By GARRET JAROS/YachatsNews YACHATS – Beginning soon passersby the Yachats’ Commons will see a high-resolution nod to modernity with the debut of an electronic reader board. Safety concerns triggered the upgrade from the old board with its manually-maneuvered individual block letters. “We will be able to change the wording on the new one from […]
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Yachats council gets an earful about potential homeless camping sites — but emphasizes no decision made
By GARRET JAROS/YachatsNews YACHATS – Not in our neighborhood was the general tenor of testimony at the Yachats’ city council meeting Wednesday from residents opposed to a designated campsite for homeless people in the community. It was standing-room only at the meeting with more than 50 people attending in person and many more online. […]
Symbols of perseverance and “Yachats spirit,” city officials, volunteers dedicate two pocket parks
By QUINTON SMITH/YachatsNews YACHATS – More than 60 trails and parks supporters turned out Saturday to celebrate nearly three years of planning, overcoming obstacles and hours of volunteer labor to create two small city parks along Ocean View Drive. “Really, these parks are a story of perseverance by many people,” Mayor Craig Berdie said […]
Yachats officials, work group members trying to figure out where city might possibly allow homeless camping
By GARRET JAROS/YachatsNews YACHATS – The city of Yachats has identified nine possible locations where camping on city property could be allowed following a city council-passed ordinance last month that bans camping on most public property. To stem homeless people from erecting campsites willy-nilly across public property, municipalities across Oregon have passed ordinances to […]
Fire inspection issues restrict some uses of Yachats Commons and shuts down adjacent Pavilion
By GARRET JAROS/YachatsNews YACHATS – While efforts to complete repairs needed to shore up the Yachats’ Commons – which serves as the town’s community center – have been humming right along, a new snafu is creating what will undoubtably mean more work to do. It turns out the Commons and its associated Pavilion have […]
Yachats Finance Committee suggests using $600,000 from urban renewal district to help build new library
By GARRET JAROS/YachatsNews YACHATS – With sharpened pencils and a well-oiled abacus, the Yachats finance committee Tuesday divined a path for the city to better manage tax collection while also opening the municipal wallet to help pay for a new library. City manager Bobbi Price will take the committee’s recommendations to the city council […]
Yachats city council adopts ordinance banning camping on most public property, but wants ways to help homeless
By GARRET JAROS/YachatsNews YACHATS – Community members turned out in big numbers to ensure homeless people get a fair shake as the Yachats city council moved to pass a camping ordinance that would ban camping on nearly all public property. More than 30 people attended the second and final public hearing that led up […]
Yachats city manager suspends disputed and expensive work on upgrading websites, computer systems
By GARRET JAROS/YachatsNews YACHATS – After getting apprised of a contractor’s work to upgrade the city of Yachats’ website and some digging to find out why some necessary approvals were not followed – city manager Bobbi Price decided this week that a fresh start is in order. That decision came after a presentation by […]
Yachats council holds initial hearings on fireworks ban, homeless camping and expresses concern about Post Office operations
By GARRET JAROS/YachatsNews YACHATS –Yachats moved closer to passing a fireworks ban and getting an ordinance on the books to keep homeless people from camping wherever they want within city limits during the first of two public hearings Wednesday. The Yachats city council also agreed during its monthly meeting to move forward with applying […]
First Yachats “state of the city” address in four years outlines 2023 work and 2024 plans
By GARRET JAROS and QUINTON SMITH/YachatsNews YACHATS – An annual “state of the city” address traditionally given by the mayor of Yachats had not happened since former mayor John Moore gave one four years ago. That changed Thursday when first-term Mayor Craig Berdie was joined by commission chairs and the city manager in giving […]