Update on The Campaign to Shut Down the Coos County Urban Renewal Agency

The campaign to shut down the Coos County Urban Renewal Agency begun about six months ago when the Port of Coos Bay announced that they planned to renew the North Bay urban renewal area for another twenty years with a maximum indebtedness of $37 million. 
 
The county Board of Commissioners have made the final decision over the plan and they had three hearings to discuss it, one in August 31, another on October 30 with the final meeting on December 13, 2017, which ended with ALL THREE commissioners approving the plan.
 
Now the process moves from the public hearings where the board approved the plan and they will add it to an ordinance as exhibit A.   The commissioners will have to enact the ordinance that initiates the plan and at that point, the people should be able to file a referendum.   Commissioner Cribbins said they have tentatively scheduled the vote for Tuesday, January 23 at the boards regularly scheduled meeting.  The county will post more info when the meeting becomes official.  
 
People are encouraged to contact the BOC:
Robert "Bob" Main
(541) 396-7540
Email: bmain@co.coos.or.us     
 
 
John Sweet
(541) 396-7541
Email: jsweet@co.coos.or.us   
 
 
Melissa Cribbins
(541) 396-7539
Email: mcribbins@co.coos.or.us
 
 
Videos of the hearings:
December 13, 2017
https://coosmediacenter.viebit.com/player.php?hash=Makyr2P6cWn2
 
August 31, 2017
https://coosmediacenter.viebit.com/player.php?hash=COouDtEQJUqy
 
September 25, 2017
https://coosmediacenter.viebit.com/player.php?hash=H1rPhV2VF0Fd
 
Port of Coos Bay CCURA
http://www.portofcoosbay.com/ccura/

More info on the Campaign to Shut Down the CCURA
www.cooscountywatchdog.com/shut-down-the-coos-county-urban-renewal-agency.html
 
The Campaign on FB
https://www.facebook.com/ShutDowntheCoosCountyURA/

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