Ko-Kwel Wharf Waterfront Property Development

Tribal One initiated a master planning process for a 50.5-acre former industrial property that sits along the Coos Bay shoreline in North Bend, Oregon. The property that once housed a large timber mill and a manufactured gas plant, was purchased by the Tribe in 2004. A portion of the property was used to build an RV Park for The Mill Casino, which originally was converted from an abandoned plywood mill on the adjacent property. Another section of the property currently serves as a shipping terminal and is leased to a company that connects regional timber suppliers with overseas buyers in order to export logs to ports in Asia.

Tribal One applied for an Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) grant to help move the site towards further development. This grant will be used to:

• Finalize the environmental assessment and remediation work on the property. This information will make it possible to attain additional EPA development grants and better plan the uses on the property as the project moves forward.
• Some funds from the EPA grant will be used for the master planning of the property. This document will guide the final development of the overall property.