By GARRET JAROS/YachatsNews YACHATS – There will be no clearcutting of trees above homes on Yachats’ south side – at least not for the next 25 years. After nearly […]
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Coast tourist organization offers to help pick up cost of trolley, so Yachats council jumps aboard
By GARRET JAROS/YachatsNews YACHATS – Yachats is getting a trolley. Memorial Day will not be the only thing that rolls around in May after the Yachats city council Wednesday […]
Yachats council OKs $370,000 bid to (finally) renovate city’s Little Log Church Museum
By GARRET JAROS/YachatsNews YACHATS – The Yachats city council has approved a bid to begin renovations on the city’s historic Little Log Church Museum despite the higher-than-expected cost. During […]
A quiet two years and progress on projects results in lonely races for Yachats mayor and council
By GARRET JAROS/YachatsNews YACHATS – Yachats residents seeking shelter from the storm of election rhetoric need look no further than the race for the city’s mayor and two […]
Despite $34,000 increase in cost, Yachats goes ahead with installing delineators on south edge of city
By GARRET JAROS/YachatsNews YACHATS – Installation of the long-awaited pedestrian-safety delineators along the west side of U.S. Highway 101 on the south edge of Yachats did not happen this […]
Yachats council OKs new water rate structure for businesses, vacation rentals to help fund long-term projects
By GARRET JAROS/YachatsNews YACHATS – The Yachats city council voted Wednesday to raise water and sewer rates for commercial users – including vacation rentals – to plug a funding […]
Yachats OKs emergency water contract during droughts, calls special meeting to discuss raising rates
By GARRET JAROS/YachatsNews YACHATS – The Yachats city council waded into all things water during its four-hour meeting Wednesday — which overflowed into scheduling an additional meeting next month […]
Yachats opens applications for mayor, council positions in November election
YACHATS — The city of Yachats is accepting applications for the position of mayor and two city council seats for the Nov. 5 general election. Anyone wanting to run must […]
Yachats council votes unanimously to split cost of single sheriff’s deputy with Waldport in one-year trial
By GARRET JAROS/YachatsNews YACHATS – There is a new sheriff in town. Or there will be soon. With an eye toward balancing budget constraints and consistency, the Yachats city […]
Yachats council agrees to negotiate with landowner in effort to stop 20-acre clearcut south of city
By GARRET JAROS/YachatsNews YACHATS – What it would cost the city of Yachats to prevent an eyesore of a clearcut that in turn will eliminate community concerns about landslides […]