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High Point: Lower
part of site was never
intended for development
The dune crest would be
ﬂ ooded before lower-el-
The only safe location in evation optional assem-
a calamitous tsunami with bly areas to the east. In the
wave heights of 100 feet is most extreme tsunami pro-
in the eastern foothills, he jections, all sites in Gear-
said.
hart would be ﬂ ooded.
Schultz said the idea that
The best assembly areas
High Point is the ideal evac- are on the eastern foothills,
uation site is an example of above 100 feet, he said.
“a neat narrative, some-
The “least bad” options
thing that sounds great, sort in western Gearhart, the
of scientiﬁ c — ‘high ele- state’s optional assem-
vation’ — but in reality far bly areas, about 800 yards
from it. It’s something that from the oceanfront on the
feels good, we’re doing the Summit ridge, and on the
right thing, it has an ani- ﬁ rst hole of the golf course,
mated life of its own that’s oﬀ er preferable options to
hard to counter.”
the High Point site, Schultz
In 2019, the ﬁ re station claims. “These lower eleva-
committee recommended tion sites are safer than the
three concepts and loca- highest elevation points on
tions to the public to help the dune crest in western
guide the decision-making Gearhart,” he said. “Sim-
process, the existing loca- ply high elevation in west
tion on Paciﬁ c Way, Gear- Gearhart is not safer.”
hart Park at Paciﬁ c Way
Schultz proposes storing
and Marion Avenue and emergency equipment in
the High Point site. A sur- Gearhart’s Hertig Station,
vey indicated voters did outside the tsunami inunda-
not want a station at the tion zone north of the city.
park. The existing location
The lower part of the
is considered at risk of col- High Point site was never
lapse and ﬂ ooding.
intended for development,
In narrowing down sites, Horning, who serves on the
members of the committee Seaside City Council, said
relied on state geo-
in response. “In my
logic data and sci-
opinion,
Schultz
entiﬁ c trends to
doesn’t
disclose
prepare for a large
anything new,” he
tsunami,
which
said. “He recasts
encompasses 95%
what has already
of the possible ﬂ ood
been disclosed, but
scenarios, consul-
very likely forgot-
tant Tom Horning, Tom Horning ten or overlooked
of Horning Geosci-
by
semiengaged
ences, said in 2019.
people.”
A small or medium sce-
To survive the most
nario would encompass calamitous tsunami would
only 79% of the modeled require an assembly area
wave scenarios, Horning at least 100 feet above sea
said at the time. At between level. That is about 20 feet
62 feet and 65 feet, the higher than the high point
High Point site oﬀ ers the of the Palisades.
greatest elevation.
There is no such loca-
Meg Reed, coastal shore tion in Gearhart, said Horn-
specialist with the Oregon ing, who questioned why
Coastal Management Pro- Schultz does not discuss
gram, called the High Point the extremely low proba-
site “the most tsunami resil- bility of such a tsunami.
ient location of the three,
“Schultz makes a great
and we support the city’s video,” he said. “Smooth
eﬀ orts to move forward narration, good cadence,
with this location above 50 compelling graphics. I
feet.”
think he should acknowl-
Gearhart is considering edge that the city has a
a November bond vote on a problem, as has been deter-
new resiliency station High mined by the steering com-
Point, designed to provide mittee, which takes in more
a larger, more secure struc- than just resiliency. He
ture at less risk from a tsu- should advocate for a new
nami. The project could station. ... One is left won-
cost $13 million.
dering if he is just part of
Schultz said the south- the ‘not in my backyard’
west corner of the property mentality of western Gear-
at High Point would be 25 hart. Survival and resil-
to 30 feet underwater in a iency are the targets.”
large tsunami, and would
Schultz hopes the city
ﬂ ood roughly 40% of the and residents pay attention.
property.
“Two years ago I wrote
“People are generally a series of letters to City
not aware that 40% of the Hall on these subjects and
High Point site would be oﬀ ered my services, before
ﬂ ooded by the very tsunami there was any ﬁ nal deci-
that Gearhart uses to deﬁ ne sion,” he said. “I received
its building zone,” he said.
no substantive response.
There are no safe assem- This lack of response
bly areas anywhere along was one reason I decided
the western dune front, to record some videos: I
including at High Point, believed that if the city is
according to Schultz.
not interested in my input,
The dune crest is wide the public might be, and
open to a direct hit from might ﬁ nd a video format
the west, Schultz said. engaging.”
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Station: Full appraisal to be ﬁ nished in April
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No. 1 choice, followed by
38.4% who preferred the
ﬁ re department’s location
on Paciﬁ c Way. The Gear-
hart Park site was eliminated
from consideration.
A new survey should
indicate if there is enough
support to put a bond vote
before the public in Novem-
ber, Sweet said.
The two-story High
Point station would cover a
11,000- to 13,000-square-
foot space.
According to draft plans,
the ground ﬂ oor would
include ﬁ ve bays, lockers,
turnout washes, emergency
medical service area, com-
pressors and bathroom. The
ﬁ re department side would
include the chief’s and other
oﬃ ces, workroom, kitchen
and training area.
Cubicles for police and
storage are also indicated in
the draft plans.
The second ﬂ oor, above
the bays, includes a small
living area, potential dorms
for an intern program, and
a full men’s and women’s
shower system.
R.J. Marx
The ﬁ re station in Gearhart oﬀ of Paciﬁ c Way.
Site preparation adds just
under $3.1 million to the cost
to make sure the building is
up to standards, with piers or
columns to mitigate lique-
faction concerns, Sweet said.
The cost would be sim-
ilar or less to costs for geo-
technical work at any of the
locations, according to the
report.
Construction costs, deliv-
ered by ACC Construction
in Tigard, are estimated at
about $3.9 million. Earth-
work, exterior improve-
ments and utilities come to
$1.9 million. Building costs
are estimated at $5.2 million.
Other direct construction
costs bring the total building
cost to $8.6 million.
Furnishings and equip-
ment, architect and engineer
design fees are estimated at
$1.6 million.
While the sales price for
the High Point property is
“not solid,” land acquisition
is estimated about $3 mil-
lion, Sweet said. The ﬁ nal
purchase contract has yet to
be signed. A full appraisal
of the property has been
ordered and should be ﬁ n-
ished in April.
The bond’s levy rate
is estimated at $1.02 per
$1,000 of assessed value,
Sweet said. A $300,000
home would see an increase
of $306 per year; a $1 mil-
lion home would pay an
additional $1,200 for the
bond.
Hood to Coast Race Series
Crowds at the Hood to Coast Relay in Seaside.
Hood to Coast: There will be social distancing
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In March 2018, Seaside
and Hood to Coast inked
a new contract, starting at
$25,000 and increasing 5%
a year through 2022, when
Hood to Coast will pay the
city more than $30,000.
The 2019 relay brought
19,000 runners and walkers
to Seaside, and another 3,000
volunteers. Organizers esti-
mated between 40,000 and
60,000 participants, specta-
tors, family and friends.
The event delivered more
than $900,000 to the Provi-
dence Cancer Institute.
Last year’s Hood to Coast
was a casualty of the pan-
demic, which also led to
the cancellation of the Sea-
side Beach Volleyball Tour-
nament, the Miss Oregon
Scholarship Program and
the Fourth of July ﬁ reworks
show.
The Hood to Coast and
Portland to Coast relays
will come with social dis-
tancing in place, face cov-
erings and contactless team
check-in, among other safety
measures.
“Relay events are innately
socially distanced, as only
one member of a relay team
Hood to Coast Race Series
Runners at the starting line of the Hood to Coast Relay.
participates at any given
time,” Floyd said.
Runners will cross the ﬁ n-
ish line at the beach in Sea-
side as in years past. After-
ward, however, activities
have been curtailed, Seaside
Chamber of Commerce CEO
Brian Owen said.
“As for the beer garden,
I do not believe we will be
able to have this feature,”
he said. “We hope that the
event attendees who would
generally stay for the run-
ners’ party will instead stay
and visit our restaurants and
bars, creating mini runners’
parties meeting all current
regulations.”
“Right now, we intend
to hold the ‘ﬁ nish’ in Sea-
side, but not a ‘ﬁ nish party,’”
Floyd said. “We are not
going to encourage large
gatherings by having a band,
fenced areas, or in-person
dining. This is all subject to
change, but for now, game
on!”
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