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Coos Bay planning commission backs 2025 economic-opportunities analysis after public hearing
Summary
After public testimony raising concerns about Port-related assumptions and job estimates, the Coos Bay Planning Commission recommended that the City Council consider adopting the 2025 Economic Opportunities Analysis and related comprehensive-plan text amendments; staff emphasized the EOA is a planning document, not project approval.
The Coos Bay Planning Commission on Oct. 14 opened a public hearing on a legislative text amendment to adopt the city'025 Economic Opportunities Analysis (EOA) and companion comprehensive-plan policy updates, and after public comment voted to forward a recommendation to the City Council.
The EOA replaces the 2009 analysis and is intended to satisfy Oregon statewide planning requirements to maintain a 20-year supply of industrial and commercial lands. City staff told commissioners the draft reflects a year of public engagement, a public advisory committee, interviews, focus groups and an online survey, and is meant to forecast realistic…
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