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By CHERYL ROMANO/YachatsNews.com When visitors want information about Yachats, where should they go — to the Chamber of Commerce or the Visitor Center? “Yes” is the answer, now that the two groups have once again joined forces downtown. Thanks to an ad hoc joint venture between the chamber and the city’s marketing contractor/consultant, the cozy storefront in the C&K

By QUINTON SMITH/YachatsNews.com After a 15-month closure, the city of Yachats will begin taking reservations at noon Monday for use of the Commons’ multipurpose room. Except for bathrooms, no other portion of the Commons will be open — for awhile. In announcing the “soft opening” on its website, the city said the multipurpose room would be open from 9

By QUINTON SMITH/YachatsNews.com Faced with the impeding departure of its interim city manager, the Yachats City Council voted unanimously Wednesday to offer the job to longtime resident Katherine Guenther, who just two months ago started working part-time as the city planner. In proposing the move, Mayor Leslie Vaaler said Guenther expressed “a willingness to take one for the team.”

By QUINTON SMITH/YachatsNews.com Oops. That didn’t last very long. The interim Yachats city manager from Texas — who some City Council members thought they could entice to stay here — has submitted his resignation. Lee Elliott’s last day will be June 3. He’s taking a job in Texarkana, Texas — where he also has a fiancee and a house.

By QUINTON SMITH/YachatsNews.com The Yachats City Council said Thursday that a motel owner wanting to create a small, temporary RV park on his property to house seasonal workers should ask the city for a conditional use permit. But the idea by Drew Roslund, operating partner of the Overleaf Lodge and Fireside Motels, immediately got caught up in a longer,

By QUINTON SMITH/YachatsNews.com One hotly debated Yachats street project is dead and a long-running project may be finally reaching a conclusion. The City Council last week rejected a contractor’s bid to reconstruct the newly named La de da Lane behind City Hall after the lone bid of $345,107 was twice as high as one last year. But the council,

By QUINTON SMITH/YachatsNews.com Desperate to attract staff to handle motel chores for the summer and fall, the operator of the Overleaf Lodge and Fireside Motel is asking the city of Yachats to allow construction of a temporary RV area on the property to house employees. Current regulations prohibit living in a recreational vehicle on property inside the city. Drew

By QUINTON SMITH/YachatsNews.com Lee Elliott is a positive guy. You can hear it in his voice. You can see it as he waves his hands around as he talks. And, after three short weeks as Yachats’ interim city manager, he thinks city residents should be a bit more positive as well. The city provides good water and wastewater

By QUINTON SMITH/YachatsNews.com The city of Yachats will re-open the pavilion behind the Commons to the public and spread its picnic tables onto the adjacent field, the City Council decided Wednesday, but whether to reopen the Commons will require a detailed plan and much more discussion. The reopening of city facilities has been on the council’s agenda for three

By CHERYL ROMANO/YachatsNews.com Yachats’ wondrous views can take your breath away — but one of the most scenic might also be among the most hazardous. If a plan that’s gaining momentum in the city pushes ahead, enjoying the natural splendor could get much safer. The site in question is a narrow strip of land alongside Ocean View Drive near