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Reach the Beach bicycle ride to return on May 14
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By TIM HIRSCH of the Sun
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Children and their families are invited to the annual community Easter Egg Hunt at Nestucca Valley K-8 School on April 16
After only holding a virtual event in 2020 and holding it only within Washington County in 2021 amidst concerns over COVID-19, bicyclists will once again take to two wheels as they travel one of four routes ranging from 25 to 100 miles when the American Lung Association of Oregon’s Reach the Beach bicycle ride returns Saturday, May 14. Registration is now open for the event, which is celebrating its 32nd anniversary this year. Ride options are a 100-mile trek from Tualatin, a 75-mile ride from Carlton, a 50-mile pedal from Amity and a 25-mile trip from Grand Ronde. There is also a “Ride Your Way” option in which riders pick the route, day and distance that works best for them. Speaking about the ride’s return to action at the April 5 Pacific CityNestucca Valley Chamber of Commerce meeting, Julian Dillon, executive director of ALAO, said that he expects numbers to be somewhat lower than in past years. He added that about 1,100 have registered thus far, and he expects that number to rise to 1,500 by the day of the ride. That’s significantly less than the 2,500 that have typically pedaled into Cape Kiwanda for the ride. Another thing different will be the approach. As was the plan in 2020 when the ride into Pacific City didn’t happen due to the pandemic, riders will approach Cape Kiwanda via Resort Drive then take the Ferry Street Bridge into Woods and make their way to Cape Kiwanda via Sandlake Road from the north, turning south towards Pacific City on Cape Kiwanda Drive near Thousand Trails. The change was initiated by concerns voiced by businesses and residents on the negative effects of essentially shutting down the town by traveling through its core, as was happening via the old approach along Brooten Road. Dillon said that with riders of varying abilities starting from the four different locations, as well as winds expected later in the day, rather than a bunch of cyclists arriving all at one time, riders will be greatly spread out. For more information on the 2022 Reach the Beach bicycle ride, watch for the Sun’s extended coverage in the May 6 issue or visit https://action.lung.org/ site/TR?fr_id=22051&pg=entry.
Commissioners to hear appeal on proposed Tierra Del Mar campground The Tillamook County Board of Commissioners will hold a virtual public hearing on Monday, April 25, starting at 8:30 a.m., to consider an appeal of the Tillamook County Planning Commission’s decision to approve a conditional use request to allow development of a 19-site recreation campground on an approximately 18-acre portion of a 58.51acre parcel in Tierra Del Mar. The hearing will address an appeal brought forth by Tierra Del Mar property owner Lisa MacyBaker and will be held at the Tillamook County Courthouse, meeting rooms A & B.
Accessed via Floyd Avenue, the proposed campground, owned by Oregon Treehouse Partners LLC, is located within the Rural Residential 2-acre zoned land, with the entire parcel split zoned as its 58 acres encompasses both RR-2 and Small Farm and Woodlot-20. The hearing will take place virtually with a livestream in what the county is describing an an effort to ensure the public is able to participate. In-person attendees will be required to wear a mask in accordance with the current County Courthouse procedures.
For instructions on how to provide oral testimony at the hearing, participants can access the Tillamook County Community Development homepage at co.tillamook. or.us/bc-pc or email Lynn Tone, office specialist for Tillamook County, at ltone@ co.tillamook.or.us to confirm their intent to testify. The virtual team meeting link can be accessed on the DCD homepage htco. tillamook.or.us/comrndev as well as a dial in number for those who wish to participate but are unable to participate virtually. Written testimony may be submitted to the Tillamook County Department of
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Community Development, 1510-B Third Street, Tillamook, Oregon, 97141 prior to 4 p.m. on April 25, but if submitted by 4 p.m. on April 15, the testimony will be included in the packet mailed to the Commissioners. A copy of the record is available at co.tillamook.or.us/commdev/landuseapps or at the Department of Community Development office located at l 510-B Third Street, Tillamook, Oregon 97141. For more information, email Tone at ltone@co.tillamook.or.us or call 1-800488-8280, extension 3423.