Lincoln City's plan to bus the homeless to a Newport warming shelter was not communicated to the Newport City Council, Newport Mayor-elect Dean Sawyer said today.
Overwhelming opposition in political circles and on social media have caused Grace Wins Haven to back off from its arrangement to transport Lincoln City's homeless to its warming shelter in Newport, sources said.
In a North Lincoln Fire & Rescue Facebook post Strike Team Leader Andy Parker shared the information that Oregon Strike Team 11 is returning from fighting the Calif. Camp Fire.
Arrangements have been made to transport the Lincoln City homeless to Newport in cold-weather situations and temporarily house them at Grace Wins Haven at the County Fairgrounds.
Swimmers weren't the only ones to make a splash Saturday during the first day of the Lincoln City Swim Club Pumpkin Sprint Meet at the Lincoln City Community Center.
The Lincoln City Police Dispatch Daily Desk Log is a public record of police calls. Homepage will run the log every Friday. All suspects are innocent until proven guilty in a court of law.
Lincoln City Police Employees Association's "Blue Christmas" brings the community and police together with their second-annual family-friendly event 1-4 p.m., Dec. 8 at the Lincoln City Community Center.
