Note: There is a maximum of 200 words per comment. If you wish to post more, please visit our forum.
November '07: Fallout continues from rail closure
Wednesday, January 02, 2008 | No comments posted.
Ongoing stories continued to dominate the news during November.
The fallout continued from the closing of the Coos Bay rail line by Central Oregon & Pacific Railroad. The land use application for the construction of a liquefied natural gas terminal on the North Spit took up much of the Board of Commissioners agenda for the month. And the Coos Bay School District was deciding how much to ask for in a school bond measure.
Early in the month, the port was beginning legal action against CORP. Then CORP came up with a plan that would include a public-private partnership that asked for $23.3 million to do the repairs and maintenence on the line. CORP, the Oregon Department of Transportation, Union Pacific, the Oregon International Port of Coos Bay and Coos Bay line shippers would all pay $4.66 million under the plan.
Later in the month, the port was deciding if it would file another lawsuit against CORP, this time for repairs to the railroad bridge over Coos Bay.
In other November news:
• A committee decided the Coos Bay School District should pursue a bond for $59 million to rebuild, repair and make additions to district schools.
• After giving tentative approval to the liquefied natural gas terminal land use permit early in the month, the Coos County commissioners decided to delay final approval on the permit.
• The county ended prosecutions in Operation Bad Medicine, which netted 24 suspected meth dealers. Fifteen of the suspects were prosecuted before the county deemed it too costly to prosecute the final nine suspects.
• Veterans from Vietnam, Korea and World War II discussed their lives in the service, their lives since then and how we should honor those who have served in the military. A memorial at the McCullogh Bridge wayside is being discussed.
The fallout continued from the closing of the Coos Bay rail line by Central Oregon & Pacific Railroad. The land use application for the construction of a liquefied natural gas terminal on the North Spit took up much of the Board of Commissioners agenda for the month. And the Coos Bay School District was deciding how much to ask for in a school bond measure.
Early in the month, the port was beginning legal action against CORP. Then CORP came up with a plan that would include a public-private partnership that asked for $23.3 million to do the repairs and maintenence on the line. CORP, the Oregon Department of Transportation, Union Pacific, the Oregon International Port of Coos Bay and Coos Bay line shippers would all pay $4.66 million under the plan.
Later in the month, the port was deciding if it would file another lawsuit against CORP, this time for repairs to the railroad bridge over Coos Bay.
In other November news:
• A committee decided the Coos Bay School District should pursue a bond for $59 million to rebuild, repair and make additions to district schools.
• After giving tentative approval to the liquefied natural gas terminal land use permit early in the month, the Coos County commissioners decided to delay final approval on the permit.
• The county ended prosecutions in Operation Bad Medicine, which netted 24 suspected meth dealers. Fifteen of the suspects were prosecuted before the county deemed it too costly to prosecute the final nine suspects.
• Veterans from Vietnam, Korea and World War II discussed their lives in the service, their lives since then and how we should honor those who have served in the military. A memorial at the McCullogh Bridge wayside is being discussed.
The comments below are from users of theworldlink.com and do not necessarily represent the views of The World or Lee Enterprises. Participation Guidelines
Note: There is a maximum of 200 words per comment. If you wish to post more, please visit our forum.
Note: There is a maximum of 200 words per comment. If you wish to post more, please visit our forum.
Not already registered?
The World welcomes your comments about stories, and we encourage a robust dialogue on this site. All comments must meet reasonable standards of decency and civility.
Please follow these basic rules:
- No defamatory comments about individuals or businesses.
- No deliberately false information.
- No obscenity or racially offensive language.
- No harassment, verbal abuse, threats or personal attacks.
- No information that invades another person's privacy.
- No business solicitations or charitable solicitations.
Comments that violate these standards will not be posted. Users with repeated violations may be banned from future posting.Comments will be approved throughout the day during business hours. After hours and weekend comments may not appear until the following business day. It may take a couple of hours before comments are approved.
The World generally does not edit comments, but we reserve the right to edit any comment that does not meet our standards.
Close Guidelines