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Approval of an ordinance that would allow for voluntary use of private property for a temporary emergency warming shelter and reduce restrictions on the availability of public property for such use will be considered Monday, Oct. 22, by the Lincoln City City Council.

The City of Lincoln City is updating design standards for commercial and multi-family uses and seeks input from the public.

An ordinance to alter rules and restrictions on where a warming shelter can be located could come before the Lincoln City City Council at its Oct. 22 meeting and allow for designation of City property as an emergency site on a temporary basis.

The Oregon Chapter of the American Planning Association will honor Lincoln City Senior Planner Debra Nicholson as the state’s planner of the year.

Lincoln City is no longer warning citizens to avoid water contact at Schooner Creek and Siletz bay as fecal coliform levels have dropped to acceptable levels.

Another zoning issue has eliminated First Baptist Church as a potential replacement site for Taft Hall to serve the homeless in Lincoln City.

The Lincoln City City Council voted to pass new language added to a sign ordinance Monday in a special session.

Housing the homeless became the rallying cry Monday night at the regular session of the Lincoln City Council.

The Lincoln City Warming Shelter's funding for 2018 was reduced from $45,000 to $4,600, a 90 percent cut, following a vote Monday by the Lincoln City City Council. The Warming Shelter had requested $12,000 in outside agency funds, but was approved for 38 percent of that amount.

I was recently asked by a reporter about the grant process and I responded that it’s very competitive and it seems to be getting more competitive each year.