It has been abnormal as of late for Board of Josephine County Commissioners’ meetings to be brief, with such critical matters as deciding on a newspaper of record, drastic budget cuts and defunding the Oregon State University Extension Service drawing large crowds and lengthy debates in recent months.However, the June[Read More…]
Author: Siege Schatza
Graduates celebrated by school board
On June 14, the Three Rivers School District Board of Directors held their regular session at the board office on New Hope Rd. For Zone II Board Member Susan Fischer-Maki and Zone IV Board Member Jamie Wright, it was the last, as they were both defeated in their respective elections[Read More…]
C.J. opts into new special district
After voting last month to grant Sheriff Dave Daniel’s request that they consider referring a law enforcement service district to fund the Josephine County Sheriff’s Office to this November’s election, the Board of Commissioners voted to set a pair of public hearings to this effect at their June 7 weekly[Read More…]
County says ‘woke agenda’ cause for 4-H defunding
The Josephine County Commissioners drew a flurry of statewide headlines last week when they voted to strip local funding from the Oregon State University Extension Service and its 4-H program as well as terminate a decades-long service agreement over what they claim is a “woke agenda.”Specifically, it was alleged that[Read More…]
County approves 199 Corridor Plan
Ordinance 2023-092, to amend the Josephine County Transportation System Plan by incorporating ODOT’s U.S. 199 Corridor Plan, received a second reading and adoption May 31 at the Board of County Commissioners’ weekly business session, held at Anne G. Basker Auditorium in Grants Pass. A first reading was held May 17.JoCo[Read More…]
Cost cuts finalized as county approves budget
After a dramatic overhaul of Josephine County’s budget for the 2023/24 fiscal year, four budget committee hearings and still more cuts that totaled $2.1 million after amendments were made to the proposed budget, the Board of County Commissioners voted unanimously to adopt the budget at their May 31 weekly business[Read More…]
Sheriff campaigns on reality, not fear
Josephine County Sheriff Dave Daniel stepped up to the podium with purpose at the May 24 Board of County Commissioners’ weekly business session at Anne G. Basker Auditorium in Grants Pass. His mission – request that the commissioners put a law enforcement service district on the November 2023 ballot, with[Read More…]
County to adopt 199 corridor plan
On May 17, the Josephine County Board of Commissioners voted unanimously to advanced an ordinance to adopt the US 199 Corridor Plan into the county’s Transportation System Plan, or TSP, to a second reading in June.JoCo Public Works Director Rob Brandes and Deputy Community Development Director James Black joined the[Read More…]
Three Rivers School District starts budget process with 2 new board members
The Three Rivers School District Board of Directors had a blockbuster day Wednesday, May 17, with the first TRSD Budget Committee meeting of 2023 leading into the board’s monthly regular session at their New Hope Rd office.Zone III Board Member Rich Halsted was unanimously elected Budget Committee chairperson at the[Read More…]
$2.1 M cut after budget process
A new fiscal year brings a new county budget, and the process of allocating Josephine County’s limited resources has provided the Board of County Commissioners with the opportunity to put their money where their mouths are when they say they will peck and claw for every penny they can find[Read More…]