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Residents press Josephine County on alleged waste-contractor ties, code enforcement and property blight
Summary
Multiple residents urged the board to restore code enforcement, questioned a stop-payment reversal involving a local grant and alleged ties between a private hauler and county officials; one resident proposed a solid-waste mitigation program to address nuisance properties.
A string of public commenters on April 1 pressed the Josephine County Board of Commissioners to address persistent code-enforcement problems, alleged conflicts of interest involving a local waste hauler, and property blight that residents say creates fire and public-health risks.
Victor (Grants Pass) alleged that Trent Carpenter of Southern Oregon Sanitation (SOS) has an inappropriate relationship with county decision-makers, accused the county of an "inside track" favoring SOS in hiring and rate-setting, and asked why the county reversed a stop payment on a "2 Guys 1 Truck" economic development grant check, which he said made Evergreen Bank…
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