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Or maybe it’s more appropriate to quote Chicken Little, “The sky is falling. The sky is falling.”

Manzanita City Hall financing discussions were led in June 2023 by Mayor Deb Simmons and a different City Council than we have today. Mayor Simmons and that Council voted for the City Hall financing options that led to the construction of the new City Hall.

“Manzanita City Council voted to green-light phase 2 for the construction of a new city hall at their June 7 meeting, electing to finance the project through a special public works fund loan.” Tillamook Headlight Herald 6/19/2023

The 2023 discussion centered on working long term with Business Oregon, with an option of selling the loan to the bond market. Key information and Council discussion has been omitted in the “Sky is Falling” Kugler article.

In those deliberations by Mayor Simmons and the Council, there was discussion about what would the US economy look like in the next few years. No one could have anticipated that we would be in a war with Iran and that our economy would be knee jerked around by gas price swings, mortgage rates rising and crazy high tariff rates.

You can hear about next steps in the July Council meeting at the 41 minute mark on the recording.

The city is asking citizens for input at a town hall meeting Tuesday August 4
6pm Cityhall

this was posted on 8/2/26 Tillamook County Pioneer.

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om peace namaste

lucy brook

WORDS OF WISDOM: Are You Registered To Vote?

Posted on August 2, 2026 by Editor

by Neal Lemery

Now is a good time to make sure your voice is heard, and that you are taking on a vital role in our community’s life and our civic affairs. Voting is an essential part of citizenship and being engaged in our community.

“The future of this republic is in the hands of the American voter.” – Dwight Eisenhower

“We do not have government by the majority. We have government by the majority who participate.” – Thomas Jefferson

Being a registered voter allows you to have a role in who our leaders are. Our officials are elected by us, and govern in our name. Voters can sign petitions to pass new laws, repeal current laws, amend the Oregon Constitution, vote on local law changes (referendums and initiative petitions) and recall elected officials. Voters can sign petitions to put local and state candidates on the ballot. You are able to serve on juries in local and federal court cases.

Along with our free speech rights and the right to peacefully assemble and petition the government, our ability to be involved voters is a fundamental cornerstone of our democratic republic.

“Registering to vote in Oregon is quick and simple. Oregonians can register:

Online using My Vote.
By mail using a voter registration form.
​In person at the county elections office​ or at certain state agencies like the DMV.
Tillamook County Clerk’s website.

Citizenship is a duty and a responsibility. Theodore Hesburgh, the late president of Notre Dame University, called voting a civil sacrament. Millions of Americans made great sacrifices to ensure we have our voting rights and that we continue to strengthen and grow our republican form of government and live up to our democratic principles. Regardless of our own particular viewpoints, we should ensure everyone’s rights to be heard and to be part of our national decision making. That’s part of our job as citizens.