By QUINTON SMITH/YachatsNews.com YACHATS – It’s back to the drawing board for a long-awaiting project to rebuild a 540-foot long portion of East Second Street. The project, which has […]
City of Yachats
Yachats council approves $1.75 million general fund budget for 2022-23, focusing on added staff and starting some projects
By QUINTON SMITH/YachatsNews.com YACHATS – The Yachats city council has approved a spending plan for fiscal 2022-23 starting July 1 that focuses on re-staffing city hall with employees and […]
Yachats city manager, two council members meet with Parks & Commons Commission to explain “pause” in its oversight duties
By QUINTON SMITH/YahatsNew.com YACHATS – Communication missteps, an overworked city manager, the need for staff, and more urgent issues are part of the reasons the Yachats city council last […]
Yachats council says “not now” to forming citizen involvement committee, but will try to improve city communication
By QUINTON SMITH/YachatsNews.com YACHATS – The Yachats city council has said no – for now – to establishing a citizen involvement committee to improve communication between the city and […]
Yachats budget committee gets first look at 2022-23 spending plan that includes re-staffing city hall, adding public works employees
By QUINTON SMITH/YachatsNews.com YACHATS – Yachats’s new city manager has proposed a $1.74 million general fund budget for 2022-23 that under a staffing reorganization plan pays for adding five […]
Yachats council gives unanimous approval to seek engineering design and costs for Ocean View Drive boardwalk
By QUINTON SMITH/YachatsNews.com YACHATS – The Yachats City Council has given the go-ahead for the next step on what could be a $950,000 project to build a 350-foot boardwalk […]
Yachats Fire budget committee wrestles with bare bones budget for 2022-23 which will require another “bridge” loan to make ends meet
By QUINTON SMITH/YachatsNews.com YACHATS – The Yachats Rural Fire Protection District will have to take out another bank loan this summer to help make ends meet, following the defeat […]
Yachats councilor asks for more patience and time as city commission expresses frustration with communication, projects
By QUINTON SMITH/YachatsNews.com YACHATS – A Yachats councilor asked one of the city’s most active commissions Tuesday for a little more patience and a bit more time to allow […]
As budget season approaches, Yachats council OKs initial capital spending plans, but wants community meeting on Commons
By QUINTON SMITH/YachatsNews.com YACHATS – The Yachats City Council has taken the first step to develop one- to five-year spending plans that lays out millions for proposed projects ranging […]
City of Yachats is getting rid of some worn out equipment, including “Officer Creepy’s” longtime ride
YACHATS – “Officer Creepy” is going to need a new ride. The battered mannequin has been used since 2017 as a prop in an old black-and-white cop car that […]