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isitors to Seaside will
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north-south orientation.
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the panicked pedestrian. And it just
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self, so for that reason, all of the Planning Director Kevin Cupples discusses plans to provide emergency
evacuation information in Seaside.
signs are oriented to the viewer.”
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kind of waited too long,” he said.
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cussions.
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group and say, ‘We need a round
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of those who fought to keep our
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president of the United States. It’s
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could have had a national Beach
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to follow in his footsteps to pro-
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