A new era in the governance of Lincoln City was ushered in Monday night at City Hall, where three first-time councilors and a familiar leader were pronounced fit for office during ceremonies at the City Council's first regular session of the new year.
Three newly elected Lincoln City City Councilors will undergo training on the basics of city governance tonight prior to joining Dick Anderson for his swearing in as Don Williams’ replacement as mayor on Jan. 14.
Lindsey Sehmel of Gig Harbor, Wash., will replace retiring longtime Lincoln City Planning and Community Development Director Richard Townsend, effective Jan. 1.
The City of Lincoln City invites the public to a meet and greet with the finalists for the Planning and Community Development Director position tonight at 6-8 p.m. at City Hall in the council chambers.
Taft Hall will serve as an overnight warming shelter through the end of March after the City was empowered with emergency declaration approval, granting the owners' request at Monday’s regular session of the Lincoln City City Council.
Eighteen months of diligence involving a massive volume of input gathered through numerous events, meetings, surveys and social media could reshape the future on the Central Oregon Coast when the “Imagine Lincoln City Community Vision” plan is reviewed Monday by the Lincoln City City Council.
Taft Hall is likely to resume its role as a warming shelter in severe-weather situations at the request of its owners if a recommendation to enable the City to move forward with an emergency declaration is granted at Monday’s regular session of the Lincoln City City Council.
The homeless could soon find themselves lounging in the living rooms of willing private homeowners’ houses or in one of many public facilities under consideration as temporary emergency warming shelters following an unusual reversal of fortunes.
Vacation rental dwelling (VRD) owners will still be required to post large exterior signs and place illuminated house address numbers on their properties following a deadlocked vote Monday by the Lincoln City City Council on a proposed amendment to a municipal ordinance.
