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Waldport council schedules special meeting Thursday

May 16, 2025

WALDPORT – The Waldport City Council has scheduled a special meeting for Thursday, May 22 at the community center. The 4 p.m. meeting will begin with the council’s regular monthly meeting which had been postponed May 8 because of concerns about clashes between groups who had planned to attend. One group has formed to support mayor Heide Lambert, who was

Judge rules Thursday that Waldport council must reinstate Lambert as mayor; city may appeal or try to move case to federal court

May 8, 2025

By GARRET JAROS and QUINTON SMITH/Lincoln Chronicle WALDPORT — Lincoln County’s presiding judge ruled Thursday that the Waldport city council had to reinstate Heide Lambert as mayor until there is time to decide whether her removal last month was legal. The order by circuit judge Sheryl Bachart came one day after Lambert’s attorney asked the court to review the

Waldport council cancels its Thursday meeting after DA declines to prosecute former mayor for disorderly conduct

May 8, 2025

By GARRET JAROS/Lincoln Chronicle WALDPORT — The Waldport city council canceled its scheduled monthly meeting Thursday afternoon, saying it could not ensure the public’s “safety and security” after the Lincoln County district attorney dropped a disorderly conduct charge against former Waldport mayor Heide Lambert for her actions at an April meeting. “We have been informed by the district attorney

Ex-mayor’s defiance at raucous Waldport council meeting Thursday leads to a citation for disorderly conduct

April 10, 2025

A raucous and contentious Waldport city council meeting Thursday evening led to sheriff's deputies citing ex-mayor Heide Lambert for disorderly conduct after she refused to leave a chair normally reserved for the city's top elected official.

Waldport council issues letter on its decision to remove mayor from office

April 10, 2025

To the editor: From the Waldport City Council to our fellow citizens. How and why did the City Council remove its mayor without a recall? What happened to make this drastic action necessary? We believe you deserve answers to your questions and concerns. First, let’s put one issue aside – this was not planned. Many on our council had worked

Waldport council evaluates manager, trims raise and seeks better communication

December 19, 2024

WALDPORT – City manager Dann Cutter received praise for doing a good job from the Waldport city council during his annual review last week, and a 5 percent pay raise with the caveat that it includes his annual cost-of-living adjustment. Before being hired as city manager in March 2020, Cutter served on the planning commission from 2000-2006, on the council

Financial review finds no Beachcomber fraud, but Waldport will give documents to state, deny grant

December 16, 2024

By GARRET JAROS/YachatsNews WALDPORT – When Waldport Beachcomber Days volunteers and supporters showed up at the city council meeting Thursday with a clean bill of health from an independent financial review it seemed the dust might finally settle in a months-long fight. It was a fleeting feeling that quickly gave way to yet another dust up – with expletives

Waldport Beachcomber Days leaders, supporters blast city allegations as group works to answer questions

November 19, 2024

By GARRET JAROS/YachatsNews WALDPORT — The normally empty parking lot packed with cars prior to the Waldport city council meeting last week and a standing-room only chamber swelled by Waldport Beachcomber Days volunteers signaled something was in the air. The public comment portion kicking off Thursday’s meeting began amicably enough with Beachcomber volunteer Jason Vorderbrueggen reading a statement

Corvallis family developers hope to create “cool little wonderland” on three acres in downtown Waldport

November 7, 2024

By GARRET JAROS/YachatsNews WALDPORT – Tee to green is a fair way apart but barring any sand trap trouble, a first-time developer hopes for a-hole-in-one with plans to land a golf course amidst a unique attraction in the heart of Waldport. It could be another ace in the wake of Waldport developing Louis Southworth Park just blocks away and

“Community” is the common theme by the six candidates for Waldport mayor and city council positions

October 22, 2024

Garret Jaros Garret Jaros By GARRET JAROS/YachatsNews WALDPORT – The common thread woven into the campaign cloth of candidates running for mayor and city council seats in Waldport is community. Whether in the voter pamphlet statements of the four candidates running for three council seats or in statements and interviews with the two mayoral candidates – community is the