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Homeless policy
is working, city,
advocates say
Changes allow six-day consecutive stay
By R.J. MARX
Seaside Signal
The Seaside City Coun-
cil formally adopted a
revised camping ordi-
nance, with amendments
that extend the length-of-
stay for homeless camp-
ers and RVs. A third and
fi nal council reading Aug.
8 extended hours for over-
night camping to six con-
secutive days before home-
less campers are required
to move their tents and
RVs.
The ordinance, which
went into eff ect July 1, had
required permitted camp-
ers to enter the camping
area at 8 p.m. and leave
at 8 a.m., when the gates
would be locked for the
day.
The council revised the
policy in late July. Camp-
ers may now stay 24 hours
a day, six days a week, as
long as they obey condi-
tions of the ordinance and
keep their sites clean.
Gates to the Alder Mill
entrance close Thursdays
at 10 a.m., at which time
all belongings must be
taken off the property. Per-
mitted campers may return
at 4 p.m. when the gates
are reopened.
Two weeks in, Seamus
McVey, a homeless advo-
cate, said the new policy is
working.
“I wanted to let you all
know that they’ve not only
been very appreciative of
the changes that have come
so far, but that they left the
property very clean last
Thursday, and are looking
forward to being able to
continue to do that.”
“I was able to go out last
Thursday after the closure
had happened and it did
not appear that anyone had
been there,” City Manager
Spencer Kyle said. “Apart
from some matted grass
where tents were, the site
was very clean and noth-
ing was left behind. It’ll be
great for everyone if they’re
able to keep that up.”
See Homeless, Page A3
CENTER COURT
Crowds fl ock to Seaside for volleyball weekend
Providence
Seaside
Hospital’s distribution of
$135,000 in grant fund-
ing will help seven organi-
zations in Clatsop County
address pressing needs
related to housing, behav-
ioral health and equity over
the next year.
Providence
annu-
ally distributes commu-
nity health grants to local
organizations based on
high-priority needs. These
are identifi ed through a
needs assessment —com-
pleted every three years —
and regular input from an
advisory committee com-
prised of community rep-
resentatives and the hospi-
tal’s leadership team.
“We had that conversa-
tion back in January, dis-
cussing what are the most
pressing needs, and what
are our community part-
ners and community mem-
bers telling us as well?”
Rachel Smith, commu-
nity health manager, said.
“Housing is so, so critical
and there is not enough of
it. And similarly with men-
tal and behavioral health
— it has signifi cant needs
and is so widespread.”
Providence determines
the local funding alloca-
tion at a regional level, and
the allocation varies from
year to year. According to
Smith, this was the largest
year yet in terms of fund-
ing, partially because of
the COVID-19 pandemic
and the fact that utiliza-
tion of social and behav-
ioral health services has
increased in the past year.
easide’s 40th beach
volleyball
tourna-
ment opened Aug.
11 under crystal blue skies
and 71 degree tempera-
tures. Cheers and screams
went up after a well-placed
spike or heated volley.
The running play-by-
play by Ken Heman, of
Seaside Visitors Bureau,
kept the crowd juiced and
into the game. Adam Israel,
a businessman, community
booster and former Seaside
Seagulls athlete, pumped
up enthusiasm, leading
cheers at center court.
“This year’s volleyball
event is the biggest one,”
co-tournament director PT
Thilavanh said near center
court.
More than 1,800 teams
registered, bringing an
estimated 40,000 visitors
to Seaside.
Competition has “defi -
nitely improved” over the
years, Thilavanh said, with
many pros joining tourna-
ment play.
Kevin McColloch, chief
operations offi cer of Vol-
leyball Life, a 10-year
professional beach vol-
leyball player and coach
at University of Califor-
nia, Davis, kept technol-
ogy running smoothly
with a remote feed manag-
ing court assignments and
scores.
Juniors and adult play
started Friday, with fi nals
Saturday. It ended Sunday
morning with quads and
sixes. By 9 a.m. Monday
morning, most of the nets
were gone as crews dis-
mantled stages and stan-
dards. Center court was
quiet except for a few strag-
glers, leftover beach chairs
and gulls — with Seaside’s
41st year ahead in 2023.
S
Brian Owen, director of the Seaside Civic and Convention Center and former Seaside
Chamber of Commerce CEO; Katie McCloud, acting director of the Seaside Chamber
of Commerce; men’s winners Avery Drost and Chase Frishman; and tournament
directors Mike Griffi n of Bad Boys Volleyball and PT Thilavanh of NWAS Volleyball.
Women’s champions Molly
Turner and Carly Skjodt with
Seaside Mayor Jay Barber.
Seaside’s Ken Heman rallied the crowd
throughout the weekend. Dave Shaw onstage
and Karl Dugan at right.
R.J. Marx
See Grants, Page A3
Photos by
Jeff TerHar
Seaside Signal
Grants designed
to meet mental
health needs
By KATHERINE LACAZE
For Seaside Signal
Men’s doubles
competition at
center court.
Volleyball play began Aug. 11 with junior play on center court.
Music, beer ... and a 198-mile relay for runners and walkers
What’s new at this
year’s Hood to Coast
By R.J. MARX
Seaside Signal
R.J. Marx
Hood to Coast 2021 showed smaller crowds but equal enthusiasm from runners and fans.
The annual Hood to Coast
relays begin Aug. 26 at the Tim-
berline Lodge on Mount Hood
and ends in Seaside.
The relay began in 1982 in
Pacifi c City, with eight teams. In
1989, the race moved to Seaside,
with 750 teams.
More than 13,000 runners and
5,400 walkers will make the jour-
ney this year, in what organizers
describe as “the largest relay race
in the world.”
A toll-free information num-
ber, waste recycling and a virtual
handbook are among changes
ahead at this year’s Hood to Coast
relay.
At a City Council meeting
last fall, the event’s chief opera-
tions offi cer Dan Floyd presented
a check for almost $29,000 to the
city from the event. The economic
impact for the city overall from
visitors is estimated between $1.2
million and $7.8 million. In 2021,
the relay raised $600,000 for can-
cer services.
The Providence Cancer Insti-
tute has received more than
$6 million to support cancer
research, treatment and support
services. This year’s goal is to
raise $650,000 for the institute,
Floyd said.
See Hood to Coast, Page A3
TRAVEL
ADVISORIES
The Hood to Coast relays
advises traffi c fl ow may
be aff ected in the follow-
ing areas:
Oregon Route 47: Friday,
Aug. 26 at 11 a.m. to Sat-
urday, Aug. 27 at 4 p.m.
Oregon Route 202:
Friday, Aug. 26 at 7 p.m.
to Saturday, Aug. 27 at
6 p.m.
Young’s River Loop: on
Saturday, Aug. 27 from
1:00 a.m. to 6 p.m.
Lewis and Clark Road:
Saturday, Aug. 27,
4:30 a.m. to 7 p.m.
U.S. Highway 101:
Saturday, Aug. 27, 6 a.m.
to 7 p.m.