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Residents urge action on speeding near schools and express concern about proposed deep‑water shipping at public comment
Summary
During public comment at the Coos Bay council meeting residents raised speeding and pedestrian safety concerns on Anderson Avenue and Cape Arago/Newmark corridors and voiced opposition to potential deep‑water shipping plans they said could harm local fisheries and tourism.
Several residents used the public comment period at the Coos Bay City Council meeting to press for traffic‑safety measures near schools and neighborhoods and to express environmental concerns about proposed large‑scale shipping activity in the bay.
Judy Weeks told the council she is "scared to death" to use her driveway on Anderson Avenue west of Tenth Street because of high vehicle speeds and asked for more bicycle patrols. "School starting in a couple weeks, and the speed on that street is…
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