Murals Coming Soon
E-Scooter Company cited in LC MAX KIRKENDALL newsguardeditor@countrymedia.net
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More murals are coming to Lincoln City courtesy of Activate Arts. Pictured is the surfing octopus at Nelscott beach access. MAX KIRKENDALL newsguardeditor@countrymedia.net
Lincoln City will be getting a little more colorful and artistically engaged this summer with the addition of new murals. Last summer, Activate Arts, a nonprofit that organizes arts in the community, created four outdoor murals throughout the city. The creative pieces of work were the handy work of several local artists, as well
as kids in the community. With the positive reception from locals and visitors alike, Activate Arts Found and Executive Director Crystal Akins asked the city council’s permission last week to create six more murals in the summer of 2021. “These are all local artists within Lincoln City and really this (project) is to cultivate more relationships with our youth and artists in town,” Akins told the city
council during their March 22 meeting. The six new creations will feature the work of Krista Eddy, who hopes to work with a youth summer camp for a mural on the Community Center walls; Katia Kyte, who will be painting native coastal flowers at Josephine Young Park; Bryan Nichols, who plans to work with youth on a painting at the NW 26th St. beach See MURALS, Page 7
The City of Lincoln City issued citations to an electric scooter company based in California after they dropped off their scooters in town despite being denied use by the city council. Bird Rides Inc. of Santa Monica, Calif., is a shared e-scooter company that gave a presentation to city council on March 22 in hopes of dispersing about 75 scooters throughout Lincoln City. Representative Michael Covato spoke on Bird Rides’ behalf, explaining that the service is accessed via a mobile app on a smartphone that you can download, complete a safety tutorial, then unlock a scooter near you to ride. The service costs $1 to begin plus a fee per minute of use. Covato informed council that the scooters would come at no cost to the city and the company would hire a local fleet manager to take charge of the scooters. “We feel your city could get a significant benefit from using our system,” Cavoto told city council. Cavato said the company would disperse the 75 scooters strategically at locations such as the Community Center, hotels, etc. Scooters can also disable when taken to certain areas outside of the company’s boundaries, making it easier for the company to manage where
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Lincoln City searches for interim city manager MAX KIRKENDALL newsguardeditor@countrymedia.net The City of Lincoln City is in search of a new city manager after Ron Chandler announced this week that his final day will be April 30. Chandler, Lincoln City’s current city manger, will be starting a new job for the City of Silverton on May 1 after accepting the city manager position last week. During a March 9 public meet and greet with the City of Silverton, Chandler said he and his wife had been visiting the town for years and had been interested in relocating there. “She was a big part in this decision, saying that this is a place we should look at,” Chandler told the Silverton city council. Chandler said he also
liked Silverton from a professional standpoint as well. “When my wife and I decided to make a change, we started to look at the communities where the opportunities, the challenges, the people, the city council, would provide the types of opportunities for situations that we could enjoy… that we could help with. We found that to be the case with Silverton,” Chandler said. Chandler will have just over a month left in Lincoln City to finish up some of his duties such as compiling the final budget plans for the city. During that time, the Lincoln City city council will be looking for a interim city manager who will serve a six month term, council president Judy Casper said during the March 22 council meeting.
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City Manager Ron Chandler has accepted a new position as city manger in Silverton, Ore. He will be finishing up the Lincoln City budget plans before his departure. “It’s probably wise to look internally,” Casper said of who Chandler’s replacement will be. “We have a
very talented staff and very dependable department heads.” Casper asked the council
to send suggestions to her of possible replacements. The city council will then hold a discussion about it at
the April 12 meeting. Casper said she will be contacting the recommended candidates who will be voted on by the council. “I can’t think of anyone else that would understand our process more than our skilled staff,” Casper said. “We’ve been through this process before, we’ve sought a city manager and there are steps that we need to take.” Casper said she has also been in touch with the League of Oregon Cities, a retired mayor and other city managers who have been helping create a job description and list of qualifications. The April 12 meeting will be available for viewing by the public on the city’s website at lincolncity.org.
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