The Astoria City Council met for another marathon (four-hour) session on Monday with a full audience in attendance for much of the meeting. On the evening’s agenda were some controversial issues regarding the Uniontown district and the Port of Astoria. Joanne Rideout reports. Script follows, Listen below [7:00 min.] The council continued to hammer out the myriad details of amending city code to control waterfront development. Councilors had previously agreed on a 28-foot height limit for construction, with an exception to 35 for businesses that allow public access to the Riverwalk, However, before they could give that section of city...
