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County approves engineering and archaeology work for Schroeder Park camp-loop upgrades
Summary
The board authorized engineering services and an archaeological study required to add water and electric to the camp loop at Schroeder Park; one agreement is a variable-fee FEMA/no-rise study and the other is an archaeology agreement subject to State Historic Preservation Office review (SOU agreement #26028).
Josephine County commissioners voted Oct. 7 to authorize engineering services and an archaeological study needed to add water and electric infrastructure to the tent-loop sites at Schroeder Park along the Rogue River.
Recreation staff said the engineering proposal (described in the packet as a non-fixed-fee arrangement because of site unknowns) will include a no-rise study and elevation work required by FEMA and county permitting. The board granted authority for the recreation director to sign the engineering agreement with the firm identified in the packet.
The board also approved funding for an archaeological assessment required by the State Historic Preservation Office (SHPO) for riverfront development. Staff said most of the work is archival research and a limited field survey; final sign-off by SHPO is required before development can proceed. The agreement with Southern Oregon University (SOU) was identified by number in the discussion as agreement #26028; commissioners approved the SOU agreement on a roll call vote.
Why it matters: the engineering and archaeological studies are prerequisites to permitting and to installing water and electric services at existing sites in Schroeder Park, which recreation officials said would not expand the number of sites but would improve existing infrastructure and the visitor experience.
Board action: the engineering services proposal and the archaeology agreement were each approved by motion and recorded as 3-0 on roll calls.
Next steps: consultants will complete permitting studies (FEMA/no-rise) and the archaeological report; staff will use those deliverables in permit applications and project planning for infrastructure installation.
