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Home Share: Making matches
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ple on the process, as well as
the many benefi ts.
“It’s a great way to expand
access to housing and make
sure people have a safe and
comfortable place to be,” she
said.
For older homeowners,
home-sharing can not only
help them cover mortgage
costs and bolster fi nancial
resiliency, but it also can help
alleviate loneliness and isola-
tion and improve their over-
all wellbeing. Among the
aging population, Frei said,
individuals who live with
others and have a sense of
community “do much better
in all aspects of their health.”
Making the system
work
The Home Share Oregon
technology is county spe-
cifi c. Individuals who are
interested in either aspect of
the home-share process can
set up an individual account
and create a profi le that cov-
ers details about their opti-
mal living situation, life-
style, roommate preferences
and more.
“These are really import-
ant questions to ask oneself,”
Fields said. “Combatility
is really key to a successful
home-sharing experience.”
Individuals are matched
to housemates or homeown-
ers who are compatible, and
they can begin the screen-
ing process. Since launch-
ing, nearly 350 homeown-
ers across the state have
established a profi le, and
more than 1,100 housemates
have searched for a space.
The program has facili-
tated nearly 250 background
screenings and at least 30
people have self-confi rmed
that they’ve matched up.
Providence is helping
to implement the program
in their North Coast ser-
vice area through branding
and messaging. They’re dis-
seminating the information
not only among their own
employees, but the commu-
nity at large. They’ve also
assigned a staff member, Jus-
tin Abbott, to provide sup-
port to North Coast residents
and to fi eld applications.
School: Seeking zone change
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facility, community meeting
building, or school.
Since their purchase,
they have removed portable
units, repainted buildings
in earth tones, removed dis-
eased and dying trees and
helped the school district
remove playground equip-
ment to the new location in
Seaside.
They constructed a per-
sonal vegetable and fl ower
garden at the north end of
the property. They fenced
the site to prevent unwanted
encampments and discour-
age potential vandalism.
Owners have been conduct-
ing due diligence regard-
ing environmental condi-
tions, transportation and
site infrastructure.
The Moreys said their
goals are to preserve the
main school building, cre-
ate an “exciting entryway”
in the city’s central core,
and provide “needed hous-
ing consistent with city and
county goals.”
The Moreys plan to con-
solidate tax lots to create
a “clean slate” for present
and future owners. They
will seek a comprehensive
plan map amendment to
change land use classifi ca-
tion from public/semi pub-
lic to residential and apply
to rezone the entire 8 1/2
acre site.
The subdivision could
include two to four residen-
tial units in the school build-
ing, and 20 to 22 residential
units one- or two-bedroom
cottages or duplexes pri-
marily located in the north-
west corner of the property
and along Pacifi c Way.
The proposed redevel-
opment will include pres-
ervation and reuse of the
main school building, con-
struction of cottage-style
housing in two or more
locations, on-site ameni-
ties for the future residents,
required parking, respect
of the existing wetland
and fl oodplain, compliance
with the tsunami hazard
overlay, required transpor-
tation improvements along
Pacifi c Way and landscape
enhancements.
The proposal will not
include public park use.
Rec center: Projects to come on case-by-case basis
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right now, Ousley said.
“We’re
already
a
child care desert in Clat-
sop
County,”
Ousley
said. “There’s not a lot of
options. In the past fi ve
years, we’ve lost a lot of
spaces for kids.”
While the park district
has enough space, staff
vacancies remain to be
fi lled, she said. “We are
at capacity now,” Ous-
ley said. “We do have a
waiting list. But we’ve
been hiring more folks,
and we’re actually fi nding
people.”
The park district has
expanded indoor recreation
opportunities for the com-
munity, Archibald said,
including fi tness classes in
the library area and a walk-
ing track that could uti-
lize the building’s one-mile
loop of hall corridor.
“We’ve off ered over
1,000 hours of rental space
to basketball teams in our
community and we’ve
hosted fi ve PBL tourna-
ment weekends,” he said.
“Those can average any-
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Kelly Smith, at desk, welcomes a group of preschoolers, and a canine visitor, Cosmo. The
Sunset Empire Park and Recreation District’s Melissa Ousley is at right.
where in between 60 and
100 teams.”
The heating and cool-
ing system “does not work
very effi ciently,” Archibald
said, with heat spreading
unevenly — and in some
rooms oppressively —
throughout the building.
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pursue the search, interview-
ing and screening prospec-
tive managers. The coun-
cil will consider candidates
based on the results of the
outreach in May.
The city manager’s job
is one of three top posi-
tions available in Seaside,
along with Seaside Civic
and Convention Center
General Manager Russ
Vandenberg and Planning
Director Kevin Cupples,
who retired in February.
Convention Center Gen-
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berg offi cially announced
his retirement at last Mon-
day’s City Council meet-
ing. Vandenberg joined the
city in 2005, and presided
over the growth and ren-
ovation of the convention
center.
“You know, retiring
from a position you love
and the community you
call home is not easy,”
Vandenberg said. “And
quite frankly I’ve strug-
gled with that entire pro-
cess. It has been a pro-
found honor and privilege
to serve in the capacity of
general manager. For the
better part of 16 years, my
goal has always been to
leave the center and vis-
itors bureau better than I
found it.”
Today, he said, the cen-
ter is a state-of-the art
venue recognized through-
out the state as one of the
most successful venues of
its type.
When
Cupples
announced he was leav-
ing to pursue personal and
family interests, the city
named code enforcement
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offi cer Jeff Flory is acting
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time being, Assistant City
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The planning depart-
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contractors is the way
we’re approaching that
right now,” Rahl said.
Police Chief Dave Ham
announced the departure
of Sgt. Johannes Korpela
and the promotion of Jess
Vaughn to patrol sergeant,
leaving one vacancy on the
force.
Public works is seek-
ing to hire a water fore-
man, Rahl said, who plans,
organizes and supervises
the operation and mainte-
nance of the water treat-
ment plant, pump stations,
head works and distribu-
tion system.
The city is hiring for
summer beach lifeguards
at $16.50-20 per hour and
seasonal summer public
works help is sought.
The Seaside Library is
looking for a library assis-
tant in youth services, a
part-time position. Appli-
cants are expected to have
extensive knowledge about
teen reading materials,
knowledge of the Dewey
Decimal system, computer
skills and solid communi-
cation skills.
Future projects will come
on a case-by-case basis,
Archibald said.
“What we’d like to fi g-
ure out is our highest
need right now.’” he said.
“‘Let’s fi x this.’ ‘Let’s
improve this.’ Over time, I
think you’ll start to see the
value.”
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dows will also need to be
upgraded.
The strategic plan is
expected to be delivered at
the end of this month.
While the cost of the
purchase was $2.15 mil-
lion, the district received a
loan of $2.5 to cover imme-
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