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February 15, 2017

$2M cleanup will likely sink Astoria shipyard business

  • The plan is to cap and remove contaminated soil at Astoria Marine Construction.
  • By EDWARD STRATTON
    The Daily Astorian

    ASTORIA, Ore. — Local leaders rejoiced in September when Astoria Marine Construction Co. was offered a five-year reprieve from a state-mandated cleanup expected to close the 93-year-old shipyard, giving the community several years to find a new location.

    But Astoria Marine owner Tim Fastabend, waiting for a record of decision that will initiate the five-year deadline, said his company is operating on a day-to-day basis.


     
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