Medford City Council

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 …

MEDFORD, Ore. – Medford’s city council selected a new councilor to fill its vacant seat tonight, Eric Stark. In a four to three vote, city councilors selected stark to fill the ward four-seat Kim Wallan left open when she was elected to …

MEDFORD, Ore. – Since election day, Medford city council has been faced with the task of replacing councilor Kim Wallan – who was elected to become a state representative. Thursday, they interviewed seven people for the spot. City councilors and citizens were …

MEDFORD, Ore. — Medford city council is looking for new ways to help the homeless in southern Oregon. The council is looking at adopting a state code which would allow people who live in their vehicles to stay overnight at religious institutions. …

MEDFORD, Ore. – The city of Medford swore in several city councilors at tonight’s meeting, but only one of them was brand new to the role. Alex Poythress is the only new councilor to join the bunch at tonight’s swearing-in ceremony. Poythress has …