Coos County Assessor’s race contested
A last minute filing for assessor shows that Danny Steele of North Bend will be challenging interim assessor, Steve Jansen who is also seeking the position.
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County advisory committees flirt with public meeting law violations
Jon Barton, who by the way, was terrible disrespectful to a community volunteer filming the proceedings, made it clear that he viewed the committee’s job as a fact finding and evaluating job which would later be shared with the public in the form of recommendations to the BOC and that they were not empaneled to answer questions from the public.
Read MoreAudio of Jan 14 assessor deliberations released UPDATED
Only four hours of the deliberations were recorded because of a dead battery but several copies are being made available to the public.
Read MoreSteve Jansen picked as interim Coos County Assessor to replace Adam Colby
A four member committee voted three to one to accept Steve Jansen as the new assessor to replace Adam Colby, recalled in December.
Read MoreThe World newspaper launches desperate straw man argument at Commissioner Bob Main
It took voters exactly two years to get to know Colby AND recall him. The new appointee may well run unopposed but the public will damn well have a great opportunity to know whether they want to vote for this person in the next election.
Read MoreColby is recalled! It is resounding at 8PM 60% vote Yes UPDATED
Unofficial results at 8PM 8,251 votes to recall the Coos County Assessor, Adam Colby compared to 5,528 to retain him.
Read MoreColby submits Statement of Justification
From Adam Colby to Terri Turi, Coos County Clerk Statement of Justification It is my privilege to serve as assessor, and I am elated to have successfully transformed the office into a shining example of customer focused public...
Read MoreColby recall signatures verified, special election will be on
An election worker, a volunteer I think, exiting the courthouse this afternoon advised she had overhead enough signatures had been verified to force a special election to recall Adam Colby. Colby has five days I think to resign...
Read MoreColby recall group turned in signatures today UPDATED
Source advised me the Colby recall group turned petitions into the clerks office today. Because of the workload associated with ballots going out for the general election, the petitions will not be turned in to the elections...
Read MoreA quick perspective on the Colby recall
Last evening I attended, albeit briefly, a meeting to organize a recall effort against Adam Colby. Admitting up front I know hardly anything about his matter beyond what has been written in The World ( a source I do not consider...
Read MoreSecond Colby recall meeting planned for next week
Ten or twelve people met tonight to discuss the recall of Coos County Assessor Adam Colby. From what I can glean from attendees the effort is still exploratory and not yet organized enough to take on the arduous task of...
Read MoreColby recall gains steam and Union comes out swinging
The AFSCME Courthouse Workers Union, in a member update, declare vindication for actions to rein in Coos County Assessor, Adam Colby. Commissioners Demand Assessor Reform Abusive Management Style Outside investigation vindicates...
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