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Residents urge county action on solid-waste franchise and assess mineral potential on county properties
Summary
Speakers at the Josephine County meeting urged the board to amend solid-waste franchise rules to allow licensed junk-removal services to operate locally and proposed the county examine mineral values on public lands before selling timber properties.
Several residents used public comment to press the board on county revenue and asset management, raising two distinct proposals: (1) an amendment to the county solid-waste franchise to regulate and license junk-removal businesses and (2) a call to assess mineral resources on county-owned and federal property before selling timberland.
Connor Kirkpatrick, who said he is a licensed contractor, told commissioners he had drafted an amendment to the solid-waste franchise agreement that would require junk-removal operators to pay a fee and…
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