Banning marine lights will only lead to fewer tourists, tax dollars for city of Yachats

December 10, 2020

To the editor: Of course the city of Yachats should ban the use of floodlights lighting the waves. Without a continual growth in regulations, how can the city justify the costs of purchasing and remodeling the White Elephant now known as City Hall? It will take staff – lots of staff – to fill the vacuum of that edifice. Staff

Consultant’s report on Yachats library suggests major changes, including joining library district, hiring half-time director and bigger remodel

December 10, 2020

By QUINTON SMITH/YachatsNews.com A Yachats commission that guides library operations on Thursday unanimously accepted a consultant’s report suggesting major changes, including joining a statewide digital and a countywide library network, hiring a half-time director and tripling the size of an earlier, proposed expansion. The Library Commission’s acceptance doesn’t mean it endorses the report’s recommendations, just that it will spend the

Lincoln County organization wants to buy a motel to house Otis fire victims, then later use it for emergency and homeless housing

December 10, 2020

By DANA TIMS/YachatsNews.com A Lincoln County non-profit organization will learn soon whether it’s been chosen to participate in a groundbreaking effort to both help dozens of families displaced by the Otis wildfire and, longer term, to ease homelessness. Northwest Coastal Housing’s application for more than $3 million to buy a 41-unit motel in Lincoln City has already progressed to

More than $10 million for three Lincoln County projects are included in Oregon governor’s proposed 2021-23 budget

December 10, 2020

By GARY A. WARNER/Oregon Capital Bureau More than $10 million for three Lincoln County construction projects could be funded under a proposal in Gov. Kate Brown’s 2021-23 budget to resurrect more than 30 projects that died last summer when the state bond market collapsed during the COVID-19 pandemic. Brown’s budget proposal includes Oregon Lottery bonds set aside for $200 million

Surge of COVID-19 cases means Lincoln County will hit “extreme” category next week, shutting down many businesses; schools announce return to online only classes

December 10, 2020

By QUINTON SMITH/YachatsNews.com Lincoln County residents need to get ready to shut down once again. The number of COVID-19 cases in the county have grown so numerous – 131 in the last 12 days – that the county will move into the state’s “extreme risk” category Dec. 18, county health officials announced Thursday. That means indoor dining at restaurants

Two months after backlash over fees to rebuild Otis homes, Lincoln County School District reverses course and approves tax waiver

December 10, 2020

By QUINTON SMITH/YachatsNews The Lincoln County School District reversed course this week, agreeing not to charge up to 300 victims of September’s wildfire in Otis a special tax if they rebuild their homes. The five-member school board voted unanimously Tuesday night to waive its construction excise tax on homeowners wanting to rebuild, if the homeowner applies for the waiver

Oregon Health Authority’s coronavirus report for Thursday, Dec. 10; state has 1,586 new cases, Lincoln County 7

December 10, 2020

Oregon reports 1,586 new confirmed and presumptive COVID-19 cases, 13 new deaths PORTLAND — COVID-19 has claimed 13 more lives in Oregon, raising the state’s death toll to 1,123, the Oregon Health Authority (OHA) reported at 12:01 a.m. Thursday. OHA also reported 1,586 new confirmed and presumptive cases of COVID-19 as of 12:01 a.m. Thursday, bringing the state total to

Medical director resignation (pdf files)

December 10, 2020

[pdf-embedder url=”https://lincolnchronicle.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/DrCook-documents-copy.pdf”] (Open downloadable pdf: Medical director Dr. Joshua Cook resignation documents) [pdf-embedder url=”https://lincolnchronicle.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/Fire.Lawsuit.pdf” (Open downloadable pdf: Federal lawsuit by former fire captain Nestor Alves) [pdf-embedder url=”https://lincolnchronicle.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/Letter-of-Concern.pdf” title=”Letter of Concern”] (Open downloadable pdf: Letter of complaint from Volunteers Association and firefighters union) [pdf-embedder url=”https://lincolnchronicle.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/STEMWB181107-41704-Nestor-Alves-v-Central-Oregon-Coast-Fire-and-Rescue.pdf” title=”STEMWB181107-41704 Nestor Alves v Central Oregon Coast Fire and Rescue”] (Open downloadable pdf: Oregon Bureau of

Court Document: Sigler (pdf file)

December 10, 2020

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Yachats Library Assessment (pdf file)

December 10, 2020

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