Coos Bay signs LNG pact
COOS BAY The city of Coos Bay isn t throwing its support behind the proposed liquefied natural gas terminal project, but it could benefit from it. The City Council voted 5-1 Tuesday to sign a deal with Jordan Cove Energy Project that would allow th...
 2.7K - Nov. 4, 2009; scored 112.0 Message to Coos Bay: Get along or lose businesses
COOS BAY A facilitator with the League of Oregon Cities has given Coos Bay city councilors an incentive to resolve their differences. A dysfunctional city council could negatively impact one of its primary goals: economic development, she warned. P...
3.6K - Oct. 14, 2009; scored 176.0 Message to Coos Bay: Get along or lose businesses
COOS BAY A facilitator with the League of Oregon Cities has given Coos Bay city councilors an incentive to resolve their differences. A dysfunctional city council could negatively impact one of its primary goals: economic development, she warned. P...
3.8K - Oct. 13, 2009; scored 176.0 Coos Bay gives money to small businesses
The Coos Bay Urban Renewal Agency has approved three Virtual Business Incubator grants, including one for one of its own agency members. Orcoast Music, 787 Newmark Ave., owned by city Councilor John Pundt, received $7,500 to help pay for a n...
1.0K - Oct. 10, 2009; scored 512.0 Coos Bay is in no rush to hire leader
The Coos Bay City Council is in a holding pattern on hiring a city manager, in the aftermath of the last office holder s firing. Police Chief Rodger Craddock has served as acting city manager since the council voted to terminate Chuck Freeman s contr...
2.1K - Oct. 7, 2009; scored 112.0 City opts for chamber help
COOS BAY The city of Coos Bay is keeping its visitor center manager after all. The City Council agreed to hire the Bay Area Chamber of Commerce to run the downtown building for $63,077. The new agreement will cost $10,000 more tha...
2.4K - Oct. 7, 2009; scored 144.0 Chamber still wants the city's business
The new Coos Bay visitor center is several months from completion, but the city s council could decide who runs it Tuesday. The city solicited bids from organizations and businesses interested in operating the center after the Bay Area Chamber of Com...
1.4K - Oct. 5, 2009; scored 144.0 Coos Bay fires city manager
The city of Coos Bay needs a new city manager, after the former officeholder lost his job during a tense special session Wednesday night. By a 4-3 vote, the city council fired Chuck Freeman. Councilors gave no reason for their decision, fearing a law...
7.4K - Sep. 25, 2009; scored 297.0 Coos Bay fires city manager
The city of Coos Bay needs a new city manager, after the former officeholder lost his job during a tense special session Wednesday night. By a 4-3 vote, the city council fired Chuck Freeman. Councilors gave no reason for their decision, fearing a law...
6.2K - Sep. 24, 2009; scored 233.0 Gas tax is a no go
COOS BAY A week after trying to work with North Bend to impose a gas tax, the Coos Bay City Council nixed plans to even put it to a vote. By a 4-3 margin, councilors decided not to enact an ordinance that would have put a gas tax request before vot...
1.5K - Sep. 22, 2009; scored 112.0 City plans wayside in Empire
COOS BAY The Hollering Place doesn t have a private developer, but it has a public one. The city of Coos Bay is planning to solicit construction bids to build a wayside there next month. The Urban Renewal Agency asked city staffers to bring back a ...
2.2K - Sep. 17, 2009; scored 112.0 Coos Bay considers economic developer
COOS BAY The city of Coos Bay is looking more closely at hiring an economic developer, though it s still a question whether that means the city will operate its visitor information center. City Manager Chuck Freeman presented a proposal to the City...
3.8K - Sep. 9, 2009; scored 112.0 CB considers 1 cent gas tax hike
COOS BAY - Mayor Jeff McKeown doesn't want to impose a gas tax on Coos Bay citizens. But he and two Coos Bay councilors are heading to North Bend to see if the city's neighbor might be interested in doing just that. The mayor raised the question at a...
2.0K - Sep. 9, 2009; scored 112.0 City seeks operator for visitor center
COOS BAY Someone other than the Bay Area Chamber of Commerce could wind up running the city s visitor center. The City Council is scheduled to request proposals tonight for an operator to run the new facility being constructed at the east end of ...
2.6K - Sep. 1, 2009; scored 112.0 Should CB hire an econ exec?
COOS BAY Coos Bay officials agree they should have given better directions to the Bay Area Chamber of Commerce when they hired it to run the Visitor Information Center. But council members were at odds Wednesday about whether to consider hiring ano...
4.0K - Jul. 30, 2009; scored 144.0 Visitor center cost may top $1.5M
COOS BAY The Coos Bay Urban Renewal Agency awarded the construction contract for its Visitor Information Center on Tuesday, but the price will be higher than expected. Harmon Construction of Coos Bay had the apparent low bid of $1.18 milli...
4.6K - Jul. 22, 2009; scored 217.0 City pushes to close Coos Bay bar
COOS BAY Coos Bay s police chief says someone will be killed or seriously injured if Mak s Old City Hall Lounge continues to serve alcohol. City and state officials are taking steps to revoke the city s downtown night club liquor license. Its fate ...
2.9K - Jul. 8, 2009; scored 112.0 Activities planned for Clamboree
The Empire Clamboree will showcase the historic Empire area today, with food and fun at sites throughout the area. Here s a schedule: Empire Dock/Boat Ramp 10-11 a.m.: The Friends of South Slough will present a game of Gooey Golf. 11:30 a.m.: The fi...
1.9K - Jun. 27, 2009; scored 144.0 Bivalve bash
COOS BAY - Thanks to an old cookbook and a renewed community spirit, Empire will be hosting a festival on Saturday to honor its history, showcase its potential and cook some clams. The Empire Clamboree has a little bit of everything. Musical acts wil...
3.2K - Jun. 22, 2009; scored 167.0 Scene & Heard
Concerts This weekend Almost is Nothing, Jean Grey, Arise the Dead, Across the Sun and In Towns and Cities Broadway Theater. Contemporary/hard rock. 6 p.m., Friday. Wine Walk, free. broadwayrockhall@yahoo.com . Dale Inskeep Band Broadway Theater...
9.8K - Apr. 3, 2009; scored 144.0 | 
