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Illinois Valley News, Cave Junction, Ore. Wednesday, Sept. 20, 2017
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Nichols was present at the session and
wanted to make sure the commissioners knew
that the IVSC was self-funded and explained
that the county building was going to be used
mainly for the IVSC’s Thrift Store which has
been recently forced to find a new location.
Nichols went on to explain the importance
of the Thrift Store to the Cave Junction
community.
Commissioner DeYoung asked Nichols
if the building was scheduled to be only
a thrift store and Nichols said IVSC was
committed to a “smooth transition” and they
were currently talking to Food & Friends
and the Baptist Church to help with their
relocation. He also reported that I.V. Soil and
Water may be able to stay in the building
because they will be able to rent out a few
offices.
DeYoung then addressed community
concerns about other meeting places to
fill the absence of the county building by
mentioning the I.V. Family Coalition, I.V.
Fire Department and the I.V. Senior Center as
possible substitutions.
Commissioner Hare defended the
decision to sell the county building by saying
it was time to strategically manage their
assets instead of having resource liabilities.
Hare stressed that the sale from the county
building will be reinvested back into the
Valley through infrastructure and a fire
suppression reservoir.
IVSC Board President Jean Schubert
and IVSC board member Patricia Lydick
were also in attendance and wanted to stress
the benefits to having the thrift store in
Cave Junction such as the important venue
for citizens to purchase low cost goods

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Council chambers were packed
Wednesday, Sept. 13.
without having to drive out of town. They
also explained the multiple ways that IVSC
supports the Valley including recreation,
fundraisers for schools, resource referral and
high school scholarships.
Commissioner Morgan commented
that the IVSC had the best proposal on the
table and that she will be helping the current
public health services provided at the county
building find a new home.
All three commissioners voted for the
approval of the Real Estate sale.
Other business on the agenda including
the approval of Order No. 2017-044: In
the matter of establishing the maximum
allowable number of inmates to be held in
the Josephine County Adult Jail facility. Hare
informed us that the cap will now increase to
185 and the commissioners voted 3-0 in favor
of the increased capacity of inmates.
One topic of concern during the public
comment time allotment was the proposed
ordinance for the Rural Residential (RR) 5
acre commercial marijuana ban. Many county
residents stood up to voice their opinions.
Cave Junction Mayor Daniel
Dalegowski read a letter from the city to
the county commissioners stating the city is
“heavily dependent on the economic activity
related to the marijuana industry” and in
summary, under the proposed amendments
the city would likely experience a reduction
in consumer and economic growth.
In response City Councilor Mark
Dillinger announced to the commissioners
that it was not a unanimous vote to submit the
aforementioned letter.
Additionally, Commissioner Morgan
addressed public comment from political
activist Mark Seligman about her desire to
“ban all commercial marijuana grows.” She
emphasized that this was not the truth and
clarified that she wanted to ban commercial
activity in RR-5; “any business should go
through the proper permitting process for
their business.” She explained how the first
code proposal hearing will take place Sept. 20
and after hearings it will take 90 days before
the ordinance is set. Morgan stressed that
the ordinance will be presented to the voters
and that the proposal was not about banning
cannabis but about being good neighbors.
After public comment, Commissioner
Hare stated that the RR 5 proposal was “a
complicated issue.” It was all about zoning
laws and it is already on the books that
commercial businesses were not allowed on
RR-5. “Enforcement is the key, not a blanket
approach to it …, I am torn about hurting
growers that are doing good.” said Hare.
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