Timber Town’s Comeback story
By: Andrew Selsky, Associated Press July 27, 2016 Original source PRINEVILLE, Oregon (AP) — It was not long ago that Crook County had five major lumber mills. Timber was king, and the rural Oregon county [...]
By: Andrew Selsky, Associated Press July 27, 2016 Original source PRINEVILLE, Oregon (AP) — It was not long ago that Crook County had five major lumber mills. Timber was king, and the rural Oregon county [...]
Clackamas County was recently honored by the National Association of Counties (NACo) with five Achievement Awards for implementing innovative county government programs. County commissioners will recognize staff who worked on these award-winning programs at their [...]
By: Sarah Gilman, High County News July 25, 2016 Original source Crunching across a brushy, logged-over slope near Corvallis, Oregon, Reed Wilson points his trekking pole at an ancient Douglas fir in a neighboring [...]
Jul. 23, 2016 Original source Almost a decade after the start of the Great Recession, counties still feel its effects on their strained budgets. A new NACo survey found that 44 percent of county [...]
News Release Ted Wheeler Oregon State Treasurer FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE July 15, 2016 Contact: James Sinks, 503-881-4747 (cell), Oregon.gov/treasury New diversified intermediate fund is available to qualified government entities for longer-term deposits SALEM [...]
AOC in partnership with the Department of Corrections is offering a tour of the Oregon State Penitentiary for elected county leaders and legislators/legislative aides on Monday, September 12th from 10:15 a.m. to 11:45 a.m. Please register by [...]
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Contributed by: Daniel Hauser, AOC County Road Program Transportation Policy Analyst July 11, 2016 Oregon's Transportation Safety Action Plan (TSAP) is in the process of being revised and updated. This important document guides Oregon's strategies and coordinates statewide [...]
Contributed by: Daniel Hauser, AOC County Road Program Transportation Policy Analyst July 11, 2016 As noted in the previous edition of the Oregon Trails, the County Road Program has been developing a series of County Road Briefs to [...]
Funding to aide Coastal Counties with planning assistance and provide two professional positions at DLCD Contributed by: Mark Nystrom, AOC Energy, Environment and Land Use Policy Manager July 11, 2016 AOC is asking commissioners to [...]