The Pike Rd. fire is about 150 acres, uncontained, moving east at this time. There are level one, two and three evacuations in the Bay City area currently. Level one means be…
Category: Tillamook County Board of Commissioners
Commissioners: Please close all County beaches to vehicle access
OIOpublisher On Aug 26, the Board of Commissioners unanimously decided to reopen the Tierra Del Mar beach to vehicle access. Without adequate planning or resources for enforcement support, the reopening has resulted…
County Offer on Pacific City’s Jensen Property Accepted
Tillamook County’s offer on what is known as the Jensen property has been accepted. The county will now conduct its due diligence on the property before closing in six months. The Jensen…
Transient Lodging Tax (TLT) Revenues Should Support Public Safety Services
By Bill Baertlein, Chair, Tillamook County Board of Commissioners Tillamook County has a population of approximately 26,000, which our first responders can barely provide services for. Tourism has increased year after year…
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, maintaining, and…
Leaders’ Responses to Overwhelmed Communities — Tillamook County Commissioner Bill Baertlein & Oregon State Parks Director Lisa Sumption
EDITOR’S NOTE: Our email and messenger inboxes have been filling with stories, letters, photos and videos of the invasion this weekend, during the summer and that continues today. South County resident Lynnae…
Commissioner Baertlein’s Reflection on the Pandemic
By Bill Baertlein, Tillamook County Commissioner As we move through this pandemic, we are all facing challenges we never anticipated. The board of commissioners closed county buildings to all but essential staff….
Tillamook County Board of Commissioners: “We will not tolerate racism in our community.”
The Tillamook Board of County Commissioners (BOCC) unanimously affirms that Black Lives Matter in Tillamook County and pledge to do everything in our power to protect the rights of people of color…
Tillamook County Transient Lodging Tax (TLT) Community Facilities Grants Awarded, Total Nearly $1 million; BOC Delays 2020 TLT Payments to Oct. 31
At their regular meeting on Wednesday June 17th, the Tillamook County Board of Commissioners extended the deadline for payment of Transient Lodging Taxes until October 31, 2020. The BOC had previously extended…
Tillamook County Commissioners Reopen 13 county boat launches, seven days per week
EDITOR’S NOTE: The Commissioners also extended the local State of Emergency in Tillamook County to July 6, 2020. The BOC declared the state of emergency on March 14, 2020 due to the…