Commissioners Put All Library Annexation and Withdrawal Requests on Hold for 60 Days
The Josephine County Board of Commissioners has put all library annexation and withdrawal requests on hold, including five annexation petitions on the agenda Wednesday and four withdrawal petitions that were continued from last week.
Based on advice from Legal Counsel, the Board voted 3-0 on Tuesday to place all petitions pertaining to the Josephine Community Library District on hold for at least 60 days.
During the weekly business session yesterday, Library Director Kate Lasky argued that all five petitioners had fulfilled the procedures required for annexation and said she considers blocking annexation petitions "suspect," adding that the laws for adding properties to an existing service district are different than laws for removing them.
One of the library annexation petitioners commented that the deadline for the Board to take action on the requests is January 18th, which is sooner than the end of the 60-day moratorium.
In other business, the Commissioners approved the Findings of Fact from the Planning Director's decision to rule against an appeal on an oversized accessory structure on Summer Lane in Grants Pass.
As part of the Consent Calendar, the Board reappointed Jennifer McGowan to a three-year term on the Josephine County Fair Board and it approved an order cancelling the December 27th business session due to a lack of a quorum.
In Requests and Comments from Citizens, the Board heard from a large number of proponents for the sale of the Pipe Fork timber property near Williams. Speakers included one man who tried to make his point with a three-minute "rap" routine.
Posted on 12/21/23 12:58PM by Sam Marsh
