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In a suprising flip of occasions, Coos County's hearings officer proposed that the land use program for the Jordan Cove LNG terminal be rejected. Photograph of WebsitePicture of Web siteIn a suprising switch of gatherings, Coos County's hearings officer endorsed that the land use app for the Jordan Cove LNG terminal be rejected. Congratulations are in get to Jody McCaffree and so several some others in Coos Bay and North Bend who have fought this proposal and its affiliated 223-mile pipeline (referred to as the Pacific Connector). Right here is a press release from nocaliforniapipeline.com:HEARINGS OFFICER Suggests COOS COUNTY COMMISSION DENIES PORT Permit FOR LNG SLIPIn a just produced letter to the Coos County Commission, Hearings Officer Anne Corcoran Briggs has suggested that the Commission deny the Global Port of Coos Bay's program for a conditional use permit to dredge out a 45 acre slip in the North Spit of Coos Bay for docking 900-foot extended tanker ships at a significant liquefied purely natural fuel final. "There is proof that the reduction of the eelgrass and the reduction of 40 acres of shallow water will adversely have an effect on regional fisheries."Briggs' summary about the impacts the LNG challenge on existing commerce and other employs of Reduced Coos Bay was, "I are unable to say that the applicant has satisfied its stress of demonstrating the Public Trust Rights have not been unreasonably affected."Also cited by Briggs as explanations to deny the Port's allow app have been inadequate info from the applicant about the probable impacts of enhancement on Henderson Marsh, and the impacts of redirecting storm h2o on Coos Bay..