Astound Broadband announced today, April 8, 2025, that it has completed a 108-mile underground fiber route along Highway 6, bringing high-speed internet connectivity to more than 270 homes in rural Tillamook County…
Category: Government
A PERSONAL POINT OF PRIVILEGE: Bad TRIP-Oregon’s Fiscal Hallucination
OIOpublisher EDITOR’S NOTE: Here’s an installment from Tillamook County’s State Representative Cyrus Javadi’s Substack blog, “A Point of Personal Privilege” Oregon legislator and local dentist. Representing District 32, a focus on practical…
NEWS UPDATE FROM STATE REPRESENTATIVE DAVID GOMBERG: The Bumpy Path to Road Improvements
By Representative David Gomberg, House District 10 4/7/2025 Dear Friends and Neighbors, For months I have been warning that serious change is needed in how we pay for our highways and bridges. None of…
NEWS UPDATE FROM STATE SENATOR SUZANNE WEBER: Rural Northwest Oregon Updates Volume 50
Transportation Reinvestment Package 2025 Oregon Transportation Reinvestment Package (TRIP) 2025 – Starting Point was released to us Thursday afternoon. KGW 8 did a deeper dive into the document that you can view by clicking here. …
Appeal to the Manzanita City Council: Consider Community Livability – Right Place for Everyone
EDITOR’S NOTE: More HOUSING! Yeah! But wait, it’s right in your backyard, literally. And the developers have an 80 acre site to work with – why are they placing it in the…
VOLUNTEERS HAVE A CRITICAL ROLE IN MAINTAINING TILLAMOOK STATE FOREST TRAILS, TRAIL PARTY MARCH 29 BRINGS OUT OVER 100 VOLUNTEERS
(Tillamook State Forest)—More than 100 volunteers converged on the Tillamook State Forest to clear brush and branches, fix drainage issues and hack back vegetation on 10 miles of the Wilson River Trail to prepare for the busy summer…
Tillamook County Transient Lodging Tax (TLT) – Everything You Need to Know About TLT
EDITOR’S NOTE: Tillamook County has a measure on the May 20th ballot to increase the Transient Lodging Tax (TLT) from 10% to 14% – for more information – https://www.tillamookcounty.gov/sites/default/files/fileattachments/clerk039s_office/page/69486/sel_801_tlt000.pdf By Doug Olson …
STATE REPRESENTATIVE CYRUS JAVADI TOWN HALL TOUR – SATURDAY, APRIL 5TH
The 2025 Legislative Session is nearly halfway over, and I’d like to invite each of you to hear and discuss the problems affecting our beautiful North Coast. On Saturday, April 5th, I’ll be…
Tillamook People’s Utility District REGULAR MEETING NOTICE April 15, 2025
The meeting will be held at Tillamook PUD, 1115 Pacific Ave., Tillamook, OR 97141 The Tillamook People’s Utility District Board of Directors will conduct the following meetings. 4:00 p.m. –Audit Workshop 6:00…
OREGON DEPT. OF TRANSPORTATION (ODOT): You’re invited! OR 6 and NW Aerts Road Roundabout online open house
OR 6 and NW Aerts Road Roundabout Come join us! Visit the construction online open house to: Learn more about this project. Learn about roundabouts and their benefits. See your questions answered. Find out what…