July 2025 - Page 6

Waldport mayor and city resolve one issue in court this week, but more lawsuits looming

July 17, 2025
By GARRET JAROS/Lincoln Chronicle One legal dispute between Waldport Mayor Heide Lambert and the city council was settled Tuesday in Lincoln County circuit court, but it appears their disagreements might be far from over. Presiding Judge Sheryl Bachart dismissed Lambert’s complaint against the council over her April 3 dismissal as mayor because the judge had already ordered her reinstated

Two petitioners file ballot initiative to do away with Oregon’s estate tax

July 17, 2025
By NIGEL JAQUISS Oregon Journalism Project After another session in which some lawmakers tried again—and failed again—to raise the $1 million threshold at which Oregon’s estate tax kicks in, Rep. Kevin Mannix, R-Salem, and co-petitioner Michelle Mhoon have filed a ballot initiative to do away with the tax completely.  Initiative Petition 51, the “End the Death Tax Act,” would do

Oregon governor declares state of emergency over wildfire threat to help mobilize resources

July 17, 2025
By ALEX BAUMHARDT/Oregon Capital Chronicle The threat of wildfires across the Northwest will escalate through the summer, extended forecasts show, due to “extreme high temperatures.” In response, Gov. Tina Kotek is declaring a state of emergency across Oregon meant to mobilize state and federal agencies and resources to prevent and respond to fires. Kotek made the declaration on Wednesday in

State’s ethics commission takes up a pair of Waldport city issues

July 17, 2025
The turmoil at Waldport city hall has reached Salem and the Oregon Government Ethics Commission. On Friday, the commission took up complaints that the city’s notice to Mayor Heide Lambert and City Manager Dann Cutter prior to two April 3 executive (closed) sessions and one special meeting did not meet state open meetings law requirements explaining rules or options for

Oregon forestry board grills Gov. Tina Kotek’s staff on choosing next state forester

July 16, 2025
By APRIL ERHLICH/Oregon Public Broadcasting Oregon’s forestry board has long had the power to hire and fire the state forester, who oversees logging and environmental protections on state lands, as well as firefighting across millions of acres of public and private land. But the board lost that hiring-and-firing power during the 2025 Legislature with the passage of Senate Bill 1051,

TOLEDO AQUATIC CENTER REPLACEMENT PROJECT

July 16, 2025
TOLEDO AQUATIC CENTER REPLACEMENT PROJECT I. LEGAL ADVERTISEMENT Notice is hereby given that Greater Toledo Pool Recreation District (GTPRD) is seeking proposals from qualified firms interested in providing ARCHITECTURAL & ENGINEERING SERVICES for their pool replacement project. GTPRD will receive proposals until July 31, 2025 at 2:00PM via email to Chris Giggy, Sr. Project Manager, Integrity Management Solutions at chris@imsoregon.com,
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