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Coos Bay City Council hears housing production strategies By WILL LOHRE Country Media

At the Joint City Council & URA Board work session February 28, the council received a presentation on the Draft 2023 Housing Production Strategy. Establishing a strategy is designed to help communities meet their housing needs. In 2021, the council authorized an application for a successful grant to the Department of Land Conservation and Development to prepare this work with the services of 3J Group and FCS Group. A presentation of the progress made on the project was made to the council by Tim Wood of FCS

Group. Wood described the presentation as a “road map” for different housing policies that they have developed. Wood began his presentation by outlining the findings of the 2020 Housing Needs Analysis study that Coos Bay completed. According to the findings, Coos Bay will add 1,244 people by 2040, and the city has approximately 480 buildable acres of land. There is a shortage of affordable renting options and high demand for homes among upper-income households. The HNA noted that the city should expect to accommodate the need for housing with 604 new dwelling units by 2040.

The housing production strategies suggested in the presentation were: 1. Develop/continue partnerships with nonprofits for housing development 2. Encourage medium/highdensity development in medium/high-density zones 3. Provide pre-approved middle housing designs 4. Develop criteria and process for identifying land to up-zone 5. Ensure that zoning is clear and objective 6. Develop criteria to allow single unit and duplexes on small commercial lots 7. Amend minimum lot line and building setback requirements 8. Property tax abatement

Following the presentation of these options, a discussion with the council ensued. The Planning Commission will review the draft HPS on March 14 and the required public hearing on the project is currently scheduled for City Council’s April 18 meeting. Next, there was a discussion regarding the two alleys between South Wasson Street and South Cammann Street. Jennifer Wirsing gave a presentation on the issue, with an overview of the site and the work needed to remedy the issue. The subject area is the city block located east of South Wasson Street, west of South Cammann Street, north of Michigan Avenue, and south of Newmark Avenue. Within this city block, there are

two existing platted alleys that run north to south and east to west. At the intersection of these two alleys, the traveled way has migrated onto private property and thus outside of the platted right of way. Fixing the problem may cost approximately $30,000. The scope of work would include grading the intersection, lowering the existing manhole lid to match the new grades, and installing an eco-block wall (up to 5 feet). The staff recommended making these two alleys dead ends by installing signage. A resolution was not agreed upon as the property owners were not there to give input. After the conclusion of the presentation and discussion, the meeting was adjourned.

Local writer dives deep into Coos Bay history

The Coos Bay Ship Building Company at Marshfield, Oregon WWI era. The wooden ship building at Coos Bay during WWI was a big business and organized labor got a push from unions efforts out of San Francisco. Ca. 1918

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In the early logging camps of the late 19th and early 20th century, the bunkhouses were dirty, unsanitary, and overcrowded. Men were packed like sardines using double bunks one above the other. Many of logging camps were infested with lice and the only way a man could hold these pests in check was to wash and boil his clothes every week. Without separate washrooms to dry the wet clothes, the men simply strung rope across the bunk house over the hot wood stove and draped their wet clothes to dry overnight. ca. early 20th century.

Long-time Coos Bay resident Bill Lansing is a retired president and chief executive officer of the Menasha Forest Products Corporation, where he worked for 40 years. Upon retiring, Lansing launched a second career as a writer and has authored 13 local and family his-

tory books. Lansing’s most recent work is titled Logs, Labor, and Labor Unions Coos Bay, Oregon 1880-1980. “The books try to tell a story in a coffee-table style of presentation, with the facts that support the stories that, I think, bring our history to life, as to how Coos Bay, North Please see HISTORY Page A2

Man shot, later charged with attempted murder The World On March 3 at 12:38 a.m., the Coos County Sheriff’s Office Dispatch Center received a call of shots fired in the parking lot of the Charleston Fire Department located at 92342 Cape Arago Highway near Coos Bay. Deputy Francis was in the area and arrived on scene almost immediately. Deputy Francis located one subject shot and was instrumental in rendering life-saving aid until medical personnel arrived on scene. The other subject involved (shooter) was also on scene and had called 9-1-1 for police response after the incident. The subject who had been shot was identified as Tony J. Madrigal, 37, of Coos Bay. The shooter was identified as Lane L. Klink, 55, also of Coos Bay. Madrigal was transported to Bay Area Hospital for a single gunshot wound and Klink remained on scene and fully cooperated with law enforcement. Prior to the incident, Madrigal and Klink had both been operating separate motorcycles in Coos Bay and were traveling westbound on Newmark Avenue. At some point, Madrigal attempted to run Klink,

who had a passenger, off the road. Madrigal continued to chase Klink, yelling for him to pull over. Klink finally pulled over in the Charleston Fire Hall. It was reported Madrigal unsheathed a large, 12-inch knife and aggressively advanced towards Klink. Madrigal reportedly stated he was a, “Free Soul,” and was upset about the patches on Klink’s jacket. Klink gave a verbal warning to Madrigal, who continued to advance towards Klink, still brandishing the knife. Klink then unholstered his firearm and fired one round, striking Madrigal. Klink then immediately called 9-1-1 for police response. Madrigal was contacted at Bay Area Hospital and admitted telling Mr. Klink to pull over and advancing towards Klink to talk about the road rage incident. Madrigal denied possessing a knife and stated, “It was just an accident.” A knife approximately 12 inches in length and a firearm was recovered from the scene. The investigation has been completed and as a result, Madrigal is being referred to the Coos County District Attorney’s Office on charges of attempted murder and unlawful use of a weapon.

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Two deputies from the Coos County Sheriffs Office drove to the Rock Creek Campground near Powers to rescue a Bandon man who had been stuck in the snow for 11 days.

Bandon man rescued after being trapped in snow The World A Bandon man who was stuck in the snow for more than 10 days was rescued Friday, March 3, and safely returned home. Sgt. Adam Slater with the Coos County Sheriff’s Office reported the dispatch center received a 9-1-1 call around 4 p.m. March 3 reporting the man was stuck in deep snow at the Rock Creek Campground near Powers. The man reported he had visited the campground February 20 and

got stuck when his vehicle became disabled. He had survived 11 days in the snow before calling for help. Two deputies were immediately dispatched to the campground after learning the man had very little food remaining and more bad weather was in the forecast. Deputies Gray and Baker were able to make it to the campground, which was covered in three feet of snow, by 7 p.m. They made contact with Matthew G. Taylor, 59, from Bandon. Despite being snuck in the snow for 11 days, Taylor was cold

and hungry but not injured. The deputies transported Taylor out of the campground, where he was given a ride home to Bandon by members of the sheriff’s office. “The Coos County Sheriff’s Office would like to remind people to avoid traveling in hazardous weather if at all possible,” Slater said. “If you must travel, please ensure your friends or family know your travel route. Prepare for winter weather and make sure you have extra water, food, blankets, cell phone and other associated items.”

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