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County commissioners approve state grant agreement for rapid rehousing
A $1 million state grant will go toward rapid rehousing in Clatsop County. The money, approved by county commissioners on Wednesday night as part of an intergovernmental agreement, is a continuation of state funding received by the county in 2023 as part of Gov. Tina Kotek’s emergency response to homelessness. Columbia Inn The idea behind rapid rehousing is to get homeless people rehoused. ...
Tolovana Inn pays penalty over county lodging taxes
Clatsop County commissioners on Wednesday rejected an appeal from the Tolovana Inn to waive penalties totaling more than $190,000 for failure to pay the county’s lodging tax. Guests pay the lodging tax directly to hotels, vacation rentals and campgrounds, and the lodging providers remit the collected money to the appropriate jurisdiction. In 2018, the county passed an ordinance requiring ...
Operation School Bell reaches milestone
The Assistance League of the Columbia Pacific provided new clothing to 912 students in need with its Operation School Bell program this last fiscal year, the highest number in the nonprofit's 17-year history. Each student received a personalized wardrobe, which included shirts, pants, coats, shoes and other essential items. The program serves students in all Clatsop County and Naselle, ...
County land use planning seminar set for Thursday
A Clatsop County land use planning seminar is planned for Thursday at Fort George Brewery on Duane Street. The 6 p.m. event is co-sponsored by the Oregon Shores Conservation Coalition and the Surfrider Foundation. The chief presenter is Eric Wriston, an attorney with the nonprofit Crag Law Center, who will discuss the basics of getting involved in land use issues and the current situation in ...
State increases fire danger for recreationists
The Oregon Department of Foresty will increase fire danger for recreationists in the region to "high" on Wednesday because of extremely high temperatures. Under the change, campfires will only be allowed in designated metal firepits at Henry Rierson Spruce Run campground, Gnat Creek campground, Northrup Creek Horse Camp and Beaver Eddy sites in Clatsop County. All off-highway vehicle trails in ...
2024 Fire Season starts
Fire Season will officially begin on Monday, July 1, 2024, at 1 a.m. This will affect all lands protected by the Oregon Department of Forestry in the Northwest Oregon Forest Protection District. This area includes all State, private and BLM forest land in the Tillamook, Astoria, and Forest Grove Districts, which consists of Tillamook, Washington, Yamhill, Clatsop, Columbia, and Multnomah Counties, as well as portions of Lincoln County. For up-to-date information on public and industrial restrictions go to the following website: http://www.oregon.gov/odf/pages/FIRE/precautionlevel.aspx. ...
Conservation closure approaches for razor clams
The state will close razor clamming on Clatsop County beaches for annual conservation reasons on July 15. The closure will run through Sept. 30. Razor clamming is open from Yachats to the Washington state border and from Coos Bay to the California border. Razor clamming remains closed from Yachats to the Coos Bay north jetty because of biotoxin concerns. The state said Friday that bay clamming ...
County faces excessive heat warning
Most of Clatsop County will be under an excessive heat warning from Thursday through Sunday, according to the National Weather Service in Portland. Interior parts of the county can expect dangerously hot conditions with possible temperatures between 100 and 105 degrees. The hottest temperatures are expected Friday through Sunday, peaking on Saturday. Jill Quackenbush, the county’s deputy ...
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