Letters - Page 19

To the editor: I am a 28-year, full-time resident of Yachats who has witnessed the governing abilities and acts of many different Yachats mayors and City Council members over that time. At various points during these years, I have spoken out, questioned, proposed changes, and so on at City Council meetings and in correspondence with members of the council. I

To the editor: When too much emphasis is put on tourist accommodations by welcoming the loss of single-family homes to short-term rental investments the consequence is high. For Lincoln County the cost is greater than 2,000 homes sacrificed to provide tourist accommodations. Many once-single family neighborhoods outside the cities have become stomping grounds for resort-like behavior. We must ask ourselves

To the editor: I would like to share my thoughts on Lincoln County Ballot Measure 21–203, which would phase out short-term rentals in unincorporated areas of the county. But first I’d like to tell you a little bit about my family history in regards to Lincoln County. My grandparents were early visitors to the Roads End area of Lincoln City

To the editor: I have been having ongoing problems with poor cell phone coverage even though I have been using a Verizon network extender which works most of the time. Unfortunately, I have sometimes had no coverage for days at a time necessitating installing a landline for emergencies. When I called the city of Yachats, I was told that five

To the editor: No, Lincoln County’s economy is not mainly supported by tourism as claimed by the short-term rental organization, Via Oregon. Thank goodness. Traditionally, the dominant economic centers are commercial fisheries, agriculture, and timber. Overlooked by the hospitality industry is the retiree income or “transfer income effect.” According to the most recent Lincoln County Economic Analysis done in 2014,

To the editor: The Citizen Review Board is Oregon’s statewide foster care review program that reviews the case plans of children and families involved in the child welfare system to determine if their placements and services are appropriate. Each child in foster care is required by law to have their case reviewed by a judge or a panel of local

To the editor: I’m not surprised to read Friday that fecal bacteria is entering the ocean from failed septic systems at Seal Rock and elsewhere along the beaches of Lincoln County. A public health division rule clearly states, “Sewage and wastewater must be disposed of into a public sewerage system in a manner approved by the Department of Environmental Quality.”

To the editor: Since April, illegal fireworks have been terrorizing the permanent residents of the Bayshore community north of Waldport. Not all are set off on the beach. For people in short-term rentals on the dune, it is a shorter walk from their doorsteps to the tinder-dry beach grass before the beach. On May 16, Lincoln County Sheriff’s deputies blocked

To the editor: Left untreated, cancer feeds on, consumes, and eventually kills the body. I believe that left unchecked, short-term rentals feed on, consume, and kill the soul of a neighborhood. Drive through the Bayshore neighborhood north of Waldport and count the signs from Vacasa, Meredith, Sweet Homes, etc. vying for business.  It is a soulless and sterile place to live, prosper,

To the editor: When the Lincoln County Democrats recently announced the endorsement of three candidates for the Lincoln County School District board — Mike Rawles (District 3), Peter Vince (District 4) and Sentinila McKinley (District 5) — in the May 18 special election, some asked why we would take positions in this non-partisan election. The short answer is that local