Oceanside Village Voice

Oceanside Water District Needs You

Deborah Bryant — Sun, 06 Mar 2011 02:25:13 +0000

Dear Neighbors,

I am nearing the end of my four year term of public office as Commissioner on the Oceanside Water District. I will not be running for relection in the May special election. My term expires on June 31, 2011.

If you’re a registered voter living in the district – that includes the Cape Meares and Oceanside communities – please consider running for the board. We have a great group; Geoff Davey and Henry Wheeler from the Capes, Bob Garrigues from Cape Meares are currently on the board and will continue to serve. Luke Rogers recently moved out of the area so we’re missing representation from Cape Meares, and we’d like to maintain the traditional Oceanside-Cape Meares 3-2 ratio so we’re looking for board members from each community.

The Board meets one a month on the Monday of the month for approximately 90 minutes. Board materials are provided for review a few days before the meeting.

I’m pleased that during my term of service the board has taken on longer range planning and is working to make the inevitable replacement of our small aging plan a smooth one with the least financial impact possible to the community. Our water master Alan Tuckey is hard at work keeping the plant in good operation while helping us plan for the future.

Please consider joining the OWD board. You can contact me directly or reach any of the board members – we’d be happy to answer any questions. You can also contact our office manager Tami who can fill you in on the special election process and has the forms for you to use. Deadline to file is March 15.

OWD phone: 503-842-6462
Office location: 5390 Netarts Highway NW , Oceanside

I thank you for the opportunity to have served the district.
Sincerely,

Deb Macartney

Tagged: local government, Oceanside, oceanside water district, owd, special elections

ONA November Meeting Agenda calls for Adoption of Community Plan

Deborah Bryant — Tue, 02 Nov 2010 05:46:39 +0000

Purpose and Authorization of ONA Missing in Action

From the ONA chair; looking for a quorum to rubber stamp minority opinion, lack proper context.

Here’s Jud Randall’s pitch:

“Oceansiders, Attached is the agenda for the Oceanside Neighborhood Association meeting that will be at 10 a.m. Saturday, Nov. 6, in the community center. We desperately need a quorum (36 persons) so we can make a recommendation to the county on the proposed Oceanside Community Plan. The plan is available on the ONA website – www.oceansidefriends.org Please come and bring your friends and neighbors. Also on the web site are seven reports from the Netarts-Oceanside Sanitary District that Dave Hunt provided. They cover the district’s finances and construction information on the new sewage treatment plant.”

In this editor’s opinion, the ONA has completely blown off the clarification of their role as a Citizen’s Planning Advisory Committee (noticeably missing from the ONA web site). Why do we care? Continuing in the tradition of wishful thinking – as well as an aversion to calling themselves a CPAC – a review of the recommended community plan makes no mention of the recent and direct advice of the county commissioners regarding the authority of the ONA, and fails to frame the community survey, which this editor personally assisted in crafting and sharing, as an essential tool of the community plan.

In short, proposed plan falls short, blinders on, rats-chance to make a meaningful impact on land use planning.

Cheers,

The Editor

Tagged: commuity plan, land use planning, oceanside oregon, ONA

Oct 2 ONA Meeting Features Update on Off-Shore Wind Turbine Plans

Deborah Bryant — Sun, 26 Sep 2010 21:38:32 +0000

Photo courtesy of http://renewenergy.wordpress.com

From our ONA president Judson Randall here’s the agenda for the October 2, 2010, meeting of the Oceanside Neighborhood Association.

Notable: Pat Ashby director of the Tillamook People’s Utility District, or a member of TIDE, the intergovernmental group that is negotiating with several energy companies for off-shore energy projects (read: includes wind turbines in the distance off Oceanside State Beach and Three Arch Rocks), will report at the meeting on recent proposals.

Jud Randal’s outstanding background on TIDE is on the ONA web site

Copy of Intergovernmental Agreement creating TIDES

Want to discuss with your elected official? County Commissioner Mark Labhart is liaison for TIDE.

Want to participate in our informal OVV survey, below? Click away! and come back later to see how things tally up.

View This Poll
Tagged: alternate energy, Oceanside OR, off-shore wind-turbines, Pat Ashby, poll, Tillamook TIDE, TPUD

Oceanside Neighbor Watch Alert: Burglaries Sunday Jan 3

Deborah Bryant — Tue, 05 Jan 2010 20:13:02 +0000

For those not subscribed to the Oceanside Neighborhood Association Newsletter, I wanted to pass along an emailed note received today from its Chair Judson Randall:

Oceansiders,

Tillamook County Sheriff Todd Anderson says that on Sunday, Jan. 3, his deputies discovered burglaries of four homes on Rosenberg Loop that appeared to have occurred in a single set.

He says there have not been a lot of problems in Netarts, Oceanside or Cape Meares over the last couple of months except for this spate. However, please take whatever precautions you can (such as getting a neighbor a watch out for your vacant house) to protect your property.

Regards,

Jud

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If you’d like to subscribe to the ONA email list which provides monthly meeting agenda, minutes, and other timely news of interest to the Oceanside community, you can contact Jud directly by email or through the ONA web site.

Healthcare Reform Panel of Experts at Tillamook Library Mon Aug 10

Deborah Bryant — Mon, 10 Aug 2009 23:11:53 +0000

Tillamook County Citizens for Human Dignity’s series on Healthcare Reform will feature a panel of local experts this evening. I’m visiting family this week so will miss this installment but wanted to get in a last minute plug for what should be an informative and rounded perspective on this issue so important to all of us, our families and neighbors.

A note from Andrea Goss shared “We have a panel of people who are affected by the current healthcare system, are professional experts, understand the pending legislation regarding the topic, and/or are passionate about it:

RICK STAGGENBORG – MD from Coos Bay and an advocate for grassroots action for change that will include everyone
MARK BOWMAN – Tillamook County Hospital emergency doctor
WALT LARSON – Tillamook County Hospital CFO
CURTIS HESSE – Director Tillamook County Health Department
JULIE MAGERS – Project Coordinator with Archimedes Movement, a grass roots organization dedicated to help bring about change in our health care system.

MONDAY, AUGUST 10, 6:30-8:30
TILLAMOOK LIBRARY
The Healthcare Reform information series is free and open to the public.

For more information call 503 398 5223 or 971 223 5759.”

West Africa Camp for Children Returns to BCAC July 20

Deborah Bryant — Fri, 10 Jul 2009 03:31:37 +0000

There’s still room for your child at Bay City Arts Center’s West Africa Summer Day Camp for Children age 8 – 18

When? Monday through Friday July 20 – 25 10 am – 3pm
What? Art, theater, dance, storytelling with great staff
Where: Bay City Arts Center 5680 A Street Bay City
Cost for the week: $5o, Lunch included
Scholarships still available: Your child can attend free if needed

More info: Visit the BCAC web site or call 503 377 9620 and leave a message.

Tagged: bay city arts center, BCAC, family activities, oregon coast art

Parade Photos are UP!

Deborah Bryant — Tue, 07 Jul 2009 05:34:46 +0000

Yes, more parade photos than you can shake an extinguished roman candle at (about 170 of them!) are up on the web for your perusal. Hundreds of people attended or walked in this year’s parade, and most of them got their face and GPS coordinates immortalized on Flickr. Take a look, tag the ones you recognize, and share with freinds.

You can click on this link or paste the url below into your brower:

http://www.flickr.com/photos/oceansidescribe/sets/72157620942675737/

Tagged: community parade, fourth of july, Oceanside-Netarts Oregon, photos

Fourth of July Parade 2009 gallery

Deborah Bryant — Mon, 06 Jul 2009 16:00:52 +0000

I had fun seeing neighbors and taking photos again at our Oceanside-Netarts Fourth of July Community Parade. I like to put emphasis on the word community, because it’s so much fun to see everyone and their brother, and their kids turn out.

I’ve selected a few favorites to share here, check back in a few days and I’ll provide a link to another two hundred I took of the event and the crowd on Flickr.

If you around for the parade the last few years and have not seen them yet, you can find photos of 2007 and 2008 on my flickr stream.

Tagged: community parade, fourth of july, Independance Day, July 4 2009, Oceanside Parade, Oceanside-Netarts Oregon, photos

Happy Fourth!

Deborah Bryant — Sat, 04 Jul 2009 21:21:05 +0000

As you can see from today’s new header, we had another crowd-pleasing parade, plus fog. More photos tomorrow; the sun is burning through outside and I’m about to join. Hope your weekend is full of friends and family, plus a special Happy Birthday to my son-in-law Ameer!

Memorial Day Art Show Wrap

Deborah Bryant — Mon, 25 May 2009 13:48:53 +0000

I had a great time exhibiting at the Memorial Day Art show – I should say that even more so than having some photos displayed, I am glad for the artists whose work I’d admired but had never really met and for the insights they shared on the work they create; for a chance to see what people found appealing – or not – about some of the work I’ve done; for time with neighbors to talk about community. Thanks to Kay and Charlie Wooldridge for all the work they put into organizing the event and the team of volunteers who came early/lingered late to set up and clean up the remains of the day.

Some final pics from Sunday (full gallery at Flicker).

Tagged: art sale, Oceanside Artists, Oceanside Memorial Day Art Show, photos