Stories & Updates
December Hearing Summary
Second Hearing Update December 9, 2021 Hi folks, The “BIG” hearing took place on Tuesday, and we delivered the entirety (150+ pages) of our opposition document to the Planning Commission. It is a big file, so instead of including it on this e-mail, we have posted it...
Applicant Letter and our Response
Hi folks, With the hearing just around the corner, we thought we'd publish a letter submitted by the applicant, along with our response. There are certainly significant differences of opinions about how to best protect the environment. We believe our version is good...
Upcoming Commission Hearing December 7, 2021 – 6:00pm
Since September, the public hearing for this proposed development has been postponed twice. The new hearing date is currently set for Tuesday, December 7th. We will post an update to this blog page as soon as the city planning department provides final confirmation...
Seaside’s Small Population Growth
POPULATION GROWTH There is speculation that this project is needed because of a housing crisis in Seaside. This speculation is unjustified by the demographic trends that are shown in population counts and a development like this would do nothing but destroy a...
The Human Impact – Part 4
Rebecca and Brian (and Sky) Rebecca and Brian moved from Portland into their new home just 6 months ago. They have visited the coast dozens of times over the past twenty years and fell in love with the area. What's not to love? Their daughter and 2-year-old...
The Human Impact – Part 3
Kathy (and Nash) Kathy moved into the house across the land from Solfrid & Ray 10 years ago. It is a quiet place to call home with friendly neighbors and a natural setting. Kathy is dynamic and thoughtful – qualities that aren’t often found together. She loves...
The Human Impact – Part 2
Solfrid & Ray (and Oakley) Solfrid & Ray moved to this neighborhood 20 years ago to enjoy the peace and quiet, the single-story house, and the forestlands in their backyard. Solfrid says the forestlands remind her of growing up in Norway. “There was nobody...
The Human Impact – Part 1
Mike & Eileen (and Merle) Mike and Merle take regular walks through the neighborhood. Merle is a blue heeler/Australian shepard mix with a luscious blue and silver coat. He loves to wander the forest and swim in the Neawanna estuary – and really any water at...
Read these articles
In the course of documenting the concerns of community over the last few days, I've found two stories that are of great interest to our efforts. The first appeared in the Seaside Signal in September of last year. It describes the potential for logging activity just...
Some responses to the development proposal
After lots of digging into the details of the Seaside Ordinances, Comprehensive Plan, and other mind-numbing government documentation, we've got more than a few things to say about this proposal: The maps provided look like they are from the 1980s. Really. The text is...
The details about what we are doing
When we first heard about the development we had such little time, our only focus was to ensure our opposition was heard both in written form and with public testimony at the planning commission hearing. None of us had familiarity with the planning commission process,...
Past Commission Hearing October 5, 2021 – 6:00pm
The last meeting was so heavily attended and had so many public comments that the commission decided to postpone their public discussion until the next hearing. The agenda and package of information is here:...