By CHERYL ROMANO and QUINTON SMITH/YachtsNews.com The Yachats City Council is moving ahead to seek a general contractor to provide estimates to renovate the vacant 501 Building for […]
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Yachats closes Commons building, city offices, library and Little Log Church
The city of Yachats, which had attempted to keep its buildings open in the face of the coronavirus outbreak, announced Monday it was closing city offices, the library and the […]
Yachats library commission selects consultant for community study, expansion plan
By QUINTON SMITH/YachatsNews.com The Yachats Library Commission has found the consultant to help it find out what the community wants, what an expanded library might look like, how its various […]
Yachats council selects O’Shaughnessey for three-year term on 3-1 vote Thursday
By CHERYL ROMANO/YachatsNews.com The Yachats City Council voted 3-1 Thursday to appoint Planning Commission member Mary Ellen O’Shaughnessey to the council, immediately swearing her in to join them for the […]
Yachats contracts with Newport security company for code enforcement
The city of Yachats has hired a Newport security company to provide code enforcement services, initially working two days a week. The contract, agreed on in late February, will pay […]
Archeologist’s tests gets Ocean View Drive reconstruction project moving again
Lincoln County’s plans to finish work on Ocean View Drive and turn it over to the city of Yachats are finally moving forward again. The reconstruction project has been […]
City commission wants to look at 2011 parks plan before going much further with dog park idea
By QUINTON SMITH/YachatsNews.com A city of Yachats committee that oversees use and changes to city property has again given its cautious approval for a group to keep gathering information on […]
Yachats’ technology contractor advising changes after short but successful e-mail hack
An outside agency that oversees the city of Yachats’ internet technology system is recommending that all city email accounts go to a two-factor sign-on authentication following a short-lived but successful […]
Amidst issues and complaints, Yachats contractors defend work on conversion to new financial system
By QUINTON SMITH/YachatsNews.com An Oregon Cascades West Council of Governments official on Wednesday defended the agency’s handling of the city of Yachats’ financial system but asked for more time […]
Yachats council vacancy draws interest from ex-member, planning commissioner and newcomer
By QUINTON SMITH/YachatsNews.com A former three-term council member, a Planning Commissioner member and a newcomer to Yachats have applied for the vacancy on the City Council. Greg Scott, Mary Ellen […]