By QUINTON SMITH/YachatsNews.com The Yachats Finance Committee got a first glimpse Wednesday of a draft 2019-20 city budget for capital projects and was immediately asked to look for ways to […]
By QUINTON SMITH/YachatsNews.com The Yachats Parks and Commons Commission on Thursday approved a yearly budget for the city-owned Little Log Church and Museum, but not before warning the museum board […]
By QUINTON SMITH/YachatsNews.com There are holes in the siding of the Little Log Church and Museum in downtown Yachats. There is no foundation under the church. And there is dry […]
By QUINTON SMITH/YachatsNews.com What do you do when after three years it’s discovered that you might be under-charging the biggest water users in Yachats? That’s the $27,000 question that could […]
By QUINTON SMITH/YachatsNews.com The Yachats City Council on Wednesday tabled it’s proposal to increase the city’s lodging tax, instead planning to form a committee of businesses and community members to […]
By QUINTON SMITH/YachatsNews.com As expected, the major motel managers in Yachats told the City Council Wednesday night that their idea to raise the city’s lodging tax by 11 percent was […]
By QUINTON SMITH/YachatsNews.com The Yachats City Council is proposing to tack a percentage point onto the city’s lodging tax to capture more money from increased tourism to help pay for […]
The Rev. Rolla Phelps and his wife, Stella, sit on the steps of the Little Log Church in Yachats. Records show they purchased the property in 1929 for $200 but […]
By QUINTON SMITH/YachatsNews.com The fine details of how even a small city is governed and operates were on full display Wednesday night during the second Yachats City Council meeting of […]
By QUINTON SMITH/YachatsNews.com The city of Yachats should have a new website by July. After almost a year of study and some controversy, the city of Yachats has signed a […]
