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Diana Hinton What do you think the top three priorities should be for the City Council? Affordable housing is our number one challenge. When prospective hospital employees, teachers, and other vital members of our community cannot find homes, we all lose. Let’s put some of The Villages into a land trust to reduce the costs and create a tiny/cottage house community built into the landscape. Another part of the housing crisis is the alarming number of homeless families, espe-
Jim Davis incentives including greatly reduced upfront #1 - I believe the most fees like important issue facing water and sewer hook-up our community is the fees called SDC’s (System workforce/affordable Development Charges) or housing. I have talked to even waiving these fees management people at for certain developments. the Lincoln City Outlet Mall and other retail shops These fees are easily recovthroughout our city. They ered later by the revenue have all told me how hard from the new property it is to keep employees due taxes to be received perpetually from the developto them not being able to ments. You may now ask afford to live here. how we afford the upfront It’s going to take an experienced Council to get cost. I believe that we can the City to get the ball roll- easily cover these costs by ing. The city must provide See DAVIS, Page A2 What do you think the top three priorities should be for the City Council?
cially the children. Continuing the coordination of the non-profit organizations will create solutions. Earthquake and tsunami preparedness is another critical concern. I believe that we must all be personally prepared, and that the city has a responsibility to its citizens and the thousands of visitors that we invite to Lincoln City. We can save lives if we provide evacuation See HINTON, Page A2
WARD 2 James Scrutton What do you think the top three priorities should be for the City Council? A. Need to find ways to deal with our affordable and work force housing shortage. First we need to identify available land and where. The city owns 400 acers at Villages which would be an excellent area to sell off to a developer/ builder and the draw for the developer would be to cut drastically our SDC fees, building permit fees and make the approval processes be taken care on a fast track with no
Riley Hoagland lengthy delays. These properties can then be back on the tax rolls. B. Find solutions to our homeless youth and adult crisis. C. Become one of the Oregon coasts most business friendly cities. Once again provide incentives to make it so new business want to come here. New businesses mean more jobs less unemployment and a stronger
What do you think the top three priorities should be for City Council? Special interest groups have been dominating the conversation at city hall. We need the small voices of the community to be heard too. It’s important that all the community be able to have their voices heard. Differing opinions are the foundation of democracy and are key to finding fair solutions that benefit the whole community. The affordable and
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workforce housing needs have recently taken center stage. While there are no easy solutions, there are lots of options that are coming to light as other communities struggle with this problem too. What we are going to need is leadership and a forward way of thinking. Being a carpenter may mean you can build a fine home, but it does not mean you
CASSIE RUUD cruud@countrymedia.net The Tigers finished up their third week of Cancer Awareness Month on Friday, with Gold Out week (childhood cancer) bringing in approximately $107 and students crafting chemotherapy bags for cancer patients at Samaritan North Lincoln Hospital. The bags were filled with hand sanitizers, lotions and socks, in a care package form, with assistance from Chinook Winds Casino Resort. With funds brought in from Pink Out and White Out weeks, this puts funds raised for cancer awareness at over $2,000. The final week of Cancer Awareness Month for the Tigers, Oct. 17-21, Orange Out week, will be to raise awareness and funds for leukemia. Students and staff can donate to jars
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An opportunity to watch current political candidates share their platforms and answer questions about their political views is happening in Lincoln City tomorrow night. The evening is being sponsored by the Lincoln City Chamber of Commerce, Chinook Winds Casino Resort and the Confederated Tribes of Siletz Indians. Candidates invited include those running for seats on the Lincoln City City Council, State Senator and State Representative. The evening event will begin with a reception/social hour starting at 5:30 p.m. The forum will start promptly at 6:30 p.m. If you can’t make the event, you can still watch it live- the forum will also be streamed live to the News Guard’s website at thenewsguard.com. The video will be available on the website after the event. The Candidates Forum will be held at the Chinook Winds Casino Hotel Banquet Room, 1501 NW 40th Place. Hors d’ oeuvres and light refreshments will be served.
Umpteenth Annual Candidates Night at Depoe Bay Community Hall Oct. 25
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Candidates forum set for Thursday
All national, state and local candidates have been invited to participate in the Umpteenth Annual Candidates Night, Tuesday, Oct. 25, 6:30 p.m. at The Depoe Bay Community Hall, 220 SE Bay Street. This longstanding tradition is hosted by the Chamber of Commerce and Betty Taunton, retired pie-master. MC duties will be dispatched by Roger Robertson. Each candidate will have two minutes, then light refreshments will be served during a meet and greet session. “Candidates are encouraged to visit informally with those attending,� Taunton said, “We always got a good turnout for these events, which often have numbers of more than 200 people.� For information about the event, please contact the Chamber office, 541-765-2889.
with orange roses in them, purchase t-shirts and attend Tiger games to fill the Tiger mascot head with money. Students will also be coming around town to ask for sponsorship for their touchdown-a-thon, which will take place Friday night during the homecoming game. The more touchdowns the Tigers make, the more funds come in for leukemia awareness.
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Roger Robertson will emcee candidates night at Depoe Bay City Hall.
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