By Oceanside True Friends PAC Is it possible for an unincorporated area to have a political “machine”? If Oceanside doesn’t have one, it’s not for lack of trying. On October 30, 2021,…
Category: Op-Ed
OCEANSIDE INCORPORATION – A RESPONSE TO OCEANSIDE TRUE FRIENDS PAC SEPTEMBER 27, 2022 LETTER
By Oceansiders United With another day comes another attempt by Oceanside True Friends (“OTF”) to fearmonger and mislead Oceanside voters into a house of mirrors that is divorced from the reality we…
Laity Is a Golden Opportunity
Those of us who live in Oregon House District 32 have an opportunity in the November 8 Midterm Election to send a young, devoted public servant to Salem: Logan Laity. I have…
OCEANSIDE INCORPORATION: Oceanside is more than just a “part time vacation community”
By Oceansiders United* In late 2021, more than 200 members of the Oceanside Neighborhood Association (ONA) voted overwhelmingly (62% to 38%) to endorse incorporation. On December 14, 2021, the ONA Board received…
OCEANSIDE INCORPORATION: What The Petitioners Don’t Want You to Know About Land-Use Decisions
By Oceanside True Friends PAC* The discussion of whether Oceanside should incorporate has primarily focused on finances, and that will probably continue until Election Day. But there are other things to talk…
Rural, urban – what does and doesn’t divide us
By Cara Mico, Assistant Editor Nash, Nicholas, Adjunct Philosophy Instructor at Blue Mountain Community College, facilitated an Oregon Humanities Conversation Project in Tillamook on September 20, 2022. The conversation focused on understanding…
OCEANSIDE INCORPORATION, CITY COUNCIL ELECTION: DO YOU WANT YOUR TAX DOLLARS MANAGED BY THIS PERSON?
I am writing this letter to share my concern about one of the candidates for City Council should the measure to incorporate Oceanside pass. My concern is driven by this person’s ability…
Vote Yes for Incorporation of Oceanside
I am writing in favor of a Yes Vote for incorporation of Oceanside. My wife and I have owned a lot in Oceanside for 12+ years. I have always had a positive…
Support for Incorporation of the City of Oceanside
I support incorporation of a City of Oceanside. I have owned a home in the village of Oceanside since 2013. I have concluded that the Tillamook County government does not have the…
TPUD Response: Vegetation Management Crew Given Permission to Proceed with Best Option
EDITOR’S NOTE: See https://www.tillamookcountypioneer.net/unauthorized-tree-removal-by-tpud-request-for-just-compensation-for-loss/ By Joanna Stelzig, TPUD Public Relations Manager It is Tillamook PUD’s responsibility to provide our customers and community with safe and reliable electricity. Along with continual system maintenance…