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Vol. 14, No. 351 • September 11, 2020 • FREE!
Reach the Beach moves to new format
Photo courtesy of Tillamook Co. Sheriff’s Office
THE PIKE ROAD FIRE near Bay City had burned an estimated 220-250 acres as of Friday morning, Sept. 11.
Fire near Bay City contained, burns more than 220 acres
“My Ride” format will allow riders to participate anytime between now and the planned date of Oct. 11 — either on a course of their choosing or one of the four established routes
Tillamook County’s offer on nearly 6-acre Pacific City parcel is accepted Tillamook County announced on Sept. 4 that its offer on what is known as the Jensen property has been accepted. The county, which will now conduct its due diligence on the property and anticipates closing on the parcel in six months, has noted that the Jensen family is well known in Pacific City for their community support, including their donation of the land where Kiawanda Community Center is located. Bordered to the north by Kiawanda Community Center and to the south by the county-owned Pacific City Turnaround, the Jensen property consists of a total of 14 parcels totaling nearly six acres located in Pacific City along Cape Kiwanda Drive. According to Tillamook County, the $3.25 million purchase price
will largely be financed via funds from the Tillamook County Transient Lodging Tax, a significant portion of which is collected in Pacific City, and a proposed county-wide parking fee program that is expected to create a pay-to-park program in Cape Kiwanda. According to Tillamook County Commissioners Chief of Staff Rachel Hagerty, that program is expected to go in front of commissioners later this month and go into effect on Jan. 1. Hagerty said that assuming this program goes forward, funds for the property purchase would come from parking fees in Pacific City and not from the county’s other parking facilities. “For several years, the county has set aside a portion of transient lodging tax dollars for unique opportunities
to improve the quality of life for our citizens and visitors,” says Tillamook County Commissioner Chair Bill Baertlein. “This is a great one we could not pass up.” Tillamook County now has six months to obtain a property value appraisal and environmental and zoning reviews. The county says it will also team up with the Pacific City/Woods Parking Advisory Committee and Pacific City/Woods Citizen Advisory Committee to envision potential uses for the property and develop a concept plan. “Some of the initial ideas we are considering are day use, parking, walking paths, preserved open space, and a transit stop,” added Tillamook County Commissioner David Yamamoto.
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The Pike Fire, which started late on Sept. 7 in the Pike Road / Doughty Road area east of Bay City, is reportedly now 5 percent contained as of Friday morning, Sept. 11. The Oregon Department of Forestry reports that the fire is estemated to have burned 220-250 acres. As of the morning of Sept. 11, ODF had a fire line surrounding the entire fire and, with favorable weather conditions, expects to make great progress. All local fire resources have been withdrawn leaving ODF, South Fork Prison Crews and private contractors to work the fires. Tillamook County Sheriff Jim Horton reported during a Tillamook County Community meeting on Sept. 11 that the fire was attributed to a downed power line due to high winds. “Overall, it went very well,” Horton said about the firefighting effort. “It was challenging because of the weather conditions, but the teamwork and collaboration and the pooling of resources here in the county is phenomenal. Everybody did a great job, and it really speaks to our ability to come together as a community in times of crisis.” In earlier efforts to fight the fire, as reported by the Tillamook County Sheriff’s Office on Sept. 9, the fire’s speed had been unpredictable due to changing wind speeds and directions, but it had been moving in a southeasterly direction and away from State Forest and residences. On the morning of Sept. 10, the Sheriff’s Office said that overnight the fire flared up moving to the north, but as of that morning, winds were calm and weather cooler, both of which were expected to give crews some relief. At this time, there has been a garage that was lost, but no known residences. Those that participated in the earlier stages of battling the blaze included Oregon Department of Forestry, Tillamook Fire District, Nestucca Rural Fire Protection District, Bay City Fire, Garibaldi Fire, Nehalem Bay Fire, Netarts Oceanside Fire, the Sheriff’s Office, Tillamook County Public Works, Tillamook City Public Works, Bay City Public Works, Tillamook City Police Department, Oregon State Police, South Fork Inmate crews, and many private heavy equipment operators and logging companies are currently battling the fires. A shelter has been established at Tillamook County Fairgrounds where they are accepting not only residents, but also horses, other livestock, and domestic pets. Also, the TCSO has sent several fire resources to assist North Lincoln Fire with the Otis Fire, and the north side of Lincoln City has been evacuated. As a result, officials are seeing some of their residents seeking refuge in Tillamook in that shelter and other locations.
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