Question: I want to know if there is a list of places that need volunteers. I want to help, but I can’t find any postings for volunteers needed.
Where can I volunteer?
Jan 4
Question: Is the hexavalent chromium (chromium-6) the same or related to the chromium that is to be mined, processed and shipped out of Coos Bay? What is the present (pre-mining) level of this cancer-causing chemical in our water system?
Many mornings when I arrive at work before 6 a.m., a street sweeper is working Commercial Avenue or nearby. My questions are: How clean do these streets need to be? Is this a preventive step to keep catch basins from clogging with leaves or is there another reason? And, of course, how much does it cost?
World Photo by Lou Sennick
Question: What is going to be done with the reader board at the old Coos Bay fire station? Are the contractors just going to destroy it? It was working until recently, then it was turned off. Can’t it be used somewhere else or given to another fire department? It isn’t that old and cost the taxpayers a lot of money.
Same with the roll-up doors. Can’t they be used somewhere else? They were replaced not that long ago and are still in new condition. It’s such a waste of our money, and to think that this stuff is just going to be destroyed. This was bad planning on someone’s part.
Question: What is the Adam Colby recall election costing the taxpayers?
Question: I am pleased to see a sidewalk being built along Ocean Boulevard. Are there plans to install sidewalks along Broadway in Coos Bay extending along Woodland Drive? This is a heavily traveled route, as evidenced by the worn path along this busy section of road.
Question: On the Coos County Assessor’s new account search interface, search results now provide the homeowner’s lender and account number information. How is a lender and an account number public? With all the issues of identity theft these days, this is shocking. Read the rest of this entry »
Question: What ever happened to the free internet in downtown Coos Bay? I was at the wonderful Farmers Market today and needed to respond to a question and went to log into the sysem, and it is gone. Free internet in downtown areas is not only a public service but expected in this day and age. What happened?
Question: School districts around the state allow students who meet specific requirements to start school early. Why did the Coos Bay School Board recently choose to maintain its policy and not allow students to do so?
Question: I’ve been observing a lot of loaded log trucks coming out of the Coos Bay-North Bend Water Board property. What’s going on up there? Who is getting the money for the logs?