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WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 5, 2020
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Tillamook County ready to come online after cyberattack Cody Mann headlightnews@ countrymedia.net
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Facebook representatives meet with Tierra Del Mar community about cable Hilary Dorsey headlightreporter@ countrymedia.net
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acebook met with the Tierra Del Mar community on Tuesday, Jan. 28, at the Kiawanda Community Center to discuss and receive input from the community on project work activities for the Jupiter Cable System installation on a lot in Tierra Del Mar. The fiber optic cable system and landing site will on a rural residential two-acre zoned property designated as tax lot 3200. The meeting was attended by over 30 Tierra Del Mar community supporters. Facebook also had a team of 10 people, which included their legal counsel, Phil Grillo, with law firm Davis Wright Tremaine LLP, who led the meeting. They had representatives from Facebook, SubCom and a range of specialty partners and subcontractors involved in the project. Construction is set to begin on or about Wednesday, Feb. 19, and last approximately 15 work days. Post-construction activities are scheduled to begin as soon as possible after, and last around five work days. As with any construction project, these are projected dates and may change due to unknown circumstances, however, all construction will take place between Jan. 1 and March 15, and if needed, between April 7
and April 30. The Tierra Del Mar community have expressed that they continue to oppose the project and the negative impacts it will have on neighboring properties, as well as the negative impact on the safety, character and livability of a residential community. A citizen asked who would be on the site during the pre-construction inspection. Inspections will take place 30 days before the start of construction. A representative from SubCom said he would be there himself, as well as a number of staff on the site doing inspections. The actual inspection will be very similar to when you buy a new home, the representative said. Post-construction, there will be another septic system survey, same as pre-construction, which will involve looking at the base, the foundation, etc. to see if anything has changed during that time. Grill said they would get a copy of the report as well as the owner, to be shared privately with the homeowner. The recent cyber attack on Tillamook County is impacting Tierra Del Mar’s ability to respond to the Board’s decision on the project. Until the county is able to provide the appellants and the public with the board decision, signed Jan. 16, the 21-day clock for filing an appeal to the Land Use Board of Appeals will not start.
process to bring county computer systems online after a malware infection is underway, officials said in an emergency meeting the morning of Monday, Feb. 3. Damian Laviolette, Tillamook County Information Technology director, said after a lot of work the computer system is ready to be switched back on. He said in some cases, systems would be fully functional, while some systems would not be restored without further efforts. Starting with the Tilla-
mook County Sheriff’s Office, Laviolette’s team planned to visit a number of county agencies Monday morning, overseeing the return of computer system operations and personally approving each staff member’s computer use. County employees will also go through a password change before accessing the system. The county courthouse was next on the list, followed by the health department, public works,
community development and other county offices. Laviolette said desk phones were operational and should be reliable. The library and courthouse websites are up, and an informational message is expected to be posted soon. Elements of some county computer systems were totally removed from work stations. Laviolette said those devices need more time to determine whether the machines will be reimaged (wiped and returned
to factory settings), which might allow for a limited data rescue, although risky and time-consuming. He said critical systems such as file storage seem to be working. “We’re still not fully out of this yet,” Laviolette said. “The forensic investigation, or the back-end side of the work, is still taking place.” After meeting in a closed-door session Jan. 22, county officials confirmed a cyberattack took place. The county’s server, internal computer systems and website were down, and phone systems and email networks were affected. County com-
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Coach Mike Wantland receives Oregon Baseball Coaches Hall of Fame, Lifetime Merit Award Hilary Dorsey headlightreporter@countrymedia.net
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eah-Kah-Nie School District announced that Coach Mike Wantland recently received the Oregon Baseball Coaches Hall of Fame, Lifetime Merit Award. Neah-Kah-Nie expressed congratulations to Wantland via social media Wednesday, Jan. 22, calling him an incredible volunteer, coach, mentor, motivator and after school snack provider. Wantland is an assistance coach at Neah-Kah-Nie High School for both baseball and the girls’ basketball teams. He also coaches strength and conditioning for volleyball. He will be coaching a unified basketball tournament on Saturday, Feb. 1, in Tillamook. Wantland raised his family in Tigard. He coached baseball at Portland State University and in various high schools in the greater Portland area, including Tigard High School. He has been coaching for 30 years. His kids grew up and Wantland decided to leave the metro area. He was headed to Arizona when he made a stop in Rockaway Beach. He hasn’t left the Oregon coast since. The Northwest Baseball Coaches Association had their Annual Coaches Convention Jan. 17-19 in Portland. Presenters share ideas, drills, approaches,
styles, processes and techniques in an interactive learning environment. It is also a great place for coaches to network, hold meetings and recognize those individuals and teams that are having extraordinary success in the game. It was at this convention that Wantland received the Oregon Baseball Coaches Hall of Fame, Lifetime Merit Award. Wantland said people who know him would say that he would never go to receive the award. He does not do things to get recognized. He said receiving this award was an “extreme honor.” Neah-Kah-Nie Head Baseball Coach Rob Herder presented him with the award. Wantland said he never looked into what the award entailed but was overwhelmed by it and humbled by the experience. Wantland has known Herder for over 30 years. They started coaching around the same time and were arch rivals. He said Herder was his least favorite person because he would beat him most of the time. When he moved to Rockaway Beach, he drove past Neah-Kah-Nie High School and saw Herder on the field. Wantland became an assistant coach. “Rob is an incredible person to work with,” Wantland said. Wantland coaches fourth and fifth graders in the summer. Wantland said he has a special place in his heart for foster
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kids. He reunites foster kids that been split up from each other through a weeklong visit at Camp Magruder. “Kids don’t get to pick their parents,” Wantland said. Wantland makes a positive impact on the children he works with, both in the camp and a Neah-Kah-Nie. Students and staff of Neah-Kah-Nie said they have such respect and gratitude for his work with them.
Tillamook Fire District to charge for certain emergency responses Non-residents, negligent or criminal actions subject to billing
Cody Mann headlightnews@countrymedia.net
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illamook Fire District officials approved a resolution imposing charges for responding to certain incidents, primarily when the responsible parties live outside the district, or when negligence or criminal actions are involved. The resolution establishes a billing policy for
responses that include accidental or intentional fires, incidents caused by criminal acts, hazardous materials incidents, vehicle crashes, excessive false alarms (more than three in a year), fire/rescue standbys for non-emergency events hosted by for-profit organizations, and rescues requiring special techniques or equipment. According to the resolution, Tillamook Fire
District will affix a base charge of $250 for responding to “all incidents where a liable party is responsible for said action.” The fee is meant to help offset the cost of training, equipment, staff time, fuel and other logistical expenses including lost or damaged equipment. EF Recovery, a private firm specializing in emergency response billing that already operates in the
region, will administrate claims for the fire district. “Our services often times are requested by people who don’t pay taxes into our district,” Chief Daron Bement said. “That can be very frustrating for people who do live in our district as taxpayers – they’re basically paying for somebody else to get free service.” Bement said the resolution was not necessarily
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