Board of Commissioners - Regular Meeting

Did it say start recording? Okay. All right, I'm going to open up the CML County Board of Commissioners formal session at 10 a.m. on July 2nd. And I'd ask that Ken Friday leads in the flagship. Thank you for that.

All right.

Item C is our calendar session. Is there any changes?

None.

No? All right. D is public comment. If there's anybody here to give a public comment, anything other than the public hearing, raise your hand. Or if you're online, raise your virtual hand. We have one. One public comment.

Go ahead and promote them.

Oh, we have one. Can I get you to fill out one of the TAN cards? We're going to go online first. They're back on the podium there, and then hand it to Bailey. We'll go online first. Are they promoted? Go ahead and online state your name and address, please, and go ahead with your comment.

They're muted. Yeah, we're calling on Chris. Go ahead and unmute.

Give us a second, Chris. We can't hear you.

I don't see the microphone moving.

Chris, can you try muting and unmuting one time and try again? Do I see a little red microphone up next to his name? Can you try unmuting Chris?

There we go.

We still can't hear you. All right, hang on a second. While they're figuring that out, we'll go back to in-person comment here. I'd ask that Chandler Wilkots come up. And this is not on a public hearing, correct?

It is for the point. Okay.

We're going to wait for that. And sorry, you're going to fill out the green card.

Okay.

Back to online again. Carolina can't hear us.

Well, it can hear us, but it can't hear Chris. Okay.

So it's something on Chris's end.

It could be.

you guys hear me yeah we can hear you yeah chris we can't hear you something's going on with your mic all right thanks jody so it's something on chris's end i don't know if you want to try logging off and logging back on chris and then we'll circle back to you

Bye.

We're going to circle back to public comments. E's department updates. There is none. Work session is F. There is none. Consent agenda. We have some check authorization for the fair and some appointments to Lipsick and some surplus law library items and some minutes. I would move approval. Is there any further discussion?

None.

None. All those in favor signify by saying aye. Aye. Aye. Motion passes unanimously. Thank you. H is old business. There is none. And with that, I'm going to pause to see if we can get Chris promoted again. Yeah. Did he log off and log back on?

Oh.

Okay. Let's try it one last time here. Chris, can you speak for us? Unmute and speak. Okay, we're not hearing you, Chris. So we're going to go ahead and move on again with the meeting and see if we can't figure it out as we progress here. Other business is I. Thank you very much. I want as consideration of approval to authorize the sheriff to purchase a vintage 1954 Chevrolet Bel Air patrol car. Does anybody have any questions? We have the sheriff here. We also have Glenn who's on the Amhill County Sheriff's Foundation to answer any questions that we may have.

I don't have any. I would move approval.

Motion's been made. Any further discussion?

None.

None. All those in favor signify by saying aye. Aye. Aye. Motion passes unanimously. Thank you. I choose consideration of approval of amendment number one to the agreement between Yamhill County Health and Human Services and Yamhill Valley Treatment Board Order 25-303, doing business as provoking hope, increasing the not to exceed amount to $794,720.28 per year retroactive to July 1, 2026. If nobody has any questions about this, I would move approval. Motion's been made. Any further discussion? None. None. All those in favor, signify by saying aye. Aye. Motion passes unanimously. Thank you. I-3 is consideration of approval of Amendment Number 8 to an agreement between Yamil County and Andrea Kessinger, Board Order 25-248 for Psychiatric Behavioral Health Services, increasing the rate of pay to $107.33 per hour, effective July 9, 2026.

Move approval.

Motion's been made. Any further discussion? None. All those in favor signify by saying aye. Aye. Motion passes unanimously. Thank you. And that brings us to item I-4. Chris, you want to try talking one more time for us, see if we can't get you in? Go ahead and unmute. We're just not hearing you, Chris. We know we can hear other people online, so we're pretty confident that's something on your end. You can try logging off and logging back on again, and we'll try to circle back and see if we can't catch you at the end of the meeting. In the meantime, there always is an option to submit written testimony for your comments also. You can also, is there a chat function on that? No, okay. All right, we'll come back to you at the end of the meeting if you're still there, Chris. Item I-4 is going to be a discussion of budget committee vacancies.

So we have two vacancies. both Greg Thorsgaard and Jason Fields resigned their positions on the budget committee. So we had this discussion before that we have two vacancies. We had a close date of Tuesday afternoon to get applications. We have the applications and Bailey emailed them to the commissioners yesterday. So as far as process or next steps, it is completely up to the board. on how you want to proceed okay did everybody get ample time to review applications yeah yes yes

It was impressive to see this level of interest and the fact that everybody seemed to really be really qualified. So it was very, very nice to see that many.

I have recommendations unless there's, you know, and if I may, because I just want to add that when we're doing the appointments, sorry, um, I'm kind of scrambling here this morning. Um, If there is a decision or to do appointments, I think we need to do it separately for each seat because they're going to be filling vacated seats. And so they'll be serving the remainder of the terms for each of those committee members that did resign. That way we end up having it staggered a little bit.

Do you have position numbers? And you have remaining times left on those positions? What are they? What position numbers are those?

And Jason was?

So Greg was set to expire in July of 27. So the first one would be a one-year appointment for next year.

And that's position one?

Correct.

Okay.

And then position two was just appointed. So that would be a four-year appointment. Three years left? Three years left.

Yes. Thank you.

30?

789 or 2789? Oh, they both expired 6-30-27.

Oh, that's Anton.

Anton's is 27?

Oh, I'm sorry. It's a two-year term. Thank you. 28.

Apologies. And that's position three, two.

Two. OK. Jason's is two.

I have written down Jason's position as number two, expiring the 28th. Greg's position is number one, expiring July 27. Okay. June.

June.

Okay. Back to Commissioner Starrett.

Again, I really appreciate the fact that people are really qualified candidates. We only have two positions. I would recommend, and this is what I'm basing mine on, I would recommend Matt Smith for Greg's position. A couple of things. When I look at his, to me, I want to see demonstrated performance. demonstrated community involvement. Is there a history of being involved in something that is aligned to or familiarity with? So I appreciated the fact and I did not know that he was lafayette city councilor so he was on the city council he's been on our board of property tax appeals and he is currently serving as the shalom parks and recreation district board member former board president. And the familiarity with government budgeting is important to me. I also would like to recommend Glenn Langstaff because this is over the top qualifications and pretty impressive. So those are the two recommendations that I have. And appreciating Andrew and John and Terry for submitting applications.

Okay.

Yeah. I very much would agree with Commissioner Starrett. Everybody seems fairly impressive and I appreciate the time that they took to go to the website and apply. I also agree with Glenn being very impressive and I would recommend him for position two as well. I see John being a little bit heads and shoulders above anybody else as far as finance goes. I know that he recently ran and so that might not be something that you guys have appetite for, but just his resume, he was actually one of the only ones that provided an actual resume and just finance is very impressive. So I wouldn't want to discount him. So I would recommend him for position one.

All right. I'm going to agree with Commissioner Starrett that I believe Matt should be for position one and Glenn should be for position two. With that, I will second Commissioner Starrett's motion. Is there any further discussion?

None.

All those in favor, signify by saying aye. Aye. All those opposed, signify by saying nay. Nay. Show that it passed with Commissioner Stewart voting aye and Commissioner Johnston voting aye and Commissioner King voting nay. So with that, that brings Matt Smith to position number one, expiring June of 27 and it brings Glenn Langstaff into position number two, expiring June 28. Does that sound correct?

Do we typically, Bailey, do we typically respond to those who have not been chosen with a thank you? Because I'd be happy to do that. Okay.

And maybe guide them to any other openings on other committees or once we get that all

Because we can do notifications, those that have been appointed, letting them know what to expect in the near future. And the same thing, we can send thank you for applying, but not selected.

Thank you.

All right. Thank you for that. Moving on to item I-5, and this is a walk-on by Commissioner Sterritt. It is a resolution recognizing July 4th, 2026 as the United States' 250th anniversary. And with that... I'll read in the resolutions. in the matter of a resolution recognizing July 4th, 2026 as the United States 250th anniversary. Whereas this matter came before Yamil County Board of Commissioners at its regularly scheduled public meeting on July 2nd, 2026. Whereas on July 2nd, 1776, the Second Continental Congress adopted the Declaration of Independence, asserting the colonies' rights to self-governance and freedom from tyranny and was formally dated July 4th, 1776. And whereas on July 4th, 2026, the United States will commemorate its 250th anniversary. And whereas for 250 years, the American story has been shaped by Americans who crossed frontiers, built communities, and served their neighbors. And whereas the Declaration marked the colony's break from slavery, Britain, and the birth of the United States, whereas the Oregon's history reflects that same courage and determination from its varied landscapes to the explorers, pioneers, farmers, missionaries, merchants, public servants, and families who sought opportunity and a new beginning, and whereas the Oregon Trail became a lasting symbol of westward courage as thousands traveled more than 2,000 miles by wagon, river, and foot in search of opportunity and a future. And whereas Oregon's civic life was shaped on May 2, 1843, when settlers gathered at Champooey and voted for a provisional government, followed by Oregon's admission to the Union as the 33rd state on February 14, 1859. And whereas Yamhill County was created in July 5th, 1843, as one of Oregon's first provisional districts, originally stretching from the Willamette River to the Pacific Coast and from the Columbia River to the California border. And now, therefore, the Amherst County Board of Commissioners proclaims July 4th, 2026 as America's 250th birthday celebration day, acknowledges the United States as they are free, benevolent country, offering individual liberty, personal responsibilities, and limited government, and encourages all residents to commemorate this milestone with gratitude, responsibility, and hope.

That typo, the should be removed as a free benevolent country.

Ron Burgundy, man, you put it on there and it gets read.

Oh, I would have read it too.

With that, I would make a motion to approve. Is there any further discussion on it?

None.

None for me. All right. All those in favor, signify by saying aye.

Aye.

Motion passes unanimously. Thank you for that. And thank you for bringing that before the board.

Thank you. I'm sorry if I was a little bit out of order on that. We want to check with Chris one more time.

Look here and there.

Chris, you want to try talking there again? We'll see if we can't get you in for your public comment. Can we get Jody to say something just to confirm that it is not on our end?

Can you hear me now? Oh, there we go. All right. Yeah. Switch devices.

All right. Name and address, please. And go ahead with your comment.

Chris, Maze Pink. I'm the property owner for one of the items on the docket. And we're going to press pause there.

So that's a public hearing. So we'll come right back to you. Just hold tight there. All right. Thank you.

Yeah. Perfect timing.

All right. So with that... That is going to bring us to J, which is public hearings. And I'm going to open up this public hearing at 1021 a.m. And we are here with item or actually let me go through my list here. I'm going to call for any abstentions by members of the board. Any abstentions?

None.

None. Is there any objection by the parties to the jurisdiction of this board to hear this matter before it? Seeing and hearing none. Does any board member need to announce and state on the record the substance of any ex parte contact or site visits?

I've never... been here or had any contact i do believe that i have had in the past interactions with both parties so just um being fairly close to where i've lived okay and then that brings us to ken friday

Yes, Oregon law requires that persons who attend a land use hearing be advised of certain rights and duties before the hearing begins. First, with regard to the standards for approval, state law ORS 197.797 requires that we list the applicable substantive criteria that must be met in order for the county to approve the application. The standards will be listed by the county planner in a moment as part of the staff report. Testimony, arguments, and evidence must be directed towards the standards for approval. Second, the raise it or waive it rule. Under Oregon law, any issue that might be raised in an appeal of the county's decision in this matter must be raised before the record of this hearing is closed. Failure to raise an issue accompanied by statements or evidence sufficient to afford the decision makers and the parties an opportunity to respond to the issue precludes appeal to the board based on that issue. Third, and this is directed to the applicant, under ORS 197.796, failure of the applicant to raise constitutional or other issues related to proposed conditions of approval, again, with sufficient specificity to allow the county to respond to the issue, precludes an action for damages in circuit court. Finally, I will also note that under Oregon law, and because this is the initial evidentiary hearing on this matter, any participant, that is anyone who submits oral or written testimony during this hearing may, before the record is closed, request an opportunity to present additional evidence, arguments, or testimony regarding the application. The request must be made prior to the time the chair announces that the hearing is closed.

Thank you.

And with that, the staff report, please.

Thank you, Mr. Chair. The applicable approval criteria and standards includes sections 403.03p, 403.09, 403.10, and 403.11 of the Yamhill County Zoning Ordinance, as well as the Yamhill County Substantial Construction Policy. And the staff report is as follows. The subject parcel is located in the AF40 zone, the Agriculture Forestry Largeholding District. The subject parcel is currently being used for a mix of passive forest and farm uses in the form of an established vineyard. The applicant's request is twofold. First, confirmation that the county's substantial construction policy has been satisfied towards the construction of a home that was originally permitted by a forest template dwelling approval in 2005, docket FT-13-05. Second, the applicant is also requesting to move the location of the forest template dwelling to the south of the previously approved site. The original conditions of approval regarding fire sighting and construction standards would remain in place. The county's substantial construction policy was established in 2000 by Board Order 00-514 as a means to determine whether, quote, substantial construction, end quote, or, quote, substantial development, end quote, had occurred on a land use request. The board order directed planners to consider criteria that include but are not limited to substantial expenditures incurred, the type of expenditures, the ratio of expenditures incurred to the estimated total project cost, good faith reliance of the landowner, and similar factors. The applicant indicates that a number of improvements have been made to the property towards the construction of the dwelling that was initially approved in 2005. The applicant identified the improvements to the site to include the installation of a septic system to serve the dwelling and on-site well, the construction of a gravel driveway that exceeds 1,000 feet in length, and bringing electrical service to the property, which includes a transformer and meter. Regarding the reciting of a forest template dwelling, an applicant must demonstrate that a proposed home site location takes into account relevant physical and locational factors, including but not limited to the topography, prevailing winds, access, surrounding land use, and the source of domestic water that will be used to serve the home. Additional factors an applicant is to consider include one, whether a home site has the least impact on nearby or adjacent land zone for forest or agricultural use. Two, ensures that adverse impacts on forest operations and accepted farming practices on the track will be minimized. Three, minimizes the amount of forest lands used for the building site, road access and service corridors. And four, minimizes the risk associated with a wildfire. To address the reciting component of this request, the applicant submitted a site plan showing the proposed building site to be located approximately 100 feet closer to the southern property line than the sites previously approved for the forest template dwelling. The site plan also showed that the home will be served by a driveway with direct access to northeast Buena Vista Drive. The proposed new forest template dwelling location will allow for the full 30-foot primary fire break. and a complete 100-foot secondary firebreak in every direction from the home, but to the south, where the 100-foot firebreak will be interrupted by the Buena Vista Drive right-of-way. And that concludes the staff report.

Thank you for that. And that brings us to the applicant's case, if the applicant would like to come up. I'm assuming that's you, Chandler. Okay, go ahead and come on up.

Hi, I'm an authorized representative for the applicant, Chandler Wilcutts, and I just wanted to say I... What's your address? Oh, 21750 Northeast White Horse Drive. Thank you. Go ahead. I just wanted to say I support the approval of the planner's decision and I'm here to answer any questions if you have any.

Okay. Any questions?

Thank you.

Thank you.

No, thank you.

All right. Is there any testimony in support of the application? I see a hand raised online. Are you in support of the application?

Not particularly.

Back to you, so hang tight. With that, we're going to go on to, well, let's just verify. Chris, you were in support of the application or not?

The application.

One more time.

I am in support of the application.

Okay, go ahead and give your comment. And name and address, please.

My name is Chris Maze Pink. I live at 17160 Wall Street in Lake Oswego and I'm in support of the application as it conforms with all the criteria needed for the application.

All right, thank you for that. If there's nobody else in the audience in support or online, I am not seeing any. We're gonna go to the appellant's case. Is there anybody here to represent as the appellant? If not, is there anybody here that wants to give testimony in opposition to the application? And we will promote.

On mute. Hello? Are you guys?

Yep, we can hear you. Go ahead with your name and address, please.

Jesse Lang, PO Box 96, Dundee, Oregon. Yeah, I think one of the things I have an issue with is that the new home site replaces the vineyard. So in terms of the agricultural farm that's on the property, the new proposed home site eviscerates the farm, therefore making it not an agricultural land anymore. So... It is in the like little, literally like you're talking about an established vineyard, but the new home site is in the middle of the vineyard, which effectively with headland space and turnaround makes that moot. So there'd be no vineyard anymore. So I'm confused as to how this is supposed to be a farm when the revert with the revised home site is in the middle of the farm. which if you look at the proposed spacing on it, it effectively eviscerates the entire vineyard, which is the agricultural farm product. So I'm just trying to get some clarity on that aspect of the whole thing.

Okay. Is that all you have to provide?

That's one of the things I have to provide. Yeah. I'm a little confused about the wildfire risk, um, minimize minimization, um, the minimization of the land disturbance. That's part of my inquiry. Um, yeah. And then I guess accepted farm practices as well.

Okay. If there's nothing further, I will ask one more time for any opposition comments. If you're online, raise your virtual hand. If you're in the audience, raise your regular hand. Seeing none. So that brings us to our public agency reports.

Thank you, Mr. Chair. The planning department did not receive any public agency reports.

Thank you. Is there going to be a rebuttal by the applicant? Okay.

So chair, would there be an opportunity to have a response to those questions?

Now's that time if they want to.

Chandler, do you want to reply to the house being in the middle?

You don't want to. Okay.

Thank you. With that, we're going to go with staff recommendations.

Thank you, Mr. Chair. The modified site proposed by the applicant does not appear to lead to a loss of existing or available forest land because the request is to shift the home site from one undisturbed area of the property to another undisturbed site on the property. Therefore, staff finds that the request is consistent with the county's substantial construction policy and the fire siting criteria listed in sections 403.03p 403.09, 403.10, and 403.11 of the ML County Zoning Ordinance. For these reasons, staff recommends approval of the request for the residing and completion of the forest template dwelling with the conditions presented in the staff report. And that ends the staff recommendation.

Thank you. And with that, I'm going to close out this public hearing at 10.33 a.m. And that leads us to deliberations. Anybody have any questions or comments?

I don't.

Seems like the planning staff's decision is pretty straightforward. So if there's no further discussion, I would just make a motion to approve the findings by staff and their recommendation. Any further discussion?

None.

Can I ask a question about Mr. Lang's? Questions, I guess. The way that I understand this is that it's seven and some change acres. It already had an approved home site. It's under the AF40. So it doesn't really matter how much farming is actually done on that property. Yeah. Yeah. Okay. I just want to... make sure that that's clear where you're coming from.

To give a little bit further explanation, the legislature in 1993 passed what was called House Bill 3661. And one of the things they did was put in the Forest Template Dwelling process and it was a way to try to identify parcels that were in the forest zones or in the farm forest zones that were smaller that were already developed in the surrounding area and that should really be allowed to have some infill so that basically to promote timber that you weren't going to have people go out to You know, manage a five or 10 acre piece of property. You needed to have someone out there to do that. And where we already had development, it was going to allow that development. It wouldn't allow it to creep out, though, because the development that you had to analyze was development that was already existing in 1993. So it's just a way to basically do infill, if you will, on some substandard parcels. And if you look at the map, this is right in the heart of where there are some substandard parcels. And so it meets the criteria and the the um placement of the house uh taking out um farm or forest use isn't isn't a significant uh criterion to to deny it on okay thank you i think just to that mr lang i don't know that it really you know we as a board up here don't get to um

have opinions on this. It's more of, are you allowed to? And that's really what it comes down to of how we have to look at land use. So with that, go with the motion. All right.

There's no further deliberation. I call for a vote. All those in favor signify by saying aye. Aye. Motion passes unanimously. Thank you very much. And with that, it brings us to K, which is announcements.

Yeah. Last week, Talk with the sheriff if you follow our calendar. We, my sheriff and Ken, we decided to take a little field trip this week. So if you're looking at the calendar out there in the public world and looking for spots for our dog control. So I'm excited about that today. And the rest of the week is pretty dominated with legislative activities. I went to AOC's legislative conference and with all of our steering committees and Co chairs and really hammered out some of those details and moving forward to what the next biennium 2728 looks like for the priorities of AOC and just what that means for the state as a whole, where we can come together. My first time at that. So I really appreciated the process of that. Yes, and especially as just as co-chair for the public safety and veterans. We are going to convene kind of a subgroup for veterans specifically to try to get some more priorities there of how AOC can better that. that area when it comes to our legislators. And then yesterday, Commissioner Johnson and I got a chance to go to the legislative days for St. Paul Rodeo, where they really are trying to educate people just about the lifestyle and um, of Western culture, but, uh, really just how much involvement for the animals and what it's like for them. And, uh, I always appreciate that. This is my second time getting to go to that. And I, I, I approve just being an animal guy. I, I, I completely agree with him and support how they treat their animals. I mean, it's better than the, than the athletes get, uh, you know, with the doctors and veterinarians and so on. So I, I, I really like those guys. So, yeah.

Thank you. I appreciate how much money they've given back to the community. Oh, man. Absolutely.

Blow your mind. When I was on the chamber, you know, we go out there for a chamber event beforehand, too, and the amount of money, just economic development that pours into Newburgh and the surrounding cities with hotels and restaurants and so on. It is, for a town of 450 people-ish, I mean, the economic impact is and not even just the state, but the farming and so the rodeo, it's, it is insane. I mean, they are punching, they are a little guy that is punching heavyweight. It is, it is awesome. The just generational abilities to be able to do that. 90 years, 90 years this year. Yeah. So I'm, I'm I've always been a big supporter and fan and yeah, I love those guys out there. Yeah.

Isn't that where you're from?

Yes. Grew up in St. Paul, yeah.

Okay. Thank you for that. I just wanted to talk a little bit about Thursday was the Chehalem Park and Recreation District Board of Directors meeting. And it was sort of the culmination of a very contentious months and months of equestrians who were testifying about the dangers of allowing biking on the Crystal Parrot Riley farm trails. Very, very contentious. The board did not... go along with those concerns and voted to allow bikes. The predominant user of the biking world has been a Lake Oswego biking club that didn't really use it all that much, but it did cause some concern. So at this particular point, I think what's going to happen is that there will be a citizen initiative to address the use of heritage parks and heritage lands. So that's ongoing. But it was disappointing, at least for the equestrians who were really committed to keeping it a safe place for being able to ride their horses, because there's really no place else to do that. Suicide Prevention Coalition, a great group that continues to grow. I want to say a specific thank you to all those who take part in that and Kelsey for putting that together every month. We've got a lot of people this time. We focused on bringing Oregon Firearms Safety Coalition founder Donna Marie Drucker to talk about the nexus of putting time and distance between firearms owners and a crisis. So that's been a big, big push of theirs that they have now brought to our suicide coalition. And I do appreciate all the work they're doing with veterans, law enforcement, and all of those folks. The local government advisory committee met and they met on Friday morning We had a collection as we normally do of folks from OHA, the OHA medical director and county commissioners. I did share my observations and my concerns about the fact that this was pretty much a flagrant big pharma roadshow. They were pushing the HPV vaccine under the guise of preventing cervical cancer. and forgetting about the fact that the pharmaceutical company that produces Gardasil just paid $50 million for some of those serious side effects. And even though this new analysis shows serious side effects, they talked about ways to discourage people who were concerned about these things. And I was... Again, I brought my concerns to them, and it was pretty much a full onslaught against informed consent. So they were taking a hit. This was Dr. Dean Seidlinger, the medical director, taking a hit at folks who were doing research and were not just basically going with what the trusted sources say, like CDC and OHA. They talked about it being insular thinking and people of similar faiths who questioned vaccines and vaccine safety. So I brought it up and afterwards I got some emails, rather texts from someone, another commissioner who asked, what is ELGAC doing? What are they doing? And someone else who I have great respect for on the call said, thank you, well said. So while folks are reluctant to talk about it, It's something that's becoming more and more aggressive at the state level. Also, the HHS meeting talked about the priorities for the 26-27 legislative session. And broadly, it's all about keeping funding intact. And we talked about senior and shelter housing and the civil commitment transport. And hopefully, no cuts to the Medicaid programs that we control. Veterans, local cost, full cost funding. But I do want to give a shout out to the local groups to the VFWs, to the American legions who do a lot of that heavy lifting and those volunteers. Oregon emergency management, the common refrain was, is that that EMPG grant only pays for a fraction of the cost of this, you know, holding up this program. And our emergency manager is not alone in saying we need more help on this program. in this regard. So lots went on, lots to discuss, and hopefully the 26-27 legislative session will acknowledge the heavy lifting that the counties do.

Thank you. Last Thursday, I had my McMinnville Fire District meeting. It was very short, so there's nothing to report there. Saturday was the Carleton Parade. The scare of rain didn't keep too many people away, so it was still fairly well attended, but definitely lighter than it was years prior. Sunday, I had the opportunity to welcome the Pacific Northwest Symbiosis Tour to McMinnville. And they toured a few businesses that basically focus on using secondary products. So for my industry, for the ag industry, we have a pretty good connection with the forest industry. We use sawdust, which is a waste product on our trees to create new products. And so that's kind of fit right in the symbiosis tour. I was able to welcome them along with city manager Garvin. It was a great tour. It was a great way to spend Sunday afternoon. Monday was AOC annual conference all day. Looked like it was very well attended.

I think they said it was one of the higher ones that they've had in recent years, more commissioners than really ever. 30 counties, 30 out of 36 counties represented.

Yeah, nice. Friday is Dayton's 250th celebration that they're going to have. They're going to have fireworks at 10 p.m. And just during the evening, they'll have their normal Friday nights that they have there in Dayton. So stick around, wait till 10. They light fireworks off behind the post office there in Dayton. Tonight is chat with the chair at 6 p.m. in the government services building. And right after that, there'll be a planning commission meeting in this room at 7 p.m.

We don't have anything on the planning commission this month. We will for next month.

So no meeting tonight?

No meeting tonight. Okay.

No planning commission tonight. And 2 p.m. today, if anybody's interested, there's going to be a native plant volunteer group. They have some gardens around the Mac library that they're going to do some maintenance to. And I think that's a monthly recurring thing. So if you mark your calendar for 2 p.m. today, it's going to be about the same time next month also. Okay. And then Saturday, there's going to be a happy 4th of July 250th anniversary at the fairgrounds put on by a group. So go out there and support those guys. That looks like it's shaping up to be a pretty cool celebration. They're going to have, I think right at noon, they're going to try to do a flight or get a flyover by some F-15s, if I remember right. Cool. So along with that, they got some music and local talent that's coming out there to entertain everybody.

City of Newburgh and Northwest Christian has one as well at night, so that one will be great.

Nice. Do you know what time that one...

I don't know what time that one kicks off. Seven, I think.

I was thinking maybe six, but I might be wrong. There were several...

several times as i heard something earlier on about four o'clock and now six o'clock so i think it's just going to be leading up but the fireworks are later later on yeah maybe check online somewhere i think it's on the city website newbrook city website okay cool um one more is going to be willamette tonight at 6 00 p.m they have a parade and then they get into fireworks i'm assuming probably about the same time around 10 o'clock when it gets dark so with that

One more thing I do want to point out that if you're coming in to this area, you'll see some beautiful flower baskets that are hung along the street there and.

Seeing some hooded character watering.

Chair Johnston was was here at six in the morning yesterday with folks hanging those he grew them you fertilize them you watered them he hung them and I understand he even. took a few from his wife's beloved patio area to put the very best ones out. So another indication of how this commissioner really does beautifies the county, builds up the county, does so much that you don't know. And he's been such a super asset. He's fed people in this county, beautified the county and works behind the scenes. And we're ever so grateful to all you do. And those baskets are gorgeous.

I enjoy doing it. Thank you for that. Is there anything else for the good of the order? Seeing none. All right. I'm going to close this out at 1048. Thank you everybody for coming.

Happy 4th.

Happy 4th of July. 250. Thank you, Jody. Thank you, Jody.

Nice to see you.

No, that's it. Oh, okay. All right.