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Residents press council on Salmonberry Trail demonstration section and easement impacts
Summary
Neighbors and councilors pressed for clearer agreements after Port of Tillamook Bay letters alerted private-property owners that continued use of port right-of-way for access and parking may require formal easements; city staff said the city does not own Marine Drive and will pursue meetings with the port and the Salmonberry Trail organizers.
Residents near the proposed demonstration segment of the Salmonberry Trail told the council they are concerned the project could limit driveway access, reduce parking and complicate emergency-vehicle passage for properties on Marine Drive.
During the city manager’s report, staff clarified that Marine Drive is not formally dedicated as a city street and is primarily within the port’s right-of-way and on private property. The manager said drafts of a trail-use agreement and…
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