Author: North Coast BBQ

You can help with the map creation and data collection by taking the speed test at:
www.fasterinternetoregon.org/

The test took me less than a minute and I found our speeds here in the Nehalem Valley are dismal, around 12Mbps.

This mapping effort will make sure funds go to communities that need better internet access.

This is the third Community meeting that the Cannon Beach City Council has invited citizens to share their ideas on how to turn this asset into an energy efficient and code compliant model community center that will serve residents for many years into the future.

Based on actual construction costs to date just for the School, it appears that total remodel cost will be less than $2 million for 5,000 square feet of space. This compares to the $4.9 million estimated cost in April 2021 that the City Council used during its Manzanita Listens community outreach for a 6,500 square foot new build project.

Facts would suggest that the total costs of a remodel option of a structure exactly similar to the Underhill School with respect to age, structural design, size and existing condition taking place as we speak 15 miles north of Manzanita is a very cost effective option.

Remodel Advantages: Less total project cost Less financing cost Less long term debt
Less environmental impact Preserves an example of Manzanita architectural history Allows funds to be used for other needed City infrastructure projects Preserves space on the Underhill property for other community uses.

Manzanita Listens concluded that cost was by far the most important consideration in building a new City Hall. Read about the project here: tinyurl.com/2p93vtjk

“(c) ‘Student bathroom’ means a bathroom that is accessible by students, including a gender-neutral bathroom, a bathroom designated for females and a bathroom designated for males.
“[(2)(a)] (2) Each public education provider shall ensure that both tampons and sanitary pads are available at no cost to students through dispensers located in [at least two] every student
[bathrooms] bathroom of every public school building.
“[(b) Notwithstanding paragraph (a) of this subsection, if a public school building has only one student bathroom, both tampons and sanitary pads must be available at no cost to students through dispensers located in that bathroom.]

House Rep Ricki Ruiz, a Democrat sponsor of the bill who called for the removal of gender language, stated that “not all people who menstruate are women.”
The Sponsors of the “Menstrual Dignity Act” were the following elected officials:
Representatives
• Ricki Ruiz (D) District 50
• Dacia Grayber (D) District 35
• Anna Williams (D) District 52
• Andrea Salinas (D) District 38
• Lisa Reynolds (D) District 36
• Julie Fahey (D) District 14
• Teresa Alonso Leon (D) District 22
• Courtney Neron (D) District 26
• Maxine Dexter (D) District 33
• Jason Kropf (D) District 54
• Ken Helm (D) District 34
• Khan Pham (D) District 46
• Rachel Prusak (D) District 37
• Janeen Sollman (D) District 15
Senators
• Chris Gorsek (D) District 25
• Lew Frederick (D) District 22
• Kate Lieber (D) District 14
• Deb Patterson (D) District 10

Republican Christine Drazen voted in favor of the bill as did many Republicans

* According to a Gallup pole 5.6% of population is LGBTQIA+ look up the definition of LGBTQIA+