A 490 acre, 1400 lot, Sal-la-Sea II subdivision was preliminarily approved on March 14, 1972 by the Lincoln County Planning Commission. In question were the water and sewage services for the new development. (NG - 3/14/1972)

The Sal-la-Sea II subdivision gained tentative approval from the Lincoln City Planning Commission on April 4, 1972. Further information was requested on access from Highway 101 and Roads End. No further approval was granted by the county until a plan for water and sewage had been presented. (NG - 4/23/1972) (See "Water and Sewage History" for more information on this development.)

The Oregon State Highway Commission approved adoption of a rule to permit the daylight use only of the Roads End Beach Access on April 4, 1972. The state highway engineer had instructed his staff to also add water and install sanitary facilities at the site. (NG - 4/6/1972)

The Roads End Improvement Association was formed in November, 1972 with six residents appointed to the executive committee. The Association is representative of a majority of the residents and property owners in the Roads End area. The group will work toward preserving the current zoning in cooperation with County and State agencies. The group may also consider other matters concerned with better living conditions in this area as those problems present themselves. The group emphasized that the individuals living in and owning individual lots in the Roads End area shall control any moves or actions taken by the County, State or other governmental authority. (NG - 12/7/1972)

The possible incorporation of Roads End was the topic of a special meeting of the Lincoln City Council on April 15, 1974. Because of the proximity of the Roads End area to Lincoln City, the approval of the city was necessary. The Roads End Improvement Association representing 462 members requested the City Council to adopt a resolution indicating the city's approval. They cited that being incorporated as a separate city is the best way to resolve water and sewer problems. (NG - 4/11/1974) An agreement to form a negotiating committee from both Roads End and Lincoln City to negotiate a plan agreeable to both agencies came from this meeting. (NG - 4/18/1974)

Lincoln City denied the request for incorporation in July, 1974. State law provides that an area lying within the urbanized are of an existing city and wishing to incorporate must petition the city for advance approval of such plans. The Mayor of Lincoln City stated that it wasn't realistic for an independent Roads End to support itself and that the existence of two competing governments would complicate the problems of coordinating services in the area. (NG - 7/18/1974, Capitol Journal - 7/9/1974 & Times Eagle - 7/11/1974)

On November 25, 1974, the Lincoln County Planning Commission approved a request to have 47 streets in Roads End renamed. Final approval was to come the week of December 3, 1974. If approval is granted then all streets in Roads End will be renamed except for Logan Road. The renaming is being done in order to avoid problems with emergency agencies in the area finding houses. (NG - 12/5/1974) A public hearing on the proposal was set for January 14, 1975 after approval was given on December 17, 1974. (NG - 1/2/1975)

Field survey sites and structures for evaluation by National Register criteria was made on November 14, 1975. The assessment of the sites and structures within the Roads End Sanitary District Project area is that none merits nomination to the Register. (Stephen D. Beckham, PHD Report - 12/12/1975)

By April 15, 1976, the Roads End Improvement Association had been incorporated as a nonprofit corporation under the laws of the State of Oregon. This action reduced the liability of the association and would allow other benefits accorded to corporations. (REIA newsletter - 4/15/1976)

A 20,000-year old tusk from a wooly mammoth was discovered in the cliff above the beach in roads End by Robert Beall and his grandson in 1984. A university geology professor who examined the tusk said it was as complete a specimen as we have found. The six-foot-long ivory tusk was among the centerpieces of the University of Oregon's Thomas Condon fossil collection. (Oregonian - 4/6/1984)

A Longnose Lancet fish was found July 15, 1986 on the beach near Roads End. The prehistoric fish was found flopping on the beach with a squid in its mouth. (NG - 7/23/1986)

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