Updated Deliberation Date for a Comprehensive Plan Amendment Related to the Jordan Cove Energy Project, Oct. 17

City of Coos Bay release – On Tuesday, October 15th, the Coos Bay City Council set a meeting date of January 7, 2020 to deliberate on a Jordan Cove LNG application for a comprehensive plan amendment and land use permits for Navigational Reliability Improvements in the bay. This is a change from a previously scheduled date of January 21, 2020. The Council’s meeting Tuesday, January 7, 2020 will be held at 7 pm in the Coos Bay Council chambers located at 500 Central Avenue, Coos Bay. The public comment period for the comprehensive plan amendment and land use permits is open until 5 pm Thursday, October 31, 2019. There will be no oral testimony taken at the January 7, 2020 Council meeting; however, Council will consider comments received by 5 pm, October 31, 2019. The staff report for the Tuesday, January 7, 2020 Council deliberation will be available by 5 pm on Tuesday, December 3, 2019. The report will be available on line at the City’s website at www.coosbay.org . Your written comments should be sent to Planners Henry Hearley and Jake Callister at hhearley@lcog.org or jcallister@lcog.org or by US mail at 859 Willamette St #500, Eugene, OR 97401. Henry and Jake work for the Lane Council of Governments (LCOG); the City has contracted with LCOG for planning permit processing services related to the project. Both Henry and Jake can be contacted by phone (Henry’s phone number is 541-682-3089 and Jake at 541-682-4114). Background and more information on the project can be found at: http://coosbay.org/departments/community-development-department.