(Astoria, OR) — Clatsop County Board of Commissioners is seeking public comment on proposed franchise agreements for recycling service from Recology Western Oregon and Waste Management of Oregon.
Public comment may be made in-person at the May 8, 2024 Board of Commissioners meeting or in writing at ClatsopCounty.gov. A vote will take place on that date, and if approved, that will end the public comment process.
Recology and Waste Management currently provide curbside garbage pickup in Unincorporated Clatsop County. The new franchise agreements will add curbside recycling to the service.
“Recycling services will be rolled out over the next three to 18 months, depending on who your solid waste provider is,” said Anthony Pope, Clatsop County Counsel. “We want to make sure customers know the new recycling fee will only be charged when the service begins.”
Currently, unincorporated Clatsop County residents only have the option to bring their recycling to a transfer station. The Board of Commissioners updated the Solid Waste Ordinance in January 2024 to require franchise agreements to include recycling service in rural and suburban areas of the County.
If the franchise agreements are approved, the recycling roll out in Unincorporated Clatsop County is expected to begin July 1, 2024. Customers served by Waste Management will begin receiving recycling pickup in approximately three to six months. Recology customers will begin receiving recycling pickup in approximately six to 18 months.
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(Astoria, OR) — Clatsop County welcomes applications for one seat on the Ambulance Service Area Advisory Committee. The vacancy is for a citizen position with a three-year term.
The committee meets at least four times annually and monitors and reviews local emergency medical services in accordance with the county Ambulance Service Area Plan and Ambulance Franchise Agreement.
The committee relies on information from service users, providers and the medical community, monitors coordination of service resources and dispatch procedures and reviews service area boundaries.
Application forms are available at the Clatsop County website and at the County Manager’s Office at 800 Exchange St., Suite 410, Astoria. The deadline to apply is 5 p.m. Friday, May 10, 2024.
The appointment will be made by the Board of Commissioners.
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(Astoria, OR) — Clatsop County is welcoming applications for four open seats for a three-year position on the Human Services Advisory Council.
The Human Services Advisory Council advises the Board of County Commissioners on developmental disabilities, mental health and alcohol and drug abuse services.
The council meets the first Thursday of each month to identify needs, establish priorities for publicly funded services and assist in selection of service providers, evaluate services and provide a link to the public through advocacy and education.
The deadline to apply is Wednesday, May 15, 2024. Application forms are available online at ClatsopCounty.gov or at the County Manager’s Office at 800 Exchange St., Suite 410, Astoria.
All applications will be reviewed by the Human Services Advisory Council and then brought to the Clatsop County Board of Commissioners for appointment.
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(Astoria, OR) —The Youngs Bay Boat Ramp temporarily will close to public access for the launching or retrieving of water craft from 12 p.m. Monday, April 22 to 4:30 p.m. Wednesday, April 24, 2024.
Clatsop County Fisheries will temporarily block the boat ramp with a fish transfer pipeline for the receiving of salmon smolts to the net pens located at that site.
The boat ramp is located at the City of Astoria site, 1555 West Marine Drive in Astoria.
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(Astoria, OR) — Clatsop County Clerk Tracie Krevanko is alerting the public about U.S. Post Office changes that could affect whether mailed voter registration cards and election ballots will arrive by deadlines.
“Now that all mail postmarking is now being done in Portland, we encourage Clatsop County voters who choose to mail in their voter registration card or election ballots to put them in the mail at least five days prior to any deadline. We want to make sure every vote counts,” she said.
“We also encourage people to register to vote online at the Oregon Secretary of State’s My Vote webpage and to drop their election ballots at one of Clatsop County election ballot dropbox locations,” she said.
How to Register to Vote
There are three ways people can register to vote:
Returning Election Ballots
Completed and returned ballots will be counted if they are postmarked on or before Election Day, Tuesday, May 21.
Election ballots must be delivered to an official drop site or the County Clerk’s Office, 820 Exchange St., 2nd Floor, Astoria. The elections office will be open from 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. on election day.
Clatsop County Voters Pamphlet
For the 2024 primary election, the Clatsop County voters’ pamphlet will be included with the ballots mailed to voters. The pamphlet also is available online at ClatsopCounty.gov.
Ballot Process Live-Stream
Clatsop County Clerk and Elections Office will provide live, online video streaming of its processing of local ballots, from the verifying of signatures through to the actual count.
The live feed will begin May 2. Activities that will be live-streamed are:
Beginning May 20, the video stream will also show ballot-processing at the Judge Guy Boyington Building. Activities that will be shown are:
The video feed will be live through certification. The video feed will continue to show ballot processing and counting after Election Day until all qualified ballots are counted.
While live, the video feed may show extended periods with no activity. That is because ballots are processed as they are received by the Clerk and Elections Office.
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