On Tuesday we will find out if the voters reject outright a scheme hatched by a small band of chamber of commerce members to bulldoze over public process by manipulating two interim commissioners to change the county over to a...
Read MorePursuant to ORS 192.440, I am writing to respectfully request copies of all emails, and attachments thereto, that you have sent or received from any of the following individuals between the dates of August 11, 2011 and February 23, 2012, which in anyway relate to the business of the Coos County Structure Committee:
Read Morein the absence of a public vote, it is not possible for the public to ascertain whether a majority of members support the Structure Committee’s recommendations. Similarly, in the absence of a public vote, the public cannot identify the individual committee members who support or oppose the Structure Committee’s recommendations. The public needs and deserves this information, particularly in light of recent events suggesting the Structure Committee’s recommendations do not have the unanimous support of members.
Read MoreThe lawyer who brought the case against the Lane County commissioners, Nathan Rietmann says, “…local government has not shut down since this case was decided, either in Lane County or anywhere else. In my opinion, the fact that local officials across the state are being more careful about making sure there decisions are made in public meetings is a very positive result of the case.”
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