Medford City Council

MEDFORD, Ore. – The city of Medford is looking at potentially banning wood shake roofs. There aren’t many in the city, but the experts say they pose a fire risk. Wood shake roofs have dipped in popularity in recent years, but there …

MEDFORD, Ore – The city of Medford is moving forward with plans to build a more than $50 million aquatics and event center. However, Medford’s Parks and Recreation Director Rich Rosenthal says it’s still several steps away from final approval. The plans for …

MEDFORD, Ore. — According to Oregon Recovers, an addiction advocacy group, Oregon ranks 50th in the amount of access there is to addiction treatment. The state also has the 4th highest addiction rate in the nation. They say nearly 2,100 people die …

(UPDATED: 7/19/19 5:45 p.m.) Medford City Councilors voted to reverse a city commission’s decision of denying the proposed project. The council decided there was not enough data to reject the application so they reversed SPAC’s decision. The applicant will have to work …

MEDFORD, Ore – The Medford city council is planning to draft and vote on a resolution to help reduce the cost of PERS for public employers. PERS or public employee retirement system will increase starting July first at the start of the new …

MEDFORD, Ore.– The Medford City Council is considering a ban on fireworks and will be discussing several options to replace the current ordinance during Thursday’s city council meeting. According to Medford Fire-Rescue, Medford actually had a complete firework ban back in 1993. …

MEDFORD, Ore. – The city of Medford is working on a plan to find a solution to homelessness in the Rogue Valley. The Homeless System Action Plan has been a community effort, with more than a dozen community groups. The goal: to identify …

Update: 3/25/2019-  The planning commission held a meeting Monday afternoon as it considers the concept of cottage housing and what that would look like within the city. “Cottage housing will meet the needs of today’s smaller household size.  There’s a sense of …

MEDFORD, Ore. — Medford city council gave initial approval on Thursday to an ordinance giving religious institutions the option to let people legally sleep overnight in the parking lot. The ordinance, No. 3171, would add a new chapter to the Ashland Municipal Code.  …

MEDFORD, Ore. –  It was a busy night for the Medford City Council at Thursday’s meeting. Medford’s City Council is officially full with new councilor Eric Stark sworn in Thursday night. Stark is filling the ward 4 seat Kim Wallan left open …