One of the requirements of a 501(c)(3) association is to file an Annual Report. Since CMCA achieved this status last September, your Board members prepared a report for residents to review. This is a “Draft” document and will be approved at our August meeting. If you have questions or wish to offer comments please contact any of the Board members listed in the document.
No, this is not a request for a donation. Instead it’s an appeal for you to attend a workshop meeting of the Tillamook County Board of Commissioners (BOC).
When: Thursday, April 9, 2015, 3-5 PM
Where: Tillamook County Court House,
Conference Room B
The BOC will be considering a request to rezone all properties on the Bayocean Spit that have a RM (Recreation Management) classification to RN (Recreation Normal).
Continue reading You Can Help Preserve the Bayocean Spit for Years to Come
The developer of the proposed resort on Bayocean Spit did not appeal the Tillamook County Planning Commission denial of his Conditional Use Permit application. He had until yesterday (Jan 21st) to appeal to the County Commissioners and no appeal was filed. While this proposal is now dead, it does not mean the spit is protected — the developer can still propose other schemes to try to meet zoning requirements. It does, however, give us an opportunity to find a more comprehensive and permanent protection for this wonderful resource.
Posted by John Harland
Public testimony at the January 8, 2015 meeting of the Tillamook County Planning Commission raised questions regarding fire protection on the Bayocean Spit and a response to any medical emergencies that may occur there. This testimony, in turn, raised questions among Cape Meares residents regarding the accuracy of the testimony.
Continue reading Update on Proposed Bayocean Spit Development
A group of dedicated Cape Meares residents has been working diligently since early October to prepare a response to the proposed eco-resort on the Bayocean Spit. A document containing approximately 150 pages was handed over to Sarah Absher on November 4th so it could be reviewed by the Planning Commission before the hearing on November 13, 2014.
With apologies to Woody Guthrie.
This sand is your sand
this sand is my sand
from the jetty downward
and west of townward
from the ocean inland
it’s my next of kin land
This sand was saved for you and me.
To refresh your memory, this summer a Conditional Use Permit was sought from Tillamook County by the owner of a 53-acre parcel located just south of the second gate at the northern end of the Bayocean spit. As part of the approval process Tillamook County determined the eco-resort application was “complete.” This means that all of the Review Criteria were addressed for a Conditional Use permit. It does not, however, mean that the permit was approved or likely to be approved.