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Category: Letters to the Editor
LETTER TO EDITOR: Bring Broadband to All – High Speed Opportunity
OIOpublisher EDITOR’S NOTE: The joint meeting of the entities that comprise Tillamook County Lightwave will meet tomorrow, Friday February 18th at TBCC. The meeting will also be available virtually. See https://www.tillamookcountypioneer.net/tillamook-lightwave-joint-meeting-agenda-virtual-link-feb-18-2022/ for…
Oceanside Incorporation Supported by Family with 100 Years of Community History
Dear Editor, I am writing to you on behalf of our family whose history in Oceanside dates from the time when my husband’s grandparents purchased one of the first three cottages built…
Oceanside incorporation – Commissioners asked to reconsider, allow community vote
To: The Editor I was dismayed by the failure of the Tillamook County Commissioners to refer the Petition to Incorporate Oceanside for the May election ballot for Oceansiders to decide up or…
Oceanside Residents Speak Out – County Commissioners Overreached, Let Community Voters Decide Fate of Incorporation
To the editor: I am a full time resident of Oceanside and have closely followed the discussions and hearings regarding the incorporation of our community. I am convinced the County Commissioners overreached…
Letter to the editor: Ambulances Need to Upgraded
On November 7, 2021 I was at home and had a medical emergency. My wife called 9-1-1 and requested an Ambulance. The Adventist Ambulance responded and transported me to the Tillamook Hospital…
LETTER TO EDITOR – Questions for the board of the Nehalem Bay Health District (NBHD): Why are you reneging on contract to sell Food Bank property?
Background as I understand it: The Nehalem Bay Health District entered into a contract with the North County Food Bank to sell them a piece of property they own at the Rinehart…
LETTER TO THE EDITOR: Some Thoughts about the Flooding on North Main/Hwy. 101, Tillamook
I lived on North Main (Hwy 101) and the Doughty slough for 5 years. I have watched the water, cleaned up the mess and spent countless hours watching listening and learning about…
OP/ED: Oceanside Residents Concerned about Fusion Lodging Plans for New Hotel, Loss of Historic Cabins
From Andy Stephens: Fusion Lodging bought the historic 100+ year old Oceanside Cabins in July and has been very tight lipped about their plans with the property. The Oceanside Neighborhood Association President…
LETTER TO THE EDITOR: A GREAT DISTRICT, MEETING TILLAMOOK COUNTY’S NEEDS
As a former Board member for the Tillamook County Transportation District (TCTD), I want to say it is one of the best run organizations I have seen in my seventy-some years, having…