By the Tillamook County Housing Commission Outreach Committee What’s the story behind the “Tillamook County for Rent” Facebook group? We went behind-the-scenes to find the person who is shining a spotlight on…
Category: Housing
OP/ED: Response to the outreach efforts to business owners for the housing crisis
By LaNicia Duke On the subject of housing: it’s great the housing commission is doing outreach.* (See below for link to Tillamook County Housing Commission survey for business owners.) I have a…
TILLAMOOK COUNTY HOUSING COMMISSION: Survey for Businesses – Please Respond by Oct. 15
Are you an employer in Tillamook County? If so, please fill out this very quick survey for the county Housing Commission to let us know how the housing shortage is affecting your business! Deadline…
WHAT’S THE STORY WITH HOUSING IN TILLAMOOK COUNTY? Chapter One: Housing is hard to find!
By the Tillamook County Housing Commission Outreach Committee Renters, home buyers and employers looking for employees are well aware of our county’s housing crisis. Shortages of attainable housing cause problems for all…
NEWS UPDATE FROM OREGON STATE REPRESENTATIVE DAVID GOMBERG: Help Wanted Hurts Everyone
By Representative David Gomberg, House District 10 Hello Friends, Up and down the Coast, we are seeing help wanted signs. Businesses can’t find workers. And the result is that some fast-food outlets…
Oregon’s eviction moratorium extended until June 30, 2021; Rental assistance still available in Tillamook County.
In December, Oregon lawmakers passed HB 4401, extending Oregon’s eviction moratorium through June 30, 2021. This law, however, includes significant differences from the previous Executive Orders issued by Governor Brown. The key…
Tillamook Habitat for Humanity Celebrates Many Firsts with Hebo Home Groundbreaking
By Mallory Gruben Photos by Don Backman Tillamook Habitat for Humanity’s latest housing project fulfills a number of firsts for the organization and its partner families. The build in Hebo is Habitat’s…
TILLAMOOK COUNTY HOUSING COMMISSION MEMBERS SOUGHT
The Board of Commissioners is seeking representatives from Tillamook County to serve on the Tillamook County Housing Commission. Formed by the Board in June 2018, the Housing Commission is charged with creating,…
PROJECT HOMELESS CONNECT JAN. 27 – 1 TO 3 PM – “GRAB & GO” AT 904 MAIN AVE., TILLAMOOK
Do you live in Tillamook County and lack a safe, stable place to call home? Project Homeless Connect is Jan. 27 from 1-3 p.m. All services will be provided outside at 904…
IN GOOD HEALTH: Portland Oregon Puts Hygiene First
EDITOR’S NOTE: Homelessness exists in all our communities, and sometimes here it’s not as visible as it is in Portland. There are so many people that are houseless, “couch-surfing”, living in their…