Her choice could mark a turning of the tide in the fight against LNG in Southern Oregon. Her conclusion could mark a turning of the tide in the battle from LNG in Southern Oregon. Congratulations are in buy to Jody McCaffree and so quite a few most people in Coos Bay and North Bend who have fought this proposal and its related 223-mile pipeline (called the Pacific Connector). Deliberations for the Clatsop County Commission's final determination begins on December 13th. It will be interesting to see whether Coos County Commissioners abide by the illustration of the Considering Commission in Clatsop County, who voted 4-three (in a rigged vote) to ignore their staff, attorneys, and professionals and gave NorthernStar a good recommendation to the County Commission. Below is a press launch from nocaliforniapipeline.com:HEARINGS OFFICER Endorses COOS COUNTY COMMISSION DENIES PORT Allow FOR LNG SLIPIn a just unveiled letter to the Coos County Commission, Hearings Officer Anne Corcoran Briggs has suggested that the Commission deny the Global Port of Coos Bay's software for a conditional use allow to dredge out a 45 acre slip in the North Spit of Coos Bay for docking 900-foot very long tanker ships at a significant liquefied organic fuel final. However, neither the impacts nor the features to be derived from the proposed port slip have been independently quantified.""The inescapable fact that the proposed slip will make some generic economic added benefits in excess of an unspecified timeframe is not enough to present that there is a need for this terminal configuration," Briggs continued. Briggs went on to say she agreed with opponents that "the Port has not adequately justified the impression of the proposal on commerce, particularly commercial fishing in the bay, and recreation.
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