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A long-awaited pedestrian safety project is moving ahead along state Highway 202 in Astoria.

The $5.7 million project, which has been a decade in the making, will add a sidewalk and bike lane between Dresden Street and the Department of Motor Vehicles and from Astoria High School to Fourth Street.

By the end of the project, which will also add retaining walls and drainage improvements, the city will have sidewalk continuity around the peninsula from Seventh Street to 45th Street.

“We were doing this when I was the manager here … ,” Interim City Manager Paul Benoit said. “So as you can imagine, it has a long, circuitous, complex history and signing this agreement is an important and hopefully the last step with construction set to take place this (fiscal) year.”

Read the story by Nicole Bales by clicking here.

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The Goonies house is up for sale for $1.65 million.

The Uppertown house featured in the 1985 adventure comedy “The Goonies” has drawn movie fans and other visitors to Astoria over the years. At times, the traffic has caused frustration for people who live in the neighborhood.

“The whole goal is to really promote the city, because when people are looking at purchasing the property, they’re also looking at the community they’re living in,” said Jordan Miller, of John L. Scott Real Estate.

Take a look at Nicole Bales’ report by clicking here.

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Advocates see the potential for workforce housing on surplus county property in Arch Cape.

Clatsop County has made surplus property available for child care, housing and social services.

A group called North Coast Housing Solutions is looking at creating up to 50 units in cottage clusters in Arch Cape.

“There’s some of us in Cannon Beach that really feel passionately about housing the working members of our community,” Chet Moritz, who is involved in the effort, told The Astorian. “And just observing over the last several years that many of our teachers, firefighters, HVAC technicians, medical technicians … not able to even find rentals anywhere near where they’re working here on the North Coast.”

See the story by Nicole Bales by clicking here.

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