Commissioner Herman Baertschiger tried to make a connection between negative stories about Commissioners in the Grants Pass Daily Courier to a rejection by SOREDI (Southern Oregon Regional Economic Development Inc.). Baertschiger, in his best Tucker Carlson method of operation yet, implied that the Courier is getting revenge on Commissioners after being denied American Rescue Plan […]
County Commissioners Business Meeting JULY 28, 2021 Two tax levies were approved for the November ballot by Josephine County Commissioners. The jail and juvenile detention levy is a renewal while the County Animal Shelter levy, raised from 8 to 11 cents,is considered a new levy. Sheriff Dave Daniel made a brief appeal for the 93 […]
County Commissioners WEEK OF JULY 19-JULY 22, 2021 July 21 Agenda July 21, 2021 Video – Not available This meeting info will be uploaded after County posts the video and it can be reviewed. July 22, 2021 – Agenda Commissioners continued to argue with Josephine County Public Health Director Michael Weber about COVID-19 vaccines, citing […]
County Commissioners WEEK OF JULY 12-JULY 16, 2021 July 14, 2021 Agenda July 14, 2021 Video Josephine County Commissioners’ July 14 Business Meeting featured people who actually wanted to pay a tax and a range of dramatis personae who used public comment time to repeat oft told tales even though Commission Chair Dan DeYoung said […]
County Commissioners WEEK OF JUNE 28-JULY 1, 2021 June 30, 2021 Agenda June 30, 2021 Video Nagging, as defined by Merriam-Webster, is “persistently annoying or finding fault with someone.” Josephine County Commissioners spent the better part of their meeting doing just that to Oregon’s female governor: Commissioner Fowler said that “Governor Kate Brown had a […]
WEEK OF JUNE 21-25, 2021 The recording of the June 23 meeting was not available at the time this update was written, due to YouTube taking it offline for including medical misinformation. That meeting can now be viewed at this link. Future live-streamed meetings will be available on the County Website. Previously recorded business meetings […]
WEEK OF JUNE 14 – 18, 2021 YouTube video from the general meeting was removed due to Medical Misinformation. According to reporting by the Daily Courier, the Commissioners were advised by YouTube that if county officials refute the misinformation, their videos can stay. Given they often comment in support of these weekly COVID conspiracy baltherings, […]
WEEK OF JUNE 7 – 11, 2021 An unavoidable levy, a reluctant forking over of $30,000, admission by conservative commissioners that health decisions should be personal, a drought dilemma, a new position in the public health department and a rift over a big gift were on the Josephine County Commissioners’ agenda this week. 06/08/2021 Agenda […]
WEEK OF MAY 31 – JUNE 4 06/02/21 Agenda 06/02/21 YouTube Letters were Josephine County Commissioners’ main concern this week. On Wednesday, June 3 the discussion centered around their letter to every member of the US Senate opposing what they call “land grabs or land lockups” in several bills being passed on as part of […]
