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Pacific City-Woods CAC to address Fern Hill subdevelopment..................................5
Collecting for the Needy
Neskowin emergency egress functional but won’t be fully finished until spring...... 6
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South Tillamook County holiday bazaars to return on Dec. 6..............................10
Vol. 15, No. 382 • November 19, 2021 • FREE!
At the Water’s
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Rising waters prompt evacuation effort at Neskowin Creek RV Resort Tillamook County to distribute $875,000 for tourism projects in 2022 According to the Tillamook Coast Visitors Association, ever since the transient lodging tax was first collected, using its funds to benefit the community has been the primary goal for the county. One of the ways that is accomplished is through a tourism facilities grant process. From 2015 through 2020, $3 million has been distributed to help with community projects. For the 2022 cycle, the county has approved a TLT tourism facilities grant fund of $875,000. Government agencies, special districts and nonprofits are eligible to apply,
with a maximum request of $75,000 per project. The application opened Nov. 15 and can be downloaded at https://tillamookcoast.com/ grants. An instructional webinar will be posted by Dec. 15; deadline to apply is Feb. 15, 2022. This year, the county has asked Tillamook Coast Visitors Association (TCVA) to manage the grant process. TCVA will work with the Tourism Advisory Council (TAC), a group of community volunteers from throughout the county, as they review and score applications.
Once the TAC makes their decisions, TCVA will present the recommendations to the Tillamook Board of County Commissioners for approval. Funds will be made available in April 2022. Questions about the grant can be directed to Amy Blackburn, TCVA deputy director and grants administrator, at amy@tillamookcoast. com. To download the information packet/ application, visit https://tillamookcoast.com/ grants.
In the past, South Tillamook County projects have figured prominently in TLT grants as funds have been awarded for the Cape Kiwanda Master Plan ($95,000), improvements to the Cape Kiwanda Beach Access ($54,945 and $132,659), an expansion to the Kiawanda Community Center ($339,148), and the Pacific City/Woods Parking Management Plan. To see a list of other tourism facilities projects funded in past grant cycles, visit tillamookcoast.com/ wp-content/uploads/2021/10/tourism-facilitiesgrantees.pdf.
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