By KENNETH LIPP/YachatsNews YACHATS — A Covid-era parking space waiver extended five times was allowed to expire last week, potentially resurfacing conflict between the city of Yachats and a […]
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In Yachats’ search for new water supply, council votes to look north to become customer of Southwest Lincoln PUD
By KENNETH LIPP/YachatsNews YACHATS — In what the mayor described as a monumental decision, the Yachats City Council voted unanimously Thursday to authorize the city manager to negotiate with […]
Yachats council update on Ocean View Drive pocket parks turns into vote over manager oversight of process
By KENNETH LIPP/YachatsNews YACHATS — The city of Yachats is one easement away from taking ownership of Ocean View Drive, the final obstacle to finishing a series of pocket […]
ODOT “delineator” project for Highway 101 on south side of Yachats hits a bump in the road
By DANA TIMS/YachatsNews YACHATS — A pioneering, multi-year project to increase pedestrian safety just south of downtown Yachats by better separating cars and walkers has hit a few bumps. […]
Yachats city council OKs final $265,000 allocation for $1 million expansion and remodeling of library
By KENNETH LIPP/YachatsNews YACHATS — City councilors Thursday approved the final funding and a show of support needed to begin the $1 million, large-scale and long-awaited expansion of the […]
City of Yachats will hold community meeting Thursday evening to talk about future uses of now-busy Commons
YACHATS – Is the Yachats Commons a community center? Is it an events center? Is it a school? Or is it all three? And, if so, just how will […]
Yachats council declines to OK “religious freedom day” proclamation that originated with Trump in 2021
By KENNETH LIPP/YachatsNews YACHATS – Yachats’ mayor declined to read a Religious Freedom Day proclamation during the city council’s second meeting of the year, and it’s unclear how the text […]
Pushed by new mayor, Yachats council begins discussion on how to address longstanding concerns over water supply
By KENNETH LIPP/YachatsNews YACHATS – Every city councilor for the past five years has agreed that Yachats needs to find a source of water for the lean summer months and […]
Yachats’ financial situation continues to improve with strong lodging tax revenue, urban renewal money and slow spending on projects
By QUINTON SMITH/YachatsNews YACHATS – The city of Yachats may be in its strongest financial position in years because of better-than-forecasted revenue from lodging taxes, money from a urban […]
Yachats city council holds first in-person meeting in two years, swears in mayor and councilor and hears from attorney
By KENNETH LIPP/YachatsNews YACHATS – In its first meetings of the new year — and the last return to in-person meetings for any public agency in Lincoln County — […]