By QUINTON SMITH/YachatsNews.com The Yachats City Council has approved up to $12,000 to weatherproof the city’s deteriorating Little Log Church & Museum for the winter. But once that is […]
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Yachats council authorizes city manager to negotiate higher salary for potential office employee after initial job offer rejected
By QUINTON SMITH/YachatsNews.com The Yachats City Council resumed its public thrashing around Wednesday over hiring a former contractor to handle some bookkeeping and administrative functions at City Hall after […]
After another disorganized, contentious discussion, Yachats City Council agrees to advertise for city manager and hire deputy city recorder
By QUINTON SMITH/YachatsNews.com The Yachats City Council showed Wednesday what can happen when an inexperienced and mostly rudderless group is working with an inexperienced city planner asked to also […]
Yachats City Council tries a little self-evaluation of its first six months of work — and it does not go well
By QUINTON SMITH/YachatsNews.com During a week when the lone employee in Yachats City Hall struggled to even answer the phones, it probably wasn’t the best timing for Mayor Leslie […]
Yachats City Council votes unanimously to negotiate with YYFAP to allow move into former city offices in Commons building
By QUINTON SMITH/YachatsNews.com The Yachats Youth and Family Activities Program is getting a new home – but not having to go far. The Yachats City Council has agreed that […]
Yachats’ marketer’s challenge is to safely attract summer tourists and bolster fall, winter events while keeping community feel and spirit
By CHERYL ROMANO/YachatsNews.com Yachats runs on tourism. And community spirit. And natural beauty. And spouting whales and mossy trails and casual dining and funky shops. So if it was […]
Despite mayor’s opposition, Yachats council votes to spend up to $10,000 to investigate issues with Little Log Church and Museum
By QUINTON SMITH/YachatsNews.com The Yachats City Council – despite opposition from the mayor – will spend $10,000 to get a better idea how or if the Little Log Church […]
After months of delays, Yachats council agrees to advertise for accounting and office help, but balks at immediate hire
By QUINTON SMITH/YachatsNews.com After months of dithering and delay, the Yachats City Council took a first step Wednesday to get help for the two beleaguered employees in City Hall. […]
Yachats council removes chair of Parks & Commons Commission for disparaging emails to staff, refusing to follow city procedures
By QUINTON SMITH/YachatsNews.com The Yachats City Council has taken the unusual step of removing the chair of the city’s Parks and Commons Commission after agreeing that Dawn Keller sent […]
Yachats council’s discussion of administrator’s traits draws frank message from interim manager that city “get its own house in order”
By QUINTON SMITH/YachatsNews.com Another philosophical discussion about traits that City Council members would like in a new administrator for Yachats turned into a more frank conversation Thursday when the […]