To the editor: During the Feb. 1 Yachats Parks & Commons Commission meeting I commented on the Yachats Youth and Family Program and made a motion that the commission vote […]
Letters
Be sure to ask Lincoln County commission candidates their views on STR measure passed in November
To the editor: Lincoln County ballot measure 21-203 is not yet the “law of the land.” Passed by a landslide 58 to 42 percent margin last November to help preserve […]
Bystanders at Sept. 9 Devils Churn drowning start petition calling for after-action review
To the editor: I am one of the “bystanders” who attempted to save Steve Allen when he fell into the water at Devils Churn on Sept. 9, 2021. The group […]
Tragic Devils Churn drowning should not lead to more restrictions on access to nature
To the editor: This is my view of the recent story on bystanders of the tragic Sept. 9, 2021, accident at Devils Churn and their request for a multi-agency after-action […]
Yachats resident supports doctor suing Samaritan and Newport hospital
To the editor: Thank you for bringing to light the lawsuit brought by Dr. Gavin Shumate against Samaritan Pacific Communities Hospital in your publication. I’m writing in response to the […]
Waldport resident urges county commissioners to vigorously defend STR lawsuit
To the editor: This is an open letter to Lincoln County commissioners Doug Hunt, Claire Hall, Kaety Jacobson and legal counsel Kristin Yuille. First the Land Use Board of Appeals […]
Former Waldport resident with new home has different perspective on BM 21-203
To the editor: I’d like to share my perspective on Ballot Measure 21-303, the effort to restrict and eliminate short-term rentals in Lincoln County. I live in Eugene, so you […]
Agate Point developers should have seen the opposition back in July
To the editor: This is in response to the recent letter to the editor by Chris Fletcher, one of the brothers proposing to build a motel in south Yachats. In […]
Brothers seeking Agate Point motel OK disappointed by lack of community dialogue
To the editor: My name is Chris Fletcher. My brother Jonathan and I are apparently the greedy profit-at-any-cost developers from California that have been batted around on the Yachats Village […]
Measure 21-203 is a chance to save neighborhoods from nightly rentals
To the editor: It isn’t often that voters have an opportunity to vote in the affirmative on a ballot measure, but that chance has arrived. You can save your neighborhood. […]