Susan Yirku, executive director PCEDC, is on the left. Middle: Jamie Bensen, clinic supervisor, Ocean Beach Hospital and Clinics. Front right: Jeanne Brooks, president PCEDC Board of Directors.Susan Yirku, executive director PCEDC, is on the left. Middle: Jamie Bensen, clinic supervisor, Ocean Beach Hospital and Clinics. Front right: Jeanne Brooks, president PCEDC Board of Directors.

Vote yes on Aug. 1! Join Pacific County Economic Development Council (PCEDC) in supporting the Ocean Beach Hospital bond measure. We support healthy communities. PCEDC is committed to projects that strengthen our economy, provide jobs and encourage investment in Pacific County. This infrastructure investment is a necessity that can change lives.

Many people in our community still must travel long distances to get the basic and specialty care they need. If approved by voters in August, the bond will fund improvements to increase the quality of and access to healthcare services here at home.

The bond will fund:

• A nonprofit urgent care center

• Expansion of the Ilwaco Clinic, the Wellness and Rehabilitation Center, and pharmacy

• Renovating patient bathrooms and adding ADA access.

• Adding woman’s health facilities at the Ocean Park Clinic

• Acquiring or adding space for specialty services such as orthopedics, dermatology, podiatry, urology, behavioral health, and diabetes care

• Upgrading medical equipment

• Improving delivery of in-home nursing care services

The bond is projected to cost $0.17 per $1,000 of assessed property value. The cost would be $5.67 per month or $68 per year for the owner of a $400,000 home. This rate is less than half of what voters approved in the last bond, which was paid off in 2021.

Planned expenditures on medical services expansion will generate direct and indirect economic impacts for the Long Beach Peninsula including employment wages, local tax revenues, and spending on equipment, materials, supplies, and furnishings. Additional jobs, spending, and tax revenues are expected to stimulate the economy. Investments in community infrastructure benefit businesses and families. Thriving, successful communities invest in themselves, their children and their futures. Pacific County Economic Development Council (PCEDC) commits support to investments in our under-served communities that provide an equal opportunity to achieve economic prosperity. Fund urgent care and much-needed facility upgrades.

This is a second chance to pass the bond. If you voted yes before, please vote again. If you didn’t vote before, please add your voice.

Please vote. Ballots must be postmarked by Aug. 1, 2023, to count.

JEANNE BROOKS, Board President

and SUSAN YIRKU, Executive Director

Pacific County Economic Development Council