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Community, I’m going to be brutally blunt. Are YOU so comfortable having your own ‘great NCRD experiences’ that you will not stand and demand Equity for ALL having the same opportunities and great experiences as you?

It’s been suggested by a respected and valued community member ‘because I support the tax levy, does NOT mean I disregard others whose experiences have gone poorly….do we strip down an organization valued and utilized by so many?’’

With that I say YES, yes we do, how do we not? If the board & Staff had only recently been made aware of the issues I’d say, we need to give them a chance. Unfortunately they have been made aware of ALL THE ISSUES for years, they are out of time…

…. I too have been involved in some capacity for 15 years, an extended period. If only supporters of the levy had been attending Board meetings. If so, they too would have witnessed the board time and time again demonstrating they are not interested and/or willing to take action. IE: The board scoffed at a request to look at creating mobility access to the Pickle ball courts then stated ‘do people in wheelchairs play pickleball’? The Board declined creating a committee for looking at replacement recreation for our teens/tweens after the Skate-ramp was demolished with no consideration of the impact on them. When a request for a committee be formed, the Board stated ‘we’re building them a 9 million dollar pool, THEY should be grateful”. Grateful? The board did not disavow a board member’s comment ‘I have a disability, you don’t see me asking for special favors’, while meeting to discuss stage accessibility in the PAC. The suggestion the 5 year renewal tax may be challenged has repeatedly been rejected by stating “it passed by 74% last time”, end of conversation.

So no, nothing has been addressed and why would we believe anything is going to be addressed? Not one committee has been formed; not one ‘tabled’ conversation created; not one plan of action created, nothing.

So yes, sometimes drastic measures are required to cause ACTION.

The Mission statement of the NCRD is to promote the Educational, Recreational, Social & Physical well being of the ENTIRE North County community by offering activities for ALL AGES and ABILITIES, in an inviting environment.

VOTE NO for CHANGE

Send me a message if you want to be OUT-LOUD with your position…. VOTE NO FOR CHANGE

Dear community members,

Please join me in supporting the NCRD by voting yes for the renewal of the current five year option tax for General Operations. This is not a new tax; it is a renewal of what the community has already supported at the polls in the past. The NCRD is key for recreation in our small, rural community!

As Nehalem Elementary School’s principal, I see again and again how much my students and families receive from the NCRD. Our school swim program, the after school, non-school day and summer child care program, the camps and other activities …. all that supports students and their families.

As a parent, I have used the NCRD for my own children’s camps, swim lessons, Family Swim Nights, Friday Swim Nights, child care and swim team. We took family music classes and family yoga classes years ago when my children were toddlers. My own children and my whole family are better off because we have the NCRD in our community for recreational activities. We have spent many fun evenings and days there.

As a community member, I belong to the NCRD as a fitness member. I’ve taken spin and other fitness classes, worked out at the fitness center, worked with a personal trainer from NCRD, swam in the pool, and enjoyed yoga classes for years. My favorite yearly 5k race was Manzanita Beach Run back in the good old days! People came from all over to run that event! Even our local grade 4/5 girls’ running club, the S.H.E. Warriors, ran that as our first 5k!

What would our community look like without these resources for our local folks? My own family used the NCRD so much when my kids were younger. I hate the idea of not having all these ways for young families to be together and play together and get to know other parents and families. The NCRD brings people together, and gives them safe, fun, healthy activities to participate in. Families make memories there.

Please show your support for the NCRD with a YES vote. Our kids and families deserve to have the same programs that have been around for all of us for years. This is a YES vote to support children and families in our local community.

Thank you!

Hi North Coast Citizens,

PLEASE VOTE YES for NCRD!!

What we are voting for:
Day care for kids, upkeep for Rex champ ball field, our pickle ball courts, our Performing Arts Center, our Fitness Center, the Aquatics Program for kids and seniors (NOT for the new pool construction), and the space for a multitude of other activities and services. A misconception is that a yes vote will increase taxes, it will not! The tax rate remains the same. The tax rate is exactly what it was 5, 10 and 15 years ago.

Yes is a vote for all of the above and operational costs!

PLEASE SUPPORT THIS AMAZING FACILITY!!

Michelle Vinciguerra
Nehalem Resident