November 3rd General Election Preliminary Results are In

The preliminary results of last night's General Election are in. According to results.oregonvotes.gov, Colene Martin is in the lead for County Commissioner Position 1 with 57.62% of the vote. John West currently has 41.91%. For Position 2, Mark Jones is in the lead with 54.11%, while Chad Hansen is at 45.49%. For City Council Ward 1, Rob Pell is ahead of Michael J O'Coyne with 63.46% of the vote. Rick Riker has 47.39% of the votes against Erin Cook and Candy Rosenberg for Grants Pass City Council Ward 2. Seth Benham leads with 76.68% for Ward 3 against Konnor Kirkpatrick. Dave Daniel is retaining his current position as Sheriff with 80.89% of the vote, while Jonathan Knapp has 18.25%. Dustin Calvo has 54.46% of the vote for Treasurer, while Simon Hare has 45.21%. The Five-Year Local Option Levy for Fire and Emergency Services received 67.26% of the yes votes. Renewal of the Current Five-Year Jail and Juvenile Local Option Tax has 55.34% no votes, with 44.66% saying yes. There are currently 59.62% yes votes for bonds to update the Grants Pass School District 7 facilities, increase safety, and receive an $8,168,000 State grant. ...Read more

Parker's Place Receives Letter of Support from City, Outlines Plans, Calls for Service Providers

Parker's Place Village has shared a Letter of Support from the City of Grants Pass. According to a release, The Do Good Foundation, an Oregon 501(c)(3) assisting Parker's Place, joined Elk Island Trading Group in addressing three community priorities: oversight, trained staff, and toilets and showers. Parker's Place operates under a grant agreement with the City. Elk Island and the Foundation met with City staff October 28th to review items listed in an August 6th addendum to be addressed by November 13th, along with other concerns that have come up in recent months as operations began. That meeting produced written responses to the City's questions on fencing, sleeping arrangements, intake policies and portable toilet maintenance. Fencing and striping is scheduled for completion by November 13th. Also covered were policies related to staff, background checks, site safety, and service provider agreements, a plan to complete the stormwater system with an approved contractor, and a follow-up meeting scheduled with the City to discuss long-term operations funding. The City has also offered to write application-specific letters and to sponsor or co-sponsor applications for operations funding. The project continues to move forward toward completion. ...Read more

Ballots Come In before Tonight's General Election

Ballots have been coming in for the November 3rd General Election, with results to be posted throughout the month. According to the County website, unofficial results for tonight's election will be posted on the Oregon Secretary of State Website & Josephine County Website: https://results.oregonvotes.gov. As of the latest report, a total of 30,331 ballots have been accepted of the 32,770 received, showing a participation rate of 46.62%. Results will first be announced after 8 p.m. this evening on the County website and KAJO, KLDR, and KRRM. The final certified results will be posted no later than Monday, November 30th, by 5 p.m. ...Read more