YACHATS – Two consultants helping the city of Yachats determine its future housing needs will report their initial findings to the City Council, Planning Commission and the public during […]
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Does Yachats have a parking problem? Study gets in gear with public meeting and questionnaire Monday evening
By CHERYL ROMANO/YachatsNews.com YACHATS — Sometimes finding a parking space in downtown Yachats is like whale watching — you hope to spot one, but if you don’t right away, […]
Yachats has had 13 vacation rental licenses available for six months, but not able to get them into the hands of homeowners
By QUINTON SMITH/YachatsNews.com YACHATS – Steven La-Sky bought his ocean-view cabin in Overleaf Village four years ago, intending to use it as a second home and vacation rental until […]
Following some debate and questions, Yachats council OKs city manager to negotiate two initial contracts on projects
By QUINTON SMITH/YachatsNews.com YACHATS – Despite some resistance from Mayor Leslie Vaaler on one and a lot of questions on another, the Yachats City Council on Thursday gave city […]
Skyrocking cost to rebuild 540 foot section of East Second Street in Yachats puts project on hold — again
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 […]
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 […]