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Inside: IVHS superior Achievements gain national award Page 5 ‘Flood disaster’ County training ‘just in case’ Page 13 CJ Art Walk Final program of 2008 Friday Pages 5, 14 JCSO fund idea Construction fee suggested to BCC Page 9 (Photos by Illinois Valley News) Pearl Harbor Day was observed Friday, Dec. 7 with a cere- mony by Glenn Morrison American Legion Post 70 & Auxiliary at Cave Junction City Hall. The Japanese attack in 1942 Former Cave Junction Mayor Tom Green died in front of his residence (above) follow- ing an assault on Monday, Dec. 10. The brought the USA into World War II. Ellie Buell (left photo), American Legion Auxiliary Dept. of Oregon president, placed a memorial wreath. Veterans (middle photo) stood at attention suspect (in photo at left) was taken into cus- tody by Josephine County Sheriff Gil Gilbertson. Story on page 8. for the playing of Taps, and (right photo) an honor guard pre- sented the colors. Jim Fuller, post commander, spoke, as did Buell. Story in next issue. (I.V, News photos) Tax plan in fund ideas by sheriff Ideas about law efforts requested A room tax and a fee on mined aggregate are among suggestions being reviewed by the Josephine County Sheriff’s Advisory Council (JCSAC) to help fund law enforcement, said Sheriff Gil Gilbertson. “Responses to my most- recent public request included some creative and worthwhile suggestions for funding alter- natives,” he stated. “I for- warded these to JCSAC for further review, and one to collect $1 per ton of aggre- gate mined in the county looks particularly promising. This would not represent a significant percentage of the cost of aggregate, but with approximately 1 million tons mined annually in the county it might be a significant con- tribution. “I also have had the op- portunity to review the New Construction Asset Buy-In Proposal discussed with the county commissioners, and the reaction was generally favorable. “Another idea that seems to have some potential,” said the sheriff, “is a 2 percent room tax on all hotel, motel and camping accommoda- tions in the county. A similar tax is already imposed within Grants Pass at 9 percent and raises more than $1 million per year. “Current state law would require 70 percent of the funds raised to be spent on supporting and promoting (Continued on page 3) The Josephine County Sheriff’s Office is in the proc- ess of creating a 20-year stra- tegic plan, said Sheriff Gil Gilbertson. “A well-considered plan requires all the creativity and analysis we can muster,” he said. “We have surveyed the employees of Josephine County and are now schedul- ing meetings with the public.” He said that his office obtained a random sample of citizens’ names and addresses from the County Clerk’s Of- fice. Those 1,200 citizens were sent postcards inviting them to attend strategic plan- ning meetings. “In those meetings,” said Gilbertson, citizens will iden- tify what levels of service they would like to see, rank those services in importance, and develop a timeline when the goals need to be met. Next, they’ll discuss funding meth- ods for achieving the service levels they’ve identified. “The citizens will be given a survey, similar to the employee survey, to complete during the meeting or to take home to complete. The infor- mation gathered from these meetings will be instrumental in development of a 20-year strategic plan,” the sheriff said. Gilbertson added, “Because there has been a great interest in these meet- ings, we will hold additional meetings where all citizens can attend. The 1,200 ran- domly selected citizens’ re- Southern Oregon Guild presented An Evening of Art & Wine in Kerby on Saturday, Dec. 8. Participants included Jim Rich and Margret Gries (above) at Kauffman Wood Products; various artists at the Guild Gallery (right); Gabriella Hampton at Hampton’s Rock Shop (bottom right); and (below) Lelo Kerivan, of Bridgeview Vineyards Winery, with Sharon Work at Dovetail Joint. More views, page 14. (Photos by Illinois Valley News) (Continued on page 3)
