Port to renew Messerle consulting contract, declare another emergency
Messerle is brother to commissioner Fred Messerle and brother-in-law to SCDC director, Sandy Messerle.
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World’s most expensive logs and wood chips and corruption to boot?
Am I convinced that fraud and corruption are rampant in Coos County, absolutely. Is the governor and his staff involved, absolutely. Will the rest of the state pay for their plans, absolutely.
Read MoreDear Governor Kitzhaber – wake up to what is going on down here
Post Panamax vessels entering Coos Bay is a major development in export shipping. There is a huge amount of infrastructure to consider and pay for. If this is to be done, do it properly not with razzle-dazzle stories and shifting documentation. This is not only unjust and insulting to citizens and landowners but leads to poorly thought out projects hidden from criticism. It is an insult to the Oregon tradition of land use planning. The Port of Coos bay is not up to the task.
Read MoreRemember the $60M for Port of Coos Bay dredging?
We now know APM Terminals chose Vancouver, Canada over Coos Bay and while everyone from Ron Wyden and Peter DeFazio have ridiculed CORP for pulling out without six months notice it is hard not to speculate that CORP got a look at the August, 2007 “commercially reasonable agreement” with APM and found it lacking in substance and not consistent with what the Port had been claiming.
Read MorePort of Coos Bay doesn’t require lobbyists to submit written work reports
The Port spends up to $10,000 per month for the services of two consulting firms because “… it is not possible for Port staff to be in Salem or other locations throughout the entire legislative session…”
Read MorePort of Coos Bay consulting contracts with Steve Marks and Ken Messerle
The Port was kind enough to provide copies of the contracts with both firms and links are provided below but here is a summary. Marks was paid from $5,700 to $8,500 per month plus expenses for the following duties.
Read MoreWhy does the Port of Coos Bay pay lobbyists?
Port of Coos Bay, one of the action items was to increase the monthly retainer to Ken Messerle of Coast Consulting and Services, LLC from $2,000 to $2,500 per month.
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