Lobbyist a big waste of county money
Any similarity between the O&C lands and the CBWR (Coos Bay Wagon Road) lands ends with their...
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Advisory vote a waste of time and money
Sending emails, placing calls and sending letters as well as attending meetings and even holding protests would be more effective than paying up to $60K for a non-binding advisory vote. Finally, the bill as written is not likely to pass and all of this will be moot anyway.
Read MoreMain floats possible advisory vote for comanagement CBWR
Now that a bill is being floated by DeFazio that does in fact give management over to the county, Main is now concerned with whether the public wants to co-manage the lands with the tribe. On Tuesday’s BOC agenda is an item submitted by Main to, “discuss putting an advisory vote on the ballot, asking if the county should partner with the Coquille Tribe on any timberlands”.
Read MoreCounties cannot clearcut their way to prosperity
“Apparently, the leadership of the U.S. House of Representatives believes we can clear-cut our way to prosperity,” observed Steve Pedery, Conservation Director for Oregon Wild. “It is like the DeFazio, Schrader, and Walden clear-cut logging plan on steroids.”
Read MoreBOC has some ‘splainin to do on the CBWR
Given the BOC estimate of “$185,000,000 in government revenue over 10 years”, it appears their estimate is 14 times greater than the one compiled with currently available data.
Read MoreWhat must the public to do to get answers in Coos County?
Earlier today I sent the following email to Commissioner Cam Parry to try and learn why the Coos County Commission is so confident tribal management of the CBWR lands is beneficial enough to finance trips to Washington, DC....
Read MoreWhy the Solyndra scandal matters to Coos County
I do suffer from a lack of faith in the ability of the Port executive management to implement a successful container dock or any other terminal and I am fearful that the CBWR lands may not remain as healthy under tribal management as they do under the BLM, however, outside of environmental issues, I am not opposed to these projects on their face if all the proper protections are in place and the proper due diligence is performed.
Read MoreO&C/CBWR drama playing out to be more of a farce
There is a legislative hearing before the House Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests, and Public Lands scheduled in Washington DC on September 22, 2011. If anyone has seen a legislative environmental impact statement regarding any of the many proposals floating about pertaining to changes in the management of the CBWR and the O&C, please let me know. I must have missed them.
Read MoreMGx Exclusive-Francis Eatherington speaks on Coquille Tribe takeover of the CBWR
Commissioner Cam Parry traveled to Washington, DC last week along with Coquille tribal representatives, according to an email, “speaking to representative & senate staff (along with resource foks) about the concept of joint management of 51,000 acres of Wagon Road land with the Coquille Tribe.
Read MoreStop giving away our public wealth!
Our county commissioners, behind our backs, give our minerals and lands to foreign companies and sovereign nations for a pittance. Think Oregon Resource Corporation, where the commissioners are not only contracting away our wealth for a pittance but have also eliminated most of their taxes, and with our tax dollars are helping to rebuild a road for them.
Read MoreMGx Exclusive-Francis Eatherington discusses Coquille Tribe timber harvesting
Coos County commissioners are working toward transferring management and or title of federal BLM timberland known as the Coos Bay Wagon Road to the Coquille Tribe. The reason given is the tribe, as a sovereign nation, will be able to cut critical habitat more aggressively.
Read MoreThe proper way to handle the Coos Bay Wagon Road lands
ather than spending time and effort pursuing what I believe to be a fruitless search for major legislative changes at the Federal level, Coos County should insist, demand, and facilitate the development by the BLM of a new management plan for the O&C/CBWR lands – one that fully complies with the letter and intent of NEPA and the ESA.
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