Live recording of Seaside City Council Meeting, Monday, Jan 27, 2020. This is a partial recording, which began about 15 minutes after the start of the meeting.
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Local News: Live recording, Astoria Planning Commission, Tues, Feb 4, 2020 This is a partial recording of the Astoria Planning Commission meeting on Tues, Feb 4, 2020. The recording starts about 30 minutes into the meeting. Commissioners are discussing the Pacific Seafood proposed dormitory project planned for the hillside in Uniontown near the intersection of…
This is a partial recording of the Port of Astoria Commission meeting, held Tues. Feb 4, 2020. The recording begins about 15 minutes into the meeting. The first voice you hear is commissioner Frank Spence addressing speakers from Business Oregon. The business agency has agreed to accept the Port’s current strategic business plan, which will…
Tuesday around 2 pm, the Astoria Fire Department responded to 191 W Klaskanine Ave for a report of a structure fire. The fire was brought under control within ten minutes. Firefighters remained on scene until 4 P.M. removing smoke from the structure and conducting an investigation. The fire was investigated and determined to be accidental…
Local News: Astoria Planning Commission continues hearing on Pacific Seafood dorm Last night, after a 3.5 hour meeting, the Astoria Planning Commission voted to continue the matter of the proposed Pacific Seafood employee dormitory complex on the hill in Uniontown. Pacific Seafood wants to house up to 80 visa workers from Central America on the…
Local News: Astoria PD’s Kenny Hansen honored for 30 years [Script below, Scroll down to Listen] The City of Astoria recognized Astoria Police Detective Kenny Hansen at Monday night’s City council meeting, for his 30 years of service to the department. Hansen has served many roles on the force in his decades there, most recently…
Local News: Astoria City Council denies Grocery Outlet store A discount grocery store proposed for Astoria’s east end was on the agenda Monday night at the council meeting. Joanne Rideout reports. The Grocery Outlet store proposal for the Astoria Mill Pond neighborhood hit a big roadblock at last night’s city council meeting. After almost two…
Live recording of Astoria City Council Meeting on Feb 3, 2020. The council discussed the Astoria Grocery Outlet project and tentatively voted to uphold the denial of the Astoria Design Review Commission. The council will hold a final vote at their next council meeting on Feb. 18. And APD Officer Kenny Hansen was honored for…
Local News: Project Homeless Connect helps local homeless About 200 people attended the annual Project Homeless Connect in Seaside, a free walk-in day of services for the homeless held at the Seaside Convention Center. The event is in its 10th year. It’s one of about 200 such events held in cities nationwide. Joanne Rideout reports….
Local News: Clatsop County bus route changes Feb 3 For bus riders in Clatsop County, the Sunset Empire Transportation District has changed some routes and they want to get the word out. Changes take effect Feb 3rd. New route information and schedules are available at ridethebus.org, The new schedule info is also posted in bus…
Local News: Astoria Miniboat Summit brings kids together across the Pacific Students and teachers from three area schools met at the Columbia River Maritime Museum in Astoria last week for Miniboat Summit 2020, a chance to show off their boat building handiwork, thank supporters, and christen small unmanned sailboats bound for the high seas. Joanne…
Tillamook County gets hacked The Tillamook County government’s computers were hacked on Wednesday. The cyber attack took down the county’s internal computer systems, along with phones, email and the county’s website. Sheriff’s Office phones and email were affected, though the ability to respond to law enforcement calls was not hampered by the attack. Tillamook County…
Local News: Ft. George gets enterprise zone OK from Clatsop County The Clatsop County Commission this week approved an agreement with Big Beams LLC, owner of Fort George brewing company, for property tax abatements through the Clatsop County Enterprise Zone. The agreement entitles the company to a 15-year waiver of taxes on new investment on…
Local News: Graduation rates up in area school districts Good news about education in Oregon: the state’s four-year graduation rate, now at 80 percent, has never been higher. And school school districts in the four counties that make up the Northwest Regional Education Service District (or ESD) collectively outperformed the state graduation rate in 2018-19…
Local News: Astoria City Council hears Grocery Outlet testimony Tuesday night the Astoria City Council voted to close public hearings on the proposed Grocery Outlet project in the Mill Pond area of Astoria. The move means that the council will accept written rebuttal from the project developers and owners, but will not hear more public…
Local News: Yes, another tornado in Manzanita Tillamook County Emergency Manager Gordon McCraw confirmed that at around 11 am Tuesday, a tornado touched down in Manzanita. It’s been classified as an EF 0, meaning winds 65-70 mph. There were three homes with minor damage, and some damaged trees. Tornadoes are rated using the Enhanced Fujita…
Local News: Tillamook Woman dies in rear end collision A rear-end collision Wednesday morning between a farm truck and a car resulted in the death of a Tillamook woman. Wednesday morning at about 7 AM on McCormick Loop Rd in Tillamook, a farm tractor towing a large feed trailer was southbound on McCormick Loop Rd…
Local News: At the Port of Astoria Commission meeting Tuesday night, commissioners voted unanimously to approve enterprise zone abatement status for the Fort George Brewery’s purchase of the Astoria Warehousing property on Marine Drive. by Joanne Rideout (Script follows, scroll down to Listen [2:19]) The brewery is seeking approval for temporary tax abatement on new…
Live recording of US Senator Ron Wyden Town Hall Meeting in Astoria, Jan 2, 2020.
A couple of hundred people attended yesterday’s Indivisible North Coast Oregon Rally for Impeachment in Astoria, Oregon. One was a female veteran of the war in Afghanistan. Coast Community Radio’s Joanne Rideout reports. Script below. Scroll down to Listen [3:00]. [Ambi traffic sound rising…] Protesters gathered on Marine Drive east of downtown with signs and…
The Astoria Co-op, once a small esoteric storefront tucked away downtown, opened its new, much bigger store on the main drag. While it has a “Whole Foods” vibe, the co-op specializes in locally-sourced fare, and was funded by members who invested $2 million to get the new store off the ground. KMUN’s Joanne Rideout reports….
by Joanne Rideout The Astoria planning commission met in a three and a half hour work session Tuesday night, where they discussed code changes to allow for more local housing options. Commissioners also talked about warning center issues, enhanced cell service downtown, and gave the nod to a columbarium at the Grace Episcopal Church. The…
An in-depth look at the Port of Astoria’s commission meeting this week, where they hired interim executive director Will Isom as permanent director [Script follows, scroll down to Listen:] By Joanne Rideout The Port of Astoria commission held their regular meeting Tuesday, and took a significant step toward more stability for the historically troubled agency….
Port hires interim director Will Isom as permanent ED by Joanne Rideout The Port of Astoria’s leadership took a step toward more stability yesterday, when the commission offered the permanent job of executive director to its acting Director, Will Isom. The commission met for their regular meeting Tuesday and voted unanimously to offer the job…
Citizen budget committees review proposed budgets and make recommendations to county commissioners. Seats are available on the following committees: Clatsop County Budget Committee: Two positions are open on this committee, which reviews the county’s overall operating budget. Openings are for seats representing Commissioner District 2 (full term ending February 2023) and District 3 (unexpired term…
The Astoria Co-op’s new, expanded store opens next Wednesday, Dec 11, in the Mill Pond neighborhood of Astoria, following a ribbon cutting ceremony at 10 am. The co-op’s newly constructed 12,000 square foot building at 2350 Marine Drive will provide four-times more space than the old store, more parking, and new amenities. Every department is…
Monday night the Astoria City Council voted unanimously to seek funding to renovate the Astoria Library, through a possible bond measure and expedited fundraising By Joanne Rideout (Script below; Scroll down to Listen) At Monday night’s Astoria City Council meeting, the council voted unanimously to explore the idea of putting a bond measure on the…
Live recording of Astoria City Council Meeting, Dec. 2, 2019.
Live recording of Astoria Planning Commission Meeting, November 27, 2019. Commissioners agreed on a proposal for Urban Core amendments to Astoria City Code. Those changes will go before the Astoria City Council for consideration.
The opening of the commercial Dungeness crab season will be delayed from Dec. 1 until at least Dec. 16 along the entire Oregon coast, as testing shows crabs are too low in meat yield. The target opening of the ocean commercial Dungeness crab season in Oregon is Dec. 1, but can be delayed to ensure…