Commissioner reports at the Clatsop County Board of Commissioners meeting highlighted local program successes and raised concerns about upcoming state-driven land-use changes.

Commissioner Thompson said she was elected treasurer of the Association of Oregon Counties and asked county planning staff to assess recent state housing production office rules, noting that planners statewide had raised feasibility concerns. "We've already begun meeting and having strategic planning sessions," Thompson said, and asked staff to provide information about land-use impacts for Clatsop County.

Commissioner Banks described the childcare task force's response to a sudden closure at a Gearhart facility and credited grants and local coordination for preventing a local childcare desert. Banks said she will share a slide deck showing program gains. She also said the Napa Food Bank had faced a potential relocation but that "Lumen is providing the properties to the food bank from now until an undisclosed date," and thanked county staff for assisting in those discussions.

County Manager Don Boone and other commissioners emphasized the regional importance of the North Coast Business Park and urged state agencies to coordinate more flexibly to advance the long-running project. Boone said the county needs a concrete economic development strategic plan and will raise the county's challenges and opportunities with Business Oregon when the commission meets in Astoria.

Commissioners also urged outreach to city planners and local practitioners to prepare for coming changes in land-use law and said they would share materials and briefings to help local officials and the public understand potential impacts.