannon Beach Elementa- Robin Risley ry School property, rebuilding City Hall and other capital projects on the city’s plate. Priorities for Risley are bol- stering the arts, as well as pre- serving the character of Can- non Beach for both full-time residents and tourists. Swedenborg said as coun- cilor he would focus on pro- moting sustainable tourism, affordable housing and ad- dressing parking issues. He advocates for more private and public cooperation to ad- dress the affordable housing shortage, like supporting tax rebates, providing land at a lower cost to those intending to build affordable homes or other solutions that don’t in- volve the city being a landlord. Anticipated topics include affordable housing solutions, parking, traffic safety and emergency preparedness, among others. The event is free and open to all. Attendees will be invited to submit ques- tions to the candidates. Gazette editor R.J. 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