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A10 • Friday, December 28, 2018 | Cannon Beach Gazette | CannonBeachGazette.com Review: City hall bond, staff changes are among the city’s top stories in 2018 Continued from Page A1 City Hall bond Discussions of building a new City Hall and Police Station have also dominated headlines this year. Issues surrounding City Hall have been documented for more than a decade. Conversations about replacing City Hall resur- faced this spring at the urg- ing of City Manager Bruce St. Denis, who has concerns about the building in a tsu- nami or earthquake. The building would be vulnera- ble to a minor seismic event or a medium-to-large sized tsunami, St. Denis said. The new building would be seen as a central location for emer- gency response and commu- nications. Councilors are cur- rently considering whether to for a bond issue in November, which could vary between $14.5 million to more than $27 million, depending on whether the new structure is built at its current location on Gower Street or the 55-acre site east of U.S. Highway 101 known as South Wind. Colin Murphey/The Daily Astorian Drone view as people walk near the surf at Cannon Beach. Brenna Visser/Cannon Beach Gazette Brenna Visser/Cannon Beach Gazette Jonathan Jessop grades sand off a sculpture while the family dog takes advantage of the sun during Sandcastle Day. Corey Heikkilsa of Portland works on the fi nishing touches of his sandcastle for his team Time Dye during Sandcastle Day. Staff changes Over the course of a year, Cannon Beach City Hall saw complete staff turnover of the city’s three department heads. City Manager Bruce St. Denis came to the city last December, fi lling the posi- tion left open by former man- ager Brant Kucera in June. In January, both former Pub- lic Works Director Jim Arndt and former City Planner Mark Barnes announced their retirement. Karen La Bonte as assistant public works director acted as an interim until she was chosen to fi ll the job long-term in May. In October, new Community Development Director Jeff Adams came from Georgia to take the reins upon Barnes’ November retirement. Dune grading After more than a year of work sessions and pub- lic testimony, the Planning Commission this November Colin Murphey/Daily Astorian Colin Murphey/The Daily Astorian Lisa Habecker and Ellison Randall release young common murres into the surf near Haystack Rock. recommended an updated Foredune Management plan to the City Council, which guides how and where dunes can be graded for views, as well as how they should be monitored after the work is done. Dozens of homeown- ers testifi ed for months to the planning commission about the effects of sand inundation, and how those who bought homes at Break- ers Point were sold property under the idea code allowed the ability to maintain beach access and view. The recom- mendation came however with a last-minute condi- tion — that the City Coun- cil should question whether grading for views should be done at all — which could signifi cantly shift the tenor of future public hearings on the matter. Former Cannon Beach Elementary School site Four years after Cannon Beach Elementary School closed, Seaside School Dis- trict in November announced it was seriously consider- ing selling the former school property to the Cannon Beach History Center and Museum to make it a cultural center. Though other offers have been made in the past, this is the fi rst time the district has publicly expressed inten- tion to commit to a sale. The building has long been an object of desire for the city, which has discussed buying it as some form of event or community center on and off for years. If the sale is fi nal- ized, the museum hopes to work with the Greater Ecola Alaina Giguiere Marty Giguiere Owner/Principal Broker c: 503.440.3202 f: 877.812.1126 e: alainagiguiere@mac.com Owner/Broker c: 503.440.7676 o: 503.436.1777 e: mr007@pacifier.com #1 in sales 2016 and 2017 Coastal Advantage CoastalAdvantage.com Bunnies Though hardly a new phenomenon, the preva- lence of the Cannon Beach bunnies took over headlines this year after some resi- dents in Tolovana asked the city to do something about the large rabbit population, which neighbors have said have left lawns covered in thick layers of rabbit pellets and burrow holes and bring health concerns. 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