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U.S. Sen. Ron Wyden met with seafood and brewery leaders in Clatsop County during a stop Wednesday on his “Oregon Bounty” tour.

The Oregon Democrat heard concerns about high infrastructure costs, wastewater treatment, climate change and international competition.

“Wastewater has come up again and again, and I did another check of the numbers. And in the Bipartisan Infrastructure Bill, it is clear that the wastewater dollars coming to Oregon will go from $19 million annually to almost $40 million,” Wyden said. “So we are going to be on the phone to DEQ (Department of Environmental Quality), and what we’re going to say — so there’s no confusion — (is) why can’t some of that extra money be used for those who are knowledgeable in the science here to do some of that work to deal with your permits?”

See the story by Rebecca Norden-Bright by clicking here.

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The public will get a chance to provide feedback on a $10.7 million renovation to the Astoria Library.

The project is mostly being financed by a bond measure voters approved last November.

The City Council on Monday night approved extending a contract with the Portland-based architecture firm Hennebery Eddy Architects in the amount of $968,785 to complete the final design and construction plan.

“We’re excited for this project to start off,” City Manager Scott Spence said. “I think this has been a long time coming — this is a major milestone in this process.”

Read the story by Nicole Bales by clicking here.

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A new medical facility will help the Yakima Valley Farm Workers Clinic focus on services such as behavioral health.

The community health provider operates the Coastal Family Health Center in the Park Medical Building on Exchange Street and has steadily outgrown its small space.

Planned for the former TP Freight depot at Marine Drive and Commercial Street, the medical facility will be two stories tall and cover 26,350 square feet.

“We are building this particular thing around behavioral health,” said Brenda McNaughton, medical director and nurse practitioner. “We will, by the time we are fully staffed, (have) two psych (medical providers), two behavioral health specialists and will provide counseling.

“Our priority right now will be to provide Medicare patients with counseling because it’s basically inaccessible in our community. They have to go to Longview or Portland to get psychiatric care, unless they find it online themselves.”

Take a look at the report by Rebecca Norden-Bright by clicking here.

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