By QUINTON SMITH/YachatsNews.com The 14-year-old black and white Ford Crown Victoria sporting a big city of Yachats logo sits at a slight angle along U.S. Highway 101 on the […]
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City will explore idea of using two empty lots for workforce housing
The two small residential building lots along Aqua Vista Loop and Marine Drive have been sitting empty for decades. The lots are owned by Lincoln County, which acquired them […]
Central Lincoln’s planned electrical outage Thursday will not affect downtown Yachats
By QUINTON SMITH/YachatsNews.com Central Lincoln Peoples Utility District will cut power to customers from the south edge of Yachats to Carl Washburne State Park for up to 5½ hours […]
Yachats council finishes most of its work on details of revised vacation rental regulations
By QUINTON SMITH/YachatsNews.com Except for one issue, The Yachats City Council has finished wrestling with changes to its 2-year-old vacation rental regulations – keeping a 125-license limit, not allowing […]
Ocean View Drive paving scheduled Thursday and Friday, Sept. 5-6
Major sections of Ocean View Drive in Yachats are scheduled for paving Thursday and Friday, Sept. 5-6. The paving is the next step in a years-long process of Lincoln […]
Planning Commission and Drift Inn owner continue back-and-forth over parking issues
By QUINTON SMITH/YachatsNews.com The Yachats Planning Commission is giving the owner of a popular downtown restaurant and hotel complex two months to come up with detailed drawings to determine […]
Yachats council discusses vacation rentals, keeping cap but looking more favorably on transfers
By QUINTON SMITH/YachatsNews.com The Yachats City Council took its second step Wednesday in a months-long process of examining its vacation rental regulations, possibly warming up to ideas on ways to […]
Lincoln County patches parts of Ocean View Drive so it can be repaved this month
Lincoln County road crews spent three days this week repairing deteriorated parts of Ocean View Drive so it can be repaved this month and eventually turned over to the city […]
Yachats council reverses direction to award control of Sunday farmer’s market
By QUINTON SMITH/YachatsNews.com The Yachats City Council on Wednesday rejected a recommendation that a vendor-run group manage the popular farmer’s market and instead voted unanimously to let a local businesswoman […]
City unveils drawings for library expansion as commission reaffirms support
By QUINTON SMITH/YachatsNews.com The city of Yachats unveiled an engineer’s drawing of the proposed expansion and remodel of the library building Thursday, likely bringing to close years of debate over […]