Board Scheduled to Hold Three Public Hearings Pertaining to FY 2025 Budget
The Josephine County Board of Commissioners is scheduled to hold three public hearings pertaining to the Fiscal Year 2025 Budget during its weekly business session this morning.
The budget hearings for Josephine County, the Law Enforcement Service District and the 4-H Extension Service District will follow a presentation by the BLM on the Pipe Fork property near Williams and a public hearing on an ordinance that would amend the Rural Land Development Code for accessory dwelling units.
Out of the three budget hearings, the most controversial is the 4-H Extension Service District which two of the Commissioners have vowed to defund due to their perception that it has become too liberal. If the Board does not follow the recommendation of the Budget Committee to fund the district, Josephine will become the only county in the state not to receive OSU Extension services.
The Board was scheduled to approve the $2.32 million sale of the Pipe Fork property last week, but the Commissioners postponed their decision to be sure the BLM would not be logging the property and to ensure public access to the parcel.
Today's public meeting begins at 9 a.m. in the Anne G. Basker Auditorium.
Posted on 6/26/24 6:16AM by Sam Marsh
