Community Corrections Funding and Ballot Measure 110 Reform Advance

The short, fast-paced 2024 legislative session ended with real wins for the Association of Oregon Counties (AOC) public safety portfolio. AOC’s Public Safety Steering Committee identified two priorities in advance of the session — [...]

Western Oregon State Forest Habitat Conservation Plan Moves One Step Closer to Implementation

In November 2017, the Oregon Board of Forestry (BOF) directed staff to evaluate whether the pursuit of a Habitat Conservation Plan (HCP) in conjunction with the issuance of incidental take permits made sense from [...]

Fast-Track Urban Growth Boundary Process Priority Becomes Reality

Following House Bill 3414’s failure during the 2023 session, the prospect of the Association of Oregon Counties (AOC)’s community development policy priority — creating a fast-track process for limited urban growth boundary (UGB) expansions [...]

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