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ewly elected and recently reelected local and regional politicians shared their hopes and goals for the future at a Pacific City-Nestucca Valley Chamber of Commerce online forum on Dec. 1. The noon event featured the likes of incoming Tillamook County Commissioner Erin Skaar and Tillamook County Sheriff-Elect Josh Brown as well as Rep. David Gomberg (10th District), who won reelection this November, and Oregon Senator-Elect Dick Anderson (5th District) who came away victorious in this fall’s election versus Melissa Cribbins in the bid to replace retiring Sen. Arnie Roblan. Brown, who narrowly defeated challenger Gordon McCraw in official results, 7,724-7,449, said that he is excited to put his experience patrolling South Tillamook County REP. DAVID GOMBERG (D-Otis) shares his to good use in his new role. views on the upcoming legislative season “I’m excited for a lot of the positive during a Dec. 1 Chamber of Commerce forum. change that’s coming to South County,” he said. “The one thing that’s been heavily talked about, her considerable nonprofit experience when specifically in Pacific City, is parking, the fees she takes over for retiring Commissioner Bill that are going to be associated with it and you Baertlein this January. know what those fees are going to be used to “I do have a long career in nonprofit pay for and you know a couple extra deputies is management — I’m in my 27th year of that on the board as far as what that funding may be industry, which I think has set me up very well used for. So, we could be looking at more deputo be a county commissioner,” she said. “The ties because staffing is definitely an issue within county government is, of course, our largest the Sheriff’s Office. We have become a very nonprofit in the county. A lot of the aspects of large tourist destination, and, so, public safety running the county are very similar to what I’ve (efforts) need to be increased.” done at CARE. So, I will be using my skills He also pointed to his positive attitude as a in community outreach, my skills in facilitakey ability he will lean on in his new administion and bringing different groups of people to trative role. hear what’s important to “I like to them, and using my skills consider myself a in financial management. positive person trying The county certainly in to look at the bright this next year is going side of everything, to be looking at how has and I want to keep COVID impacted our buddoing that. I want to get, how has it impacted make sure that law the state budget, which enforcement officers trickles down to us.” in Tillamook County Skaar also addressed feel comfortable, feel a portion of the roles trusted, (and) to really she’s looking forward to give them a family embracing. atmosphere within “Commissioner the office. When they Baertlein has spent a lot -Sheriff-Elect Josh Brown feel trusted, when of time working with our they’re given the tools social service agencies, they need to succeed our human service department, (and) really and do their job, you, in turn, get better service looking at what are the key needs for the people (from them) for the entire community.” in our communities,” she said. “He has really Brown also addressed the difficulty of led out there on housing, and one of the things 2020 in terms of the effects of COVID, of a I’m really excited to do is continue that work. difficult campaign and of the hostility existing There are a couple of exciting pieces that are towards law enforcement. being played out right now that have come from “I don’t think anybody can disagree the (Tillamook County) Housing Commission, that times have been very, very tough for law of which I am currently a member, that are goenforcement in general — not only here or in ing to come before the Board of CommissionOregon but across the nation,” he said. “There’s ers before the end of the year. We recently did a lot of movements to defund the police, there’s pass a property tax abatement, which will help a lot of people that are not happy with the with housing development, and there is another police right now. You throw in COVID and all project afoot to come up with a short-term the restrictions and it just makes being a cop rental operator fee that will help with supportreally tough right now. Navigating through that ing actual housing development.” is one of my big goals, and making sure that we She also shared her interest in helping to remain positive.” expand Tillamook County’s capacity for childFor her part, Skaar said she will leverage care services.
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