By magix on November 12, 2020
Arnie Roblan, Melissa Cribbins, pacific green party, ranked choice voting, RCV, shauleen higgins
Coos County, Oregon

According to Ballotpedia, even after the Oregon District 5 Senate seat, long held by Democrats was taken over by a Republican this November, Democrats still control 63% of the State House and 60% of the State Senate. Exactly how much of the legislature do Democrats need to control before they enact some real change? I’m […]
By magix on February 14, 2016
Bob Main, Cam Parry, Fred Messerle, John Sweet, Matt Rowe, Megan Simms, Melissa Cribbins
Coos County

Commissioner John Sweet bristles whenever anyone dares to note the similarities between the newly created position of finance director and a county administrator. The latter, as everyone will remember, was brought before the voters in 2012 asking whether the county should transition to an administrator model of government and soundly defeated. Nevertheless, the local oligarchy […]
By magix on March 10, 2015
Al Pettit, Caddy McKeown, CEP, John Sweet, Jordan Cove, Melissa Cribbins, sccf
Coos County, Uncategorized

As tedious as many public meetings are to sit through one can almost always mine little nuggets of gold from statements made by elected officials. From the inception of the CEP (Community Enhancement Plan) elected leaders from Rep Caddy McKeown to Commissioner Melissa Cribbins denied or questioned whether the so-called community service fees paid into […]
By magix on January 27, 2015
CEP, John Sweet, Jordan Cove, Melissa Cribbins
Coos County

During a discussion hosted by the League of Women Voters, Commissioner John Sweet informed the audience that without the waterfront revitalization component of the Community Enhancement Plan (CEP) neither Coos Bay nor North Bend would receive any direct tax benefit from the proposed $4 – $6 billion Jordan Cove LNG export terminal. Sweet is correct, […]
By magix on January 24, 2015
John Sweet, Melissa Cribbins, Vanessa Becker
Coos County

Despite the rosy picture painted by The World newspaper, the strategic planning effort undertaken by Commissioner Melissa Cribbins is a bust. Began her first term with a promise of preparing a strategic plan as quickly as possible. “Let’s git ‘er done,” she explained to KCBY. A year later she brought in a strategic planning coach, […]
By magix on January 11, 2015
Bob Main, John Sweet, Jordan Cove, Melissa Cribbins, Michael Hinrichs
Coos County

The League of Women Voters held a discussion yesterday at the Coos Bay Fire Hall about the CEP (Community Enhancement Plan). It was more a promotion than a discussion, actually, because the only people presenting or taking questions were proponents of the plan. Commissioner John Sweet and Coos Bay City Councilwoman Jennifer Groth offered a […]
By magix on January 9, 2015
Coos County Commission, Melissa Cribbins, Shari Jackson
Coos County

Recently Commissioner Cribbins justified a $3,000 a year raise for the county’s HR director, Shari Jackson, by alluding that she was entitled to the same pay as men. According to The World “…Cribbins said she saw it as an issue of fairness. She also mentioned the fact that Jackson was a woman doing the job […]
By magix on December 30, 2014
John Sweet, Jordan Cove, Melissa Cribbins
Coos County

More bad news for gas loving county commissioners John Sweet and Melissa Cribbins. A slump in oil and gas prices has put a hold on a floating LNG export terminal Excelerate Energy’s Texan liquefied natural gas terminal plan has become the first victim of an oil price slump threatening the economics of U.S. LNG export […]
By magix on December 9, 2014
fracking, Jordan Cove, Melissa Cribbins, Port of Coos Bay
Coos County

One of the many deficiencies in the draft EIS (environmental impact statement) raised during last night’s FERC meeting regarding the Jordan Cove LNG proposal is that out of 5,048 pages there is no discussion about alternatives. Other locations for the proposed project must also be considered along with sustainable and less invasive development. Aother alternative the […]
By magix on November 22, 2014
Bob Main, John Sweet, Melissa Cribbins, sccf
Coos County

The BOC has been entertaining the possibility of awarding a $15,000 a year or 25% pay raise to the Coos County HR Director Shari Jackson. One of the reasons given for this salary increase is that Jackson is doing work above and beyond what she expected when she replaced Mike Lehman. During a work session […]