SEASIDESIGNAL.COM • COMPLIMENTARY COPY
OUR 109th YEAR • May 29, 2015
Council to get proposal for $37.8 million budget
Budget Committee
to present budget at
council’s June meeting
WR 6HDVLGH &LW\ &RXQFLO LQ
-XQH
The Budget Commit-
WHH KHOG VHYHUDO PHHWLQJV
WKURXJKRXW $SULO DQG 0D\
DQG ¿QDOL]HG WKH SURSRVHG
By Katherine Lacaze
EXGJHW DWLWV0D\PHHW-
Seaside Signal
LQJ7KHFRPPLWWHH¶VUHFRP-
PHQGDWLRQ ZLOO EH EURXJKW
The city of Seaside’ WR &LW\ &RXQFLO DW LWV -XQH
%XGJHW&RPPLWWHHKDV¿Q- PHHWLQJIRUSXEOLFFRP-
LVKHG LWV ZRUN DQG ZLOO EH PHQW ERDUG FRPPHQWV DQG
UHFRPPHQGLQJ DQ DSSUR[- SRVVLEOHDGRSWLRQ
LPDWHO\ PLOOLRQ EXG-
7KH SURSRVHG EXGJHW RI
JHW IRU ¿VFDO \HDU IRU DOO IXQGV
LV DQ DSSUR[LPDWHO\
SHUFHQW LQFUHDVH IURP WKH
DGRSWHGEXGJHWRI
7KHSURSRVHGEXGJHWDO-
ORWVIRUWKHJHQ-
HUDO IXQG ZKLFK LQFOXGHV
DGPLQLVWUDWLRQ OLEUDU\ DQG
FRPPXQLW\ FHQWHU FRVWV
IRUSXEOLFVDIHW\
ZKLFKLQFOXGHV6HDVLGH0X-
QLFLSDO &RXUW WKH 6HDVLGH
3ROLFH'HSDUWPHQW6HDVLGH
)LUH5HVFXHDQGWKHOLIH-
JXDUG SURJUDP
School
District’s
budget
committee
approves
$21 million
budget
Honoring
America’s
fallen heroes
School board will take
public comments on
budget at June meeting
By Katherine Lacaze
By Katherine Lacaze
Seaside Signal
6HDVLGH 6FKRRO 'LVWULFW¶V
%XGJHW &RPPLWWHH ¿QLVKHG
LWVZRUNVRQDSURSRVHGEXG-
JHWRIDSSUR[LPDWHO\PLO-
OLRQ IRU WKH VFKRRO
\HDU
7KH FRPPLWWHH KHOG LWV
VHFRQG PHHWLQJ EHIRUH WKH
UHJXODU6HDVLGH6FKRRO%RDUG
RI'LUHFWRUVPHHWLQJ7XHVGD\
DQG XQDQLPRXVO\ DSSURYHG
WKH EXGJHW ZLWKRXW FKDQJ-
LQJ ZKDW ZDV SURSRVHG E\
GLVWULFW VWDII 7KH FRPPLWWHH
ZLOOUHFRPPHQGWKHSURSRVHG
EXGJHWWRWKH6FKRRO%RDUGDW
LWV-XQHPHHWLQJZKHQWKH
ERDUGZLOOKROGDSXEOLFKHDU-
LQJDQGPD\HQDFWUHVROXWLRQV
WRDGRSWWKHEXGJHWWRPDNH
WKHDSSURSULDWLRQVDQGWRGH-
FODUHWKHWD[OHY\
7KHSURSRVHG
EXGJHW LQFOXGHV LQFUHDVHG
FRPSHQVDWLRQIRUDOOHPSOR\-
HHV E\ DW OHDVW SHUFHQW
ZLWK VWHSV ZKHQ DSSOLFDEOH
DFFRUGLQJWR-XVWLQH+LOOWKH
GLVWULFW¶VEXVLQHVVPDQDJHU
)XQGVDOVRKDYHEHHQGHV-
LJQDWHG WR LPSOHPHQW D IXOO
WLPHNLQGHUJDUWHQSURJUDPDW
6HDVLGH +HLJKWV (OHPHQWDU\
6FKRRODQG*HDUKDUW(OHPHQ-
WDU\6FKRRO7KHSURJUDPZLOO
EHSKDVHGLQDWERWKVFKRROV
ZLWKDVRIWWUDQVLWLRQDQGVWDJ-
JHUHGVWDUWIRUVWXGHQWV
7ZRSURMHFWHGRIIVHWVZLOO
DOORZ WKH GLVWULFW WR LQFUHDVH
DOORFDWLRQV LQ VFKRRO \HDU
ZLWKRXW PDNLQJ UH-
GXFWLRQVDFFRUGLQJWR6XSHU-
LQWHQGHQW'RXJ'RXJKHUW\
)LUVW WKH *UHDWHU 6HDVLGH
8UEDQ 5HQHZDO 'LVWULFW LV
VHWWRH[SLUHDWWKHHQGRIWKH
¿VFDO \HDU ZKLFK
IRU FRPPXQLW\ GHYHORS-
PHQW DQG IRU
SXEOLFZRUNV
2IQRWHWKHEXGJHWDOORZV
IRUDQDVVLVWDQWFLW\PDQDJHU
SRVLWLRQ VWDUWLQJ LQ -DQXDU\
7KLV ZLOO EH LQ SODFH
RI WKH )LQDQFH 'LUHFWRU SR-
VLWLRQZKLFKWKHFLW\KDVQRW
¿OOHGVLQFH7KHEXGJHW
DOVRPDLQWDLQVWKHPXQLFLSDO
FRXUW FOHUN SRVLWLRQ ZKLFK
ZDVYDFDQWIRUD\HDUDQGD
KDOIEHIRUHEHLQJ¿OOHGDWWKH
HQGRI
7KH FLW\¶V EXGJHW DOVR
DFFRXQWVIRUVHYHUDOVSHFLDO
UHYHQXHIXQGVWKDWDUHOHJDO-
O\UHVWULFWHGWREHVSHQWIRU
VSHFL¿F SXUSRVHV7KH VSH-
FLDO UHYHQXH IXQGV LQFOXGH
WKHVWDWHWD[VWUHHWIXQGWKH
6HDVLGH 'RZQWRZQ 0DLQ-
WHQDQFH 'LVWULFW GLV-
SDWFK HFRQRPLF GHYHORS-
PHQWHPHUJHQF\UHDGLQHVV
ZDWHUVKHG
HQKDQFHPHQW
DQG¿UHHTXLSPHQW
$GGLWLRQDOO\ WKH SUR-
SRVHG EXGJHW LQFOXGHV D
GHEWVHUYLFHIXQGWRDFFRXQW
IRU WD[ UHYHQXHV UHFHLYHG
DQGERQGSD\PHQWVIRUWKH
FLW\¶V JHQHUDO REOLJDWLRQ
ERQGV LVVXHG IRU WKH FLW\¶V
ZDWHUVWRUDJHWDQN
2WKHUDVSHFWVRIWKHEXG-
JHWLQFOXGHWUXVWDQGDJHQF\
IXQGVFDSLWDOSURMHFWIXQGV
DQG HQWHUSULVH IXQGV 7KH
HQWHUSULVHIXQGVDUHIRURS-
HUDWLRQV WKDW DUH ¿QDQFHG
DQG PDQDJHG LQ D PDQQHU
See Budget, Page 9A
American Legion ceremony draws large
crowd for Memorial Day observance
Seaside Signal
)RUPHU)LUVW9LFH&RPPDQGHU*DU\/HH+HOOHU
WKH KRQRUHH DW WKH 6HDVLGH $PHULFDQ /HJLRQ 3RVW
¶V 0HPRULDO 'D\ VHUYLFH ZDV YHU\ SDWULRWLF DF-
FRUGLQJWRKLVVLEOLQJV
+HVHUYHGLQWKH861DWLRQDO*XDUGIURP
WRDQGSDVVHGDZD\-XO\DWDJHDI-
WHUEHLQJDPHPEHURIWKH6HDVLGH$PHULFDQ/HJLRQ
IRU\HDUV
$W WKH 0HPRULDO 'D\ FHUHPRQ\ 0RQGD\ KLV
EURWKHU'XDQH+HOOHUVLVWHU-HDQQHWWH.OHIVWDGDQG
OLIHWLPHIULHQG-RQ0DUVKZHUHHVFRUWHGE\6HFRQG
9LFH&RPPDQGHU&KXFN*RGZLQWRWKHEULGJHDUF-
LQJRYHUWKH1HDZDQQD&UHHNWROD\DFRPPHPRUD-
WLYHZUHDWKLQWRWKHZDWHUEHORZLQPHPRU\RI*DU\
+HOOHU
7KH +HOOHU VLEOLQJV ZHUH UDLVHG DQG VFKRROHG
LQ 6HDVLGH DQG *DU\ +HOOHU WKH \RXQJHVW EURWKHU
PRYHGEDFNWRWKHDUHDIURP/RV$QJHOHV&DOLI
\HDUVDJR'XDQH+HOOHUOLYHVLQ6HDVLGHEXW.OHIV-
WDGDQG0DUVKZHUHYLVLWLQJIURPRXWRIWRZQIRUWKH
RFFDVLRQZKLFK³ZDVDJUHDWKRQRU´'XDQH+HOOHU
VDLG
³:KDWPRUHFDQ,VD\"´KHDGGHG³7KH\¶UHKRQ-
RULQJRXUEURWKHU´
.OHIVWDG DJUHHG DGGLQJ WKH WLPLQJ ZDV FRLQFL-
GHQWDOO\ DSSURSULDWH DV 7XHVGD\ 0D\ ZRXOG
KDYHEHHQ*DU\+HOOHU¶VELUWKGD\
7KH$PHULFDQ /HJLRQ¶V FHUHPRQ\ ZDV DWWHQGHG
E\ PRUH WKDQ SHRSOH WKH ODUJHVW FURZG &RP-
R.J. MARX PHOTO
PDQGHU /RX 1HXEHFNHU VDLG KH FRXOG UHPHPEHU
:KHQWKHFKDLUVXQGHUWZRDZQLQJV¿OOHGXSPRUH Kyrstin Crawford, “Miss Poppy,” at Seaside Memorial Day observance at the American
FKDLUVZHUHSXOOHGIURPWKHQHDUE\$PHULFDQ/HJLRQ Legion Post 99 in Seaside.
EXLOGLQJDQGRWKHUDWWHQGHHVVSLOOHGDFURVVWKHSDUN-
Daniel Jordan, with
LQJORWWRKRQRUWKHQDWLRQ¶VIDOOHQVROGLHUV
the Patriot Guard
0HPRULDO'D\1HXEHFNHUVDLGLVDWLPHWRFHO-
Riders, rides down
HEUDWHWKHOLYHVRI$PHULFD¶VGHFHDVHGYHWHUDQVEXW
Broadway street
³LW¶VDOVRDYHU\VDGGD\RIUHPHPEUDQFH´
with other riders as
³3OHDVHGRQ¶WZLVKPHDµKDSS\0HPRULDO'D\¶´
part of a motor-
KHVDLG
cade ceremony on
6HDVLGH (ONV¶ ([DOWHG 5XOHU -HUU\ /RXQVEXU\
Memorial Day. The
JDYH D VKRUW KLVWRU\ RI 0HPRULDO 'D\ ZKLFK ZDV
motorcade was
VSDUNHGLQWKHPLGVLQ:DWHUORR1<²DQG
made up of riders
SRVVLEO\ RWKHU ORFDWLRQV ² ZKHQ YROXQWHHUV ZRXOG
from the American
SODFHÀRZHUVRQWKHJUDYHVLWHVRIGHFHDVHGYHWHUDQV
Legion Riders, Pa-
2ULJLQDOO\KHVDLGLWZDVFDOOHG³'HFRUDWLRQ'D\´
triot Guard Riders,
DQGRQ0D\WKUHH\HDUVDIWHUWKHHQGRIWKH
and North Coast
&LYLO :DU WKH ¿UVW QDWLRQDO FHUHPRQ\ ZDV KHOG DW
ABATE. This was the
$UOLQJWRQ1DWLRQDO&HPHWHU\QHDU:DVKLQJWRQ'&
first year the mo-
,QWKH86JRYHUQPHQWPDGH0HPRULDO'D\
torcade ceremony
DIHGHUDOKROLGD\WREHREVHUYHGRQWKHODVW0RQGD\
has been held.
LQ0D\
JOSHUA BESSEX
THE DAILY ASTORIAN
See Memorial, Page 3A
PAID
PERMIT NO. 97
ASTORIA, OR
PRSRT STD
US POSTAGE
See Schools, Page 9A
3DQKDQGOLQJGHEDWHVSRWOLJKWV
GLOHPPDIRUODZHQIRUFHPHQW
Police in Seaside,
elsewhere grapple with
contradictions between
First Amendment
rights, local ordinances
By Katherine Lacaze
Seaside Signal
3DQKDQGOLQJ ,W KDV D
SHUVLVWHQWSUHVHQFHLQ6HD-
VLGH OHW DORQH ODUJHU PHW-
URSROLWDQDUHDVDQGLW¶VDQ
LVVXH WKDW IRUFHV ODZ HQ-
IRUFHPHQW DJHQFLHV WR WU\
WREDODQFHORFDORUGLQDQFHV
ZLWKFLYLOULJKWVFODLPV
³,W¶V EHHQ DQ RQJRLQJ
WKLQJ LQ HYHU\ FRPPXQL-
W\´ 6HDVLGH 3ROLFH &KLHI
'DYH +DP VDLG ,Q FLWLHV
DFURVV WKH FRXQWU\ RQH LV
QRW KDUG SUHVVHG WR ¿QG
LQGLYLGXDOV KROGLQJ VLJQV
DQG DVNLQJ IRU VRPH IRUP
RI DVVLVWDQFH ZKHWKHU LW¶V
PRQH\IRRGZRUNRURWK-
HULWHPV
,Q6HDVLGHSDQKDQGOHUV
DUH PRVW SUHYDOHQW QHDU
WKH 6DIHZD\ HQWUDQFH RQ
5RRVHYHOW 'ULYH RU LQ WKH
FRUHGRZQWRZQDUHDHVSH-
FLDOO\ GXULQJ WKH VXPPHU
PRQWKV
7KH6HDVLGH3ROLFH'H-
SDUWPHQWFRXOGQRWSURYLGH
FRQFUHWH QXPEHUV RQ KRZ
PDQ\LQFLGHQWVRISDQKDQ-
GOLQJ KDYH EHHQ UHSRUWHG
RUUHVSRQGHGWR+DPVDLG
WKH\ GRQ¶W KDYH D FRGH LQ
WKHLU V\VWHP WR LGHQWLI\
FDOOV RU VLWXDWLRQV SHUWDLQ-
LQJVSHFL¿FDOO\WREHJJLQJ
RU SDQKDQGOLQJ EXW UDWKHU
LGHQWLI\ WKHP DV JHQHUDO
FRGH YLRODWLRQV VR DJJUH-
JDWH QXPEHUV UHJDUGLQJ
JHQHUDO YLRODWLRQV LQFOXGH
RWKHULQFLGHQWVDVZHOO
7KH GHSDUWPHQW GRHV
JHW QXPHURXV FDOOV UH-
SRUWLQJ SDQKDQGOHUV RQ D
R.J. MARX PHOTO
UHJXODU EDVLV ± HQRXJK
+DP VDLG ³WKDW LW GRHVQ¶W Edgel, a partially disabled Vietnam vet, seeks assistance
VXUSULVHPH\RX¶UHGRLQJD in Seaside. “I don’t try to get by, I just try to get we need
for the week in a day,” he said. “If I get $20, it’ll let us last
VWRU\RQLW´
See Dilemma, Page 3A
two or three days. They cut our food stamps from $260 to
$202.”
