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DEQ renews PCJWSA’s sewer discharge permit .........................2
Beach parking lots to be closed for re-striping
Planning Commission approves Kingfisher Apartments..........................4
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Anglers invited to free fishing weekend, Aug. 15-16................................. 5
Vol. 14, No. 349 • August 14, 2020 • FREE!
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OREGON STATE PARKS is asking nonresients to pay a camping surcharge.
Oregon State Parks adds temporary nonresident camping surcharge
Nestucca Valley School District Superintendent Misty Wharton points out features of the new elementary and middle school campus that’s currently under construction
In an effort to encourage local recreation and provide funding to operate the Oregon State Park system, the Oregon Parks and Recreation Department added a nonresident surcharge to new campsite reservations and first-come, first-served campers starting Monday, Aug.10. The change does not affect existing reservations or people currently camping in a state park. The increase will add up to 30 percent to the nightly cost to camp in a state park for nonresidents. Including lodging tax, the average cost for a full-service RV site is currently $33 per night, and starting Aug. 10, will increase to an average of $42 for nonresidents making new reservations, or arriving without a reservation. The average tent rate is currently $19 per night and will increase to $23 for nonresidents. OPRD says the surcharge will remain in effect the rest of 2020. A decision about rates for 2021 will be made this autumn. “We love serving all people, no matter where they live,” says Lisa Sumption, director of OPRD. “Even so, this temporary change is needed to remind people to stay as close to home as possible while enjoying the outdoors, and to provide much-needed support for the Oregon state park system, which faces a projected $22 million shortfall between now and June 2021.” In addition to encouraging recreation close to home, the surcharge could generate up to $500,000 through the end of the year to hire staff and pay for cleaning supplies and other park operations. For more information, visit stateparks.oregon.gov.
Tillamook County Public Works completes Pacific City area paving projects
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A TILLAMOOK COUNTY PUBLIC WORKS crew works on a pavement resurfacing project on Brooten Road.
Thanks to funding from Tillamook County’s Transient Lodging Tax, residents and visitors here have a little smoother road to travel — at least in key stretches. Using TLT funds, Tillamook County Public Works recently completed two projects, one along Sandlake Road in Woods and the other on stretches of Brooten Road and Resort Drive in Pacific City. The Woods section, which cost nearly $125,000, focused on a stretch starting at Town Lake and the Brooten Road/Resort Drive section, at an approximate cost of $95,000, begins near Chester’s Thriftway and runs to just east of the intersection with Woods Bridge. There’s also a secons section at the intersetion of Brooten
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Road and Fisher Road. The county also did spot repairs at select — and needy — locations on both roadways. Public Works director Chris Laity said the need was clear for the two roadways, adding that while the county does have a consultant do a pave condition inventory every two years in which roads are rated from 0 to 100, that’s only part of the story. “We have roads like Brooten Road and Resort Drive that carry a lot of traffic,” he told the Sun. “On some roads (where cars) drive 55 mph, damage there is not tolerable.” Next up in the area for road maintenance in the area will be the stretch on Sandlake Road at Jewel Creek north to the Sandlake Road/Cape
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Lookout junction and east on Sandlake Road to Highway 101. In that stretch, the county is hiring a contractor to apply a micro coat that features a waterproofing solution that is designed to seal up cracks on the road in an effort to prevent a road in good condition from deteriorating. Work is scheduled Aug. 24-28 and traffic delays of up to 20 minutes will be expected as the county will be making use of pilot cars to guide motorists through the construction zone. Laity said that those that use that route to travel from Pacific City to Tillamook and back are advised to take Highway 101 instead. The project will run $210,000 for the contractors, plus the labor involved in Public Works staff handing the traffic control duties.