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Protesters allege county security ordered off courthouse lawn; residents respond to recent legal allegations against Commissioner Barnett
Summary
Multiple residents told the Josephine County Board of Commissioners that private security at a May 1 courthouse rally had been instructed to keep protesters off the lawn and to call police, and public commenters debated recent legal allegations involving Commissioner Chris Barnett.
Public comment at the Josephine County Board of Commissioners meeting included allegations that private security at a May 1 rally on courthouse grounds had been instructed to keep protesters off the grass and to call law enforcement, and also extensive citizen discussion about recent legal actions involving Commissioner Chris Barnett.
Eva Voora Zaveri told the board she had attended a May 1 rally and said a private security firm told protesters it had been directed by the county commissioners to prevent people from using the courthouse lawn and to call police. She said the sheriff’s office later confirmed to rally participants that the ground was public property and that the sheriff’s deputies who responded found the event peaceful.
Vicky Palmerton detailed a similar account, saying one…
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