Commons floor replacement hits snag

January 9, 2019

Replacing the floor of the Yachats Commons’ multipurpose room hit a snag this week, stopping work on the project until March. As contractors removed the top flooring in the room on Monday vinyl tiles underneath it pulled up. That meant the new floor couldn’t be installed over the old tiles without voiding warranties on it. But to remove the old

Burglars steal peace of mind for Yachats business owners

January 7, 2019

By QUINTON SMITH/YachatsNews.com The laptops and copy machine have been replaced. The window has been fixed and the bank accounts frozen. But peace of mind for Wendy and Mike Snidow, longtime real estate brokers at Coastal Homes & Land in downtown Yachats is still missing. That’s after burglars broke into their office along Highway 101 late Sunday or early Monday,

Five-year-old permit fight may be nearing end

January 3, 2019

By QUINTON SMITH/YachatsNews.com A contentious but behind-the-scenes dispute between Lincoln County, the city of Yachats and one of the community’s best-known businesses may be nearing a resolution after five years. Yachats Brewing and Farm Store is a favorite with tourists and many locals for its beer and ciders, organic and fermented food and relaxed brewpub atmosphere. But since 2013 much

Planning Commission turns over three members, has one vacancy

January 3, 2019

The Yachats Planning Commission is turning over three of its seven members starting this month and there is still one unfilled vacancy. Christine Orchard, a former member, and Jacqueline Danos were appointed by the City Council in early December, effective Jan. 1, to replace Ron Urban and Shelly Schrock, who did not seek reappointment to their four-year terms. After interviews

Yachats gets $100,000 grant to help street repair

January 3, 2019

The city of Yachats has received a $100,000 grant to help pay for the reconstruction of East Second Street between Highway 101 and Prospect Avenue. The one-way street is on the north side of the Drift Inn restaurant and motel complex. The city plans to do the work before July 1, possibly in conjunction with Lincoln County’s repair and repaving

Yachats City Council gets makeover with three new members

January 3, 2019

A new mayor and two Yachats City Council members were sworn into office Wednesday, creating a new majority and possibly heading the group in a different direction. John Moore, a retired banker who also ran for mayor in 2016, succeeds Gerald Stanley, who did not run for re-election. The two new council members are James Kerti, a web developer and

City studies building options

January 3, 2019

The city of Yachats is taking further steps to resolve some of its building and space issues. The Library Commission has officially ended its two-year study to determine if a move into the vacant 501 Building adjacent to The Commons because the move was prohibitively expensive. Instead it will work with an architect to develop plans to hopefully expand and

Volunteers help scientists study marine debris

January 3, 2019

The Cape Perpetua Collaborative organizes the monthly citizen-science project to help establish a baseline of marine debris along the Oregon coast. The next survey is Jan. 12 at Cape Perpetua. Although more is being discovered about marine debris, there are still many unanswered questions such as which types of debris are most common in a certain area, how is debris

Cape Perpetua center remains open during government shutdown

January 3, 2019

The Cape Perpetua Visitor Center is open — one of the few U.S. Forest Service facilities on the Oregon coast not affected by the shutdown of large swaths of the federal government. The center two miles south of Yachats is open its regular hours — 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. seven days a week. It is staffed by two Forest Service

New council moves meeting dates, sets 2019 goals

January 3, 2019

One of the first things the new Yachats City Council did Wednesday is change its monthly meeting schedule. The council had been meeting at 9:30 a.m. the first Wednesday of the month and at 6 p.m. the second Wednesday of the month. But the short gap between meetings was making it difficult for staff to get all the work done