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INSIDE THIS WEEK: Seagull Pride Fall 2017 Page 10A SEASIDESIGNAL.COM • COMPLIMENTARY COPY OUR 111th YEAR • September 15, 2017 Turning back time Boundaries widening for school district Campus details await new zoning changes By R.J. Marx Seaside Signal Land intended for Seaside School Dis- trict’s new campus moved a step closer to development. Educators, consultants and city offi - cials joined in speaking on behalf of a zone change that would pave the way for the new campus site. The school district went before the City Council requesting a 49-acre expansion of the urban growth boundary to provide a suitable site for a school district campus above the tsunami inundation zone. See Campus, Page 6A JEFF TER HAR/FOR SEASIDE SIGNAL Wheels j Waves Annual event showcases cars made before 1965 By Brenna Visser Seaside Signal F or three days, Seaside’s down- town corridor felt like a 1950s fl ashback. Spectators ogled at bright- ly-colored Chevys, Pontiacs and Plymouths lining Broadway, as others swing-danced and hand-jived to rock ‘n’ roll classics in front of Dundee’s. But the fl ashback was actually this year’s Seaside Downtown Development Association’s Wheels and Waves event, known for showcasing cars made in 1965 or earlier. This year, more than 200 cars registered to participate in a number of slow cruises through town. Housing study, development fees reviewed By R.J. Marx Seaside Signal The city took two steps Monday night to address a countywide housing shortage. City councilors unanimously approved participation in a housing study to assist in understanding the type, size, location and price of housing needed to meet current and future needs within Clatsop C ounty. Seaside pledged $10,000 toward the study, joining Gearhart, Cannon Beach, As- toria and Warrenton in contributing $50,000 toward the $100,000 study. The county will provide the remaining $50,000 . In addition, councilors voted to approve $32,000 for a study of system development charges — fees paid by developers to the city to connect essential services like roads and utilities. County study JEFF TER HAR/FOR SEASIDE SIGNAL See Wheels, Page 8A City seeks answers to housing shortage In June, County Manager Cameron Moore suggested Seaside partner with other cities to learn more about housing issues. A similar six-month study by Tillamook County identifi ed specifi c data about the ar- ea’s housing market and possible solutions. The Clatsop County agreement recog- nizes the “lack of housing options is creat- ing barriers to continued economic growth.” Pam and Ted Lively show off the buggy at Wheels and Waves. PAID PERMIT NO. 97 ASTORIA, OR PRSRT STD US POSTAGE See Housing, Page 6A Rescued turtles get a second chance after their long ordeal Olive ridleys returned to ocean By R.J. Marx Seaside Signal Three olive ridley turtles discov- ered comatose along the Oregon Coast after winter storms in 2016 returned to ocean waters this week. Solstice, Tucker and Lightning re- turned to the ocean after treatment at SeaWorld in San Diego. Olive ridley sea turtles are listed on the federal en- dangered species list as threatened. Tucker, Lightning and Solstice Tucker, a male olive ridley turtle between 15 to 20 years of age, was found at Cannon Beach after storms in December 2015. He had a 40-de- gree body temperature when rescued. SUBMITTED PHOTO/SEAWORLD SAN DIEGO Lightning, a rescued olive ridley sea turtle, is returned to the ocean by Oregon Coast Aquarium director of animal husbandry Jim Burke and SeaWorld San Diego aquarist Dan- ielle Castillo. Staff at the Seaside Aquarium rescued the male olive ridley sea turtle after it washed ashore south of Tolovana the morning of Dec. 14, likely pushed into colder waters by strong winds, aquar- ium Administrative Assistant Tiffany Boothe said at the time. Juvenile olive ridleys sometimes travel in warm cur- rents offshore. Tucker had to be treated for severe pneumonia and treated in a hyperbar- ic chamber because he developed air in his tissue and a buoyancy problem. He was transferred to the Seattle Aquarium after his initial care then fl own to SeaWorld San Diego by the U.S. Coast Guard in April 2016. Lightning is a female olive rid- ley turtle named after the storms that stranded in Pacifi c City, suffering from hypothermia, buoyancy issues and injuries to both eyes. After treatment at the Oregon Coast Aquarium, Lightning, along with Thunder, an olive ridley found in Gearhart, were escorted by the U.S. Coast Guard and a rehabilita- tion team to SeaWorld in San Diego. Thunder died while completing her fi nal rehabilitation stage before re- lease into the wild. Solstice, a female olive ridley tur- tle, was found in Oysterville, Wash- ington, rescued and cared for initially by the Oregon Coast Aquarium in De- cember 2014 and fl own to SeaWorld by the Coast Guard in February 2015. She got her name because she was res- cued on winter solstice. Seaside is authorized to receive stranded turtles and hold them until transport can be arranged, Lance Beck of the Oregon Coast Aquarium said Tuesday. If a turtle washes ashore on the north coast of Oregon it is com- mon for Seaside to be one of the fi rst to respond to a report of an animal on the beach. The Oregon Coast Aquari- um and Seattle Aquarium are the only two authorized by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Services facilities in the Pa- cifi c Northwest that can provide long term rehabilitation care for sea turtles. “Unfortunately we do expect to see the trend of turtles standing in the northwest continue,” Beck said.