The first meeting of the Brownfield Advisory Committee (BAC) was held in Council chambers at the Lincoln City City Hall on Monday March 11.
The BAC was formed as an advisory group comprised of local business and government officials that might have some interest in identifying brownfield sites within Lincoln City.
A brownfield is land that has been identified as or identified as possibly having some type of toxic material on it or under its surface.
Remediation of contaminated land can be a time and money consuming process that may, essentially, destroy the value of a parcel of land and threaten the worth of neighboring property-depending on the type of contamination present and whether there is a threat of it spreading via ground water or runoff.
Thanks to a grant that Lincoln City applied for and received a few years ago, the city has partnered with environmental consultants from Maul Foster & Alongi and Akana.
Together with oversite from Economic Development and Urban Renewal Director Alison Robertson and Economic Development Project manager Seth Lenaerts, the BAC hopes to help identify heretofore unmarked properties that could benefit from analysis of their condition.
In particular they are tasked with noting properties that may have sat vacant for a while and forwarding that information to the consultant team so they might approach the land owner and offer help-if needed.
According to Lenaerts all potential clean ups are “owner driven,” meaning that no government intrusion would occur without being invited by the property owner to participate.
The BAC is comprised of;
Lori Arce-Torres-Lincoln City Chamber of Commerce
Tracy Baily- Confederated Tribes of Siletz Indians
Korey Hazard-Taylor and Taylor Realty
Amy Libby Graham-Taylor and Taylor Realty
Karen Rockwell-Housing Authority of Lincoln County
Paul Schuytema-Economic Development Alliance of Lincoln County
Chad Ulrich-Oregon State Credit union
Tammy Viles-Washington Federal Bank
While most admitted that they had little to no knowledge about brownfields they showed an eagerness to learn and to help the process move forward. The group is tentatively scheduled to meet quarterly for updates and training.
According a news release from Adventist Health Tillamook, “
In an exciting back and forth 3A playoff match Tuesday night between the Taft Tigers boy’s Varsity basketball squad and Amity High Warriors the contest settled into a tie at the end of four quarters. 
As the teams of teens readied themselves for what each surely hoped would be a victory, they entered the overtime (OT) period before a loud and raucous crowd at the Taft 7-12 gymnasium.
The Tiger band was in top form with energizing music that kept the fever pitch going until the very last second expired on the digital scoreboard.
From the OT tip off the Tigers struggled to mount a coordinated offense giving up rebound after rebound from missed shot opportunities. With exception of a crowd pleasing three pointer the boys from Taft’s would not score again.
The Warriors did not fare much better in open court with their victory margin coming at the hands of consistent foul shooting.
WILSONVILLE February 9, 2024 – The Oregon Athletic Officials Association and the Oregon School Activities Association are recruiting officials for the high school spring sports seasons. There is an immediate need for umpires in baseball and softball. 
According to a press release form the Oregon Health Authority, ”
