A1
Volume 18, No. 7 Including E-Edition northcoastcitizen.com Like us on Facebook facebook.com northcoastcitizen
Business
LONGEVITY MOVES UP THE STREET IN MANZANITA Jamie Ehrke and Christina Pyktel look forward to doing what they do best. Page 3
Inside
April 4, 2013
northcoastcitizen.com • $1
Wheeler approves grant application to acquire property for Bott’s Marsh Park By Dave Fisher The Citizen
If all goes according to plan, say goodbye to big development of Bott’s Marsh and the adjacent property to it simply known as the “upland” property. In a presentation to the Wheeler City Council at its Mar. 19 meeting, John Jelineo and Vern Scovell, owners of the property, laid out a plan for the City of Wheeler to acquire the 8.3-acres upland parcel through a grant with the Oregon Parks and Recreation Department (OPRD). As for the Bott’s Marsh property to the north, Jelineo and Scovell are working with other agencies to keep the wetlands in the condition it is in and protect it from any future development. “I don’t want another five years of bickering (in trying to develop the property),” said Jelineo, who owns 50 percent of the property. “Vern is on the same page… it’s obvious with the vision of this town, it doesn’t want big time development on that land.” Prior to 2010 when Jelineo acquired 50 percent ownership, Scovell owned the property in its entirety and going back to the 1980s planned to build a marina on a portion of the 30+ acres of land. Stymied by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
Nehalem Mayor Shirley Kalkhoven woke up Monday morning, April 1, to a political sign in her front yard that had been vandalized during the night.
If all goes according to plan, Bott’s Marsh will no longer be the subject of development but will be granted to a conservancy to protect the natural environment. Meanwhile, the City of Wheeler will file for a grant application to acquire the “upland” property adjacent to Bott’s Marsh for the development of a future park. Photo by Dave Fisher and the State of Oregon, Scovell went back to the drawing board and submitted plans for a scaled down 85-slip marina in the fall of 2003. According to reports in the North Coast Citizen, it was the City of Wheeler, which had jurisdiction of the Bott’s Marsh parcel through the Urban Growth Boundary Agreement with Tillamook County, that put the brakes on the proposed marina for the second time. Most recently, Jelineo and Scovell explored the possibility with developer Mike Nelson to construct condominiums with commercial space on the main
level on the site, a plan that was met with resistance by Wheeler and its citizens through its Vision Plan for the city. Noting that the last commercial building to be built in Wheeler happened in 1984, Jelineo said at this point he and Scovell were content to “take the path of least resistance” and grant the upland portion of the property to the City of Wheeler for purposes of a park and Bott’s Marsh to a conservatory to protect the wetlands. In the plan outlined by
See BOTT’S page 5
POLITICAL SIGN VANDALIZED IN NEHALEM If this was someone’s idea of an April Fool’s prank, Nehalem Mayor Shirley Kalkhoven isn’t laughing. Sometime during the early morning hours of April 1, under the cover of darkness, someone spray painted the words “No, No, No” on the two large political signs displayed on the front yard of her home in support of the Tillamook County road measure on the May 15 ballot. “It was a cowardly act,” said Kalkhoven, who lodged a complaint with the Tillamook County Sheriff’s Office. “I’m not sure they even knew it was the
See SIGN VANDALIZED page 8
Commissioners speak out against sign vandalism We, the Tillamook County Commissioners, were distressed to discover on our way to work this morning (April 1) that the large highway road campaign signs were vandalized. This vandalism was wrong for a number of reasons. Destroying these signs is a violation of all of our free
See LETTER page 8
Nature and art go handin-hand for Wheeler artist
EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS EXPO ATTRACTS 150
Grant Wood’s one-man show made of twigs, driftwood and stone takes shape in March
‘Be Prepared, Not Scared’ theme of EVC-sponsored event. Page 9
By Dave Fisher
Index
The Citizen
Classifieds...........................7 NBFR District Log................6 Public Safety Log.................6 Golightly Gourmet............10 Letters to the Editor............4 Grant Wood’s egg-shaped creation made of stone atop an old piling has already fallen victim to kids. Luckily, fellow artist Glenna Gray took this photo prior to that happening.
If you’re familiar with the work of Andy Goldsworthy, then you can begin to appreciate the artwork of Wheelerite Grant Wood, who, inspired by the British artist, created his own one-man show at Wheeler’s Waterfront Park in recent weeks. The problem is if you didn’t catch the show early on, it may be Grant Wood, who says he doesn’t particularly like to have his picture taken, sits on a bench at Wheeler’s Waterfront Park basking in the sun See GRANT page 8 and enjoying the view. Photo by Dave Fisher
South Third Street - Yep, it’s mess! 7
29467 70001 8
When Manzanita Mayor Garry Bullard warned that the S. 3rd Street project was “going to be a mess,”
he wasn’t kidding. The street is barely recognizable, but the final result will be worth it.
While last week was spring break for many, no such luck for Pacific Excavation work crews who were busy de-watering the street from Pacific to Edmunds as they trenched and laid new storm drainage pipe. Once finished, the project will make its way from Edmunds to Laneda Ave. With the high water table in the area, de-watering continues as trenches are dug. The project, which includes repaving the street, is scheduled to be completed by May 28.
A somewhat muddy mess is what S. Third Street in Manzanita has been reduced to. The good news is work should be completed by the end of May. Photos by Dave Fisher and Jerry Taylor
Experience Makes the Difference!
With over 50 year experience as a meat cutter, roughly 20 of those years at Manzanita Grocery & Deli, Jess McFarland knows a thing or two about meat… one reason you can count on Manzanita Grocery & Deli for the best in quality meats and seafood.
Featuring...
“the little apple” 503-368-5362
• Signature USDA Choice Angus Beef • Coastal Range Organic Chicken • Painted Hills Natural Beef • Fresh Fish and Seafood • Foster Farms Poultry
Friendly people, friendly service...that’s Manzanita Grocery & Deli
Located in the heart of downtown Manzanita on Laneda Ave. – open 7 days a week! H50207