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The North Coast Land Conservancy has started the second phase of the Boneyard Ridge restoration project.

The work involves a 40-acre parcel of former timberland in Seaside. 

The land is one section of 340 acres the nonprofit purchased in 2016, known as Boneyard Ridge Habitat Reserve.

Acquisition of the parcel was significant because it closed the gap between the land conservancy’s Circle Creek Habitat Reserve and the Elmer Feldenheimer State Natural Area adjacent to Ecola State Park, creating a contiguous network of 3,500 acres of conserved land on Tillamook Head.

Read the story by Nicole Bales by clicking here.

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The design concept has emerged for a new, $22.6 million housing project at Owens-Adair near downtown for seniors and people with disabilities.

The four-story, 50-unit apartment complex will mirror the building on 15th and Exchange streets. 

The design is expected to go before the city’s Historic Landmarks Commission for review later this month.

“This is a big deal to put a building like this in this part of Astoria,” Elissa Gertler, the Northwest Oregon Housing Authority’s executive director, said. “We expect some folks maybe to not like it as much as we all do. I think we all think it’s a perfect expression of what we’re trying to accomplish inside the building and in this place in Astoria.

“But if you live in across the street on Exchange Street, and you have a view today, and you won’t in a couple of years, you might be coming to that Historic Landmarks Commission with something to say.”

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

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A supportive housing project is planned for Uniontown.

Clatsop Behavioral Healthcare and Edlen & Co., a Portland-based developer, envision 33 micro units for people working with the mental health agency to overcome mental health and addiction challenges.

The project is similar to a component of a proposed workforce housing project at Heritage Square that collapsed earlier this year at the City Council amid concerns about cost and public backlash.

The vacant property in Uniontown is off W. Marine Drive between a KFC fast-food restaurant and Motel 6. The owners of KFC have expressed concern about the potential impact of the project.

“I’m sure if the KFC owner understood that this is an important step to reducing homelessness and that we’re bringing business to his front door, he would support the project,” Amy Baker, the executive director of Clatsop Behavioral Healthcare, said.

See the story by Nicole Bales by clicking here.

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