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Josephine County commissioners send draft mining ordinance for outside review
Summary
After debate over the county’s low volume of mineral lease requests, the Board of Commissioners voted to send a draft update to the county’s mining code to a third-party reviewer and seek a cost estimate before returning the draft for further board consideration.
The Josephine County Board of Commissioners voted to refer a draft revision of the county’s mining code to an external reviewer and to request a price estimate for that review, the board said during its regular session.
The draft updates would revise Josephine County Code chapter 5.015, the county’s mining code. Commissioners discussed whether to keep a codified ordinance that lays out rules for exploration and leases or to treat future requests individually. After discussion the board voted to refer the draft to the county’s Mining Advisory Committee (MAC) and to have county legal solicit a cost estimate for a consultant review; the motion passed on a…
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