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Library considers meeting room restrictions amid security issues, alcohol use, misuse concerns

Crook County’s public library may soon restrict use of its meeting rooms to normal operating hours after staff raised concerns about after-hours security problems, building access issues, and facility misuse.
Public Transparency

Questions mount over insider contract as records show taxpayer funds also paid for contractor’s luxury resort stays, private dinners

A local contractor with longstanding government ties and a history of ethics concerns involving federal contracts, used taxpayer funds to attend conferences at luxury resorts and to pay for meals for its governing board members.
Public Transparency

Crook County commissioners remove county attorney from day-to-day public records role

The Crook County Board of Commissioners voted last week to temporarily shift responsibility for administering public records requests away from the county’s legal department and into county administration, adopting an interim structure while a comprehensive rewrite of the county’s public records policy is underway.
Public Transparency

Crook County begins rollout of new public transparency initiatives and policies after issues over records, meetings

Crook County has begun rolling out new transparency initiatives after mounting scrutiny over its handling of public records and compliance with Oregon’s open government laws.
Public Transparency

Grievance filed over lack of required notice for controversial solar expansion hearings

The Prineville Review filed a formal grievance Wednesday morning against the Crook County Board of Commissioners, alleging the county failed to provide timely and specific notice of a public hearing concerning a controversial expansion of the TSR North Solar Facility near Powell Butte.
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Ceder trees to be removed from around Crook County Courthouse amid structural concerns

Six towering cedar trees surrounding the historic Crook County Courthouse are slated for removal this Friday, June 20, in what county officials describe as a necessary step to preserve the building’s structural integrity and safeguard public safety.
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Crook County hosting open houses on alternate Juniper Canyon access road, 20-year transportation system plan

Crook County is once again updating its long-range transportation planning, and this time, officials are emphasizing the importance of community input as they weigh priorities ranging from congestion relief to new roadway access in rural neighborhoods like Juniper Canyon.
Public Transparency

Crook County backtracks on public records issue after state official says handling “does not align with the law”

Following an ongoing dispute over public records sought by The Prineville Review from Crook County since November, Oregon’s Public Records Advocate has raised serious concerns about the county’s handling of public records requests—both generally and in relation to this publication’s outstanding requests.
Public Transparency

Water district diverted thousands to private HOA, now says it faces “state of failure” amid ethics concerns, board resignations

A Crook County water district is facing severe financial and governance issues following allegations of misappropriating thousands of dollars, general mismanagement, and potential ethics violations by its elected board—nearly half of which has now resigned.
State

State & County leaders call for repeal of wildfire hazard map

Following a February 17 press conference by Oregon House and Senate Republicans addressing the controversial statewide wildfire risk map, the Eastern Oregon Counties Association (EOCA) is formally requesting that the state of Oregon repeal the wildfire hazard map adopted under SB 762 (2021).  
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