Important! Stand up to bullying! Show up at 9 am Wednesday Jan. 18, Josephine County Commissioners’ meeting at Ann Basker Auditorium to let them know they cannot bully our local newspaper, The Grants Pass Daily Courier, by pulling the county’s legal notices from where they have been printed the last 100 years. Commission Chair Herman […]
Weekly Business Meeting Jan 4 2023 Commission Chair Herman Baertschiger announced he’s done with trying to fund the Josephine County Sheriff’s Department. At the Jan. 4 Weekly Business Meeting Baertschiger, responding to a question from Libby Watts he said, “I think the Board of Commissioners worked real hard in vetting with county residents. We had […]
If moral indignation and malcontent is pleasurable, as author Barbara Holland asserts, then Josephine County Commissioners ended the year blissfully albeit with little self-reflection. Because of that, their 2023 meetings should be preceded by this disclaimer: The following may induce social anxiety attacks in those who believe elected officials should refrain from frumious grumbling and […]
The following is a summary of Josephine County Commissioner meetings. For more detailed information watch the meeting videos by going to https://www.josephinecounty.gov/government/board_of_county_commissioners/agenda___minutes.php and clicking on the video of the meeting you are interested in. Josephine County Commissioners mumbled and grumbled about the Grants Pass Daily Courier in meetings last week that culminated in an attempt […]
We’ve been busy preparing for election activities. Here is a wrap-up for Aug 17-Sept 8 2022 Josephine County Commissioners, drained after the laborious tasks of trying to save the Sheriff’s Department and coming up with psilocybin ballot measures, settled back into the routine matter of running the county with no small measure of relief. Commissioner […]
A couple of files for you to digest. We are under Herman’s skin if you read the radio show update. These are late due to the County Website being updated, and yes, our scribe takes vacations every now and then. July 6 meeting July 19 Commissioniers meetings
Commissioners are desperate to come up with a plan to finance the sheriff’s department voters in Josephine County, who have a long and proud record of rejecting taxes, will accept. If they don’t find a new funding source, the sheriff’s department, by the fiscal year 2023, will be reduced to little more than a couple […]
The county web site is undergoing an updating so the last meetings posted were from June 2. Guess we’ll have to settle for the Bill and Herman Show this week. The Courier had articles about last week’s meetings but they don’t always include the subtle comments. Read the full report.
Commissioners got stung during the height of COVID after being accused of “playing doctor” with their anti-mask stance and refusal to endorse vaccinations so regarding the legal use of psilocybin in clinical settings they decided to let the voters play doctor and determine if it should be used in Josephine County. Proponents of the substance, […]
