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Seaside defers to state law on plastic bag ban
By R.J. MARX
Seaside Signal
The city of Seaside had
the opportunity to get the
jump on the state in enacting
a single-use plastic bag ban.
Ultimately,
councilors
decided the “environmen-
tal mantle” they might have
received for its passage was
outweighed by complications
of an ordinance that could
compete or diverge from
state law, which bans the sin-
gle-use bags as of Jan. 1.
Seaside ordinance 2019-
02 would have been read for
a third and fi nal reading prior
to adoption. But other things
happened “above us,” Mayor
Jay Barber said at the July 8
City Council public hearing.
At the meeting, Laura
Allen of Seaside called the
discussion “a really positive
thing for Seaside.”
Allen, among longtime
local advocates for the ban,
said she hoped the city would
pass the ordinance as a state-
ment from the city. “We
never know what’s going to
go on at the state level.”
Passage of the ban by
the city could prove a “tes-
tament” to the city’s leader-
ship, she added.
Seaside’s Russ Mead also
urged passage of the city
ban.
He said the city could
“take the environmental
mantle by passing the bill:
‘We passed this bill before
the state did.’”
He recommended going
ahead with passage of the
ordinance. “This is our law
and we ought to pass it, and
we ought to be proud of it.”
After discussion, council-
ors decided the distinction
was not persuasive enough
to move forward.
“From my perspective the
state law does cover what we
worked hard to cover in the
community,” Barber said.
“For that reason, I truly
believe the state is right with
the January 2020 issue,”
Montero said. “I personally
‘I PERSONALLY AM OF THE
OPINION, THE STATE HAS
DONE THEIR JOB, WE HAVE
DONE OUR JOB, AND WE
SHOULD LET THE STATE
LAW PREVAIL.’
Tita Montero
Councilor Tita Mon-
tero said a local ban enacted
earlier than the state ban
could prove a hardship to
local merchants, who have
already purchased supplies
for the year.
am of the opinion, the state
has done their job, we have
done our job, and we should
let the state law prevail.”
Other councilors echoed
these comments. “Why
have an ordinance if we
have to completely rewrite
it?” Randy Frank said.
“The state’s will completely
supersede this. That creates
a lot of extra work for city
staff.”
This spring, dozens of
ban supporters crowded city
meetings, who described a
threat to ocean wildlife and
habitat.
They included busi-
ness owners, environmental
advocates and citizens who
sought to mitigate the threat
to what they described as
a dire situation on a global
level.
Correspondence to the
city in favor of the ban
included the state Depart-
ment of Environmental
Quality, which supports
bans on single-use plastic
bags and a fee on single-use
paper bags.
Gov. Kate Brown signed
House Bill 2905 in June,
banning single-use plastic
grocery bags from stores
and restaurants starting in
2020. The bill also requires
stores to charge at least 5
cents per bag for alterna-
tives, such as paper and
reusable bags.
Oregon’s plastic bag
ban is also joined by a bill
requiring restaurants to only
give plastic straws to cus-
tomer who specifi cally ask
for them. A third bill, which
would have banned styro-
foam take-out containers,
did not pass.
If the state law is ever
weakened, Barber said,
“We’ll come back to the
table and make sure it
addresses at a stringent
level whatever is required.”
Without a motion for a
third and fi nal reading of
the city’s ordinance, the
state law will go into effect
Jan. 1.
Thai Me Up, Hop and Vine win liquor licenses
sales license, with coun-
cilors Tom Horning, Steve
Wright, Seth Morrisey and
Mayor Jay Barber voting to
approve the license. Coun-
cilor Tita Montero voted
against.
By R.J. MARX
Seaside Signal
Thai Me Up, a Thai
Restaurant at 1575 South
Roosevelt, and Hop and
Vine, a bottle shop and tap
room at 220 South Colum-
bia, each went before the
City Council Monday, July
8, seeking liquor licenses.
Hop and Vine owner-op-
erator Tim Welsh, one of
the owners of Fresh Foods
in Manzanita, said he antic-
ipates selling about 1,000
different wines and 500
or 600 different beers for
off-premise consumption,
and about 20 tap handles
and wines for consumption
on premises.
The establishment will
serve specialty cheese,
crackers and charcuterie,
he added.
Welsh will manage the
establishment himself.
RESPONDER REPORTS
PUBLIC SAFETY LOGS
Seaside Police
July 5
23 reports of illegal fi reworks
were reported.
1:34 a.m., Broadway and Colum-
bia: A minor in possession of al-
cohol is apprehended.
12:09 p.m., Broadway: Another
minor in possession of alcohol is
apprehended.
Thai Me Up
R.J. Marx
Tim Welsh, owner-operator
of Hop and Vine.
Hours will be seven
days a week, from 10 a.m.
to 9 p.m., Welsh said.
The establishment opens
Friday.
With “no disqualifi ca-
tions” from Seaside Police,
Hop and Vine received
approval for a limited
on-premises sales liquor
license and an off-premises
Caller reports male on foot be-
having in a suspicious manner.
July 5
July 8
12:29 a.m., Broadway: Emer-
gency medical response.
9:52 a.m., Holladay and Avenue
G: A person is arrested on a war-
rant.
12:35 p.m., Avenue G
Beach: Fire investigation.
10:24 a.m., 300 block S. Colum-
bia: A missing person is report-
ed.
12:15 p.m., Convention Center:
A minor in possession of alcohol
is apprehended.
July 6
July 9
7:26 a.m., 1600 block S. Colum-
bia: A deceased person is re-
ported.
3:42 p.m., 1100 block N. Roos-
evelt: Police respond to a report
of a bloody individual sleeping
on a bench. Property owner
wants subject trespassed. Sub-
ject was not bloody.
10:07 a.m., The Cove: Police re-
ceive a report of someone tak-
ing marine life from tide pools.
The call is referred to OSP Fish
and Game.
12:00 noon, Police headquar-
ters: A person is arrested on a
warrant.
July 7
12:59 a.m., 1000 block 24th Av-
enue: A disturbance is reported.
1:42 a.m., 2500 block Queen
Street: Unwanted phone con-
tact is reported.
9:18 a.m., 400 block N. Downing:
10:41: 4200 block Highway 101:
Police assist another agency
with an arrest.
12:41 p.m., Avenue S and Prom:
Caller reports tent on the beach;
offi cer made contact with per-
son inside the tent and advised
them to take it down.
9:59 p.m., End of World: Police
respond to a report of a large
party on the beach; offi cers lo-
cated abandoned campfi re but
no persons.
7:45 a.m., OceanWay restrooms:
Persons are warned of unlawful
lodging.
Proprietor
Pattaporn
Lorwatcharasophon
of
Thai Me Up came before
the council seeking a full
on-premises sales license,
allowing the sale of dis-
tilled spirits, malt bever-
ages, and wine and cider.
The license also allows pri-
vate catering if the appli-
cant gets pre-approval from
the Oregon Liquor Control
Authority.
Thai Me Up Seaside is
the second restaurant for
Lorwatcharasophon, with
the original Thai Me Up in
Lincoln City.
She plans on serving
beer, wine and specialty
July 10
Seaside Fire
and
5:36 p.m., Roosevelt: Emergen-
cy medical response.
7:52 p.m., The Cove: Fire investi-
gation.
6:00 p.m., Semaphore N: Water
rescue.
8:28 p.m., Avenue U and Beach:
Fire investigation.
July 6
1:38 p.m., Beach and 16th: Fire
investigation.
2:13 p.m., Semaphore 3: Water
rescue.
2:56 p.m., Beach and Second:
Water rescue.
12:23 a.m. 800 block S. Roos-
evelt: Police respond to a report
of a disturbance. The involved
parties were separated prior to
police arrival and agreed to part
ways.
July 7
11:59 p.m. The Prom: Police re-
spond to a request for a welfare
check of subjects in the ocean.
Offi cer made contact with the
subjects and deemed all were
fi ne.
11:10 p.m., 1900 block Spruce
Drive: Emergency medical re-
sponse.
4:12 a.m., 500 block N. Holladay:
Emergency medical response.
5:12 p.m., 2400 block Pine:
Emergency medical response.
July 8
July 11
2:36 a.m., 700 block Avenue B:
Emergency medical response.
2:15 a.m., 400 block S. Holla-
day: A disturbance is reported.
7:58 a.m., 1100 block Avenue B:
Emergency medical response.
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R.J. Marx
Pattaporn Lorwatcharasophon
of Thai Me Up Seaside.
drinks. Service will be
at the dining room tables
only.
Hours will be seven
days a week, from 11 a.m.
to 9 p.m.
Seaside Det. Corporal
William Barnes found no
disqualifi cations and the
application received unan-
imously council approval.
Brush fi re in Seaside
brought under control
Seaside Signal
Seaside Fire Depart-
ment, police and lifeguards
responded
mid-Saturday
afternoon to a brush fi re in
Seaside, in grass near Ave-
nue K and the Prom.
By about 3:30 p.m., the
fi re was pronounced under
control. No one was injured.
“It started in the beach
9:26 a.m., N. Wahanna: Emer-
gency medical response.
Terrace: Emergency medical re-
sponse.
July 9
July 10
7:51 a.m., 2000 block Spruce
Drive: Police and fi re respond to
a motor vehicle accident where
a car caught on fi re.
4:22 a.m., 2500 block Mill Creek
Lane: Emergency medical re-
sponse.
12:33 p.m., Broadway: Fire in-
vestigation.
6:27 p.m. 1300 block N. Holl-
aday: Emergency medical re-
sponse.
7:24 p.m., 1800 block Lewis and
Clark: Emergency medical re-
sponse.
8:26 p.m., 600 block Village
July 11
4:53 p.m. Chapman Point: Water
rescue.
8:16 p.m., 1100 block S. Jackson:
Emergency medical response.
Oregon State Police
On July 15 at 8:27 p.m., on
Highway 101 and Highway
grass west of the dunes,”
Fire Chief Joey Daniels
said at the scene. “The wind
came pretty quick and with
the trees as fuel, the depart-
ment went to a second
alarm.”
The cause of the fi re is
under investigation.
“At this time, it’s under
control,” Daniels said. “We
have it isolated. We’re just
doing some mop up.”
26, Brent Maguire, 56, was in-
volved in a crash after attempt-
ing to negotiate a curved
portion of the highway while
intoxicated. Police say his ve-
hicle left the highway and
crashed into the embankment.
It was determined Maguire
had a BAC of .16%. His vehicle
was towed from the scene by
Triangle Towing. The Seaside
Fire Department and the Can-
non Beach police department
assisted Oregon State police at
the crash scene, and Maguire
was issued criminal citations
for DUII, reckless driving, and
DWS-misdemeanor. He was
booked into the Clatsop Coun-
ty Jail.