Jordan Cove Eelgrass Hearing

Eelgrass.\Photo by York Johnson.

In pursuit of its proposal to develop an LNG (liquefied natural gas) export terminal on Coos Bay’s North Spit, the Jordan Cove Energy Project is requesting approval of an Estuarine Permit #187-19-000035-PLNG to authorize development of an “Eelgrass Mitigation Site” to offset potential impacts to eelgrass habitat in the Coos Bay estuary from the construction and operation of the LNG facility. The identified “Eelgrass Mitigation Site” is located in an area of City of Coos Bay jurisdiction area.  Consequently, city’s planning commission will consider approval of the proposed mitigation site at a special hearing on Tuesday, Sept. 24, 6 p.m. at the Coos Bay City Hall (500 Central).

The proposed project components include, re-contouring an existing unvegetated sandbar to create an area of optimal eelgrass habitat, and then transplanting eelgrass from a nearby “Donor Site” into the migration area.  The following is a link to #187-19-000035-PLNG.

The Planning Commission packet for that meeting with a staff report can be found here. 

Planners Henry Hearley and Jake Callister can accept written comments at hhearley@lcog.org or jcallister@lcog.org or by mail at 859 Willamette St #500, Eugene, OR 97401. Hearley and Callister work for the Lane Council of Governments (LCOG); the City of Coos Bay has contracted with LCOG for planning permit processing services related to the project. They can also be reached by phone, Hearley at 541-682-3089 and Callister at 541-682-4114. Carolyn Johnson, Community Development Administrator, can be reached at cjohnson@coosbay.org or (541) 269-1181, ext 2287.