By QUINTON SMITH/YachatsNews.com YACHATS – Yachats council members said goodbye to two of their members Wednesday, praising appointee Anthony Muirhead for his character and Leslie Vaaler for her attention […]
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ODOT says delineator project on south edge of Yachats is a testing ground for bike route all along the Oregon Coast
By DANA TIMS/YachatsNews.com A 1,000-foot-long traffic project just south of downtown Yachats will make the town a testing ground for new safety measures not just locally, but all along […]
Discussion and possible vote on roles, rules for Yachats’ commissions put off until new members join city council in January
By QUINTON SMITH/YachatsNews YACHATS – A city council discussion – and at least one proposal – to change how three city commissions operate stalled last week when one member […]
City of Yachats wins $250,000 ODOT grant it will use to re-start E. Second Street project
YACHATS – The city of Yachats has received a $250,000 grant from the Oregon Department of Transportation to help it rebuild a 540-foot section of East Second Street. The […]
Yachats council approves request — and $70,000 — to create emergency shelter for homeless in church’s parking lot
By CHERYL ROMANO/YachatsNews.com YACHATS — With two votes — one unanimous, one not — the Yachats city council Wednesday approved and funded a $70,000 emergency shelter proposal for the […]
Yachats Planning Commission OKs request by motel owners to put four park model homes for workers on property
By QUINTON SMITH/YachatsNews.com YACHATS – The Yachats Planning Commission on Tuesday unanimously approved a proposal by the owners of the Fireside and Overleaf motels to put four “park model” […]
Yachats’ mayor-elect Craig Berdie — the fourth in past eight years — says the city “needs to get going”
By QUINTON SMITH/YachatsNews.com YACHATS – The mayor-elect of Yachats – and the councilor who lost to him in this week’s general election – believe the vote was a reflection […]
Yachats council gives 82 feet of neglected city street to neighbors, sends limits on hedges, fences and walls back for more work
By QUINTON SMITH/YachatsNews.com YACHATS – The Yachats city council held two public hearings Thursday, approving the donation of a long-neglected and small piece of Shell Street to adjoining property […]
Councilor, commission chair seeking Yachats mayor position have similar thoughts on issues but different approach to solutions
By QUINTON SMITH/YachatsNews.com YACHATS – A Yachats city councilor who sought the mayor’s office four years ago is facing off against the chair of a city commission […]
Two appointees and one commission member vying for two seats on five-member Yachats city council
YACHATS – While not quite as crowded a field as two years ago, there are choices for city of Yachats voters Nov. 8 when it comes to electing two council […]