{"id":2649363,"date":"2026-08-25T13:53:38","date_gmt":"2026-08-25T17:53:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/blue-state-familys-home-is-being-buried-by-mountains-of-sand-and-govt-wont-let-them-dig-out-lets-help-save-their-house\/"},"modified":"2026-08-25T14:19:47","modified_gmt":"2026-08-25T18:19:47","slug":"blue-state-familys-home-is-being-buried-by-mountains-of-sand-and-govt-wont-let-them-dig-out-lets-help-save-their-house","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/blue-state-familys-home-is-being-buried-by-mountains-of-sand-and-govt-wont-let-them-dig-out-lets-help-save-their-house\/","title":{"rendered":"Blue State Family&#8217;s Home Is Being Buried by Mountains of Sand and Gov&#8217;t Won&#8217;t Let Them Dig Out &#8211; Let&#8217;s Help Save Their House"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">48<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fblue-state-familys-home-is-being-buried-by-mountains-of-sand-and-govt-wont-let-them-dig-out-lets-help-save-their-house%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2649363&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>A homeowner in Cannon Beach,Oregon,named joseph Niedermeyer is fighting against state authorities over the right to remove sand from his property. After over 50 years of manually clearing sand encroaching on his backyard, the oregon Parks and Recreation Department (OPRD) denied him permission to continue, claiming jurisdiction over the ocean shore. Despite local approval, the state overruled this, leading to a legal battle. An administrative judge sided with the state, citing that bureaucrats have final authority, despite the lack of local complaints or changes in the environment. Niedermeyer plans to appeal but warns that courts could take years, during which his home is at risk of being buried by increasing sand accumulation. He urges the public to pressure Governor Tina Kotek to intervene and highlights the absurdity and injustice of government overreach, including heavy fines and potential jail time if he attempts to clear the sand himself. The case has garnered attention as an example of government bureaucratic incompetence and infringement on property rights.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><br \/>\n<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\"><br \/>\n<?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><html><body><\/p>\n<section> \t\t\t\t<script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC4)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>One Oregon homeowner is battling his state for the right to clear sand off his own property.<\/p>\n<p>That\u2019s right, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/fauci-says-babies-could-be-eligible-for-coronavirus-vaccine-early-next-year\/\" title=\"Fauci Says Babies Could Be Eligible for Coronavirus Vaccine Early Next Year\">blue state officials<\/a> are so incompetent and such a hinderance to the average resident, it\u2019s a problem if you want to ensure nature does not claim your home as its own.<\/p>\n<p>On August 13, a man identifying himself of Joseph Niedermeyer of Cannon Beach, Oregon, made a lengthy post on social media platform X about troubles he\u2019s encountering with his family home of over 50 years. Niedermeyer lives next to a beach, saying he\u2019s always hired a team to clear the sand from his backyard that the wind blows on it. In 2025, he says that became a problem for Oregon\u2019s Parks and Recreation Department.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cLast year, out of nowhere, the Oregon Parks &#038; Recreation Department (OPRD) went over the head of our own city and denied us permission to keep doing it. Nothing about the sand changed; only the permission did. Overnight, cleaning the sand off our own property became illegal.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Although Cannon Beach gave him permission \u2013 not that it should matter given this is his property \u2013 the state overrode that authority saying they had jurisdiction over the \u201cocean shore.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Unelected state bureaucrats are destroying our family home of 50 years\u2014making it illegal to do basic and necessary maintenance on our own property. And because of that, we are going to lose our house.<\/p>\n<p>Yes, you read that right.<\/p>\n<p>Let me explain from scratch, because it\u2019s honestly\u2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/9Dl69ylSY9\">pic.twitter.com\/9Dl69ylSY9<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Joseph Niedermeyer (@JNiedermey33251) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/JNiedermey33251\/status\/2088011760418820584?\">August 13, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.x.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>He writes a judge sided with the state on the matter. \u201cThe state argued that THEY, not our local town, get the final say, and that letting us clear it is bad for the beach, despite not one local complaint in 50 years, plus 50 years of approval from the town. We argued the obvious: this is our property, our town approved it, and we\u2019ve done it responsibly for half a century.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIn April, an administrative judge sided with the state. The simple, maddening reason we lost: a judge gave the state bureaucrats, not the local town, the benefit of the doubt.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Niedermeyer says an appeal is in the works, but it takes time, and his home does not have it. \u201cBut here\u2019s the trap: an appeal takes YEARS. Our house does not have years. The sand climbs higher every month\u2014roughly 10 feet of sand has now buried our seawall, lower deck, and staircase. If this grinds through the courts at the state\u2019s pace, we may \u2018win\u2019\u2014but on a home that\u2019s already gone.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>He includes a call to action, urging followers to write to Democratic Gov. Tina Kotek. \u201cTwo minutes from you actually matters. We want people to reach out to Oregon Governor Tina Kotek by name because OPRD answers to her; by law, it is appointed by the Governor and serves at her pleasure. She sits on top of the agency doing this and has the power to step in. She simply has to care\u2014and enough public pressure gives her the reason.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>He also includes a link to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.saveourcannonbeachhome.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Save Our Cannon Beach Home,<\/a> a website where supports can donate to the cause or get involved other ways.<\/p>\n<p>Notably, if Niedermeyer were to dig out the sand himself, he says it could be a $1,000 fine from the city, possible jail time, and $10,000 a day from the state. He adds, in a statement that will have readers irate, the state can also make them put the sand back.<\/p>\n<p>This is <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >government incompetence par excellence<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>You cannot decide what to do on your property. You don\u2019t want your house buried in sand? Too bad.<\/p>\n<p>This situation is why millions of Americans loathe government and the unelected bureaucrats who enforce these policies.<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s time to fire all of these people at the parks department.<\/p>\n<p>But even more important than that, visit Niedermeyer\u2019s website. 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