In the upcoming election cycle is the continuation of the library levy – Basically a special library tax. This carves out a known amount of money from Tillamook County property tax revenues…
Category: Letters to the Editor
It’s time for a New Deal in Tillamook County
In 1936, the Rural Electrification Act made it possible for thousands of Americans to have electricity. Today, we are facing the same lack of an essential service for Tillamook county. High-speed internet…
Kudos to Tillamook School District #9 Board
March 16, 2022 Our TSD #9 Board of Education met Monday March 14 to discuss the business of educating our children. The meeting was an example of how extensive this responsibility is…
LETTER TO EDITOR: Internet Connectivity is the Key to Opportunity
I took having access to the Internet for granted. It was part of daily life and something that I had always known. I used it for school, entertainment, gathering information, etc. Then,…
LETTER TO EDITOR: Bring Broadband to All – High Speed Opportunity
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 meeting…
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…
