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Voters were closely divided over a ballot measure in the May election that would have repealed a Clatsop County vacation rental ordinance.

But an examination by The Astorian of the vote breakdown by precinct showed a clear pattern. The repeal received the most support in city precincts that are not covered by the county’s ordinance.

Measure 4-221 had majority support in precincts in Astoria, Gearhart, south Seaside and Cannon Beach, where vacation rentals are regulated under city codes. The only precinct in unincorporated parts of the county where the referendum had majority support was in Arch Cape.

See the story by Nicole Bales by clicking here.

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The Port of Astoria will get a grant that will help with the rehabilitation of Pier 2 in Uniontown.

The Port will receive $1.2 million from Business Oregon, the state’s economic development agency, through its emerging opportunity program.

Improving the pier — home to seafood processors Da Yang Seafood and Bornstein Seafoods — has become the Port’s top priority as a complete failure of the structure looms.

Preconstruction — engineering, permitting, project management, mitigation and more — is estimated to cost around $3 million. The entire project has a price tag over $25 million.

Read the story by Ethan Myers by clicking here.

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A federal flood insurance plan update has drawn pushback on the North Coast.

The federal flood insurance program, created in 1968, is designed to provide an alternative to disaster assistance to meet the rising costs of repairing flood damage to buildings and other property. Support for homeowners through the program relies on cities and counties agreeing to meet certain building and development standards.

The updates stem from a 2009 lawsuit the Audubon Society of Portland and other environmental groups brought against the federal agency for its flood insurance program in Oregon. The lawsuit claimed that the federal government did not consider the impacts of flood plain development on wild salmon and steelhead.

Warrenton stands to be among the most impacted by the changes. Mayor Henry Balensifer has been critical of the proposal and the process. He called the potential impacts an “existential concern” for the city.

“The impacts of this are nothing short of staggering and breathtaking to the city of Warrenton,” he said. “Every resident that lives anywhere that is getting flood insurance currently should be paying attention to this … It’s going to have to be all hands on deck to make the impacts heard and known.”

Take a look at the report by Ethan Myers by clicking here.

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