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Gearhart pursues urban growth boundary
change at Clatsop County work session
Seaside Signal
Gearhart addressed one of
many steps in acquiring land
north of the city for a new fi re
and police station. No matter
the vote on May 17, the city
will need county and state
approvals for the project,
budgeted at $14.5 million.
Scott Fregonese, a con-
sultant with Fregonese
Associates,
told
mem-
bers of the county Planning
Commission.
The expansion will allow
developers for the 34-acre
Cottages at Gearhart to
build more residential lots
than under Clatsop County’s
2-acre zoning code.
The developers could
get about 21 houses into the
property now, City Adminis-
trator Chad Sweet said at the
meeting. “If they come into
the city of Gearhart, it would
be a 10,000-square-foot lot,
which is similar to the way
that Gearhart was developed.
It’s less dense but still more
dense in the county zoning
that’s on there now.”
The city would receive
2.14 acres for police and fi re
and an additional 2.4-acre
parcel would be designated
a park.
In exchange, Gearhart
would give 34 acres west of
the city’s no-build zone into
Scott Fregonese
The green and blue areas represent land to be brought into the urban growth boundary. The purple area
marks land to the west of Gearhart’s no-build line that would be brought into the county in exchange.
the county, most of it unsuit-
able for development, Fre-
gonese said.
A Gearhart resident, Jack
Zimmerman, submitted cor-
respondence objecting to
the urban growth bound-
ary expansion on zoning,
environmental and wildlife
concerns.
“The city will increase
the planned subdivision den-
sity from the county density
to Gearhart’s current density
of one dwelling per 10,000
square feet, and will fur-
ther agree to supply water
to the new dwellings bring-
ing a windfall profi t event to
the subdivision owners,” he
wrote.
Zimmerman said residen-
tial septic systems from the
development will pollute the
Clatsop Plains sand dune and
aquifer, and that increasing
water consumption violated
statewide goals, particularly
at a time of “historic levels of
drought.”
In the event the city is
unable to bring the property
into the urban growth bound-
ary within one year from
the signing on Aug. 23, the
agreement would terminate
unless both parties agree to
an extension.
Both the county and the
city will have to amend the
urban growth boundary and
any comprehensive plan
amendments, Fregonese said.
“The goal is to submit this
to the state this month, so that
we can start this process,” he
said. “If all goes well, then
we will come back to you and
to the city’s planning com-
mission, and hopefully work
through this process.”
NEWS NOTES
Former gas
station receives
cleanup grant
A $500,000 grant from
the U.S. Environmen-
tal Protection Agency will
go toward cleaning up two
potentially hazardous sites
— one in Seaside, another
in Astoria — that could be
used for aff ordable housing.
In north Seaside, near the
old Seaside High School, a
former gas station and car
repair shop still has harmful
substances on site such as
fuel tanks kept underground,
the county said.
In east Astoria is a
20-acre parcel, once the site
of the Blue Ridge apart-
ments, situated next to a for-
mer military facility. Various
materials — such as tanks,
munitions and contaminants
like lead and asbestos —
may have been left behind,
Clatsop County said in a
statement.
The county and the cities,
working with a consultant,
identifi ed the properties —
which are privately owned
— as needing to be cleaned
up, Monica Steele, the assis-
tant county manager, said.
In its application, the
county identifi ed mixed-
use development, includ-
ing workforce housing, as a
goal.
The grant is part of the
EPA’s brownfi eld program
that allows communities to
rehabilitate once-developed
properties that have fallen
into disuse and may have
turned toxic.
Of the program’s $254
million, Oregon communi-
ties will receive $8.3 mil-
lion, the federal agency said.
County gets state
grant to fi ght
addiction
A state grant of $6.2 mil-
lion will go toward fi ghting
addiction in Clatsop County.
The Behavioral Health
Resource Networks grant
will address the need for
housing, harm reduction,
drug and alcohol treat-
ment, overdose prevention,
employment support and
other services.
The county’s Public
Health Department, Clat-
sop Behavioral Healthcare,
Clatsop Community Action,
Helping Hands Reentry Out-
reach and Providence Sea-
side Hospital Foundation
will receive funds. The orga-
nizations collaborated on the
application, the county said.
Monica Steele, the assis-
tant county manager, noted
at a Public Safety Coordi-
nating Council meeting this
month that because grant
funding is frequently tied
to population, rural com-
munities don’t often receive
funding in amounts that can
make a diff erence.
The grant, available this
biennium because of Ore-
gon’s Measure 110, is “a
good step forward,” Steele
said.
“This is really positive,
to receive an amount of
money that we can actually
work with and do something
with,” she said.
County counsel
steps down
Clatsop County is look-
ing for a new county counsel.
Joanna Lyons-Antley,
who has served in the posi-
tion for more than two years,
resigned in early March.
She said she wanted more
time to spend with her loved
ones.
“It was an excruciat-
ingly hard decision because
I truly love my job and Clat-
sop County,” she wrote in an
email.
She said she has not been
able to be fully present in her
5-year-old son’s life. “After
much discussion with my
family, we have decided that
it would be best for me to
take a step back,” she wrote.
Lyons-Antley said she
would stay on until the
county is able to hire a
successor.
Mark Kujala, the chair-
man of the county Board
of Commissioners, said the
county will likely contract
out the position until a per-
manent in-house counsel is
found, a process that could
take a year.
A former city attorney
in Klamath Falls and assis-
tant counsel in Coos County,
Lyons-Antley was appointed
to the Clatsop County posi-
tion in March 2020, just as
the coronavirus pandemic
began. She replaced long-
time county counsel Heather
Reynolds.
As the county responded
to the virus, Lyons-Antley
attended Emergency Oper-
ations Center meetings and
fi elded legal questions.
“Joanna weathered a
COVID storm, as most
everyone on the county staff
did. But it was very import-
ant to have that stability
throughout, and I think she
did a fantastic job,” Kujala
said.
Lyons-Antley assisted
the county through the stra-
tegic planning process,
and has guided the county
through the ongoing issue of
zoning and regulating vaca-
tion rentals in unincorpo-
rated areas. In addition, she
has served as a county liai-
son on the child care work
group.
OBITUARIES
Wade Leigh Morgan
Jewell
Aug. 7, 1960 — April 23, 2022
Wade Leigh Morgan,
61, spent most of his life in
Jewell. A celebration of life
will be held on Sunday at
1 p.m. at Lighthouse Chris-
tian Church, 88786 Dell-
moor Loop in Warrenton,
with Daniel Baker, pastor,
offi ciating.
Wade was born Aug. 7,
1960, in Astoria, the son of
the late David Morgan, and
surviving mother, Nellie
Morgan, of Astoria.
He is also survived by his
son, John Morgan, of Port-
land; stepson, Joel Hathaway,
of Columbia, Missouri; sis-
ters, Monica (Andrej) Raichl,
of Astoria, and Brenda
(Brian) Hancey, of Queen
Creek, Arizona; aunts and
uncles, Judy and Phil Lay-
man, of Jewell, Shirley Mor-
gan, of Caldwell, Washing-
ton, Ted Wilkins, of Seaside,
Walt and Flo Berg, of War-
ren, and Ed Berg, of Eugene.
Preceding Wade in death
are his grandparents, Vic-
tor and Grace Berg and Irma
and Lloyd Morgan; cousin,
Melissa Hancey; uncle,
Richard Morgan; and grand-
mother, Leah Wilkins.
Wade went to school in
Lincoln City and Jewell. He
dropped out of school his
junior year. He later got his
GED, then went to get his
emergency medical techni-
cian and paramedic license.
He worked with the fi re
department, and even was
the chief of Elsie-Vinema-
ple Rural Fire Protection Dis-
trict 11 for a while. He also
worked for Medix.
Wade married Tana
Lamont, and they eventu-
ally divorced. He then mar-
ried Mary Romanaggi. Wade
gained a stepson, age 2 1/2.
They had another child
together, John. They were
married several years, then
divorced. Wade was with his
companion, Vicki, before his
death.
Wade loved the out-
doors, scuba diving, fi shing
and hunting. He loved to dig
clams. He worked in con-
struction and logging. He
was a builder, a cook, a bar-
tender and a dishwasher.
Wade helped many peo-
ple. He was very smart, he
could fi gure out complex
things, and he was great at
bartering! He had many tal-
ents, he worked hard, and
also played hard. Wade had a
heart of gold!
PUBLIC SAFETY LOG
SEASIDE POLICE, FIRE
PUBLIC SAFETY LOGS
May 4
4:22 p.m., North Wahanna:
Caller says tenant is damaging
property at their residence and
would like to know options.
5:01 p.m., The Cove: A distur-
bance is reported.
May 5
2:56 a.m., Convention Center
parking: A person is told they
cannot park in the lot over-
night.
Property crimes are reported.
reported.
EMS call.
7:23 p.m., 2200 block N.
Holladay: A large RV is reported
camping in the area.
11:31 p.m., 1100 block Broad-
way: A person located on
library property after hours is
trespassed.
1:31 p.m., 1200 block S.
Holladay: Forgery/fraud is
reported.
9:07 p.m., 3500 block U.S.
Highway 101 northbound:
Gearhart police are assisted.
9:30 p.m., Broadway and
Turnaround: Police check on a
woman reported intoxicated.
May 8
12:49 a.m., U.S. Highway 101/
Ecola: Police assist Cannon
Beach police.
5:39 a.m., 800 block S. Holla-
day: Police assist fi refi ghters
and Medix on a call.
8:19 a.m., Rite Aid: A person is
warned of unlawful lodging.
9:03 a.m., Broadway Park:
Animal abuse is reported.
8:23 a.m., 400 block 16th
Avenue: Caller requests welfare
check on her ex-husband who
she says is living in a residence
without utilities. Offi cer made
contact and reported their
fi ndings with the caller.
10:29 a.m., Estuary Parking:
Subjects are trespassed for
overnight parking.
9:21 a.m., 800 block S. Roos-
evelt: A caller says their car was
illegally entered.
1:45 p.m., East end of Avenue
B: Caller reports subject at
a transient camp is “tearing
things up” and behaving errati-
cally. Subject had left the scene
prior to police arrival.
2:02 p.m., Peter Iredale: Water
rescue.
May 6
2:14 a.m., 300 block First Ave-
nue: Subjects found sleeping
on church property are advised
they’re on private property and
are warned of trespass. They
left.
3:21 a.m., Convention Center
Parking: Subjects are warned
of parking during prohibited
periods.
3:36 a.m., 400 block First
Avenue: Subjects are warned
they’re sleeping on private
property. They left after being
being told they’re trespassing.
11:18 a.m., Avenue A: Fire
alarm.
11:26 a.m., 2000 block Spruce:
EMS call.
11:45 a.m., 500 block S. Wah-
anna: EMS call.
1:03 p.m., 400 block S. Holla-
day: EMS call.
2:36 p.m., 2100 block Middle-
fork Rd: Fire investigation.
7:20 p.m., 200 block N.
Downing: A vehicle is reported
stolen.
May 7
12:43 p.m., Avenue G and
Franklin: A man reported
sleeping partially in the street is
checked and says he is fi ne.
5:28 p.m., 600 block Broadway:
DEATH NOTICE
Marlin Leisey
May 17, 2022
LEISEY, Marlin, 80,
of Seaside, died in Sea-
side. Hughes-Ransom Mor-
tuary is in charge of the
arrangements.
10:52 a.m., Shore Terrace:
Caller reports an old school bus
parked in the area she believes
people are camping in. Police
check the vehicle and tag it for
tow.
May 10
10:05 a.m., 500 block S.
Edgewood: A disturbance is
reported.
1:16 p.m., 700 block First
Avenue: Caller reports a
damaged vehicle in the street;
on arrival, police arrest the
operator for driving while
intoxicated.
4:32 p.m., 1800 block
Broadway: Caller reports an
unspecifi ed wild animal in
the area. Police are unable to
locate any animal.
5:44 p.m., 400 block Third
Avenue: EMS call.
8:50 p.m., 700 block 16th
Avenue: Police put a person
on mental hold.
4:58 a.m., 300 block N. Prom:
EMS call.
6:31 a.m., 1300 block Second
Avenue: EMS call.
8:19 p.m., 400 block S. Roo-
sevelt: Caller reports female
attempting to enter parked
vehicles.
11:47 a.m., 1100 block
Avenue F: Sex crimes are
reported.
6:55 a.m., 2500 block S. Roos-
evelt: An EMS call turns into a
report of a deceased person.
10:50 a.m., 900 block Avenue
S: Caller reports a subject who
used a slingshot to launch
a boulder. The subject is ar-
rested and transported to the
Clatsop County jail.
12:25 p.m., 900 block Avenue
S: A person is arrested on a
warrant.
4:23 p.m., 2000 block Cedar
Street: A deceased person is
8:07 p.m., First and Necani-
cum: Suspicious circumstanc-
es are reported.
8:50 p.m., Tenth and Necan-
icum: Police respond to a re-
port of two women fi ghting;
on arrival, no one was seen
causing a disturbance. Police
talked to other people in the
area who did not see or hear
anyone fi ghting.
10:38 p.m., 400 block S. Holl-
aday: EMS call.
OREGON STATE
POLICE
PUBLIC SAFETY LOG
May 11
11:28 a.m., Holladay and Vil-
lage Terrace: Person is advised
to move her derelict-looking
vehicles off the public road.
May 9
3:09 p.m., 3500 block Sunset
Blvd: A person is arrested on
a warrant.
8:35 a.m., Avenue G: A distur-
bance is reported.
1:04 p.m., Avenue G: Hotel
management requests police
assistance removing an occu-
pant from a room.
4:36 p.m., 1000 block S. Holl-
aday: A person is arrested on
a warrant.
8:16 p.m., 1400 block Broad-
way: A person is arrested on a
warrant.
9:35 p.m., Turnaround: Ve-
hicles are reported racing in
the area.
May 12
2:29 a.m., 300 block N. Prom:
Dog bite incident at state park
A dog attack was reported April
28 at 4 p.m. at Arcadia State
Park. The reporting party said
she was on the beach when
contact was made with two
people with two dogs. The
person holding the leash of a pit
bull dropped it and the pit bull
attacked the reporting party’s
young sheltie. When the report-
ing party tried to intervene, she
was bitten on the hand by the
pit bull. Her dog ran across the
beach and got to the highway
where it ran across the road
but was grabbed by someone
who returned it to the owner, a
71-year-old woman, who took
the dog to the vet in Seaside.
She said she did not need
medical attention for her hand.
The person with the pit bull did
not stick around to share their
information. The reporting party
was told to reach out to Clatsop
County Animal Control to report
what happened.