Pacific Seafood has dropped a proposal for an 80-bed dormitory at Astoria Pointe, ending a battle with neighbors concerned about the potential effects on their quality of life and property values.
The seafood processor, needing space to house a yearly influx of seasonal workers for the Warrenton plant, initially proposed 120 beds at the former drug treatment center in Astoria that has been vacant since 2018.
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