By GARRET JAROS/YachatsNews YACHATS – With a nod to the money it receives from Lincoln County to care for the homeless, the Yachats city council Wednesday unanimously approved chipping in $4,473 to support regional emergency winter shelters. County officials asked Yachats and other cities for a contribution of $4.50 per person based on its […]
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Yachats community gathers to honor Joanne Kittel, advocate for trails, conservation and Native American history
YACHATS – The Yachats community saluted a favorite citizen Wednesday night, with 200 admirers of Joanne Kittel filling the Commons multipurpose room to sometimes tearfully honor the tireless advocate for trails, land conservation and Native American truth-telling. When she finally got to speak after all the accolades, the 72-year-old Kittel joked that the event […]
It took awhile and cost a lot, but Yachats motels’ new tiny homes and RV park for employees have their first occupants
By QUINTON SMITH/YachtsNews YACHATS — It took some patience, a lot of education and more than a half million dollars, but a long-awaited housing complex for employees of the Fireside Motel and Overleaf Lodge has their first occupants. There was a lot to learn, admits Drew Roslund, managing general partner of the company that […]
Although concerned about assuming operating costs, Yachats council moves forward with grant application for tourist trolley
By GARRET JAROS/YachatsNews YACHATS – Although concerned about assuming the cost of operating a tourist trolley for five months a year, the Yachats city council voted unanimously Thursday to continue pursuing a $100,000 grant to help purchase a vehicle. The Yachats Chamber of Commerce is pushing the idea of a trolley to ferry tourists […]
City of Yachats begins to tackle long list of repairs, upgrades to Commons, playground and pavilion
By GARRET JAROS/YachatsNews YACHATS – The Yachats Commons is about to get some much needed and overdue attention to address a backlog of repairs and upgrades. The city’s new community services coordinator, Krystal Geisinger, presented a list of projects that need tending to the Parks & Commons Commission on Tuesday. Commission members commended Geisinger’s […]
Yachats Library makes plans for move to Commons and reduced offerings during upcoming construction
By CHERYL ROMANO/YachatsNews YACHATS — With a $1.09 million makeover coming soon, the Yachats Library has plans in place to keep offering its full range of services almost seamlessly during the transition period. Groundbreaking on the expansion and remodel of the 49-year-old library on West Seventh Street is expected to happen by early fall. […]
$450,000 reconstruction of East Second Street in Yachats should be finished this week
YACHATS – The second stage of a three-part plan to upgrade East Second Street neared its finish Monday as construction crews laid asphalt on a $450,00 project that rebuilt 560 feet of the road. After years if complaints from neighbors, the project was originally intended to start in June 2022. But that was cancelled […]
Yachats council agrees to seek grant to help buy $230,000 tourist trolley, but wants more information on operating costs
By GARRET JAROS/YachatsNews The light was green at the Yachats city council meeting Wednesday as councilors put the wheels in motion to pursue a local trolley service, a plan for emergency preparedness, secure a backup water supply, shift its interim city manager to a four-day work week, and codify height limits for fences, walls […]
Could a tourist trolley work in Yachats? Chamber — and then maybe city — pursuing feedback on the idea
By GARRET JAROS/YachatsNews YACHATS – A lightbulb went on for Bobbi Price when she was visiting Pacific City and saw a free and quaint trolley shuttling people around town. The Yachats Area Chamber of Commerce executive director thought if it can be successful there – why not in Yachats? And what better way to […]
Yachats wins $100,000 state grant to help make it more energy resilient when emergencies occur
By GARRET JAROS/YachatsNews YACHATS – Preparing for emergencies big and small is just common sense – whether at the household level with Band-Aids in the medicine cabinet and a spare tire and jack in the car – or at the municipal level with somewhere for community members to shelter during a catastrophe. With that […]