Letters - Page 21

To the editor: A recent letter to the editor from Greg Scott and Tom Lauritzen conveniently left out some important information about the outgoing Yachats City Council and infrastructure projects. They stated that in the last two years, the city has “only spent approximately $236,000” on infrastructure projects. They neglected to add that the city also obtained an additional $291,000

To the editor: In the final Yachats City Council meeting of his tenure, Mayor John Moore pointed out how the city, under his administration, had increased “cash and equivalents” by over $2.5 million. Mayor Moore referenced the recently completed audit report as the source of his information. We agree with the mayor’s statement. Cash and equivalents did indeed increase significantly during his

To the editor: I own a house in the South Beach area of Newport. Instead of letting it sit empty I have turned it into a short-term rental in order to generate some income to defray the many costs associated with home ownership, maintain and improve the property, and keep it in good condition so that it’s there in retirement.

To the Editor:  While it is frustrating that the number of positive cases of Covid-19 have caused the governor to order stricter lockdown procedures, I do not agree that a pause on short-term rentals in Lincoln County should be reinstated as stated in a letter to the editor on Nov. 15. Responsible people do not need the government to police them

My family and I are third-generation homeowners in Seal Rock and we appeal to Lincoln County commissioners to protect our short-term rental rights. The ability to rent out our beachfront home makes ownership of this valued heirloom possible. Our family has been making the Oregon coast our second home for more than 40 years, and we’ve also extended our real

To the editor: If you think the short-term vacation rental problem does not affect you, you are wrong.  When your daughter and her family want to return to Lincoln County, there is nothing available to rent.  When Grandma wants to live near her family, there is nothing available.  When the new nurse, mechanic, or teacher try to move to town,

To the editor: Of course the city of Yachats should ban the use of floodlights lighting the waves. Without a continual growth in regulations, how can the city justify the costs of purchasing and remodeling the White Elephant now known as City Hall? It will take staff – lots of staff – to fill the vacuum of that edifice. Staff

To the editor: This is in response to the Nov. 23 YachatsNews article on the hospitality industry’s pushback to the proposed lighting ordinance in Yachats. It is ironic that those who have been violating our health and safety ordinance (Yachats Municipal Code 5.08.165) for the past 15 years claim to be doing so for safety. And the Yachats City Council,

To the editor: This is in response to the letter asking Lincoln County commissioners to close down short-term rentals to protect the county from the spread of COVID-19. It is good that it was a letter to the editor (meaning one person’s opinion) and not an actual news article that would be expected to adhere to the facts. The proposals

To the editor: Our group, 15Neighborhoods, is asking Lincoln County commissioners to please reinstate the short-term rental pause in unincorporated Lincoln County due to Gov. Kate Brown’s recent order limiting gatherings to no more than six people from no more than two different households. Because of this order, and the fact that the Lincoln County Sheriff’s department does not enforce