Josephine County Commissioners transitioned back to Ann Basker Auditorium for their March 16 Weekly Business session but had little to do other than approve some agreements, listen to public comments and air their own opinions. Commissioners listened to a recap of the Zonehaven software and support application marketed as being able to design the most […]
This week another man learned a lesson about spending money on a business venture before finding out if it’s allowed, Josephine County Commissioners voted to stall new hemp-growing licenses and Commissioners got a lesson in what can and can’t be done for people with mental health issues. Also, Commissioner Herman Baertschiger said Oregon gets 80 […]
Monday’s Land Use Hearing on Feb. 28 was a “clash of two American dreams” according to Josephine County Commissioner Darin Fowler as he listened to a small business owner and a neighbor argue over what is and isn’t allowed in a rural residential zone. “One (American) dream is to have a peaceful retirement and the […]
The Republican Party overruled the Josephine County Board of Commissioners last week, so the confusing language going on the May ballot regarding the question asking people to repeal the Code Enforcement Ordinance adopted late last year, will stand. During their Legal Counsel meeting Feb. 22 Commissioner Dan DeYoung pointed out, without reading the question during […]
Josephine County Commissioners’ Weekly Business Session Feb. 16 came to life on Zoom with Commissioner Dan DeYoung calling someone “sweetheart” and asking her to bring him coffee. Commissioner Darin Fowler was busy putting on lip balm. When Chair Herman Baertschiger officially opened the meeting there wasn’t much more on the agenda then public comments and […]
Next week Josephine County Commissioners will discuss whether or not to put an advisory question on the May ballot asking if voters would rather live in Idaho than Oregon. During their Wednesday Business Session, Commission Chair Herman Baertschiger informed the board that he would be bringing that discussion to the Feb. 15 meeting. The public […]
Editorial Comment: Josephine County Commissioner’s power was on display this week, even though the matters they handled were fairly routine. They decided against a land use appeal, considered a host of new fees for the Planning Department and were asked to advance a county employee up the pay scale. Commissioners give department heads permission to […]
One of the last things Josephine County Commissioner Dan DeYoung said last week was that he thought the City/County meeting with Grants Pass Mayor Sarah Bristol and City Council President Joel King went very well. Commissioner Darin Fowler was absent. Mayor Bristol started things off saying the city is still pursuing an urban campground and […]
The annual proclamation for the Right-to-Life folks topped the Josephine County Commissioner’s work week. Other than that, on Tuesday they held an executive session where they talked behind closed doors about the Josephine County/Jackson County PERS matter and an issue involving property at NW B Street. In the public part of the meeting Commissioners decided […]
