Crowd challenges LNG facility plan

At about 11 p.m., the meeting came down to one final speaker: Roberta Stewart of Bandon. The Hales Center for the Performing Arts on the campus of Southwestern Oregon Community College in Coos Bay had been filled to capacity when the meeting convened at 6 p.m., with overflows of people sitting on the stairs along the auditorium's sides and standing up against the back of the room. By the time Stewart had her chance at the microphone five hours later, fewer than a quarter of the audience remained.