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County shifts contract for juvenile detention to Yamhill County
By NICOLE BALES
The Astorian
Next year, Clatsop County
will send youth in custody
to Yamhill County Juvenile
Detention in McMinnville.
The county has contracted
with Cowlitz County, Wash-
ington, but that contract will
expire at the end of the year
as the county shifts to Yam-
hill County.
Kelly Braaten, the coun-
ty’s juvenile director, said the
juvenile detention facility in
Cowlitz County is the clos-
est. However, he said, there
are several challenges that
come with using the out-of-
state facility.
Some of those chal-
lenges, Braaten said, include
the inability of the Oregon
Department of Human Ser-
vices to conduct business in
the Longview facility. He
said youth have to be picked
up and brought back to Ore-
gon for the Department of
Human Services to conduct
interviews.
He said another challenge
is the lack of video capabili-
ties at the facility for youth
to virtually attend court hear-
ings. Parole offi cers often
have to drive to Cowlitz
County several times a month
so youth can appear by video
using their technology.
Braaten said Yamhill
County has the capabilities
for virtual hearings and visits.
Cowlitz County also does
not accept youth 18 years or
older, so Clatsop County has
been contracting with Yam-
hill County for space for
older youth.
“For the most part, it defi -
nitely served the purpose and
it fi lled the need. But I think
we’re excited for the ability
to use Yamhill,” said Braaten,
who took over the county’s
Juvenile Department last
year.
“Probably within the fi rst
couple of months of me kind
of looking at things and try-
ing to determine what’s the
best route to move towards,
having those two separate
contracts makes sense,” he
said. “But in my mind, it
always made sense to kind
of fl ip-fl op them. So have
Yamhill as our main con-
tract and then have Cowlitz
as a backup. If for some rea-
son there’s no room, then we
could potentially use Cowlitz
as a backup.”
Clatsop County contracts
with Cowlitz County for two
beds, or 730 days. Usually,
more than two children can
stay at the facility at the same
time, as long as the number
of days does not exceed 730
days.
However, the county has
been limited to two actual
beds at a time due to corona-
virus restrictions.
Three
months
ago,
Braaten said, there was only
two youth in custody, but
they were both 18 and older
and therefore had to go to
Yamhill County.
In that case, the county
was paying for beds in
Cowlitz County but could not
utilize them.
Braaten said that on aver-
age, based on the number of
days, Clatsop County has 1
1/2 children in detention.
He said Yamhill County
will honor the contract for the
two youth ages 18 and older
until the next fi scal year,
when they begin a new con-
tract for 1 1/2 beds.
“That way, we’re not pay-
ing for something we might
not use,” Braaten said. “If
we happen to need more then
we’ll pay the daily rate for the
additional beds if we have to.
“Either
we
slightly
underutilize it or slightly
overutilize and pay a little bit
more. But I think in the long
run, theoretically, it should
save money because we’re
not losing out on that space.”
Braaten said underutiliz-
ing beds is the risk counties
run in trying to guarantee
detention services.
“That’s one of the chal-
lenges of not having your
own detention facility,” he
said. “But in the long run,
it’s far more fi scally respon-
sible to try and secure those
services from a provider that
already exists.”
11:41 p.m., downed tree, Fifth
Street and Summit.
Sept. 10
PUBLIC SAFETY LOG
SEASIDE POLICE DEPT.
PUBLIC SAFETY LOG
9:40 p.m., The Cove: Caller
reports subject sitting for hours
with a child in their car ex-
presses concern for the child’s
welfare.
11:08 a.m., 12th and Shore
Terrace: A person is arrested on
a warrant.
2:48 p.m., 2100 block S.
Franklin: A code violation was
reported.
2:49 p.m., Avenue U and
Grove: Welfare check.
5:39 p.m., 1300 block Stillwater
Court: Successful subpoena
service.
4:55 p.m., 1200 block Avenue
D: A missing person is reported.
Oct. 22
19:40 p.m., Ocean Way and N.
Downing: A transient scream-
ing in a restroom is warned of
disorderly conduct.
12:53 p.m., 1100 block Second
Avenue: Barking dogs are
reported in the area. Police
on patrol don’t hear any dogs
barking.
9:57 p.m., 400 block 12th
Avenue: A person reported
screaming in their apartment is
advised of the complaint.
2:12 p.m., 200 block Second
Avenue: Caller reports an
aggressive dog. Offi cer unable
to locate.
Oct. 18
2:34 a.m., Second Avenue:
Emergency medical response.
2:51 a.m., Forest Drive: Emer-
gency medical response.
8:24 a.m., 1000 block S. Holla-
day: A person is arrested on a
warrant.
8:33 a.m., Police headquarters:
A person came in to register as
a sex off ender.
12:04 p.m., Alpine Street: A
person is arrested on a warrant.
Oct. 19
2:31 a.m., Library: Subject
setting up camp on library
property is advised to fi nd
other accommodations.
5:17 p.m., Prom and Avenue I:
Police chase and capture a dog
at large; the dog is lodged until
its owner is located.
9:33 p.m., 2400 block S. Roos-
evelt: Caller requests help with
a person she says is following
her. Police determine this is a
brief relationship that didn’t
work out. Parties separated. No
crime committed.
Oct. 20
6:44 a.m., Ocean Shore:
Police checking on a reported
unattended fi re fi nd a subject
awake and enjoying their fi re.
6:23 p.m., First and N. Colum-
bia: A disturbance is reported.
6:36 p.m., 400 block 12th Ave-
nue: A disturbance is reported.
3:44 p.m., 1000 block N.
Roosevelt: Emergency medical
response.
Oct. 20
Oct. 21
Oct. 17
Oct. 19
5:01 p.m., Ninth Avenue:
Caller reports father causing
a disturbance. Police arrive on
scene and determine there is
a dispute over property in a
storage unit. The mother agrees
to escort the son to get his
belongings. No further action
taken.
7:37 p.m., 12th Avenue: Caller
reports man sleeping in bush-
es. On contact, the man says
he’s just getting away from the
trailer for a bit.
8:03 a.m., 500 block S. Franklin:
Fire alarm. Fire department on
scene.
4:12 p.m., 400 block Hillside
Loop: Emergency medical
response.
driver in a maroon and primer
tan lifted 1990s model Chevy
pickup truck began tailgating
him. When he pulled over to
let the tailgater pass, the driver
stopped, got out, and threat-
ened to beat him up. A report
was made.
GEARHART
FIRE DEPT.
FIRE LOG
10:32 p.m., 33000 block High-
lands Lane: Structure fi re.
Sept. 8
12:04 a.m., downed tree,
Marion.
12:30 a.m., good intent call,
Pacifi c Way.
10 a.m., downed tree, First
Street.
4:05 p.m., service call, Railroad.
Sept. 7
9:19 p.m., Eighth and Necani-
cum: Fire investigation.
5:35 a.m., building fi re, Sunset
Boulevard, Seaside.
5:40 p.m., building fi re, First
Street.
2:06 p.m., emergency medical
service, Dawson, Warrenton.
10:37 p.m., forest, woods or
wildland fi re, Lancaster, Salem.
10:19 p.m. forest, woods or
wildland fi re, U.S. Highway 26,
Hamlet.
Sept. 9
11:09 p.m., downed tree,
Marion and Gearhart Lane,
Gearhart.
9:50 a.m., public service assis-
tance, McCormick Gardens.
Road rage
A 64-year-old Seaside man
Oct. 24 at 11:14 a.m., report-
ed a road rage incident that
happened the day before in
Gearhart on U.S. Highway 101
by Pacifi c Lane. He said he was
traveling northbound when a
11:10 p.m., attempted burn-
ing, Manion, Surf Pines.
11:15 p.m., downed tree, Mari-
on and Second Street.
11:38 p.m., person in distress,
Bailey, Gearhart.
Sept. 11
1:26 p.m., attempted burning,
Oster, Gearhart.
Oct. 21
PUBLIC SAFETY LOG
8:43 a.m., brush or brush-and-
grass mixture fi re, U.S. Highway
26, milepost 2, Seaside.
8:10 a.m., downed tree, Lewis
and Clark, Seaside.
Noon, forest, woods or
wildland fi re, Scoggins Valley,
Gaston.
OREGON STATE
POLICE
6:05 a.m., emergency medical
service, Manion, Surf Pines.
6:59 a.m., building fi re, Astoria.
10:11 p.m., emergency medi-
cal service, Cottage.
Sept. 12
6:27 a.m., emergency medical
service, U.S. Highway 101,
Warrenton.
6:04 p.m., emergency medical
service, Cullaby Lake and Car-
nahan Park Lane, Warrenton.
7:36 p.m., emergency medical
service, Fifth Street, Gearhart.
2:13 p.m., building fi re, Third
Avenue, Seaside.
10:08 p.m., attempted burn-
ing, illegal action, Ocean, Surf
Pines.
7:22 p.m., forest, woods or
wildland fi re, Harding, Oregon
City.
10:16 p.m., natural vegetation
fi re, Del Rey Beach access,
Warrenton.
7:44 p.m., natural vegetation
fi re, Del Rey Beach access,
Warrenton.
Sept. 13
11 a.m., emergency medical
service, Second, Gearhart.
10:43 p.m., 500 block Avenue
A: Police respond to a report
of an argument between
family members. Arguing
parties agree to separate for
the evening.
11:51 p.m., 2100 block S.
Franklin: Two people having
a verbal argument over a civil
matter agree to separate for the
night.
SEASIDE FIRE & RESCUE
PUBLIC SAFETY
LOG
Oct. 17
4:41 a.m., 900 block S. Hol-
laday: Emergency medical
response.
Oct. 18
11:48 p.m., 400 block Hillside
Loop: Emergency medical
response.
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