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Residents urge commissioners to honor library-support clause in county charter, ask for lease extension
Summary
Public commenters asked Josephine County commissioners to uphold Section 14.5 of the county charter, extend the library lease for at least five years at a favorable rate, and allow time for fundraising and construction of a new Grants Pass library; commissioners said lease negotiations are underway.
Several residents told Josephine County commissioners during public comment that the county must honor a library-support provision in the county charter and take near-term steps to secure library operations and a building site.
Michelle Templar, speaking for JOCO Citizens for Responsible Government, read language from the county charter specifying library support and asked the board to extend the Grants Pass library lease for at least five years at a rate that accounts for previously redirected levy funds…
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