Liens to be Placed on Astoria Flavel Properties

Flavel House Courtesy Theo Elliot

Monday night the Astoria City Council again took up the matter of the long vacant Flavel properties, both downtown and the well-known vacant residence ot 627 15th Street.  The council adopted 3 resolutions that will allow the city to place liens on each of the properties.  Brett Estes, Astoria’s Community Development Director, said the liens would allow for future foreclosures on the downtown properties.

US Senator Jeff Merkley Holds Town Hall Meeting in Astoria

An audience of over 100 people packed the Kern room at the Columbia Maritime Museum for a Town Hall meeting held by Oregon US Senator Jeff Merkley this (Monday) morning.

     The first term Senator made a short summation of current issues before the Senate, including the last minute “fiscal cliff” compromise.

     Jeff Merkley1.wav  (:23) “We had a deal that was put together basically through Mitch McConnell, Senator McConnell, Tennessee, the minority leader, and uh, Biden, the Vice President.  They came to us seconds before midnight, literally seconds before midnight we were getting briefed on.  It had a few good things, and a few big problems in it.”

     Merkley said the good things were the continuation of unemployment insurance, which he said prevented over 30 thousand Oregonians from being cut off from benefits, also the continuation of the present level of Medicare doctor re-imbursement rates.

    But he said the bill set up a series of further fiscal cliffs, without providing enough revenue to fill the gaps.

SOUTH CLATSOP COUNTY COMMUNITY EMERGENCY RESPONSE TEAM MEETING JAN. 14

 An informational and training meeting for the South Clatsop County Community Emergency Response Team (CERT) will be held Monday, Jan. 14 from 6:30 p.m. to 9 p.m. at the Cannon Beach Fire District Hall, 188 Sunset Blvd.

CLATSOP COUNTY HOUSING AUTHORITY SIGNS AGREEMENT WITH REGIONAL HOUSING AGENCY

The board of commissioners of the Clatsop County Housing Authority on Thursday approved an intergovernmental agreement temporarily assigning the Northwest Oregon Housing Authority to handle the agency’s management duties.

NOHA assumes CCHA’s management services as the CCHA board reviews the future management of the agency. At the same meeting, the board voted to place CCHA Executive Director Kathy Lucas and Operations Manager Sheila Heino on paid administrative leave.

CCHA manages several low-income housing facilities around Clatsop County, including Owens-Adair in Astoria, Tillikum and Wapiti in Warrenton, and Clatsop Shores in Seaside, and makes housing grants available to a number of local social service organizations.

US SENATOR JEFF MERKLEY TO HOLD TOWN HALLS IN CLATSOP, COLUMBIA AND TILLAMOOK COUNTIES

Oregon Senator Jeff Merkley will hold town halls in Clatsop and Columbia Counties on Monday, January 7th, then in Tillamook County on January 11th. 

Merkley will update constituents on his work in Washington, DC also answer questions and invite suggestions about how to tackle the challenges facing Oregon and America.

“Talking directly to Oregonians in every county is a great way to hear about the issues folks want me to fight for in Washington,” said Merkley. “I urge all residents of Clatsop and Columbia Counties to come and share their opinions and work with me to make our state and nation a stronger place.”

2013 YOUNG ENTREPRENEUR’S PROGRAM: BIZ KIDZ OPEN HOUSE MONDAY, JANUARY 14

 Kids K – 12 are invited to bring their special talents, skills or interests to a whole new level!  Join the Young Entrepreneur’s Club and become a Market Biz Kid.  Astoria Sunday Market in partnership with Clatsop County 4-H is hosting an open house to kick off the 2013 Young Entrepreneur’s Club season.  Here, prospective Biz Kidz can meet other members, learn about the club and hear tips on choosing a product.  Young Entrepreneurs who already have a product are encouraged to bring samples to show.  Pizza and refreshments are served.  The evening begins at 6 pm at the 4-H Club House located on Walluski Loop across from the Clatsop County Fairgrounds. The Club House is located in the parking lot on the right.

TSUNAMI EVACUATION MAPS FOR NEWPORT, NESKOWIN, PACIFIC CITY, SAND LAKE, AND TIERRA DEL MAR RELEASED

The Oregon Department of Geology and Mineral Industries (DOGAMI) has released five more maps in its new, second-generation tsunami evacuation map series for communities along the Oregon coast. This set includes communities in Lincoln and Tillamook Counties. The purpose of the evacuation map is to help people identify safe evacuation routes and assembly areas, as developed by local emergency authorities. The maps are available free online in PDF format.

*     Newport North and Newport South

*     Neskowin

*     Pacific City

*     Sand Lake and Tierra Del Mar

 

These evacuation maps incorporate the best tsunami science that is available today, including updated computer simulation models using high-resolution lidar topographic data and knowledge gained from the 2004 Sumatra, 2010 Chile, and 2011 Tohoku earthquakes and tsunamis.

 

http://www.flashalertnewswire.net/images/news/2012-12/2967/60519/press-release-2012-12-28_evacmaps-FINAL.pdf

To learn more about these publications and find other evacuation maps and information on how to prepare for tsunamis, visit: http://OregonTsunami.org