The Board of Josephine County Commissioners voted unanimously to adopt five changes to the county code after second readings were held Wednesday, April 17 at the Anne G. Basker Auditorium in Grants Pass.First readings for each of these ordinances were held April 3 in the same venue (See April 10[Read More…]
Author: Siege Schatza
I.V. HOPE Village plans go out to bid
Living Solutions announced that I.V. HOPE Village building plans have been finalized as of April 12 I.V. HOPE Village is a transitional housing facility project that was awarded state funding through House Bill 5019 in 2023 to complete its construction costs. The project includes a community building with bathrooms, showers,[Read More…]
County considers 5 new code amendments
Siege SchatzaIVN copy editor The Josephine County government identified five more amendments to the county code for the JoCo Commissioners to review, and these were brought forth during their April 3 weekly business session, held at Grants Pass’ Anne G. Basker Auditorium.As with the previous round of code-related ordinances last[Read More…]
Grad rates and budget discussed
Three Rivers School District Superintendent Dave Valenzuela started his report at the March 13 TRSD Board of Directors’ meeting by explaining the reason this meeting was held the second Wednesday of the month rather than the third, as it normally is.“My superintendent’s report tonight will be fairly concise but it’s[Read More…]
County adopts code changes
A trio of code changes were adopted by the Board of Josephine County Commissioners Wednesday, March 20 during their weekly business session, held at Anne G. Basker Auditorium in Grants Pass.Initial public hearings and first readings for all three ordinances were held two weeks prior, with unanimous support from the[Read More…]
$2.5 million grant for juvenile justice
On Wednesday, March 13, the Board of Josephine County Commissioners convened for a weekly business session at Anne G. Basker Auditorium in Grants Pass and approved the Justice Reinvestment Program grant from the Oregon Criminal Justice Commission, which will contribute nearly $2.5 million to the county’s Juvenile Justice Department.“Most people[Read More…]
Minor code changes eyed by commissioners
The Board of Josephine County Commissioners held a trio of rapid fire public hearings during their March 6 weekly business session at the Anne G. Basker Auditorium in Grants Pass.All three hearings were meant to amend the Josephine County Code by removing or altering the verbiage of provisions the county[Read More…]
County loosens land use fire protection requirements
The Board of Josephine County Commissioners voted unanimously to approve an ordinance loosening requirements for land development in forestlands during their Feb. 28 weekly business session, held at Anne G. Basker Auditorium in Grants Pass.Ordinance 2024-001 added text to Chapter 19.76 of the Josephine County Code – Wildfire and Emergency[Read More…]
Organization pushes back on USPS plan
The Rural Organizing Project is mobilizing Oregonians against a new United States Postal Service policy that is causing delays for the state’s most remote populations.Under the “Local Transportation Optimization” plan, the USPS will gradually cease evening pickup from thousands of rural post offices, with some in Oregon seeing this change[Read More…]
Hare’s I.T. experience questioned
Siege SchatzaIVN copy editor Both administrative actions that were set to be tackled during the Feb. 21 Board of Josephine County Commissioners weekly business session at Anne G. Basker Auditorium were tabled, but several hot topics were discussed during requests and comments from citizens.The first of the tabled matters was[Read More…]