Jackson County, Ore., — Jackson County is withdrawing from the lobbying organization that represents Oregon counties in Salem.
Once this legislative session is over, the county’s membership with the Association of Oregon Counties will end.
Jackson County Commissioner Colleen Roberts says the return on the investment just wasn’t good enough to justify the amount of money the county was spending.
“Lack of communication, lack of advocacy and lack of them representing us equally as counties. So we decided it’s just a lot of money, every penny matters.”
Jackson County is the first county in the state to withdraw its membership.
Roberts says the money the county is saving will likely still be used for lobbying, and could potentially pay for the commissioners themselves to lobby – or to hire a third party.
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