Governance change doesn’t address the real issues
The greatest assets are undervalued to benefit private groups that heretofore have failed to reinvest in the area and create new jobs.
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Bandon Dunes land swap may develop more aggressive gorse control
Bandon Dunes’ presentation at the Commission intimated that they do a more thorough and long-lasting job of gorse management than Parks has been able to do, and that Bandon Dunes would like to extend its gorse management activity to Bandon State Natural Area (BSNA) as part of this exchange proposal.
Read MoreBandon Dunes looks to swap 210 acres with Bandon State Natural Area
Bandon Dunes Golf Course wants to take 210 acres from the Bandon State Natural Area (BSNA), not Bullard’s Beach State Park, in a “swap” for some land they own near other State Park lands.
Read MoreHighlights from Monday's Coos County Board of Commissioners meeting
This first video is with Commissioner Bob Main addressing one of his concerns regarding the proposed mineral lease with Oregon Resources that seeks to mine county timber property.
Read MoreBandon Dunes Resort opposes strip mining supports BWCA
The Bandon Dunes Resort, came “out of the closet”. Hickox told the commissioners the resort did not support Oregon Resources or the mining practices and feared the lost tranquility would hurt the ambiance for which the resort has become famous.
Read MoreCoos County leaders passing up $3M in ORC tax revenue
So just how much potential property tax revenue are local officials denying their districts? Based...
Read MoreDo companies seeking tax abatement care about our schools? Our fire departments?
When a company like ORC rides into town promising jobs and claims to care about the community, “..we have all built houses here”, says Dan Smith, why don’t they want to help fund the schools, the police...
Read MoreORC wants corporate welfare. What is in it for Coos County?
Before digging into the matter of enterprise zone tax exemptions and, more specifically, whether granting tax abatement to ORC will benefit cash strapped Coos County , take a gander at these stark facts below compiled at...
Read MoreDream Golf, struggling schools and public services and am I picking on The Dunes?
Recently, a reader and golfer and Coos County property owner has suggested I have been too hard on The Bandon Dunes in a couple of recent posts here and here regarding the resort’s lower than average property tax rate....
Read MoreBrief history of FONSI, SCDC and possibly an ORC in Coos County, a cautionary tale
For a good laugh download the first issue dated, September 9, 2009, of The FONSI Report, that’s FONSI as in ‘Friends of Sustainable Industry’, not FONSI as in the more commonly used acronym for ‘finding of no significant impact’, nor is it to be confused with The Fonz or Fonzi from Happy Days. Within the bowels of this premier publication, just past the image of a bloated LNG tanker at sea you find this tidbit
Who pays to play at Bandon Dunes golf?
Who pays? The answer is the American taxpayer – watch this NY TImes video published in May 2007. Local media seemed to miss this then but that may be changing now thanks to renewed in the use of taxpayer money sparked by talk of lengthening the runway at the airport to accommodate bigger jets.
Did local media black out David Cay Johnston and Free Lunch?
And if they did, why? The why is probably the relevant question because it does appear there may have been some orchestrated agreement amongst local media not to mention a national bestseller that prominently features Coos...
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