Cell Reception Update for 10-23-2024
A consultant assigned to work on this project reports that the cell tower building company is in talks with the property owners discussing the site lease.
In addition, to avoid any interference between the cell tower and potential water district intertie projects, a meeting between cell tower company's architect and an engineer representing Oceanside and Netarts Water Districts is being planned in the near future.
Oceanside Public WiFi
Our team submitted an application to T-Mobile's Q3 Hometown Grants program at the end of September seeking help to finance free public WiFi in Oceanside.
https://www.t-mobile.com/brand/hometown-grants
While the grant application was straightforward, it was also quite involved.
Click here for a sample of one of the documents included with the package discussing Oceanside Action Partnership background and some of the project's details.
Working very closely with our partners, we had to create and agree on a detailed budget, draft a project timeline, address the impact on the community, and more - and the team managed to hit the submission deadline!
Thank you to everyone who participated in the creation of the package - cell reception team members and OAP Board!
Special thank you to our partners who provided outstanding Letters of Support - Oceanside Neighborhood Association, Netarts-Oceanside Fire District, Tillamook Coast Visitors Association, Oregon Coast Hosts, and Tillamook County Board of Commissioners!
We should hear from T-Mobile by the end of November if our project is selected as one of the winners. Winning projects will be financed by T-Mobile before the year end.
If T-Mobile finds that other communities deserve more help at this point, we will continue seeking funding for the project elsewhere.
For example, we will plan to apply for 2024-2025 Tourism Facilities Grant funded by the TLT money collected by Tillamook County, since benefits provided by public WiFi infrastructure have direct and very pronounced positive impact on safety and well-being of our community's both guests and residents.
Our team would also like to reach out to you and ask for your help in identifying additional grants opportunities. If you are aware of any grant programs that might be fitting our project - please reach out to any one of us on the team, or through the website, and we'll investigate.
Help us help our community!
Thank you!
