This edition of The Current is a bit lengthy as it covers a number of topics. Below is an index of the articles. It should be easy to scroll through for an article of interest by looking for the big shaded area that starts each article. The feature article is The Growing Vulnerability of Arch…

Correction 09-20-2026: After getting some feedback, having more conversations and reviewing the specific language of the Administrator levy (which I apologize for not doing prior to writing the first version of the article) I’ve come to look at the issue somewhat differently. Below is my perspective. As yet the perspective of the District lawyer has…

And now Early Autumn is upon us! (Glimpse of autumnal equinox parade) This edition of The Current provides; Allocation of Arch Cape-generated TLT dollars to Arch Cape for its Public Safety Services Cannon View Park’s request for a partial refund of the District Administrator Levy Formation of a committee to assess the consolidation of the…

Hope everyone was able to find some time to relax over the summer.  This edition will try to catch everyone up. On July 1, the Districts began a new fiscal year (July 1, 2026 – June 30, 2027). The important administrative work for this year is as follows. Early Accomplishments Addressing a concern about the…

This month’s edition has two articles: 1. Arch Cape’s tourism tax is currently used to subsidize the impacts of tourism everywhere in Clatsop County, except Arch Cape. 2. Diver-less cleaning of the water tank (with pictures and video) Arch Cape’s tourism tax is currently used to subsidize the impacts of tourism everywhere in Clatsop County,…