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TUESDAY, APRIL 4, 2023
TILLAMOOK, OREGON • WWW.TILLAMOOKHEADLIGHTHERALD.COM
VOL. 135, NO. 14 • $1.50
Nehalem Bay Health District seeks $10.5 million bond
Back in the ‘Swing’
County leaders grant $66K to Bay City housing development
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illamook County Commissioners awarded a $66,000 grant for predevelopment work at a site in Bay City on which a developer plans to build market rate housing at their March 29 meeting. They also proclaimed April “Sexual Assault Awareness Month” in Tillamook and received an annual report on the Columbia Pacific Coordinated Care Organization. The Columbia Pacific CCO was founded ten years ago by state mandate to administer the Oregon Health Plan in the northwest of the state and promote community health in the region. The organization’s executive director, Mimi Haley, told commissioners that after a three-year pause during the pandemic, the Oregon Health Authority is reviewing eligibility of those on the Oregon Health Plan. She said that the process will take most of the year, having begun with those most likely to be reapproved and moving on to those with lower likelihoods. Haley also said that the CCO is working to help people who lose their coverage find new insurance. Columbia Pacific CCO will also conduct a community needs assessment starting in May, sending interviewers around the region to gather 1,200-1,300 responses about residents’ insurance and healthcare. The interviewers will be asking community members for stories before extracting patterns and themes from them to enter into a data set. Haley then discussed the work that her group is doing outside of insurance administration to bolster community health. Columbia Pacific CCO has already awarded over $3.5 million in housing grants to help address the housing and homelessness crisis. The Willet Apartments in Tillamook received a $500,000 grant, the Bayside Gardens Development received $300,000 and, most recently, Helping Hands was given $360,000 to develop transitional housing above their Tillamook location. Haley proceeded to a discussion of the group’s future undertakings,
Will Chappell Headlight Reporter
he Nehalem Bay Health District is asking for voter support for a $10.25 million bond for a new healthcare facility in Wheeler and upgrades to other district facilities in the May 13 election. The proposed projects would have a total cost of $15.5 million and allow the district to expand its services for north county residents and bring the district’s senior care facility up to date. “We’ve got to make the case that it’s going to be a good investment for the community long term and meet some community needs,” said Board of Directors Chair Marc Johnson. A $12.2 million health center and pharmacy facility in Wheeler would be the biggest part of the proposed project to be funded by the bond. The district purchased a 1.3-acre property adjacent to Highway 101 in Wheeler in 2021 as a potential site for the facility. The new facility would be double the size of the district’s current health center in Manzanita, which was built when the district was established in the early 1980s. The expanded footprint would reduce wait times for current doctors and allow the district to offer specialty services like pediatric and geriatric medicine and dentistry. Bond funds would also allow the district to update its senior care facility, which was built at the same time as the health center and offers the only 24-hour skilled nursing staff and rehabilitative services in Tillamook County. The proposed project budget would dedicate $2.3 million to a top-to-bottom renovation of the facility, bringing it up to current care standards for both patients and staff. Johnson said that both facilities would be critical as Tillamook County’s population continues to age and require more medical care. “Trying to think ahead and stay out in front of that need for growing services for seniors is a big part of why this proposal has come together,” Johnson said. The final element of the new project would be the demolition of the Old Wheeler Hospital, which was built in the 1950s. The demolition would cost $1 million and would pave the way to develop workforce housing on the site in the future, with help from an outside developer. Johnson said that providing housing for employees was critical if the district expands services. He also noted that the board is committed to continuing to provide a home for the North County Food Bank, which is currently operating out of the hospital. The proposed bond has a 26-year term and would lead to an additional $3.70 in annual property taxes per $10,000 of assessed value. The total amount of the bond could vary depending on interest rates and how much additional funding the project is able to secure. The project has already received
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After a year-and-a-half of being closed, golfers teed it up at ‘The Mook’ at Alderbrook. New ownership opened the course up for play Saturday April 1 to golfers. The day was festive, with the Tillamook County VFW presenting a flag raising ceremony at 8 a.m. Tillamook Creamery and the Pelican Brewing were also available with food specials and live music played inside. See more grand reopening pictures on page 2. Photos by Joe Warren
Vets advocate leading charge for Veterans Memorial Staff
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Will Chappell Headlight Reporter
ocal Vietnam Combat Veteran & City Council Member Doug Henson is leading a new endeavor to create a Veteran’s Memorial in the City of Tillamook. The planned location of the memorial will be the open plot of grass on the north end of Downtown Tillamook (Between Main and Pacific on 1st Street). The memorial will be in honor of the brave men and women who gave their lives in WWI, WWII, Vietnam, Iraq, and Afghanistan (all veterans who served in all wars). They were our mothers and fathers, our husbands and wives, our brothers and sisters, our sons and our daughters. They
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