This meeting can be seen in entirety here https://josephinecounty.sharepoint.com/sites/PubliclySharedMedia/_layouts/15/stream.aspx?id=%2Fsites%2FPubliclySharedMedia%2FShared%20Documents%2FGeneral%2FWBS%20Video%20Archive%2F20230118%20WBS%2Emp4&ga=1 Two Josephine County Commissioners lost their reputations for “listening to the people” after demonstrating during the January 18 Business Session they only listen to those who agree with them. Ann Basker Auditorium in Grants Pass was crowded to standing room only with constituents protesting Order 2023-013, […]
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 […]
What’s the first bill from the new Republican House? It’s the “Family and Small Business Taxpayer Protection Act” (HR23) would do several notable things, including: Target 87,000 IRS agents who don’t exist Increase the deficit by roughly $114 billion over the next decade Help tax cheats Undermine law enforcement Hmmm. The only people protected are the super wealthy. […]
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 […]
Just before Thanksgiving Gov. Kate Brown pardoned 47,114 Oregonians convicted of possessing small amounts of marijuana. If you listen to right wing talk radio you’d think she unleashed 47, 114 hardened criminals on the streets. Even though Halloween has come and gone and Republicans who won seats in Congress have moved on to Hunter Biden’s […]
Nov. 30 Business Meeting Josephine County Commissioners approved a hemp-growing moratorium which will last until the end of next year. Amanda Metzger, chair of the Cannabis Advisory Committee, said they recommended this action be taken for three reasons: 1 – While the sheriff’s department and code enforcement have been doing a great job bringing down […]
December 7 the public will have a chance to weigh in on proposed fee increases for the Josephine County Animal Shelter, Assessor’s Office, Community Development, the Fairgrounds and the Adult Jail. A public hearing was set by the Board of Commissioners for the 7th before action is taken on the fee increase requests. The increases […]
