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OUR 112th Year SEASIDESIGNAL SEASIDESIGNAL.COM Floofs Prom o n e th October 18, 2019 $1.00 R.J. Marx Resident John Dunzer said the fee hike was disproportionately higher for smaller short- term rental properties. City gives nod to VRD annual permit fee hike By R.J. MARX Seaside Signal Seaside City Council voted unanimously to raise annual permit fees for vacation rentals Monday night. The fee hike adds $400 per year to all permit costs, which are divided into three tiers based on occupancy. The goal of the permit fee change is to fund a compliance offi cer, designed to inspect vacation rental dwellings and enforce local codes related to items like noise, litter and parking. “One of the things council needed to look at was how they would fund a compliance offi cer position,” City Manager Mark Win- stanley said. “It was suggested the business license for vacation rental dwellings might be the best alternative.” See VRDs, Page A6 Eve Marx The Floofs brought cheer to Seaside on a beautiful Saturday afternoon. By R.J. MARX Seaside Signal GLANCE BOX C all them fl oofs, furries or mas- cots. Costumed fi gures from two groups, “Get Out the Float” and “The League of Extraordinary Floofs” arrived in Seaside for “Get Out the Float,” a celebration of their inner animal, raising money for local charities, including the Clatsop Chil- dren’s Theater Company and Sunset Empire Parks and Recreation Foundation. The proximity to Hallow- een was only coincidental — fl oofs don their costumes through winter months, when being inside a fur suit is a little more comfortable, especially with built-in fans and cooling vests under the hood, co-organizer Louis Lamp said from the Prom. Each fl oof had a “han- dler” to help navigate R.J. Marx Co-organizer Louis Lamp and Clopan, members of the “League of Extraordinary Floofs.” through crowds on the Prom, protect angel wings and avoid dog poo on the street — a particularly unpleasant disturbance, especially in a fur suit. The group is strictly apo- litical, Lamp said, with members of diverse back- grounds and careers. Iden- tities are often protected as some members have sen- sitive careers. “We usu- ally have a couple of folks who are with EMS or fi rst responders,” he said. Within the group, there are fur-suit makers who design costumes for them- selves and others. (Using familiar mascots like the Oregon Duck or Disney In 2018, the Floofs raised a little over $400 for charity. This year, the group fundraised more than $1,100 to be divided three ways. Each nonprofit group, the Clatsop Children’s Theatre Company, Sunset Empire Park and Recreation District, and the League of Ex- traordinary Floofs, will receive $370, co-or- ganizer Louis Lamp reported Tuesday. characters is prohibited due to copyright concerns.) “Bolt,” a member of the Emerald City Critters, a Seattle-based charity, group, joined the event for a vaca- tion with friends. Clopan and Atraya, hus- band and wife in “real” See Floofs, Page A6 CODA clinic prepares for Seaside opening By EVE MARX For Seaside Signal CODA, which stands for CoDepen- dent Anonymous, is Oregon’s oldest opioid treatment program, offering treatment for substance abuse disorders including alco- hol, crack cocaine, heroin, methamphet- amine and other amphetamines, as well as opioids and prescription medication. With treatment centers in Portland, Hills- boro, Clackamas, Gresham, and Tigard, in a few weeks the organization expects to open their newest location in Seaside in January, co-project manager Jennifer Worth said at an open house at the new location at 2367 S. Roosevelt Drive on Sunday. Staff trainings could start next month. “I’ll be putting the furniture in mid-Novem- ber,” Worth said. The project is a collaboration between Columbia Pacifi c CCO, Care Oregon and CODA Inc. CODA conducts and sup- ports substance use research to inform evi- dence-based care and to improve patient health and treatment outcomes. Visitors were given a tour of the uncom- pleted facility, which anticipates seeing 80 to 100 patients living in the Seaside area who currently have to go to Portland for treat- ment. That number is expected to double as See Clinic, Page A6 Thrills, chills and a big pumpkin drop for Halloween in Seaside Seaside Signal Halloween Happenin’s, a series of events presented by the Seaside Downtown Development Association, comes to downtown streets — and beyond — from Fri- day, Oct. 25, through Sun- day, Oct. 27. The three-day festivities kick off with the “Monster Mash Dance Bash” on Fri- day, from 5 to 7 p.m. The whole family is invited to the Bob Chisholm Community Center, a “spooktacular” dance cos- tume party fi lled with special treats, a free commemora- tive picture, costume con- test and a monster dungeon; $5 per person or $20 for a group of four or more. For more details or to purchase tickets, go to seasidedown- town.com. All proceeds will go to “Food 4Kids.” “The Rocky Horror Pic- ture Show” begins a three- night weekend run at 11 p.m. at the Times Theatre and Public House, at the corner of Broadway and Columbia. The 1975 cult classic stars Tim Curry, Susan Sarandon, Barry Bostwick and Richard O’Brien. On Saturday, “Down- town Halloween Fun” begins at 11 a.m. and runs R.J. Marx See Halloween, Page A6 This Halloween big boy can be found at the Carousel Mall. Watch one of these giant pumpkins get dropped from a height of 40 feet at the Seaside city public parking lot.
