A2 • Friday, November 12, 2021 | Seaside Signal | SeasideSignal.com Business Directory CONSTRUCTION B oB M c E wan c onstruction , inc . E xcavation • u ndErground u tiitiEs r oad w ork • F ill M atErial s itE P rEParation • r ock owned and operated by M ike and C eline M C e wan 503-738-3569 34154 Hwy 26, Seaside, OR P.O. Box 2845, Gearhart, OR S erving the p aCifiC n orthweSt S inCe 1956 • CC48302 REAL ESTATE Melissa Eddy REAL ESTATE BROKER EQUAL HOUSING OPPORTUNITY Your real estate vision is my expertise. melissaeddy@windermere.com beachhomerealtor.com 503-440-3258 Lydia Ely/The Astorian Many Cannon Beach businesses opposed the sales tax on meals. Vote count narrows on Cannon Beach food tax By KATIE FRANKOWICZ The Astorian CANNON BEACH — A food tax that has divided the community is hanging by a thread. The margin narrowed signifi cantly since last Tues- day night’s vote count. The ballot measure was pass- ing by 23 votes on election night. Now the measure is holding on by two votes — 369 to 367 — according to an update released by Clat- sop County last Thursday. A gap that narrow — 50.14% to 49.86% —would trigger an automatic recount. Only 100 ballots remain to be counted for the food tax and a Knappa school bond measure, accord- ing to County Clerk Tracie Krevanko. Most of the remaining ballots are ones that could not be read by the county’s voting machines because they were damaged, among other reasons. A few other ballots did not pass the county’s signature verifi ca- tion process. Letters went out to those voters and peo- ple will have until Nov. 16 to cure their ballots. Krevanko expects to cer- tify the election results on Nov. 22. Besides the possibility of an automatic recount, people have until Dec. 7 to request a recount of their own. They just have to pay for it. The cost comes to $15 per pre- cinct, and Cannon Beach is a single precinct. Anyone demanding a recount would also need to pay some addi- tional fees associated with county expenses, such as bringing in workers to do the recount. On election night, with the vote so close, Fire Chief Marc Reckmann said he expected the results will be challenged. The fi re district is con- sidering a levy in May if the food tax fails. Funded through property tax dollars and grants, the district is in dire need of increased, stable funding, Reckmann has said. The food tax has been controversial. The mea- sure would levy a 5% tax on prepared food purchased at restaurants and similar businesses and is expected to raise an estimated $1.7 million annually. The reve- nue would be split between the fi re district and the city, which intends to use its share to fund a new City Hall and police station and other infrastructure. Proponents say the tax is a way to target visitor dol- lars and spread the burden of paying for city and emer- gency services without rais- ing property taxes for resi- dents. Calls for emergency services have increased in the past two years, with most of the calls generated by visitors. But opponents ques- tioned the timing of the ballot measure, saying it will hurt businesses that are already struggling to recover amid the coronavi- rus pandemic. Others have expressed distrust with the city and how it will spend its cut of the revenue. The City Council had considered passing the mea- sure as an ordinance, but a majority moved to send it to voters instead. City Coun- cilor Brandon Ogilvie was the deciding vote at that meeting in July. He changed his mind on the ordinance and shifted to the ballot measure. Though he fully sup- ported the food tax, Ogil- vie said he ultimately felt it would be best for the com- munity to decide. It was also possible that even if the City Council had favored an ordinance, citizens could petition to force an election, he noted. He knows the tax has been divisive, but he does not regret changing his vote. “I need to do the job that I was elected to do,” he said. “It’s a little diffi cult to bring people together that com- pletely disagree on an issue. That it’s this divided doesn’t make it any easier. But my main goal is to try to get the city’s business done.” Man treated for burns after North Wahanna fi re Seaside Signal One man was trans- ported to a burn unit and two people were displaced after an early morning fi re at 525 North Wahanna Road last Friday morning. According to offi cials, Seaside Fire and Rescue responded to a report of a structure fi re at 5:25 a.m. Crews arrived on scene a short time later. Gear- hart and Cannon Beach fi re departments also responded. Hamlet Fire Department covered with mutual aid at U.S. High- way 26. The patient with burns was taken to Columbia Memorial Hospital before being fl own to the Legacy Emanuel Medical Center burn unit in Portland. The Red Cross is assist- ing other tenants displaced by the fi re. The fi re is under inves- tigation. Contact Seaside Police at 503-738-6311 with information. ELECTRICAL • Repairs • Generator installation & servicing • New construction • Remodels Serving the North Oregon Coast since 1950! Serving Clatsop & Tillamook Counties 503.738.8391 CCB#3226 ELECTRICAL • New Construction • Remodels • Panel Changes & Upgrades • Add Circuits or Lighting CCB #198257 • Generators CALL US for your next electrical project! • Repairs 503-739-7145 712 S. 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Edgewood: A disturbance is reported. 11:07 a.m., 1600 block Huck- leberry: A deceased person is reported. Oct. 31 9:27 a.m., Avenue G and Hol- laday: An intoxicated male is given a courtesy ride home. 4:26 p.m., 700 block S. Lin- coln: Police responding to a reported disturbance say the parties had already separated; one man is warned not to drive or be arrested for DUII. 8:14 p.m., Avenue E and Edgewood: A caller reports his car was stolen; he is ad- vised it was towed after being marked as abandoned. Nov. 1 7:48 a.m., 10th and Ne- canicum: A disturbance is reported. 3:05 p.m., 2200 block N. Wah- anna: An assault is reported. 4:50 p.m., Police headquar- ters: A person came in to registers as a sex off ender. 6:48 p.m., 1100 block Avenue E: A caller wants to report her daughter as a runaway. Nov. 2 11:00 p.m., 400 block S. Roosevelt: A disturbance is reported. Nov. 3 SEASIDE FIRE & RESCUE PUBLIC SAFETY LOG 1:09 a.m., 500 block S. Edge- wood: Structure fi re. 6:35 a.m., 800 block Neca- nicum: A transient reported sleeping in a laundry room is advised they can’t sleep there. 12:05 p.m., Clatsop Spit: Water rescue. 11:23 a.m., Avenue C and Roosevelt: A person reported having a lot of trash around his parked vehicle says he will clean it up. Nov. 2 11:26 p.m., Avenue G: Caller reports a tenant across the street seen crawling under the reporting party’s car and the tenant’s room. The behav- ior is reported suspicious. Nov. 4 9:09 a.m., 800 block Fif- teenth Avenue: Caller wants to report windows of their residence being shot out by a BB gun. 3:06 p.m., N. Holladay: Caller is upset a customer is calling her and insulting her and leaving bad reviews about her business on websites. 2:11 p.m., Avenue G: Sex crimes are reported. 9:31 p.m., S. Jackson and Av- enue K: A person is arrested on a warrant. 11:54 p.m., Forest Drive: EMS call. 9:12 a.m., 1200 block Avenue A: EMS call. 9:13 a.m., 300 block N. 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