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Security Cameras Assisting Neighbors (SCAN)
No, all information registered will be kept confidential, only law enforcement personnel will have access to the information.
An individual's personal information will be kept confidential by Law Enforcement personnel unless subject to disclosure by a Court Order.
No, this program is for informational purposes only.
Yes, the program is completely voluntary. Each registrant may contact the Sheriff's Office to remove their information at any time.
Yes, you can submit a registration update at any time.
Taxation FAQs
You may look up your Property Value Assessment online using our Property Search Online click HERE .
- Your total tax amount is indicated on the front of your tax statement. To receive a 3% discount, payments must be postmarked by November 15th.
- "Payment Instructions and Schedules" are clearly printed on the back of the tax statement.
- The county accepts Credit Card or Debit Card payments. These payments are accepted online, by phone and in-person. There is a fee for this service. For more information, click HERE
- The tax office cannot provide internet access on-site.
- There is a drop box located at the Tax Payment Counter inside the County Courthouse Building located at 201 Laurel Avenue, Tillamook, OR 97141.
- Yes, if you owned the business personal property on January 1st, you are liable for the tax.
- Notify the County immediately if you have sold or closed the business to avoid future tax liability.
- Notify the County of any change(s) and note the change(s) in the designated area on your business personal property return.
- The total tax levied on personal property becomes delinquent whenever any installment is not paid on or before the due date. The Tax Collector will send a notice of delinquency showing the total amount due, including interest, when any tax payment is not made.
If no payment is made in response to the delinquency notice, the Tax Collector must;
- Issue a property tax warrant (a lien and a $52.00 fee applied to account).
If payment for warrant is not received, the Tax Collector may:
- Seize and sell your property OR
- Attach a lien to your real property.
Payments must be POSTMARKED on or before November 15, 2024. By Oregon law, payments postmarked after November 16th do not receive discounts; interest will accrue on previous (delinquent) tax years & interest for the current tax year will accrue on December 16th. Please return the lower portion of your tax bill(s) with timely payment in the enclosed envelope OR
- Mail to:
Tillamook County Payment Processing
PO Box 4299
Portland OR 97208-4299
- If your tax lot is split by multiple taxing code areas, you will receive one statement for each code.
- Similarly, personal property and utility property may reside in multiple taxing code areas.
- Generally, if you own both a manufactured structure and the land on which it is resides.
- You filed a confidential personal property tax return indicating you owned business personal property in Tillamook County on January 1.
- You own, lease, or are in possession of business personal property in Tillamook County on January 1.
- Taxable personal property includes machinery, equipment, furniture, etc. used previously or presently in a business. This includes any property not currently being used, placed in storage, or held for sale.
Your taxes may have increased due to one of the following or a combination of the following:
- Additional property or replacement property was added to your equipment list.
- A late filing penalty may be included in your tax statement.
Returns are to be filed on or before March 15 to avoid penalties.
Tillamook Public Works
Please send a check to 503 Marolf Loop Road, Tillamook, OR 97141 or you can call 503-842-3419 to set up an appointment to visit the office. Thank you.
Traffic
The County does not generally install “speed bumps” on County Roads. Primary reasoning is focused on liability injury to travelers and damage to vehicles. Additionally, speed bumps are a concern to most emergency services during their response to an emergency.
A jurisdiction that does use speed bumps usually has a very involved program. Under certain conditions, appropriately designed speed bumps can slow traffic within the immediate vicinity of such installations. Properly designed speed bumps involve an engineered design set to a given speed. They are typically 12-22 feet long and are installed in conjunction with pavement markings, advance signing and are most effective in curbed road sections (drivers might opt to drive over the road shoulder creating other maintenance and safety issues over time). Such installations are only appropriate on low volume, lower speed roadways. As with many other types of controls, improperly designed or inappropriately located speed bumps can have the opposite affect and increase the problem.
Speed bumps must impose reasonable reductions in speed. A speed bump installed on a higher speed road with the expectation of drivers slowing to a 20-25 mph speed creates the potential for sudden deceleration movements and/or loss of driver control.
There are adverse side-affects of even properly designed and located speed bumps. Studies have shown that drivers tend to accelerate after crossing a speed bump in order to make up lost time. Another side affect, which may be annoying to adjacent homeowners/residents, is the noise resulting from acceleration, deceleration, and vehicle noises (undercarriage, rattling parts, etc.) when crossing the bump. A third side affect is the frequent attempts by drivers to vary their approaches to the bump in order to lessen their impact and potentially increase their comfortable crossing speed.
One important element of a traffic calming or speed reduction program is enforcement. Often if there is enforcement to enforce existing traffic control measures, a speed bump may not be needed.
Lastly, infrequent or first-time users of a road typically will follow the posted or appropriate speed. It is often the local, regular road user that drives faster than the posted speed. It is often your neighbors and maybe even you. Neighborhood meetings to discuss the problem or temporary use of a radar reader board available through the Sheriff’s office for check-out can alert offenders to the problem or at least remind them to be safe.
Not all reasoning for not utilizing speed bumps is outlined above. While not every topic mention is applicable to Tillamook County, this speed bump flyer does outline a variety of arguments against speed bumps.
A widely accepted principle is to set speed limits as near as practicable to the speed below which 85% of the vehicles are traveling on the highway. Experience has shown that approximately 85% of the motorists drive at a speed that is reasonable and prudent. Speed limits thus established encourage voluntary compliance because they appear reasonable to the public. Those 15% of drivers who will not comply with reasonable speed limits are the drivers who are subject to enforcement action.
Generally the primary considerations for a restricted parking zone are Safety & Health reasons. On County Roads, the Board of Commissioners are the approving authority for such restricted parking zones. The Board considers a No Parking after receipt of a staff report from Public Works with a recommendation. Past considerations of No Parking zone have had to balance citizen concerns of a No Parking zone being established in spite of another resident’s regular use of that area, No Parking zone requests that are related to other agendas (i.e. limiting access to the beach, etc.) and limiting already very limited Parking areas can often get controversial.
Tillamook County Road Department often receives road signing requests. The purposes of this signing policy is to outline procedures for handling various types of signing requests in County right of ways. For a copy of the Sign Request Policy please visit the Public Works Documents page.
It is a common myth that posting slower speed signs forces drivers to slow down and will result in fewer traffic accidents. National research has shown that the prevailing traffic conditions and the type of street, not the posted speed limit, influence drivers. Generally, speed signs are typically installed at quarter-mile intervals on the major arterial streets and are posted at half-mile intervals on collector streets. Twenty-five mph speed signs are installed at the entrances to subdivisions where the speed zone changes from a higher posting (35 or 45 mph) to the residential speed (25-mph). It is not practical to install speed signs at the end of every residential street. If an unreasonably low speed is posted, many drivers tend to ignore the signs. There are some drivers who, on the other hand, always try to stay within the posted speed. This can cause conflict between faster and slower drivers, resulting in more accidents. Traffic engineering studies help to determine the prevailing speed of most drivers using a certain street. Additionally, the studies take into account accident records and road conditions. An appropriate speed is then set based upon this data.
Traffic Control devices are all signs, signals, markings, and devices placed on, or adjacent to, a street or highway by a public body having authority to regulate, warn, or guide traffic. The Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices (MUTCD) outlines the basic principles in which the design and usage of traffic control devices are governed. Uniformity means treating similar situations in the same way. This simplifies the task of the driver because it aids in instant recognition and understanding. Uniformity aids police, courts and road users by giving everyone the same interpretation. It aids public highway officials through economy in manufacture, installation, maintenance, and administration. MUTCD is the publication that sets forth the basic principles, which govern the design and usage of traffic control devices. A National Committee that included state, county, and municipal representation prepared the Manual. The standards in this Manual with certain exceptions apply to all streets and highways regardless of the governmental agency having jurisdiction.
Speeding is typical of a large and diverse family of problems that has a complex set of human responses and reactions at its foundation. People tend to drive at the speed that they feel is safe and appropriate. They are also affected by the speeds that others are driving. In many cases, the speeders are your neighbors (and possibly, you). For your local area roads, discussions among the neighbors can help to reduce the problem. The Traffic Safety Commission acquired a radar reader board that can be checked out through the Sheriff’s Office, 842-2561. That radar reader board can be an effective education tool to help remind road users of their speed. A speeding problem should be reported to the Sheriff's Office Department so that they can review the issue for possible enforcement in the area as their resources allow. Under those circumstances, it is helpful to be able to advise the Sheriff's Department as to days and times of day when the problem is most noticeable. It is our responsibility to drive safely and within the speed limit ourselves. Often, the most important part of the equation is YOU. When we drive safely and appropriately, it has a positive affect on the driving habits of others. The more of us that take that challenge seriously, the greater will be the positive impact on safety within our neighborhoods, and within our community, in general.
Very little effect. There is a common belief among laymen, and even by some officials, that the mere posting of speed limit signs will cause drivers to react accordingly. This is not true and is why posted speed limits must be realistic to receive compliance. Unrealistically low speed limits will invite violation by responsible drivers. Enforcement of unreasonably low limits sets up the so-called "speed trap," which results in poor public relations. The posting of proper speed limits has the beneficial effects of smoothing traffic flow and aiding effective law enforcement.
As a policy, the County does not install "Children at Play" signs. There are several reasons for this policy:
- There is no evidence that the sign slows traffic down or makes drivers more aware of children.
- The sign is not recognized as an official sign by state and national standards.
- The sign can promote a false sense of security to both children and parents.
Every neighborhood has children, so an absence of the sign would incorrectly imply that children do not live in the area.
Under the right conditions, STOP signs can play an important role in traffic safety. However, STOP signs installed in the wrong place usually create more problems than they solve. Many requests are received for STOP signs to interrupt traffic or slow traffic down. However, studies across the nation show that there are a high number of intentional violations when STOP signs are installed as nuisances or speed breakers.
STOP signs are installed at an intersection only after a careful engineering evaluation of the existing conditions indicates that their installation is appropriate. Four-way Stops are only helpful when traffic volumes are high and close to equal on all approaches to an intersection.
Vegetation Management Plan
As a rule, no. This also includes skipping over culverts and such. If it is determined that control is needed along road shoulders, or if state listed noxious weeds are in riparian areas, then only approved chemicals are used but no residual ones. Application is done by hand depending on the situation.
Any tree which obstructs sight distance at any point is removed. Also, if a tree has excessive lean that may pose a hazard in the future, it will be removed. We will work with the landowner where possible, but roadway safety is the main concern.
Chemicals approved for use on water are sprayed on vegetation growing along road shoulders. A residual chemical, approved for use up to the water's edge, is used to prevent plant re-growth during the growing season. This chemical binds itself to the upper soil profile and does not travel. Water approved chemicals are also used for broadleaf plants.
Mowing cannot remove grass from pavement edge. Also, mowing costs almost $700/day regardless of distance covered.
Asphalt must stay dry or well drained to maintain integrity. If it has been determined that shading vegetation keeps the roadway wet, which can allow ice build up, it will be removed.
Grass rooting at the edge of pavement will result in the cracking of the road surface. Also, sod buildup does not allow water to runoff road lending to further the degradation of the roadway.
Due to the constantly changing dynamics of vegetation management, this document must be flexible enough to adapt to any situation and be updated accordingly.
The roadway is sensitive to small fractures on the outside edges. Dust and debris that settles within these cracks provide a foothold for vegetation. Treating this marginal area will help keep the roadway from cracking due to plant growth.