To whom it may concern, As a local resident and owner of a short-term rental in unincorporated Tillamook County, I strongly believe that implementing a 50% increase in transient taxes would be…
Category: Op-Ed
Short-Term Rental Owner Speaks Out Against Tillamook County’s Proposed Increase in STR Tax
Yet ANOTHER tax sprung upon short term rental owners in unincorporated Tillamook county. This time a 50% increase in TLT making a total of 15%, now the highest in all of Oregon….
DREW’S REVIEWS: Superman – Champion of the Oppressed
By Andrew Jenck Images credited to Warner Bros. Discovery The following essay contains spoilers for My Adventures with Superman. However, the series may still be emotionally investing should you watch the show…
Grandma vs Goliath (aka – Amazon)
The saying goes happy Wife, happy life. My Mother In Law is very upset, which upsets my Wife, which upsets me. Over the holidays I got pulled into a dispute between my…
CLUB MANZANITA: City Declines To Allow Citizens Opportunity To Testify On Manzanita Water Fund Policy
By Randy Kugler I recently requested both Councilor Campbell and the City Manager to include an Agenda item to allow the opportunity for citizens to ask questions and offer testimony on the adoption of…
Nedonna Beach Wave Development Violates Rockaway Beach Comprehensive Plan
Dear Editor, I am writing to express my concern about the proposed Nedonna Wave Development, which directly conflicts with the principles and policies outlined in Rockaway Beach’s 2007 Comprehensive Plan. Although the…
I’ve been thinking … I’m Mad as Hell!
By Jim Heffernan I’ve always thought of myself as “too cool” to ever feel kinship with Howard Beale in the iconic 1976 movie, “Network” but I’m there today. This last presidential election…
CALL TO ACTION: Attend City of Rockaway Beach Council Meeting Dec. 11 to Oppose Nedonna Wave Development
To the Editor of the Tillamook Pioneer, Here on the Tillamook County coast, many residents are concerned about the loss of wetlands, native woodlands, and pristine beaches that are major attractions to…
Tillamook County Giving Guide — Taking Care of Our Community, Focus Local with Giving
By Barbara McLaughlin The 8th annual Tillamook County Giving Guide is in all Tillamook County mail boxes! Additional copies will be available at select locations and it will be online at the…
MANZANITA WATER: Monthly Billing to Continue
By Randy Kugler Manzanita will keep monthly water billing. The story behind the election results however is the 224 voters who registered their disapproval of this Council decision. The Referendum provided an…
