Note: There is a maximum of 200 words per comment. If you wish to post more, please visit our forum.
Eastsider wrote on Aug 26, 2009 10:02 AM:
I have heard from a commercial ship captain that the company filing for permits is not actually intent on carrying through with the project, but using the threat of doing so to gain financial concessions from agencies in California. It's never going to be built and once again, the Port of Coos Bay is wasting time and money.
With the utterly miserable track record of retaining or attracting industry to the area, I think we would be far better off getting the land rezoned for commercial and residential use. One must wonder why the Port persists with its dinosaur mentality of trying to attract industries, leaving acres of industrial-use zoned, prime property vacant which could generate a lot of stable tax revenue by rezoning it for other uses.
With the utterly miserable track record of retaining or attracting industry to the area, I think we would be far better off getting the land rezoned for commercial and residential use. One must wonder why the Port persists with its dinosaur mentality of trying to attract industries, leaving acres of industrial-use zoned, prime property vacant which could generate a lot of stable tax revenue by rezoning it for other uses.
everyman wrote on Aug 21, 2009 8:29 AM:
LNG...Bring it!
Like a dog chasing it's own tail, the screamers will keep yelling about the risks, the scam, the blah blah blah. And they will keep yelling it at each other, thinking that they are the only ones with an opinion that matters.
Stop the madness! LNG...Bring it!
Like a dog chasing it's own tail, the screamers will keep yelling about the risks, the scam, the blah blah blah. And they will keep yelling it at each other, thinking that they are the only ones with an opinion that matters.
Stop the madness! LNG...Bring it!
CBRezident wrote on Aug 21, 2009 7:36 AM:
Another round of appeals?Great what we need is for this fiasco to be done with and to tell this Braddock dude NIMBY.If he is so hellbent on building this thing do it in his own.Everyone knows that the spit is unstable ground and the potential danger of this thing developing cracks and causing a disaster is just a matter of time and they wonder why We have concerns.
Oldlthrneck wrote on Aug 21, 2009 7:22 AM:
Have you personally polled all of the regular citizens? And could you share the results of this scientific poll? What about the irregular citizens, did anyone poll them? I was born in North Bend and raised all over the S. Coast. I regularly return to visit family and am appalled at the economic devastation of the area. You will never recover until a sound industrial base is established. This may not be the perfect solution, but it is a start. If other companies see that this succeeds, perhaps more will join. Tourism and green mom and pop companies are not the answer. It is time to come into the 21st century. Big timber is gone and will never return. The area needs to look else where for their economic recovery.
enforce wrote on Aug 21, 2009 6:24 AM:
Thats great News.Very late coming but Great .May we can move foeward now.
wow1 wrote on Aug 20, 2009 7:51 PM:
So it passes like a thief in the night.
Coos Bay/North Bend are well on their way to electing Elliot L. Trepper as the most powerful man in these two towns and none of the residents of those two towns got to cast a vote. My bet is that most don't have any idea who he is or what country he is from. Seems to me that they don't care.
Coos Bay/North Bend are well on their way to electing Elliot L. Trepper as the most powerful man in these two towns and none of the residents of those two towns got to cast a vote. My bet is that most don't have any idea who he is or what country he is from. Seems to me that they don't care.
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