ANDY KIPP (candidate for Astoria City Council) AND THE ASTORIA HOUSING ALLIANCE Andy Kipp is president of the Astoria Housing Alliance, chief petitioner for the Vacancy Tax and the central financial supporter of Astoria Housing for All. AHA describes itself as an Oregon nonprofit operating under Section 501(c)(4)—a form of organization permitted to engage substantially … More Local Politicians and their alliances
PART 1 OF 5: IS ASTORIA OREGON’S TEST CASE? Let’s take a deeper look at where Astoria’s proposed Vacancy Tax came from, who is behind it, and why our small town of approximately 10,000 residents is being asked to become Oregon’s first testing groundfor this kind of tax. This ordinance did not appear out of … More “OREGON’S TEST CASE” WHY ASTORIA? — INSIDE THE VACANCY TAX –
Updated to make this post public. I am not a member of those local rants and raves pages, and so can’t post there. So, I hoping by making this public it will garner more discussion of these issues. So, in between baking cake layers I decided to take some time to review the “Vacant Home … More Mary Ann Murk, Facebook August 28 2026
VOTE NO VACANT HOME TAX 