Paying for necessary improvments to Coos Bay's Streets and Wastewater systems will be costly to residents. The City Council is committed to transparency in communicating decisions about projects to city residents.
February 16, 2015 - Street Closure
Sewer repair closed a section of Lockhart Avenue. (The World, Feb. 16, 2015)
February 09, 2015 - Empire Repairs
The City of Coos Bay says it’s replacing the sanitary sewer line in two locations in Empire. (KCBY.com, Feb. 9, 2015)
February 06, 2015 - Sewage Overflow
Due to the intensity of the rainfall Friday, the City of Coos Bay’s sanitary sewer lines became hydraulically overloaded causing 2,870 gallons of sewage to overflow from a manhole near S. Broadway and Golden Avenue, according to city officials. (KCBY.com, Feb. 6, 2015)
February 05, 2015 - Standing Pat
Despite a local chemical plant builder's ambitious efforts to relocate Wastewater Plant No. 2, the Coos Bay City Council elected to continue with its current plans for the project. (The World, Feb. 5, 2015)
February 04, 2015 - Myrtle Point Storm Surge
A surge of storm water caused the wastewater plant in Myrtle Point to overflow this week, resulting in an unknown amount of wastewater – some treated, some raw sewage – bypassed into the Coquille River, according to city officials. (KCBY.com, Feb. 4, 2015)
February 04, 2015 - Firm Chosen
Following the evaluation of three firms' statement of qualification, the Coos Bay City Council selected CH2M Hill as the city's integrator of record by a 4-0 vote. (The World, Feb. 4, 2015)
February 03, 2015 - Minutes
Minutes -- Consideration of D.B. Western wastewater treatment proposal; also selection of integrator of record. (Council Minutes, Feb. 3, 2015)
January 13, 2015 - Myrtle Point
To pay off two city public works loans, residents will see their sewer rates increase by $5 a month. (Coquille Valley Courant, Jan. 13, 2015)
December 18, 2014 - Sinkhole Repairs
The Coos Bay City Council unanimously gave after-the-fact approval to emergency repairs made after city officials bypassed normal purchasing rules to complete the projects. (The World, Dec. 18, 2014)
December 05, 2014 - North Bend
What could have been a smelly disaster in North Bend will instead be a day of construction on Newmark Street after a sewage line collapsed between Oak and Fir Streets. (KCBY, Dec. 5, 2014)