From the editor’s desk
Published 8:00 am Saturday, September 23, 2023
- The Oregon Department of Human Services office in Astoria closed in late March over air quality concerns.
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Days before the Oregon Department of Human Services permanently closed its Astoria office due to air quality concerns in March, several employees filed workplace safety complaints.
The complaints, along with other documents obtained by The Astorian through the state’s public records law, provide a window into what unfolded before the state’s decision not to return to the building on Marine Drive.
See the story by Nicole Bales by clicking here.
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The Port of Astoria has urged the state to reconsider wastewater permit requirements for seafood processors.
Da Yang Seafood is one of nine seafood processors that have applied for individual wastewater permits amid criticism that the newly updated general permit for seafood processors — known as a 900-J permit — is overly restrictive.
The Port’s letter to the state Department of Environmental Quality encourages the state to view sustainability in seafood processing as a collaborative effort.
Read the story by Rebecca Norden-Bright by clicking here.
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The city could partner with business owners in Uppertown to help bolster an association representing Astoria’s east end.
Business owners formed the Astoria Uppertown Business Association last year. Similar to the Astoria Downtown Historic District Association, which promotes commerce downtown, the Uppertown association hopes to celebrate and preserve history, promote tourism to the east and enhance community well-being.
During a City Council work session last week, Stacey Stahl, the president of the association and owner of Menagerie on Pier 39, presented what the group has been working on and requested about $81,400 in tourism dollars to help get started.
Take a look at the report by Nicole Bales by clicking here.
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