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Village Voices
Community feedback and frequent questions about the Oceanside Village concept
Community Comments
Susan and Cal Miller (Alder Street) "Before I started reading through the various documents that clearly explain the purpose of incorporation, it was a bit of a lukewarm idea for me. As a side note, the very mention of a smaller portion of Oceanside incorporating made me feel it was exclusive and divisive. I now understand the good reasons to do so. I hope it finalizes in my lifetime! I had Cal read the documents as well. We both had a better perspective as to why it is a great idea for Oceanside Village to become incorporated." -
Sharon Brown / Jerry Keene / Terri Warren / Kathie Norris (Past ONA Presidents) "As past Presidents of the Oceanside Neighborhood Association, we have each worked closely with the county on community issues like zoning, short-term rentals and road repairs. While county staff were always open to hearing our concerns and as generous as possible with their time, Village incorporation would shift problem-solving from the county to a locally elected group of Village neighbors with access to stable funding sources." -
Sean Aiken (Maxwell Mtn Rd) "The [photos] that are on display here are outdated, inaccurate and spreading misinformation. The pot holes have been filled, the big house no longer has scaffolding and starting to look better, the parking is revolving and the photo used is old. Better yet, drop this ridiculous waste of the communities time. We already voted this down. This small group of the same regurgitate cast of the usuals is tearing the community up. Sure would be nice if you actually listened and honor the wishes of the community. This is getting old. I'd rather be windsurfing. No Incorporation!
Diana Tesh / Mark Vlahakis (Alder Street) "This is a terrific website! Well designed, very informative, thorough and thoughtful analysis. I look forward to joining the Zoom call on 7/12."
Chris & Kelly Grant (Radar Road) "We certainly understand your desire to improve the roads in Oceanside Village. If you designed this map excluding the southern parts of the unincorporated community of Oceanside, you should also be able to cut out Radar Road. You will save us all a lot of legal fees by doing so. Thanks."
Jerry and Glory Yankauskas (Cape Meares Loop Road) "We owned this property prior to 1997 and built a vacation home in September 1997. We do not rent the property and occupy the home approximately 30 days per year, We are unable to vote on any issues, but we would have voted to incorporate Oceanside in the last election and we support your Oceanside Village concept. Thank you for your efforts in making the only reasonable solution for all property owners in Oceanside Village."
Marsha Naegeli (Portland Avenue) "I am very much for preserving the charm and historical essence of our village. They are many people more concerned with making a profit or displaying grandeur than preserving our historical nature."
Dianna Fitzgerald (Hillcrest Avenue) "I'm delighted to support this initiative to preserve the unique and charming village we who live here love and yet are fearful for. Thanks for all of the effort going into this proposal.
Q & A
What will happen to zoning in the unincorporated area outside of the proposed boundary of Oceanside Village? In the near term, land use standards for all of unincorporated Oceanside will remain in place until the Oceanside Village community and its elected council formulate a new comprehensive land use plan and zoning ordinances - which can take up to four years. During that transitional period, Tillamook County officials would simultaneously conduct a public process to structure ongoing land use planning for southern Oceanside in the long term. This is expected to be a collaborative process between Oceanside Village and Tillamook County officials. The OVI team has advised the county that its proposal does not contemplate that Oceanside Village would assume any land use planning responsibility for southern Oceanside from Tillamook County.
Could Oceanside Village annex southern Oceanside involuntarily in the future? Contrary to incorrect statements circulated in social media, absent a declared health emergency, an urban growth boundary area may not be annexed into a city without property owner consent (for individual properties) or (for larger areas) a majority vote by affected residents. State land use agency officials have expressly confirmed this, and here is a link to the Oregon statute that addresses it - it's in paragraph (4). ORS 222.120 – Procedure for annexation without election; hearing; ordinance subject to referendum. The rare exception is when a growing city completely surrounds an unincorporated area, which will not apply to our situation with Netarts already bordering the area on the south.
Would this initiative result in an increase in property taxes? A vote in favor of incorporation will not automatically create a city property tax, but it does create legal authority for the new city council and its residents to subsequently consider whether to assess one, and if so, how much. Under state law, that future decision must be arrived at in a budgeting process open to the public that also includes public hearings.
To get the incorporation measure on the ballot, however, the petitioners must specify a legally binding cap on whatever that future tax rate could be and then offer hypothetical budgets based the planned services and potential revenue. We have covered this in the draft "Economic Feasibility Statement" (page 9) available under "Can We Afford it?" at the bottom of our WELCOME page (click here). The EFS adopts a "bookends" approach that offers alternative budgets based on a minimal tax rate and a maximum rate. Compared to the 2022 initiative, these budgets reflect a more modest fiscal approach in which most of the cost of city services is covered by external grants and tourism lodging tax revenues (TLT) paid by visitors to the Village's short-term rentals and hotels. Village TLT currently totals more than $500,000 a year.
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