By Mayor Charles McNeilly Welcome to my City of Rockaway Beach Monthly Update with a look back at the month of August 2025. The final week of August marked a significant milestone…
Category: Rockaway Beach
North Coast Communities for Watershed Protection Supporters: Guidelines for Oral Public Testimony re: Nedonna Wave Hearing on 9/9/25 at RB City Hall
OIOpublisher Guidelines for Oral Testimony at Upcoming Rockaway Beach Public Hearing; Nedonna (Wave) Development Application to the City of Rockaway Beach of LUBA Remanded Appeal. As far as we can determine at this…
OREGON COAST SCENIC RAILROAD: Facts About Rockaway Beach Runaround Track Plans
It has come to our attention that our proposal involving the construction of a runaround track in downtown Rockaway Beach has raised some important questions. In their presentation to the Port of…
City of Rockaway Beach Welcomes New Ladder Truck to Fire Department Fleet; “Push-In” Ceremony Sept. 27
The City of Rockaway Beach is proud to announce the arrival of its new ladder truck, a major investment in public safety and emergency response capabilities. The vehicle was delivered today following…
OP/ED: Mayor Speaks Out – OCSR’s Devastating Plan for Rockaway Beach Business District
Welcome to my Mayor Talk about the recent meeting between City Manager Shepard and Oregon Coast Scenic Railroad about OCSR’s plans for downtown Rockaway Beach. Rockaway Beach has a tourist driven economy. …
NORTH COAST COMMUNITIES FOR WATERSHED PROTECTION UPCOMING MEETING AUG. 26; CALL TO ACTION ON NEDONNA BEACH
Here are notices from North Coast Communities for Watershed Protection about two important upcoming public events: Please join North Coast Communities for Watershed Protection for their Monthly Community Meeting on Tuesday, August 26,…
NORTH COAST COMMUNITIES FOR WATERSHED PROTECTION: Rockaway Community Meeting Aug. 26
Please join NCCWP for a Community Monthly Meeting on August 26, 2025 from 6-7:30pm at St. Mary by the Sea Parish Hall in Rockaway Beach to discuss how we can save our…
City of Rockaway Beach State of the City Message August 2025
I, Charles McNeilly, am proud to come before you and, as your mayor, deliver my third State of the City message as stipulated in our Charter. I say without hesitation that fiscal…
City of Rockaway Beach Doing Due Diligence, Following Citizen Input Making Salmonberry Trail Priority; Design, Initial Engineering Indicate Rails & Trails Construction Might Not Be Financially and Technically Feasible
At the Port of Tillamook Bay meeting on July 30th, Rockaway Beach City Manager Luke Shepard provided an update on the City’s planning for the Salmonberry Trail section, which included a request…
ROCKAWAY BEACH FIRE RESCUE CALLED TO BRUSH FIRE SUNDAY AUGUST 17TH
The evening of August 17, Rockaway Beach Fire Rescue was dispatched to a report of a brush fire in the hills above Washington St. Upon arrival, a small fire, which was determined…