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Radar system aims to thwart Gearhart speeders
Administrator pleads no
contest in DUII charge
By R.J. MARX
Seaside Signal
Seaside Signal
City Administrator Chad
Sweet pleaded no contest in
June to driving under the infl u-
ence of intoxicants in Umatilla
County.
According to the Oregon
State Police, Sweet, 48, who
lives in Surf Pines, was driv-
ing a 2014 Toyota Tundra on
Interstate 84 on Feb. 29 when
he was pulled over for failure
to stay in his lane. Police found
an open container of alcohol in
his vehicle.
Sweet’s blood alcohol con-
tent was 0.15%.
Sweet appeared in Umatilla
County Circuit Court in Pend-
leton on June 22. He entered
a plea of no contest that was
accepted by the court.
Sweet’s license was rein-
stated and he was granted eli-
gibility for deferred sentenc-
ing provided he meets all the
terms and conditions of proba-
tion, including drug and alco-
hol outpatient treatment.
Sweet must pay fees ordered
by the court and comply with a
Chad Sweet
court order prohibiting posses-
sion or use of alcoholic bev-
erages. During his probation
period, he must install an igni-
tion interlock device for any
vehicle he drives.
Sweet was appointed city
administrator in 2011. He is a
volunteer at the Gearhart Fire
Department and former direc-
tor of the Surfsand Resort in
Cannon Beach.
“I appreciate everyone’s
concern,” Sweet said. “I was
charged with DUII in Febru-
ary, went to court, pled guilty
and requested diversion. I hold
myself accountable, and I’m
participating in the state of
Oregon diversion program. I
want to thank my family and
friends for the outpouring of
support.”
Watch that sign.
Gearhart’s speed radar
system is on the move,
from Cottage to Gun Club
Road.
“People have noticed
people slowing down,”
Mayor Matt Brown said.
“On Gun Club Road, I’ve
certainly noted a lot of
people braking when they
see their speed posted.”
When in use on Cot-
tage, Gearhart Police
Chief
Jeff
Bowman
reported an average speed
of 24.87 mph from a total
of 7,112 vehicles that
went by the radar. The
speed limit is 25 mph.
The radar measures
cars traveling both north
and south.
“If you don’t see any
lights, you’re going under
the speed limit or lower,”
City Councilor Paulina
Cockrum said. “At 25
to 30, it comes on solid.
After 30, it starts blink-
ing. After 35, it’s blue and
white lights that are blink-
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Speed radar sign along Gun Hill Road. If the sign doesn’t light up, drivers are traveling at
or below the speed limit.
ing at you. On Gun
Club Road I’ve really
noticed a lot of brak-
ing after they see their
speed posted.”
The highest speed
registered by a driver
on Cottage was 78 mph
— possibly attributed,
City Councilor Dan
Jesse said, to drivers in
high-end vehicles look-
ing for social media
recognition.
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Seaside awaits planting of peace tree
R.J. MARX
Seaside Signal
With the observance
of the 75th anniversary of
Hiroshima last Thursday, a
gingko tree — a symbol of
peace — awaits planting at
Cartwright Park in Seaside.
Seaside was one of 30
Oregon communities to
request and receive the
trees, to memorialize the
75th anniversary of the
atom bombing of Hiro-
shima, Japan, on Aug. 6,
1945.
Trees have been planted
at locations throughout the
state, the fi rst in Creswell in
2019 and the most recent in
Ashland last week.
The seedling ginkgo
and Asian persimmon trees
were grown from seed col-
lected from trees that sur-
vived the atomic bombing
of Hiroshima and brought
to Oregon by Medford resi-
dent Hideko Tamura-Snider,
who survived the bombing.
Tamura-Snider received
seeds of camphors, camel-
Oregon Department of Forestry
Gingko trees developed from seeds that survived the
Hiroshima bombing.
lias, Asian persimmons and
ginkgo trees from the inter-
national nonprofi t Green
Legacy Hiroshima, col-
lected from trees that had
survived the atom bomb.
“Hibakujumoku” is the
Japanese word for all of
the trees that survived the
World War II atomic blasts,
including the gingko, per-
simmon and others, Kris-
tin Ramstad of the Ore-
gon Department of Forestry
said.
In March, city arbor-
ist Pam Fleming and Dale
McDowell, Seaside’s public
works director, walked the
grounds of Cartwright Park
to see where the tree could
best thrive.
They couldn’t plant in
the park’s fi eld or near the
swings, or under power
lines — and sites by the side
of the road proved prob-
lematic. They settled on a
southern area of the park,
but postponed the gingko’s
planting to address other
trees in the area fi rst.
While still small and
fragile in a two-gallon pot,
the tree could grow from 30
to 45 feet, Fleming said.
The Oregon Depart-
ment of Forestry last week
launched an online map
where people can fi nd the
location of the peace trees.
The site tells the story
of how the trees came to be
in Oregon, which now has
one of the largest plantings
of Hiroshima-origin peace
trees outside of Japan. View
the site at oregon.gov/odf/
ForestBenefi ts/Pages/Hiro-
shima-peace-trees.aspx
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new owners of the Whet
Spot, sought and received an
on-premises and off-prem-
ises sales license for the tap
room at 12 N. Holladay from
ages to-go. Owners may cater
small scale and large-scale
private events if they have
preapproval from the Oregon
Liquor Control Commission.
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allows the sale of beverages
to-go. A police review did not
fi nd any disqualifying infor-
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application.
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PUBLIC SAFETY LOG
Aug. 1
12:38 a.m., 2200 block S.
Prom.: Intoxicated people
having too good a time and
reported for noise tell police
they will quiet down and go
inside.
12:44 a.m., Chambers re-
stroom: Subjects are warned of
unlawful lodging.
1:59 a.m., Avenue A: Subjects
warned a second time of un-
lawful lodging are advised they
should leave the area.
3:30 p.m., Roosevelt and 12th:
Car accident.
Between the hours of
22:10 p.m. and 23:19 p.m., six
incidents of unlawful lodg-
ing were investigated and
addressed by police.
Aug. 2
1:51 a.m., Ruby’s Roadside
Grill, U.S. Highway 101: A per-
son is arrested on a warrant.
9:09 a.m., Police headquarters:
A person came in to register as
a sex off ender.
11:26 a.m., Ocean Way bath-
rooms: A transient woman
known to police reported
hanging out in the lavatory
for over 30 minutes is asked to
move along.
1:25 p.m., First and Columbia:
Caller reports someone taking
a parking spot “saved” for her
granddaughter; there was a
disturbance; police tell the
caller and her granddaughter
they can’t be blocking parking
spots.
6:39 p.m., 400 block S. Roo-
sevelt: Police check the area
behind Safeway for a report of
a man passed out on the side-
walk. They are unable to locate
anyone lying down anywhere.
6:48 p.m., Riverwalk: A
transient accused of causing a
disturbance denies the allega-
tions. He is advised to clean up
his mess and move along.
9:43 p.m., Wahanna and
Broadway: Caller reports sub-
jects trespassing on a vacant
lot for sale near her house.
Subjects are located and told
to stay off private property.
Aug. 3
3:42 a.m., N. Edgewood:
Subject reported “lurking” in
the neighborhood apologizes
for upsetting anyone and says
they will stop.
10:10 a.m., Avenue A and
Columbia: A missing person is
reported.
11:51 a.m., 500 block N. Holla-
day: Another missing person is
reported.
12:29 a.m., Avenue H and Roo-
sevelt: A person is ticketed for
making a dangerous left turn.
3:59 p.m., 2100 block N.
Holladay: Caller reports people
building a structure with
driftwood; they fear they are
setting up a camp. Police talk
to juveniles staying with rela-
tives in a nearby beach house
who say they are playing, not
camping.
4:28 p.m., Lifeguard tower:
Woman reports a man both-
ering her by taking pictures of
her on the beach; the man ad-
mits he’s been taking pictures.
Lifeguard stands by while he
deletes the images from his
phone.
6:27 p.m., Police headquarters:
A person comes in to register as
a sex off ender.
7:25 p.m., End of the World:
Police look for persons reported
to be setting off fi reworks with
negative results.
Aug. 4
6:27 a.m., Avenue F and Roos-
evelt: Car accident.
6:25 p.m., 24th Avenue: Report
of a lost yellow kayak, possibly
in the Necanicum River.
fi nd nothing suspicious.
11:34 a.m., Broadway Field:
Subject reported camping in
the dugout is gone on police
arrival.
12:30 p.m., Avenue A parking
garage: Graffi ti is reported.
Parking management is noti-
fi ed.
2:22 p.m., Lincoln and Avenue
E: Man reported behaving odd-
ly is warned of complaints.
Aug. 6
10:13 a.m., 400 block S. Frank-
lin: Caller requests check on his
property after hearing talk of
squatters; the house appears to
have been occupied although
no one was found at the time.
11:13 a.m., 1000 block N.
Roosevelt: A person reported
sleeping by the Pepsi machine
is woken up and told to get
moving.
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