JANUARY 2007: AROUND THE STATE
Tillamook seeks resort
TILLAMOOK
A golf course and resort project in the works for the Port of
Tillamook Bay will bring jobs and tourism to the region, one of
its developers says.
Plans for The Bunkers at Tillamook Bay include a
tournament-quality golf course, 250-room resort hotel, 200
acres set aside for eco-tourism and eventually time-share
units.
“We hope to rival the cheese factory for tourists per
year,” says Richard Carr, one of three managing partners
for The Bunkers, LLC.
Once completed, the course and resort are expected to generate
between 300 and 400 jobs.
The group acquired the right to use the land for the
development through a leasehold agreement with the Port of
Tillamook Bay several years ago and is still waiting for
approval of the conditional-use permit that would allow them to
build the course and resort. That permit expires in February,
according to port director Robert H. Van Borssum.
“We don’t have any reason to think they will not
respond positively, but like any other permit, it isn’t
there until it’s there,” Carr says.
If all goes well, major construction is set to begin once the
ground dries out — probably in June, he says. Carr would
not give an estimate of the development’s cost.
Rushforth Construction of Tacoma has been hired for the
project, but Carr hopes sub-contracts will be awarded to local
labor.
“We’re encouraging them to use as many Tillamook
County contractors as they can,” he says. “If they
can’t use Tillamook County, then western Oregon, and
spreading out from there.”
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