By Jerry Keene, Editor, The Oceansider A long-deferred vision. Over the past three decades, Oceanside has formally submitted three Community Plans to Tillamook County. Beginning with the original community plan in 1998, each of…
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THE OCEANSIDER: An Aside – About the School Board Elections – Culture Wars Trickle Down to Tillamook
By Jerry Keene, Editor, The Oceansider Few voters in our mostly retired Village have children in the Tillamook School District, but we do pay taxes to support it, and we do vote on its school…
THE OCEANSIDER – SPECIAL ELECTION EDITION: Voters’ Pamphlet Supplement – Local election of Note to Oceansiders
By Jerry Keene, Editor, The Oceansider Oceansiders who are registered to vote in Tillamook County should receive their ballots in the mail this week. While the Oregon Voters’ Pamphlet covers most elections…
THE OCEANSIDER: Pacific Avenue Garage Property Listed for Just Under $1.2 Million; Final Work Session on New Zoning Rules
By Jerry Keene, Editor, The Oceansider Two important developments this week – somewhat interrelated. The ONA Zoning and Planning Review Committee (ZAPR) nears completion of its work on new development standards to…
THE OCEANSIDER: State Surprises Oceanside Emergency Volunteers, Oceanside Protection Society with $60,000 in Emergency “Resilience” Equipment and Supplies
By Jerry Keene, Editor, The Oceansider The volunteers who coordinate Oceanside’s emergency readiness efforts received a surprise phone call from county and state emergency management officials this week. Despite having initially denied Oceanside’s Emergency Resilience Hub…
Special Edition – An Oceansider Editorial: Realtor-Funded Mailing Misfires in Effort to Derail ONA Zoning Updates
(Our regular newsletter will go out later today.) By Jerry Keene, Editor, The Oceansider As the Oceanside Neighborhood Association (ONA) Zoning and Plan Review Committee nears completion of its recommendations for a…
THE OCEANSIDER: ONA Committee to Hold Two Public Meetings this Week to Finalize Zoning Proposals
By Jerry Keene, Editor, The Oceansider After a year of work sessions and gathering community input, the Oceanside Neighborhood Association’s Zoning and Plan Review Committee (“ZAPR”) is nearing completion of its proposed revisions to…
THE OCEANSIDER: Tillamook PUD to Host Town Hall in Oceanside Monday March 17th (Tomorrow!)
By Jerry Keene, Editor, The Oceansider The Tillamook Public Utility District will host a “Town Hall Event” at the Oceanside Community Hall on Monday, March 17 (tomorrow!) from 6- 7 pm. The PUD is holding…
THE OCEANSIDER: Oceanside Neighborhood Association Committee Nearing Final Report on Recommended Zoning Changes
By Jerry Keene, Editor, The Oceansider After a year of detailed orientation and policy sessions with county officials, the ONA’s Zoning and Plan Review Committee (“ZAPR”) is entering the home stretch in its mission to…
THE OCEANSIDER: Oceanside Cabins Owner Pauses Plans for New Hotel – For Now
By Jerry Keene, Editor, The Oceansider With the collapse of the proposal to redevelop the House on the Hill site on Maxwell Point, Oceansiders have asked for an update on Fusion Lodging’s effort to replace Oceanside Cabins…