Letter: Very important

Published 12:15 am Tuesday, October 22, 2024

I would like to remind everyone to vote. Election Day is Nov. 5. Clatsop County elections’ website has a complete list of all ballot drop box site locations. Ballots must be turned in at an official ballot drop box by 8 p.m. on Election Day, or by U.S. mail with free postage.

Cannon Beach voters will be able to approve a very important building project in the Nov. 5 election by voting “yes” for the NeCus’ Center. NeCus’ is at the site of the former Cannon Beach Elementary School. I fully support, and have absolutely no regrets in endorsing, the NeCus’ rebirth.

The NeCus’ site will continue the tradition of being a place of learning, with a focus on culture, history, the environment and the arts. NeCus’ will provide our community and visitors with year-round educational programming, and instruct everyone about the rich history of the site. There is also a tradition of NeCus’ being a place of recreation and gatherings, which will also be revived and resume.

The Cannon Beach Community Food Pantry will remain at the site. The pantry will continue to be a gathering place, that each week is full of volunteers who serve our food-insecure population with compassion in our hearts and smiles on our faces.

All of this will be a reality without raising the citizens of Cannon Beach’s property taxes. Please join me in voting “yes”!

BARB KNOP

Mayor, Cannon Beach