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North Bend police endorse Engelke for mayor "That coupled with our knowledge of what she's done over her tenure, we voted unanimously to support her," Kinney said. Kinney said the letter signifying its lack of trust in Milliron was never meant to be public, and he acknowledged over the last year, a lot has changed in the city. That change is what led the police force to decide the city is on the right track. "The other part of it is all the members of the police association are very committed, not just to the safety of our city but the future of our city," Kinney said. "We believe what she's accom-

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Just more than a year after the North Bend Police Officers Association wrote a letter signifying no confidence in City Administrator David Milliron and disappointment in the city council, the union voted unanimously to endorse incumbent Mayor Jessica Engelke in the mayor's race for the city. Patrick Kinney, the president of the association, said members met with Engelke last week and listened as Engelke gave her ideas for the future of the city.

plished over the last two years in indicative of what she will continue to accomplish." Kinney said the controversy that erupted when the former police chief resigned has long been settled inside and outside the department. "It's night and day," he said. "Obviously, you can't seek perfection out of any relationship. In North Bend, we obviously have a business relationship we maintain. At the same time, we're smaller and it's kind of like a big family. Yes, there was some turPlease see ENGELKE, Page A2

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North Bend Mayor Jessica Engelke was all smiles as she participated in the Bay Area Fun Festival Parade, handing out T-shirts and note pads to spectators along the parade route.

Bandon officials prepare to amend vacation rental, ADU rules By BREEANA LAUGHLIN The World

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Above: Eastside School Principal Kara Davidson greets guests during an open house at Eastside School on Tuesday. Right: Guests make their way down the first-floor hall while checking out the new Eastside School.

Coos Bay gets a long-awaited look at Eastside School school, which sits directly next to Millicoma Middle School. Davidson said with the two schools on the same parcel of land, they often work as one. “We consider ourselves a K-6 campus, and we share employees,” Davidson said. Eastside was built to hold up to 400 students and currently has 310 to 315 enrolled, giving it room to grow. “Our taxpayers, thank you for the building,” Davidson said. “We’re in our third year, and things are going smoother than ever.” Superintendent Charis McGaughy said she was thrilled to finally open the doors to the community after COVID restrictions limited on-campus activi-

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Two years after it first opened for students, the new Eastside School opened its doors to the public during an open house Tuesday. The open house was an opportunity for parents and the community to get a look at the school that was built with bond funds after voters in Coos Bay approved a $60 million bond. The bond money built Eastside on time and under budget and has also been used to build the new Marshfield Junior High and renovate Madison Elementary School. Principal Kara Davidson greeted guests as they entered the

ties the last two years. “We’re so excited to share with you this incredible learning space,” McGaughy said. “Because of the pandemic, we haven’t been able to have an open house.” McGaughy praised her predecessor Bryan Trendell and the school district staff that managed the money and the construction process for getting so much done with the bond money, not only at Eastside, but at every school in the district. “I’m so proud to be part of Coos Bay School District,” she said. “This school symbolizes how much this community values public education and our students.” Arnie Roblan, a member of the

Coos Bay School District Board of Directors, said the bond that paid for Eastside is an unusual occurrence in the district. “I have now been in Coos Bay School District for 50 years and had the opportunity to be the principal at Marshfield High for a number of those,” Roblan said. “We got to build a new building, that was Pirate Hall. That was the first new building since Bunker Hill, and that was 50 years ago.” And Pirate Hall was built without bond funds, Roblan said. It took two votes before the current bond was approved, and Roblan said the district has used the money from taxpayers very well. Please see EASTSIDE, Page A2

Former school superintendent running for Congress Russia and Ukraine. If elected, Howard said, national defense would be one of his main points of emphasis. “We must have a robust military to protect ourselves and negotiate from a strong position,” he said. Howard said he would also focus on finance, and living within our budget – as well as pay down the national deficit. “I will also work to protect Medicare and social security,” he said. Howard is running as a candidate in the Constitution Party. He is running against Democrat Val Hoyle, Republican Alek Skarlatos, Independent Party Levy Leatherberry and Pacific Green Party Michael Beilstein. Incumbent Peter DeFazio is not running for re-election.

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Jim Howard, a candidate running to represent Oregon’s 4th Congressional District in the Nov. 8 general election, appeared at the Chetco Library in Brookings on Tuesday, Sept. 20 for a stop on his campaign trail. The Eugene resident is a longtime superintendent of schools in the Pleasant Hill School district. He says this position gives him great negotiation skills. “I was a very successful superintendent, and I negotiated delicate and sensitive subjects,” Howard said. Howard said he believes he could be a good influence on negotiations with countries in the Middle East, such as Israel and Palestine, as well as in Eastern Europe with the conflict between

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The city of Bandon held a joint meeting between the City Council and Planning Commission on Monday, Sept. 19 to direct city staff to clarify and update multiple ordinances. The main focus of the meeting was a discussion to update the city’s vacation rental ordinance. An issue in the 2018 vacation rental dwelling ordinance came up because it failed to accurately count the number of existing vacation rentals. The 2018 code requires vacation rentals to be single-dwelling detached residences. However, this caused multiple-unit vacation rentals that were already in existence to only be counted as a single vacation rental. Planning commissioners and city council members discussed ways to accurately capture the “saturation” of vacation homes by counting each rental unit separately. They also discussed enacting fines for non-compliant vacation home rentals that were operating without permits. Council members and commissioners said they would like to be able to track complaints to hold vacation rental owners accountable for renters who violate rules such as illegal parking, noise complaints and litter from overflowing garbage bins. The group also directed staff to look into creating a vacation rental licensing system that would require a certain size of garbage can, as well as a potential checklist that would need to be completed before allowing a dwelling to become a vacation rental. There was also a discussion about a tiered licensing system that would allow an unlimited, a five year, or a partial vacation home rental license. The planning commission and city council members also directed staff to only allow vacation rentals to be owned by a single person, and not a couple, or a corporation – and each person could only operate one rental in town. Some local officials suggested putting a moratorium to put a temporary stop to new vacation rental permits until the existing ordinances were sorted out – although it was unclear if the ma-

Jim Howard made campaign stops along the South Coast as part of his effort to pull a surprise in the Congressional District 4 race.

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