If there was a strong world – wide market for chromite; if established mining companies believed that there was money to be made from local chromite mining; the major mining companies would be climbing over each other to negotiate better deals with the county. Apparently to gain sympathy, Knutson tells us that ORC has invested $100 million in our county.
Read MoreThe editorial board appears to be telling its 9,537 customers that the dream team are the only candidates among the 15 who offered “competence and sound ideas”. What sound ideas? Hiring an all – powerful county administrator and staff at many hundreds of thousands of taxpayer dollars
Read MoreIt was the constitutionally elected Sheriff, along with two others, all part of the seven member structure committee, who attended the same meetings, interviewed the same county employees, studied the same department operations, who told us that the hiring of a county administrator is not required. We are hiring commissioners to fill the job as officially described today – not what may be described tomorrow.
Read MoreBarton argues unsuccessfully that it’s time to cut our county solid waste department losses. What losses?
Read MoreThe local economy will receive no benefit whatsoever by spending the taxpayers money in Portland or elsewhere outside of the area. Perhaps also, our elected officials should explain why they do not have a buy local (when possible) program in place now.
Read MoreFred Kirby has requested answers from the Port to several relevant questions relating to the proposed ‘state of emergency‘ in repairing a section of the Coos Bay Rail Line from Reedsport to Lane County. It is provided here with Fred’s permission and is well worth reading.
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