The space designated by the city of Ashland behind its police department and City Council chambers for public camping has remained largely unused as of Thursday afternoon, according to Ashland Chief of Police Tighe O’Meara, nearly one week after the city designated the lawn area there for public overnight camping for homeless individuals.
Ashland Mayor Tonya Graham says the likely failure of the city’s measure on its Food & Beverage Tax amendment at the ballot box during the May election on Tuesday will have an impact on the city’s ability to staff certain positions related to fire services and homelessness during the current biennium.
Video cameras to monitor evacuation routes in Ashland in the event of a fire will soon be installed at major streets. The City Council decided Tuesday night to allow the purchase of at least five new cameras on key streets.
Garden of the Month: A riot of color greets passersby at 784 Park St. in April and May as many bulbs burst into bloom.
Obituary: Anthony (Tony) Charles Romeo died peacefully at home with family on February 22, 2023, the eve of his 101st birthday. Family and friends will celebrate his extraordinary life at a memorial event Saturday, June 24, at 2 p.m. at the Foss Auditorium, American Mountaineering Center, 710 10th St., Golden, Colorado.
A measure directing revenue from Ashland’s Food and Beverage Tax on prepared foods to fund Parks & Recreation Department operations trailed by a narrow margin on Tuesday as of initial vote counts, but the official outcome was “too soon to tell,” according to the measure’s opponents.
Ashland voters appear to have chosen two new school board members — Dan Ruby and Russell Hatch — as results continue to be tallied on Tuesday after initial counts of ballots submitted early were released shortly after 8 p.m.
A measure to give Ashland city councilors their first pay raise in 70 years is headed for approval, according to early voting results posted Tuesday evening by the Jackson County Elections Office. As of results posted at 10:45 p.m., Measure 15-215 holds an overwhelming majority of 73 to 27 percent, with 4,609 “yes” votes to 1,744 “no” votes.
A wrap-up of spring election results for Ashland measures and school district results appear here as they’re posted on the Jackson County website shortly after polls close Tuesday, May 16. Individual articles will also be posted on the two ballot measures and the contest for seats on the Ashland School District board.
After some linguistic confusion, the Ashland Planning Commission at its meeting on May 9 approved an amendment to a deed restriction on the 20-acre Railroad Property near downtown, which should allow Union Pacific Railroad (UPRR) to begin cleanup of contaminants on the land starting in the summer of 2024 and then to sell one or more parcels to developers once cleanup is complete.
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Ask Strider: A worried older brother asks our advice columnist’s advice. And a dog’s guardian wants to know if there is any hope getting their hat-hating dog to calm down. As always, Strider tries to give words that help!
After a successful production of “The Vagina Monologues” and raising more than $2,000 for Planned Parenthood of Southwestern Oregon, Ashland actor and director Lia Dugal intends for “The Climate Monologues” to premiere in Oregon in late 2025 or early 2026 at the Bellview Grange in Ashland.
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Herbert Rothschild: Whether visualization and intention by themselves can effect broad social change is impossible to determine, but the question merits sustained consideration.
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