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Tsunami: Emergency managers work with the Navy on supply landing locations
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Designating beach land-
ing spots in advance is bene-
fi cial because it tells the fed-
eral government where it
makes sense to drop off sup-
plies, said Jenny Demaris,
the emergency manager in
Lincoln County.
It’s important, for exam-
ple, to drop off public works
equipment in a place like
Lincoln City — connected
to Highway 18, which has
been marked as a priority
road to clear for supplies —
instead of a more isolated
town like Waldport.
“Not only are we plan-
ning for individual commu-
nities, but I’m planning for
the central part of the coast,”
Demaris said.
In
Clatsop
County,
beaches in Seaside and
Gearhart, as well as Camp
Rilea, have been identi-
fi ed as potential jumping off
points to help the northern
part of the county and Clat-
sop Plains. Cannon Beach
and Arch Cape have also
been proposed because they
are in parts of the county
that will likely be isolated
after a disaster.
To a certain extent, the
county can only make an
educated guess as to what
would make a good beach
landing. No one is entirely
sure what the coastline will
look like after a 9.0 magni-
tude earthquake.
Colin Murphey/The Daily Astorian
The USS Portland pulls into the Port of Astoria in April. The Navy will likely be critical in getting supplies to the coast after a disaster.
“We don’t know what
it’s going to look like —
true. But working with (the
Department of Geology
and Mineral Industries) we
can get closer to what that
answer is,” Brown said. “It’s
less about location on the
beach and more about prox-
imity to communities.”
In February, the Navy will
evaluate Clatsop County’s
beaches. A drill is scheduled
at Camp Rilea in June to test
out the operation. Eventu-
ally, the project will expand
to the entire coastline.
“The end goal is that our
community will recover,
rebuild and carry on,”
Demaris said. “So having all
this planning in place makes
sure that my little commu-
nities on the beautiful coast
will survive.”
‘WE DON’T KNOW WHAT IT’S GOING TO LOOK LIKE — TRUE. BUT WORKING WITH (THE DEPARTMENT
OF GEOLOGY AND MINERAL INDUSTRIES) WE CAN GET CLOSER TO WHAT THAT ANSWER IS. IT’S
LESS ABOUT LOCATION ON THE BEACH AND MORE ABOUT PROXIMITY TO COMMUNITIES.’
Tiffany Brown, Clatsop County emergency manager
City Hall: Offi cials schedule meeting
with managers of RV Park in March
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preliminary conclusions that
“there are no known soil or
geologic conditions on the
site that preclude the devel-
oping the property as an ele-
mentary school.”
The engineer suggested
that the school building
would need to be supported
on timber piles driven at
least 40 to 50 feet into under-
lying clay soils. The exact
type and depth of the foun-
dations would need to be
determined when the build-
ing location and fl oor eleva-
tion is selected.
Issues surrounding City
Hall have been documented
for more than a decade.
Renovation plans to fi x
problems with air ventila-
tion and structural defects
have been drawn up, but
shelved due to high costs
and lack of feasibility.
In December, a Port-
land-based architecture fi rm,
evaluated the benefi ts and
downsides of each location.
Options ranged from
Gower Street sites estimated
at $14.5 million and $16
million, and options at the
South Wind site, at a pro-
jected cost of more than $27
million.
The Gower Street options
include both one-story and
two-story designs, but is
predicted to be able to with-
stand only a “medium” sce-
nario tsunami.
High costs associated with
construction and purchasing
rights of way at South Wind
drive a cost almost double
alternatives, although infra-
structure upgrades at the site
City of Cannon Beach
This site near the RV Park
owned by the city is being
eyed as a possible option for
a new city hall.
for a City Hall at South Wind
could be the catalyst for
other development, includ-
ing a new school.
The Spruce Street site,
located near the public
works building and the cell
tower, would necessitate
tree removal and a change of
use for a trail reserve. This
could lead to “blowback”
from the public, Mayor Sam
Steidel said.
“I remember when we
created that reserve, there
was a lot of concern about
how committed the city
would stay in keeping that,”
Steidel said.
The RV site is the lat-
est site to enter the discus-
sion. But council members
recalled a 1990s study by
the Seaside School District
that determined that the site,
then under consideration for
relocation of Cannon Beach
Elementary School, failed to
meet geotechnical standards
for a new building.
“It makes sense to look at
the RV Park area,” councilor
Mike Benefi eld said. “It’s a
worthwhile exercise.”
“My take it would be to
take it as far as we can with-
out spending any money,”
Steidel said.
A meeting with Escape
Lodging, managers of the
RV Park for the city, is sched-
uled for Tuesday, March 6.
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