Seaside 2034 visioning schedules community forums

Three of six community forums have been scheduled for next week as phase two of the Seaside 2034 visioning project gets underway for the City of Seaside.

The sessions come on the heels of a two-month surveying process conducted by the City’s visioning project committee. As part of the four surveys – designed for community, visitors and Seaside youth – six topics were deemed most important to the more than 500 respondents. The six topics, listed in order of highest importance to those completing surveys, are Public Safety, Family Features, Business Development, Environment, Arts & Culture and Parks & Outdoor Recreation.

BALLOT ERROR IN CLATSOP DIST 5 COMMISSIONER RACE; RE-VOTE POSSIBLE

According to the Clatsop County Clerk and Elections Office, a number of county voters received incorrect ballots for the May 20 primary election.

The error involves the race for the District 5 seat on the county board of commissioners. A total of 344 voters living in District 5 received ballots without the District 5 race listed, while 147 voters living outside the district received ballots with the District 5 race, for a total of 491 incorrect ballots.

Dale Barrett and Lianne Thompson are the two candidates in the District 5 race. The district has 3,502 registered voters.

Clatsop, Tillamook, Columbia May 20 Top Local Preliminary Primary Election Results

CLATSOP COUNTY

Clatsop County Commissioner

Dist                                                                  votes        %

District 1          Scott Lee                                  859        56.87
                         Frank Orrell                             644        42.59

District 2          Greg Peterson                          641       37.91
                         Lisa J. Tarabocia-Clement      1,043        61.68

District 5*        Lianne Thompson                     698        53.65
                         Dale N. Barrett                       599       46.04

*District 5 ballot distribution error may force District 5 re-vote

Measure 4-170 (banning use of bullhooks, etc on performing animals in the unincorporated county)
                                         yes                        4,931      68.51
                                         no                         1,696       31.49

Measure 4-171 Canon Beach RFPD
                                         yes                         375        63.24
                                         no                          218         36.76

Measure 4-172  Gearhart RFPD
                                         yes                         271        61.31
                                         no                          171         38.69

TILLAMOOK COUNTY

County Commissioner District 3                      Votes
David Yamamoto                                              2254
Tim Josi                                                             2878

State Representative 32nd District                    Votes
Louis Demartino                                                 225
Rick Rose                                                          564

COLUMBIA COUNTY

County Commissioner Position 2                      Votes              %
Wayne Mayo                                                   5,278           49.28
Henry B. Heimuller                                          5,341            49.86

Measure 5-238 (Jail Operations, 3 year levy)
yes                                                                    6,032          51.26
no                                                                      5,736          48.24

Note: Under ORS 249.088 a nonpartisan candidate can be elected at the primary election if the candidate receives a majority of the votes cast (50% plus one vote)


                   

Merkley to Address Clatdop Community College Graduates – David Lum to be Honored

Clatsop Community College is proud to announce that U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley will address graduates at the 2014 commencement ceremony, Friday June 13, at 7pm at the Liberty Theater in Astoria.

Senator Merkley is the first in his family to attend college. He began his record of public service at 19 as an intern for Oregon’s former Senator, Mark O. Hatfield. Merkley received his Bachelor’s Degree with College Honors in International Relations from Stanford University, and went on to receive a Master’s Degree in Public Policy from the Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs at Princeton University. Following university, he worked as a national security analyst and at the Congressional Budget Office before returning to Oregon in 1991 to lead Portland’s Habitat for Humanity.

Merkley was elected to the Oregon House of Representatives in 1998 and served as Democratic Leader in 2003 and as Speaker in 2007. He was elected to the U.S. Senate in 2008 where he now serves on the Appropriations Committee; the Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee; the Environment and Public Works Committee and the Budget Committee. He continues to focus on getting the nation and Oregonians back to work.

Clatsop Community is also pleased to announce the award of its first Honorary Associate of Applied Science Degree. G. David Lum will be honored during the commencement ceremony for his community-wide service and lifetime achievements.

COMMITTEE APPROVES LEAN 2014-15 PROPOSED CLATSOP COUNTY BUDGET

  

The Clatsop County Budget Committee on Wednesday approved a budget for the upcoming fiscal year that furthers the push for long-term financial stability.

The Fiscal Year 2014-15 budget totals $52,425,220, an increase of 0.5 percent over the current year.

A public hearing on the budget before the Board of Commissioners will be held June 11, with final adoption set for June 25.

Budgets for four districts administered by the county – 4-H and Extension Service District, Road District #1, Rural Law Enforcement District and Westport Sewer Service District – were approved on Tuesday. They also go to the board for public hearings and adoption in June.

County Manager Scott Somers told the committee that the document represents an effort by all county departments to control spending as much as possible.

“This is a great reflection of finding efficiencies wherever we can, and simply doing more with less,” he said.

Overall personnel costs drop by 7.7 percent from 2013-14 due to a net reduction of six and a half staff positions, five of which were eliminated with the closure of the county’s juvenile detention center in January. Savings from the new lower-cost employee health insurance plan adopted in January and lower-than-expected obligations to the state Public Employees Retirement System (PERS) also reduced overall costs.