Floyd Holcom News Today

“With warm fanfare, we made the 41-hour cruise from Lake Union in Seattle to our home — Astoria,” Floyd Holcom, owner of Pier 39, announced recently on his Facebook page.

The pier will be closed indefinitely after it "suffered significant fire damage." It will need to be repaired, an Astoria fire official said.

The state has ordered developer Floyd Holcom, the owner of Pier 39, to restore wetlands he improperly filled near the Cannery Loft Condominiums. Holcom began clearing a plot of land he owns between the condominiums and a branch of the Astoria Riverwalk curving around Alderbrook Slough. He built a gravel connector path from a cul-de-sac at the end of Abbey Lane to the trail. Nathan Crater, the city engineer, said the path blocked stormwater drainage from adjacent warehouses to the south of Holco...

Lisa Morley, a behavioral workplace safety consultant, has conceded in the close race for Ward 4 on the Astoria City Council to Tom Hilton, the owner of Hanthorn Crab Co. Morley, who was behind by one vote after a hand recount, had the option of challenging the results through a petition in Circuit Court. She sought information on the process but ultimately decided not to challenge by the deadline. “I would like to congratulate Tom Hilton on his win,” Morley said in a statement Tuesd...