SCDC boss takes it slow
COOS BAY - Sandra Geiser Messerle helped an Indiana town revitalize its historic district and now she is aiming to aid this area in rekindling Coos County's economy. Some philosophies carry over, said the 55-year-old Messerle, the new South Coast De...
 6.1K - Jun. 8, 2009; scored 75.0 No way to justify road expense
There are more Coos County Board of Commissioners broken promises regarding giving our tax monies to assist Oregon Resources Corp. and Weyerhaeuser to complete their chromite mining agreement. In February 2009, new Commissioner Bob Main was informed...
2.5K - Jun. 2, 2009; scored 119.0 Mine company officer to talk to chamber
Chromite mining will be the topic for this week's Bay Area Chamber of Commerce Independent Business Operators luncheon forum Wednesday in North Bend. Dan Smith, Oregon Resources Corp.'s chief operating officer, will speak about the company's project ...
0.6K - May. 26, 2009; scored 303.0 Expect Bunker Hill congestion to worsen
Eastside residents need not read this. Traffic congestion? County roads/Coos Bay? Yes. Picture yourself in the cab, behind the wheel of one of the chromite ore hauling trucks. You re just passing Bunker Hill school, going northwest on U.S. Highway 10...
2.2K - May. 23, 2009; scored 75.0 County needlessly drags out ORC talks
Dithering commissioners blow chance at $1.5 m yearly revenue That s what the headline will read if Coos County commissioners don t get on the ball and do something to secure the royalties from Oregon Resources chromite mining operations. OR...
2.3K - May. 23, 2009; scored 119.0 Stop stalling and start mining
Oregon Resources Corporation has been negotiating with Coos County for more than three years to lease acreage for chromite mining. It is estimated Coos County will receive royalties approximating $1.5 million a year for 30 years. As we all a...
2.5K - May. 19, 2009; scored 75.0 Group opposes toxin study
COQUILLE - Residents of the Seven Devils area near Bandon have sought to prevent development of a chromite mining operation for more than two years, with their latest argument focusing on how one of Oregon Resources Corp.'s own studies show a toxic s...
4.2K - May. 5, 2009; scored 503.0 Chromite mining company answers questions
The Oregon Department of Geology and Mineral Industries is moving forward with processing a permit for Oregon Resources Corp. to mine land in Coos County. The company needs the permit before it can begin mining chromite, zircon and garnet on five sit...
1.8K - Apr. 29, 2009; scored 846.0 Taxpayers aren't ignorant patsies
The citizens of Oregon are fortunate to have a process for removing an elected official from office for a condition called malfeasance of office. Malfeasance is normally interpreted as acceptance of bribes, manipulating public funds for personal mone...
2.6K - Apr. 24, 2009; scored 75.0 Stufflebean wastes taxpayers' money
As of March 31, our Coos County Board of Commissioners had not provided citizens time to ask questions or give input for four weeks. Additionally, Commissioner Stufflebean left at 11 a.m. on four other meeting days moving the total to two-thirds of t...
2.5K - Apr. 23, 2009; scored 75.0 County recall: Points and counterpoints
Secret meetings. Disregard for public safety. Lies. Character assassination. Coos County Commissioner Kevin Stufflebean and those trying to recall him have traded fiery accusations. Voters have to decide who s right. Here are summaries of what both s...
9.7K - Apr. 18, 2009; scored 175.0 Divisiveness is the cause of recall
There have been some teary-eyed comments about recalls causing divisiveness in the community, even among friends. But let's be clear: It's the divisiveness that causes the recall, not vice versa. Dividing 22 men from their jobs on New Year's Eve, aft...
2.5K - Mar. 26, 2009; scored 75.0 County moves slowly on mining
COQUILLE - Coos County is taking a deliberately cautious approach to negotiations with Oregon Resources Corp., the newest county commissioner said Wednesday. We've slowed it back down to make sure we do the right thing, Commissioner Bob Main told th...
2.3K - Mar. 26, 2009; scored 578.0 Main to weigh in on chromite mining
Coos County Commissioner Bob Main will speak at the Coquille Rotary Club lunch meeting at noon Wednesday at Frazier s Bakery, 23 E. First St. He will talk about Oregon Resources Corp. and the chromite and other minerals mining contract proposal. Main...
0.6K - Mar. 24, 2009; scored 303.0 Mining won't leave land in good shape
Do the people of Coos County really want 9 square miles of strips mining between Coos Bay and Bandon in the Coos County forest? Six-thousand acres are what they now insist upon or they are threatening to move to Curry County. Six-thousand acres trans...
1.0K - Mar. 14, 2009; scored 75.0 County shouldn't spend road money
We learned from the Coos County Board of Commissioners at their Feb. 18 meeting that Coos County has no land at this time involved with chromite mining. They stated the only leases for chromite mining were between Weyerhaeuser and Oregon Resources Co...
2.4K - Mar. 3, 2009; scored 175.0 Tasks remain after Opitz' passing
Through the final years of his life, Ron Opitz doggedly championed the South Coast s economic future. His passing this week is an occasion to remind ourselves of the need to continue his unfinished work. Economic development is a hard concept to defi...
2.0K - Feb. 27, 2009; scored 75.0 County may hire mine pros
COQUILLE If County Commissioner Bob Main gets his wish, experts will oversee proposals for black sands mining in Coos County. Main is advocating the county hire an attorney who specializes in minerals and mining, and a geologist, to advise commiss...
4.2K - Feb. 25, 2009; scored 391.0 County cut road workers too soon
Seems as though someone set it up to lose 22 road worker jobs, just when they would be needed the most when the chromite mining company, Oregon Resources Corp. mining operation could fund them. Then appearing from this air is $450,000 for ...
2.0K - Feb. 12, 2009; scored 75.0 Let's get this mining business resolved
Coos County s commissioners will gather in 12 days with managers for Oregon Resources Corp. Both sides need to sit down ready for earnest, goal-oriented conversation. At issue will be ORC s desire to mine chromite on private and county land, while se...
2.2K - Feb. 12, 2009; scored 391.0 | 
