Peter Gartrell - Platt's Trader 11/22/2010
The Port of Tacoma said late Friday it has nixed plans for a large coal exporting facility near Seattle after considering“a multitude of business and community factors.”
People familiar with the facility sayBNSF Railway and Union Pacific were considering a terminal with capacity to handle up to 20 million short tons a year, but port commissioners concerned with the potential outcry from environmental activists backed off the plan.....Read Full Report
Sunday, November 21, 2010
Cowlitz County Commissioners Delay Decision On Coal Export Project
By Erik Olson / The Daily News
Tuesday, November 16, 2010
After four hours of testimony Tuesday, Cowlitz County commissioners delayed a decision whether to allow an Australia-based company to build a coal export facility at the former Reynolds Metals site in Longview....Read Full Longview Daily News Report
Tuesday, November 16, 2010
After four hours of testimony Tuesday, Cowlitz County commissioners delayed a decision whether to allow an Australia-based company to build a coal export facility at the former Reynolds Metals site in Longview....Read Full Longview Daily News Report
Thursday, November 18, 2010
Obama Nominates Amanda Marshall For Oregon U.S. Attorney Spot
President Obama today nominated a lawyer for Oregon's Department of Justice as the state's top federal prosecutor and the sheriff of Lane County as its new U.S. marshal.
Monday, November 15, 2010
How Does An Urban Renewal District Work You Ask?
Astor-East Urban Renewal District And You Don't Have a "Hoot-In-Hell's" Idea Of What It All Means?
Well here's a little primer that tells you, the citizen, exactly where, in which end, you will be hit if you are impacted.......I think.
An Urban Renwal District Primer From Portland Development Commission
Well here's a little primer that tells you, the citizen, exactly where, in which end, you will be hit if you are impacted.......I think.
An Urban Renwal District Primer From Portland Development Commission
Tonight! November 15, Astoria City Council To Hold Hearing To Ammend Astor-East Urban Renewal Plan
The Astoria City Council will hold a public hearing to consider
Adoption of an ordinance to amend the Astor-East Urban Renewal Plan.
WHERE: City Hall, Council Chambers, 1095 Duane Street, Astoria
WHEN: Monday, November 15, 2010 at 7:00 p.m.
A copy of the ordinance, the amendment to the Urban Renewal Plan and
accompanying report may be obtained by contacting:
Brett Estes, Community Development Director, 503-338-5183,
1095 Duane Street Astoria, Oregon 97103
bestes@astoria.or.us
Read Full Details
Adoption of an ordinance to amend the Astor-East Urban Renewal Plan.
WHERE: City Hall, Council Chambers, 1095 Duane Street, Astoria
WHEN: Monday, November 15, 2010 at 7:00 p.m.
A copy of the ordinance, the amendment to the Urban Renewal Plan and
accompanying report may be obtained by contacting:
Brett Estes, Community Development Director, 503-338-5183,
1095 Duane Street Astoria, Oregon 97103
bestes@astoria.or.us
Read Full Details
Are You An Attorney? Are You Looking For An Exciting Gig?
The City of Astoria is requesting proposals from attorneys at law to provide certain legal services to the City Council, the City Manager and Department Heads.
Go Here For Full Details
Go Here For Full Details
Friday, November 12, 2010
The Port of Astoria And South Korea Shippers Agreement
Exerpted from The Daily Astorian article by Katie Wilson:"Port of Astoria forges close ties with South Korea"
"Commission to enter a ‘sister port’ agreement."
A memorandum of understanding lays out a relationship between the U.S. port and the Korean port. The goal is to strengthen trade development between the two ports by exchanging information about port operations, cargo handling equipment, maintenance, shipping plans and trends; by opening up the ports and studying each other's operations; by exchanging trade information that could help in the growth of the ports; and by providing introductions to key public and private officials."
Uh-Oh!
Exciting news, indeed, but for that last line in the paragraph above...."and by providing introductions to key public and private officials."
In my view and being very apprehensive at the moment about this current Port Commission, its make-up and recent decisions, I would think this decision and its magnitude should be an issue that goes way above the local GOB network and should involve all elements of County and Lower Columbia River region governments and the citizen/constituents as well before any final decision is made to avoid the likes of "The Skipanon Peninsula, Calpine-OLNG Boondoggle we are now going to be forced to live with for the next 60 years, it appears.
Let's not forget that two Port Commissioners involved in that blight on our Port history and the same local leaders approached in the private meetings are still here.
Let's pray that this will not be "Deja Vu all over again" and any introduction to and fro between "Port" and the Buson shippers inlcude all of us in this process this time.
"Commission to enter a ‘sister port’ agreement."
A memorandum of understanding lays out a relationship between the U.S. port and the Korean port. The goal is to strengthen trade development between the two ports by exchanging information about port operations, cargo handling equipment, maintenance, shipping plans and trends; by opening up the ports and studying each other's operations; by exchanging trade information that could help in the growth of the ports; and by providing introductions to key public and private officials."
Uh-Oh!
Exciting news, indeed, but for that last line in the paragraph above...."and by providing introductions to key public and private officials."
In my view and being very apprehensive at the moment about this current Port Commission, its make-up and recent decisions, I would think this decision and its magnitude should be an issue that goes way above the local GOB network and should involve all elements of County and Lower Columbia River region governments and the citizen/constituents as well before any final decision is made to avoid the likes of "The Skipanon Peninsula, Calpine-OLNG Boondoggle we are now going to be forced to live with for the next 60 years, it appears.
Let's not forget that two Port Commissioners involved in that blight on our Port history and the same local leaders approached in the private meetings are still here.
Let's pray that this will not be "Deja Vu all over again" and any introduction to and fro between "Port" and the Buson shippers inlcude all of us in this process this time.
Tuesday, November 09, 2010
Clatsop County Board Affirms Hearing Officer's Decison Of Conditional Approval Of OLNG Pipeline
The Clatsop Count Board of Commissioners, yesterday, November 8, 2010, affirmed, with modified findings and conditions of approval in a 4-1 vote, the hearing officer's decision to conditionally approve a 41 mile, High Pressure Natural Gas Pipeline in Clatsop County.
Read Full Findings And Decision
View And Read Full Findings Of Approval
Read Full Findings And Decision
View And Read Full Findings Of Approval
Thursday, November 04, 2010
Oregon Appeals Court Rules Against Clatsop County On Bradwood Landing
By: LNG World News from The Daily Astorian, Astoria, Oregon
GRP: And is the leftover Clatsop County Commission that tried to push this project down "The Lower Columbia River's" throat still not listening to a professional county planning staff, that keeps saying no, on the proposed Oregon LNG terminal in Warrenton, Oregon?
A new ruling says Clatsop County was at fault in its handling of the Bradwood Landing liquefied natural gas project......Read Full Report
Wednesday, November 03, 2010
KGW Projects Kitzhaber Win From Multnomah County Vote.
By Frank Mungeam - KGW.com Staff; and AP Staff
kgw.com
Posted on November 2, 2010 at 5:13 PM
Updated today at 5:39 PM
PORTLAND, Ore. -- Democrat John Kitzhaber is projected to defeat Chris Dudley for governor of Oregon, according to KGW news partner The Oregonian newspaper.
Read Full Report
kgw.com
Posted on November 2, 2010 at 5:13 PM
Updated today at 5:39 PM
PORTLAND, Ore. -- Democrat John Kitzhaber is projected to defeat Chris Dudley for governor of Oregon, according to KGW news partner The Oregonian newspaper.
Read Full Report
Tuesday, November 02, 2010
Clatsop County Community Corrections Director Cora Lane To Depart
Tom Bennett - Clatsop County
Department News Release
Friday, October 29, 2010
COMMUNITY CORRECTIONS DIRECTOR CORA LANE TO DEPART
GRP: Is it time to consider merging Community Corrections into The Clatsop County Sheriff's Department?
If "No", why not?
Would it be more cost effective to do so?
Is County Corrections and Transition Center (Offenders serving jail sanctions or sentenced to 12 months or less under oversight of the Local Supervisory Authority (made up of both the Sheriff and the Community Corrections Director)) earning it's way or operating in a deficit?
Cora Lane, director of Clatsop County Community Corrections and 34-year county employee, is departing from her post effective Dec. 1, 2010.
Lane first joined Clatsop County in May 1976 as a clerk/typist in the Assessor’s Office. During her subsequent career with the county she served as a civil process server, animal control officer and parole and probation officer. In January 2006 she was promoted to Community Corrections director.
“We commend Cora for her years of dedicated service to Clatsop County and wish her well,” County Manager Duane Cole said.
Lane will assist in the leadership transition in the department, which will likely involve the appointment of an interim director in the short term, Cole said.
Community Corrections supervises adult criminal offenders who have been sentenced to probation or released to post-prison supervisions from a correctional facility. Supervision is handled through a number of various programs, including substance abuse treatment, sex offender and domestic violence programs, social re-education and life skills, drug court and electronic house arrest. The department also runs the 30-bed Transition Center residential facility in Warrenton.
Cole said the department will maintain all services during the transition, depending on funding from the State of Oregon. The county is working to ensure that Community Corrections, which is primarily funded through the state, continues to serve the county in the event of future state funding cuts, he said.
Department News Release
Friday, October 29, 2010
COMMUNITY CORRECTIONS DIRECTOR CORA LANE TO DEPART
GRP: Is it time to consider merging Community Corrections into The Clatsop County Sheriff's Department?
If "No", why not?
Would it be more cost effective to do so?
Is County Corrections and Transition Center (Offenders serving jail sanctions or sentenced to 12 months or less under oversight of the Local Supervisory Authority (made up of both the Sheriff and the Community Corrections Director)) earning it's way or operating in a deficit?
Cora Lane, director of Clatsop County Community Corrections and 34-year county employee, is departing from her post effective Dec. 1, 2010.
Lane first joined Clatsop County in May 1976 as a clerk/typist in the Assessor’s Office. During her subsequent career with the county she served as a civil process server, animal control officer and parole and probation officer. In January 2006 she was promoted to Community Corrections director.
“We commend Cora for her years of dedicated service to Clatsop County and wish her well,” County Manager Duane Cole said.
Lane will assist in the leadership transition in the department, which will likely involve the appointment of an interim director in the short term, Cole said.
Community Corrections supervises adult criminal offenders who have been sentenced to probation or released to post-prison supervisions from a correctional facility. Supervision is handled through a number of various programs, including substance abuse treatment, sex offender and domestic violence programs, social re-education and life skills, drug court and electronic house arrest. The department also runs the 30-bed Transition Center residential facility in Warrenton.
Cole said the department will maintain all services during the transition, depending on funding from the State of Oregon. The county is working to ensure that Community Corrections, which is primarily funded through the state, continues to serve the county in the event of future state funding cuts, he said.
Sunday, October 31, 2010
San Bruno Explosion Should Be Final Nail In LNG Coffin
Posted Oct. 28, 2010, 12:43:00 pm
Santa Monica Mirror Archives - Thomas B. Elias, Columnist
There is no doubt that Pacific Gas & Electric Co. has acted at least somewhat more responsibly in the wake of the September natural gas pipeline explosion in San Bruno than BP, the former British Petroleum, did after its springtime offshore oil platform disaster in the Gulf of Mexico....Read Full Tom Elias Report
Santa Monica Mirror Archives - Thomas B. Elias, Columnist
There is no doubt that Pacific Gas & Electric Co. has acted at least somewhat more responsibly in the wake of the September natural gas pipeline explosion in San Bruno than BP, the former British Petroleum, did after its springtime offshore oil platform disaster in the Gulf of Mexico....Read Full Tom Elias Report
Friday, October 29, 2010
Thursday, October 28, 2010
What Is The Tea Party?
October 22, 2010 4:13 PM
David Sirota - COLUMNIST Gazette.com
What is the tea party? Many have tried to answer that question ever since CNBC’s Rick Santelli first launched the backlash with his trading-floor rant against the poor......Read Full Report
Another Perspective
David Sirota - COLUMNIST Gazette.com
What is the tea party? Many have tried to answer that question ever since CNBC’s Rick Santelli first launched the backlash with his trading-floor rant against the poor......Read Full Report
Another Perspective
Monday, October 25, 2010
U.S. House Candidate Rob Cornilles: Former Trainees Critical Of his Sports Marketing Business Ethic
Former trainees blast congressional hopeful
Rob Cornilles, the GOP candidate in the 1st District, paid $9,000 in 2003 settlement related to his sports marketing business
By Christian Gaston - The Forest Grove News-Times, Oct 20, 2010
Since he filed to run for Congress in 2009, Tualatin businessman Rob Cornilles has touted his ability to find jobs for young people in the field of sports marketing as a qualification for office.....Read Full Article
Rob Cornilles, the GOP candidate in the 1st District, paid $9,000 in 2003 settlement related to his sports marketing business
By Christian Gaston - The Forest Grove News-Times, Oct 20, 2010
Since he filed to run for Congress in 2009, Tualatin businessman Rob Cornilles has touted his ability to find jobs for young people in the field of sports marketing as a qualification for office.....Read Full Article
Sunday, October 24, 2010
From The Daily Astorian: State Senator Betsy Johnson and House Rep. Debbie Boone Take Exception To Advert Run By 2 "Tea Party" Backed Candidates!
At left is an ad run in The Daily Astorian by two "Tea Party" backed candidates, Lew Barnes and Bob Horning, running for two seats in the Oregon State Legislature now occupied by State Senator District 16, Betsy Johnson and House District 31 Represesentative, Debbie Boone.
Click on ad at left to read its content.
Click This To Read Full Daily "A" Report
For insight into Lewis Barnes campaign finance activity, click on this to go to ORESTAR
For even more interesting insight into Bob Horning's campaign finance activity, click her to go to Horning's ORESTAR account
Thursday, October 21, 2010
Oregon DEQ Sets Ground Rules For West-East Demolition And Trading's Shipbreaking Operation At North Tongue Point
Oregon DEQ NW Regional Adninistrator, Nina DeConcini, on October 18, 2010 issued a letter with conditions to Exec. Port Director, Jack Crider regarding the West-East Demolition and Trading, LLC. Click on each of the two page DEQ Requirement Letter to peruse the full content.Friday, October 15, 2010
Oregon-Washington Re-Open Columbia Chinook Fishing Season From October 15 to December 31, 2010
Chinook, Coho And Steelhead Fishing 88 Miles From Bouy 10 To Mouth Of The Lewis River
Salem-News.com
(CLACKAMAS, Ore.) - Chinook salmon fishing will reopen on the lower Columbia River downstream of the Lewis River from Oct. 15 through the end of the year.
In a joint hearing this week, the Oregon and Washington departments of fish and wildlife decided to reopen recreational chinook salmon fishing on the Columbia from Buoy 10 upstream approximately 88 miles to the mouth of the Lewis River.
(CLACKAMAS, Ore.) - Chinook salmon fishing will reopen on the lower Columbia River downstream of the Lewis River from Oct. 15 through the end of the year.
In a joint hearing this week, the Oregon and Washington departments of fish and wildlife decided to reopen recreational chinook salmon fishing on the Columbia from Buoy 10 upstream approximately 88 miles to the mouth of the Lewis River.
Wednesday, October 13, 2010
Coos Bay's Pacific Connector Pipeline Project Meets Reisistance And Bleak Future Outlook!
Pipeline project facing hurdles
Oct. 11, 2010, 12:45 p.m. PDT
The Register-Guard - AP/Oregonlive.com
Oct. 11, 2010, 12:45 p.m. PDT
The Register-Guard - AP/Oregonlive.com
EUGENE, Ore. (AP) — To read the headlines, September was a bad month for supporters of a liquefied natural gas terminal in Coos Bay and a pipeline from there to the Southeastern Oregon town of Malin......Read Full Oregonlive report
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