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CITY OF COOS BAY
Office of the City Manager
500 Central Avenue, Coos Bay, Oregon 97420
Phone 541-269-8912
Fax 541-267-5912 ▪ http://www.coosbay.org |
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE For additional information:
July 23, 2010 City Manager Rodger Craddock |
PRESS RELEASE
WATERFRONT DEVELOPMENT APPROPRIATION APPROVED
BY CONGRESSIONAL SUBCOMMITTEES
The City of Coos Bay announced today that Senators Ron Wyden, Senator Jeff Merkley, and Representative Peter DeFazio have together secured subcommittee approvals for $500,000 in federal funding assistance for construction of the new Coos Historical and Maritime Center on the Coos Bay waterfront. Following this action by House and Senate subcommittees, the award must receive full Congressional approval; no vote is expected until the end of the calendar year.
"This is a tremendously encouraging sign," says Mayor Jeff McKeown. "Our federal delegation recognizes that our community is planning carefully to set a strong foundation for our economic future, and they're working hard to help us find federal partnership. There are several steps left to go, but we're thrilled that they've placed this request in such a strong position for the next round of decisions."
The Coos Historical & Maritime Center is to be built on a prominent site on Highway 101 waterfront on property purchased by the Coos Bay Urban Renewal Agency for this project. It is planned as a catalyst for waterfront redevelopment in the Bay Area, and is expected to serve as a hub for destinations throughout Coos County. The Center is designed as a multi-faceted community resource and as one of several anchor points for a planned pedestrian and bikeway along the waterfront between Coos Bay and North Bend. The project's anticipated benefits for community revitalization were strongly endorsed by a South Coast Development Council-sponsored "Sustainable Development Assistance Team" that recently visited the area.
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PRESS RELEASE
2010 City of Coos Bay Election Information
For the November 2, 2010 General Election, the City Council positions of Mayor (two-year term) and three (3) Councilors (four-year terms) are open for election. Coos Bay’s City Council is elected at-large.
To qualify for candidacy, a citizen must be a registered voter and must have been a resident of the City of Coos Bay for at least one (1) year preceding the election date. Interested citizens may pick up “elections packets” in the Finance Department at the City of Coos Bay located at 500 Central Avenue, Coos Bay from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday.
Candidates may submit their “Filing of Candidacy for Nonpartisan Nomination” by declaration and pay a $25 fee or by petition and obtain 25 qualified signatures. The deadline for filing for candidacy with the City’s Elections Official located in the Finance Department at the City of Coos Bay is Tuesday, August 24, 2010 at 5 p.m.
Interested citizens may go to the Secretary of State’s website at www.sos.state.or.us to follow the procedures for filing for a City office and/or contact the City Elections Official, Rae Lea Cousens, at rlcousens@coosbay.org or 541-269-8915 ext. 237.
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The following is a summary statement of the Urban Renewal Agency of the City of Coos Bay. The Agency contains two districts: the Downtown District and the Empire District.
To view the statement please Click on Links below:
2008-2009 Annual Report of the Urban Renewal Agency of the City of Coos Bay
Table 1A
Table 1B
Table 2
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