Coos County Charter welcomes input
The Charter is not being rewritten but it is being tweaked, smoothed, expanded in a few areas.
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Proposed charter demonstrates potential of citizen initiatives
What this initiative does is demonstrate the power the people can actually wield in the face of rampant campaign spending and unhealthy corporate influence. If people organize there is no limit to what might be accomplished despite having a nightmare team of commissioners on board and on deck.
Read MoreBOC wants you to “sit down, shut up and like it”
The three county commissioners — one in his first elected term, the other two brand new, not elected but appointed, inexperienced but ambitious — have a big surprise for you. These three are going to radically alter your Coos County government. Your only part is to sit down, shut up, and like it. Well — I don’t.
Read MorePeople with agendas need not apply
Commissioners Main and Cam Parry did appoint someone who has an agenda. Fred Messerle was sworn in as Commissioner Whitty’s replacement on May 17th, and on May 24th, Commissioner Messerle proposed, and the County Board adopted, three review committees:
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