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An elk management plan is taking shape on the North Coast.

The Oregon Solutions project hopes to reduce dangerous interactions between elk and humans.

One option on the table in Warrenton and Gearhart: Culling.

“I think it’s important to note that part of this effort wasn’t simply to cull elk, it was also to train humans about how they can safely coexist with elk,” Warrenton Mayor Henry Balensifer said. “ … Eradication isn’t the goal. It’s peaceful coexistence as best as we can, and that’s got to do with training our habits, not just their habits.”

Read the story by Ethan Myers by clicking here.

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A supportive housing project for people with mental illness and addiction challenges is moving forward in Uniontown.

The complex off Marine Drive between KFC and Motel 6 could provide 30 studio apartments targeting people earning up to 30% of the area median income.

Clatsop Behavioral Healthcare is partnering with Edlen & Co., a Portland-based developer, on the project.

A similar project pitched for Heritage Square last year was met with public backlash.

Amy Baker, the executive director of Clatsop Behavioral Healthcare, cited the experience with Heritage Square during testimony this month to the state House.

“What I learned from that project is that opposition to these types of housing developments — it’s not rational,” she said. “There’s no data that will quell those arguments. There’s no appealing to the sentiment of people’s higher selves. It is a deep-seated fear that just — it can’t be quelled by research.”

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

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A change of ownership at an apartment complex in Uniontown last year showed the fragility of housing for people on the brink of homelessness.

The situation on W. Bond Street also illustrated the conflict between the private property rights of landlords, who have financial incentives to take advantage of the real estate market, and the public interest in providing adequate housing for people with income challenges, disabilities or behavioral issues.

The Astorian spoke with three former tenants who were displaced. One found a room at a bed-and-breakfast, another is living out of his car and one landed in jail on attempted murder and other charges after a stabbing at the Astoria Warming Center after about a month of living on the streets.

See the story by Nicole Bales by clicking here.

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