By GARRET JAROS/YachatsNews Waldport and Yachats are considering a proposal to expand Lincoln County Sheriff’s coverage in the two cities by sharing costs and adding a third deputy to patrols. The idea comes as Waldport faces a 9 percent increase in its contract with the sheriff’s office and Yachats looks for ways to increase […]
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Waldport council hears of 11% increase in sheriff’s contract, OKs development changes and dog area for Southworth Park
By GARRET JAROS/YachatsNews WALDPORT – Developing a piece of property in Waldport just got easier while un-developing a piece of property just became possible after the city council approved changes to its municipal code. In a flurry of decision making during its March 14 meeting, the Waldport city council also approved a dog area […]
Waldport orders massive playground structure for new Southworth Park, but will need volunteers to prepare and erect it
By QUINTON SMITH/YachatsNews WALDPORT – Thirteen months after winning a $750,000 grant to help develop a 12-acre park in the middle of downtown, the city of Waldport is ordering the first piece of equipment for it. The city council voted Thursday to spend $413,000 to order a 100-by-100-foot playground structure intended to be the […]
Waldport crews begin cleanup of former middle school as city slowly works to turn it into recreation center
By QUINTON SMITH/YachatsNews WALDPORT – The city of Waldport is taking the first major steps this week to clean up the former school gymnasium, cafeteria and kitchen it bought five months ago. Public works crews sorted scrap metal for recycling and threw years worth of accumulated junk into Dumpsters on Tuesday, the first day […]
Waldport council says “no” to Lincoln County request for $10,000 to help fund winter emergency shelter
By QUINTON SMITH/YachatsNews WALDPORT – Saying they didn’t know how local homeless people would get to Newport and upset that Lincoln County might be cutting a $10,000 contribution to its museum, the city council voted 6-1 last week to not contribute to a county- and volunteer-operated emergency shelter this winter. The county is asking […]
Waldport council OKs “Good of the City” ordinance changes to allow city manager leeway on some fines, rules
By QUINTON SMITH/YachatsNews WALDPORT – The Waldport city council has amended an ordinance giving the city manager more leeway – with some reporting and accounting oversight – to waive some fees or fines and pause a time limit on some zoning or permit applications. City manager Dann Cutter said a week does not go by […]
Waldport council OKs 2023-24 spending plan — and lots of construction projects “with other peoples’ money”
By QUINTON SMITH/YachatsNews WALDPORT – Waldport city officials say residents should see lots of construction activity around town the next 1-2 years based on their plans and a newly approved 2023-24 budget. Projects include sidewalks – although probably scaled back – along Crestline and Range drives, a new 300,000 gallon water tank, a state-mandated […]
City of Waldport completes purchase of old school property for $475,000 — and now comes the hard part
By QUINTON SMITH/YachatsNews WALDPORT – Coming up with $475,000 to buy the 2.8-acre Lincoln County School District property in downtown may be the easiest part of the city of Waldport’s latest property acquisition. Now the city needs to mobilize the community to help clean it up, fix it up and get it ready for […]
At $475,000, city of Waldport wins bid for former school property for addition to Southworth Park and community center
By QUINTON SMITH/YachatsNews WALDPORT – After a five-month on-off-on negotiation process, the city of Waldport will become the new owner of the 2.81-acre Lincoln County School District property in downtown. The city announced Monday that the district and it had agreed on the sale of the property – subject to approval of the city […]
Renters in small Waldport apartment complex search for places to live after new owner says they will become vacation rentals
By KENNETH LIPP/YachatsNews WALDPORT – One apartment is occupied by a single mother with a 9-year-old. Another apartment is home to a disabled couple. A married couple with three children lived in the third. They all rely on some sort of rent assistance to live in the modest four-unit apartment building on Southwest Corona […]
Waldport will use $7,400 grant from Lincoln County to help create food cart pod at community center
By QUINTON SMITH/YachatsNews.com WALDPORT – The city of Waldport has won a $7,400 grant from Lincoln County to help create a food cart pod in the parking lot of its community center. The grant was one of eight the county awarded in late December to help spur economic development Waldport’s project is expected to […]
Waldport council votes Thursday to allow accessory dwelling units, but puts off garage requirement until there’s a broader look at parking issues
By QUINTON SMITH/YachatsNews.com WALDPORT – The city believes it has a parking problem in residential neighborhoods. Too many vehicles parked on some too-narrow streets. Vehicles spilling onto front lawns, often to the consternation of neighbors. And, during City Council consideration Thursday — first on accessory dwelling units and then about garages — the issue of […]
State agency forgives $372,900 of a water line relocation loan to Waldport
WALDPORT – The state’s economic development agency has forgiven the city of Waldport $372,900 of a $525,000 loan to relocate a water line on the McKinley Slough bridge. The agency, Business Oregon, notified the city at the end of November that the loan was being forgiven. The city completed the project in 2019. “The city […]