By GARRET JAROS/YachatsNews YACHATS – A driving rain could not stop the official opening and ribbon cutting of the Yachats skatepark Thursday afternoon – although opening speeches were moved inside the Commons out of common sense. City manager Bobbi Price kicked off the event by addressing a packed house of more than 80 adults […]
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Yachats has paid $133,000 for specialized computer system work — but finance committee questions what it’s getting
By GARRET JAROS/YachatsNews YACHATS – Finding the pot of gold the city of Yachats has paid to improve its computer system is no problem – its finance committee has it detailed in black and white. What is proving elusive, however, is finding the rainbow of service orders that needed but never received approval as […]
Yachats city manager says staff is making headway on collecting food taxes, issuing vacation rental licenses
By GARRET JAROS/YachatsNews YACHATS – The days of uncollected or overdue food and beverage taxes along with weaknesses in the administration of vacation rentals are over as the city of Yachats, under new management gets busy with the business of putting its house in order. After learning at the December meeting of the city’s […]
Yachats council praises staff during emergencies this week, hears restaurant tax appeal, fills planning commission and OKs seeking grants
By GARRET JAROS/YachatsNews YACHATS – The Yachats city council covered a potpourri of topics in its first meeting of 2024, which as it transitions to one session a month lasted nearly 3½ hours Wednesday. Council checked on the progress of projects, voted to pursue several grants, filled vacant seats on the planning commission, moved […]
While it ponders raising lodging taxes, Yachats misses thousands in unrealized revenue from vacation rentals and uncollected food taxes
By GARRET JAROS/YachatsNews YACHATS – As Yachats considers raising its lodging taxes to finance its operations, projects and tourist amenities, the city appears to be missing out on an additional $100,000 a year in revenue by not fully utilizing the 125 vacation rentals allowed to operate in the city. The city has also not […]
Yachats library commission debates what to do with 50-year-old building — raze and rebuild, remodel or just move
By CHERYL ROMANO/YachatsNews YACHATS – A proposal to update the 50-year-old Yachats library is facing a decision shared by many homeowners — is it better to move to a new site and start over or just stay put and expand or remodel? Those were the two main options on the table Thursday as the […]
Despite stormy weather, Dreamland crews making good progress on Yachats’ new “whale” skatepark
By GARRET JAROS/YachatsNews YACHATS – The new Yachats skate park is taking shape remarkably fast despite bouts of rain that have sent frogs in search of higher ground. “It’s coming along great,” said park builder Doug Floyd in between removing forms from the back of the concrete clamshell feature this week. “The weather has […]
As other jurisdictions raise lodging taxes, Yachats council decides to develop spending plan before making decision
By GARRET JAROS/YachatsNews YACHATS – The city of Yachats has decided to tap the brakes on increasing its lodging tax until figuring out how it might spend the additional revenue. City manager Bobbi Price advised the city council at its Dec. 20 meeting to hold off on an increase because the city is already […]
Thinned out by resignations, Yachats Planning Commission faces possibility of too few members in January
By QUINTON SMITH/YachatsNews YACHATS – The city of Yachats is scrambling to fill three of seven seats on its Planning Commission as resignations over health issues and frustration with city operations leave it with just one longtime member and the possibility of not having enough members to function next month. Commission chair John Theilacker […]
What should Yachats’ lodging tax be? City council begins discussing possible raise from 9 percent to ???
By GARRET JAROS/YachatsNews YACHATS – There appears to be little question whether Yachats will raise its lodging tax on motels and vacation rentals. What is undecided is the percentage increase and when it might take effect. The subject of raising the city’s 9 percent room tax, which is the biggest source of revenue for the […]