October 28, 2016 • Seaside Signal • seasidesignal.com • 9A
Seaside, county in $60,000
transaction for park land
By R.J. Marx
Seaside Signal
The Clatsop County Com-
mission transferred two prop-
erties to the city of Seaside for
a purchase price of $60,000.
The land, once owned by
the Astoria & Columbia Riv-
er Railroad Co., was acquired
by the county through tax
foreclosure in 1988 and will
be added to adjacent Seaside
Mill Ponds park land area.
“It makes a beautiful ap-
proach to the Mill Ponds,”
Seaside City Councilor Jay
Barber said in late September.
The 26.5-acre Mill Ponds
are owned by the city of
Seaside and protected by the
North Coast Land Conservan-
cy as part of a 55-acre contig-
uous expanse of wetlands in
the Neawanna Creek system.
Tom Bennett of the Clatsop
County Commission said the
purchase was intended to en-
hance recreational opportuni-
ties and habitat conservation.
In September the board
designated the parcels as rec-
R.J. MARX/SEASIDE SIGNAL
Mill Ponds in Seaside in a spring photo.
reation land; as a result the
proceeds from the sale will be
dedicated to the county parks
system, he added.
Council OKs pot factories
Pot from Page 1A
Cupples said a review with
input from Seaside’s building
official Bob Mitchell and fire
department personnel could
determine if additional safe-
guards could be rolled “into
our own version of the code.”
“I don’t know the details
of Astoria and how that could
be prevented under code,” he
added. “That would be some-
thing I would like to talk to
about with Mr. Mitchell.”
Seaside City Manager
Mark Winstanley said appli-
cations are reviewed by build-
ing, planning and fire officials.
Applicants “can’t just walk
in and get a business license
by walking into City Hall,” he
said. “They can start the pro-
cess, but that does not finish
the process.”
While councilors adopt-
ed the ordinance, Montero
was alone in voting against
a second reading. She said
she wanted more time before
making a decision.
“I would advise anybody
who’s renting their buildings
out, put in their leases that
they forbid that kind of butane
extraction or see what their
insurance companies say,”
Montero said after the meet-
ing, referring to a possible
cause of last week’s fire in As-
toria. “I really am concerned
what could happen in Seaside
if someone’s not following the
rules.”
Seaside City Manager
Mark Winstanley went be-
fore the Seaside City Council
Sept. 26 to seek approval of
a resolution authorizing the
purchase.
“It’s a very good use of
this,” Councilor Randy Frank
said at the meeting.
Councilors unanimously
approved the purchase, which
is eligible to be paid by system
development charges — fees
charged to builders for water,
utilities or other infrastructure
services.
According to the North
Coast Land Conservancy, the
Mill Ponds were used in the
early 20th century as rock bor-
row pits for construction of
the Astoria airport. Later the
ponds became part of a lumber
planing and shingle mill oper-
ation.
After the mill burned down
and the site’s new owner pro-
posed a light industrial park at
the site, the land conservancy
began exploring the possibility
of conserving the ponds, which
are connected to Neawanna
Creek and provide habitat for
wildlife, including migrating
salmon. The conservancy ac-
quired the site in 1999.
Swim partnership
with Warrenton
By Katherine Lacaze
For Seaside Signal
The Seaside School
District School Board
unanimously approved a
cooperative
sponsorship
agreement with Warrenton
High School to allow the
school’s students to par-
ticipate on Seaside High
School’s swim team. The
agreement is for the 2016-
17 and 2017-18 seasons.
The district does this on a
regular basis, Roley said at
the district’s Oct. 18 meet-
ing. The schools’ two teams
of students combined still
fall within the 4A designa-
tion.
The board unanimously
approved a memorandum
of understanding to renew
a partnership with Clatsop
Behavioral Healthcare for a
full-time practitioner to be
in the Seaside schools to of-
fer mental health services to
students. This arrangement
makes services more acces-
sible to students than if they
had to travel to Astoria. The
agency provides the practi-
tioner and the district loans
the space, Roley said.
COURTESY SEPRD
Families enjoy the Thriller and Fall Fun Fest event present-
ed by the Sunset Empire Park and Recreation Department.
Halloween events
include play preview
Halloween from Page 1A
On the same night, the
Seaside Rotary Club hosts
its Ghoulish Gala — with
dinner, auctions, carnival
games and improv comedy
— at the Seaside Conven-
tion Center. The celebration
is at 5 p.m. and a reservation
is required.
Don your flapper dress or
zoot suit at a Murder Mys-
tery Dinner with a 1920s
theme, “Crime and Pun-ish-
ment,” on Saturday, Oct.
30 from 6 to 9 p.m. Enjoy
a special three-course meal
from Maggie’s on the Prom
during the event, which is
for ages 18 and older. Tick-
ets are $55 and must be pur-
chased before the show.
Theatrical thrills
Halloween kicked off
early at the Coaster Theatre
with “Spooktacular Sun-
day” on Oct. 23 with trick-
or-treating, costume prizes,
treats and seasonal activi-
ties (think apple bobbing).
Looking for a unique cos-
tume? The theatre is selling
and giving away costumes,
props, furniture pieces and
oddities at the open house.
From 10:30 a.m. to noon,
learn how the backstage
magic happens at a free
workshop with Patrick Lath-
rop and Nancy McCarthy.
On Saturday, Oct. 29,
come in costume to the
Coaster Theatre’s Hallow-
een Bash, which features a
performance by internation-
al touring artist and clas-
sical-word guitarist Aaron
Larget-Caplan. Revelries
include a costume compe-
tition, belly dance presen-
tation by local groups and
a preview of the upcoming
performance “The Complete
Works of Williams Shake-
speare (Abridged) [Re-
vised].” Doors open at 6:30
p.m. and the show begins at
7:30 p.m. Tickets are $15 or
$20 online or via box office
at 503-436-1242.
From 8 p.m. to 2 a.m.
on Saturday, the Cannon
Beach American Legion is
hosting The Dance of the
Dead 2 featuring DJs Dead-
MoeFunk, DeadSpinoza and
Misty Turn-Up-To-Death.
Capture the night with a
photo booth and selfie stick.
The best-dressed will have
the opportunity to win a
$100 costume contest prize.
The Oct. 29 event is $10 at
the door and ages 21-plus.
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