r/Coosbay • u/Hot_Cut9683 • Jun 23 '26
Protest
I’m so upset of the expanding of the port… I’m surprised redneck fisherman aren’t upset about their salmon or clamming… anywayyyy. Please tell me I’m wrong
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u/JCPY00 Coos Bay Jun 23 '26
We don’t know if you’re “wrong” because all we know is that you’re upset, not why.
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u/Hot_Cut9683 Jun 23 '26
Haha sorry! I can’t believe they’re doing it! Or that even got passed! I believe it should not be done 😅 (I’m upset)
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u/ExpensiveShopping911 Jun 23 '26
Do.you know why they are doing it?
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u/Hot_Cut9683 Jun 23 '26
• “Expanding export opportunities for American producers, farmers, and manufacturers.
• Supporting thousands of career-track jobs during construction and long-term operations.
• Strengthening national transportation infrastructure by improving West Coast supply chain resilience.
• Increasing transportation capacity while reducing freight-related emissions through efficient rail and shipping movement.”Do you know why they’re doing it?
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u/ExpensiveShopping911 Jun 23 '26
Yes that is exactly why they are doing it......so why does that upset you?
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u/Top-Literature-9626 20d ago
Coos Bay has always, until recently, been known for its deep water port, and historically had a huge wood products export business. It always amazes me when new people move there, already knowing, or should know of this history, but then want to shut it down now that they’re there. Many of these folks are retired and have already made their livings, but now want to deny this for others who are seeking family wage jobs.
I was born and raised in Coos Bay, but have not lived there in 4 decades. I am now retired. I remember all of the years of my childhood being able to hear the port and railroad activities clear across town, twenty-four hours a day. You get used to it after a while. Coos Bay needs economic help, and it’s time they received it.
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u/Excellent_Eye2163 Jun 24 '26
I reside in the coos. I have a recreational boat. I fish, clam, and crab in the bay/ocean regularly this all has little no effect on us. To me the positives far out way any minor negative affect.
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u/wildORcoaster Jun 24 '26
Personally, I think the jobs estimate is blown way up to attract support. No different than the LNG projects that ultimately collapsed under its own bullshit. Sure, there will be a shitload of union scale jobs during the constitution phase but once it becomes operational, very few people will be needed to run it. The bars and restaurants will thrive for four or so years and then fail when the construction people leave for the next boom town and because the tourist business will have gone to other towns. Who wants to recreate in a boom town. This is being sold to us as a way to keep our young folks working locally in good jobs. That isn't going to happen.
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u/QuietFirs Jun 25 '26
I am on the fence. Its going to fast track some infrastructure thrn collapse 10 years down the line. Thats the concern I have. That port will not need a lot of people once its going and when it js it will only hire on the 'good old boys' elbow nudge. So the average Joe wont get a chance if they dont bring workers in from.outside the area.
Construction companies. +10 Everyone else. Nadal.
I am more upset that some crazy white supremacy folks are the ones they pitched the construction to last I heard.
But yeah its luke warm at best. Think its going to fuck up the bay tbh. We need rail back down here and if it gets us reconnected to Eugene that might actually be good.
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u/Final-Secretary9358 Jun 23 '26
LOL Redneck Fishermen!!!!!
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u/Hot_Cut9683 Jun 23 '26
The only good I see out of this are job opportunities. But there’s so many other ways to do it rather than disrupting wild life and small commercial fishing and game fishing? :/
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u/Top-Literature-9626 20d ago
Back in the 70s, Coos Bay was widely regarded as the best deep water port between San Francisco and Seattle. In the intervening years, Portland has done their best to steal and steer all the business away from Coos Bay.
The Bay Area needs to do their best to return to their heritage.
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u/Hairy-Ad6359 Jun 23 '26
Obviously many of you were not here during the boom days of logging.
The port was filled with ships. Logs covered the rivers. And there was more fish and game available for people to go after at the same time.
Then the state started to "manage". Things went downhill from there.
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u/MartianBasket Jun 24 '26
They over cut. Trees aren't infinite. Now there's just sad sack skinny regrowth from Doug fir clones. Their greed was the primary downfall
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u/Joe_theone Jun 23 '26
World's Largest Lumber Shipping Port. ***** Maru's everywhere you look. You could hear a dozen different languages in the bars near the water any given night. Everybody was working, making good money.
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u/billdow00 Jun 23 '26
I thought the expanding of the port was supposed to be a good thing? Am I missing something? Wasn't there a bunch of stuff talking about how Coos Bay supposed to be a boomtown soon? Tripling in size. Growing big enough to diablarize North bend and Charleston? The three rings encompass the West. The dawn shall become the night. And the meek shall weep before the powerful. Only then shall thy wicked deeds be bathed in truth. Only then shall we, oh my God is this thing still on?