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- Republic Services Submits Additional Materials for Conditional Use Permit ApplicationRepublic Services has submitted supplemental information for its Conditional Use Permit (CUP) application to Benton County. The CUP application was received by Jan. 15, 2025, meeting the deadline required by Benton County Code. The pre-application drafts are available online in their entirety through Munidocs. The supplemental material submitted on January 15 can be viewed and… Read more: Republic Services Submits Additional Materials for Conditional Use Permit Application
- Benton County Appoints Jesse Ott as Director of Natural Areas, Parks & Events
Benton County is pleased to announce that Jesse Ott has been officially appointed as Director of Natural Areas, Parks & Events (NAPE), effective January 2025. Ott has served as the Interim Director of NAPE since February 2024. He joined Benton County as the Deputy Director of Natural Areas, Parks & Events in April 2021. Under… Read more: Benton County Appoints Jesse Ott as Director of Natural Areas, Parks & Events - E-Filing Available for Benton County Business Personal Property Accounts
The Benton County Assessment Department now offers an electronic filing platform (E-File) for Business Personal Property accounts in Benton County. Business owners are asked to use this online system to file their Business Property returns, as required by Oregon Revised Statute 308.290. E-filing is fast, convenient and secure. It minimizes input errors and reduces costs… Read more: E-Filing Available for Benton County Business Personal Property Accounts - New Podcast Episode: Reflecting on eight years of public service with Commissioner Xan Augerot
In the last episode of the year, the Benton County Public Podcast commemorates the service of Commissioner Xan Augerot, who is retiring at the end of her second term on the Benton County Board of Commissioners. In this episode, Commissioner Augerot talks with host Dan Crall and Benton County PIO Anne Thwaits about the highlights… Read more: New Podcast Episode: Reflecting on eight years of public service with Commissioner Xan Augerot - Benton County and Republic Services Continue Dialogue About Conditional Use Permit ApplicationRepublic Services, parent company of Valley Landfills Inc., continues to work toward Completion on a Conditional Use Permit (CUP) application for its Coffin Butte landfill. Company representatives met this week with planning officials from Benton County to discuss the application. Republic first submitted the CUP application to Benton County on July 19, 2024. In reviewing… Read more: Benton County and Republic Services Continue Dialogue About Conditional Use Permit Application
- Community Invited to Retirement Celebration for Benton County Commissioner Xan Augerot
Benton County will celebrate and thank Commissioner Xan Augerot next week as she retires at the conclusion of her second term in office. The community is invited to a dessert open house in her honor on Wednesday, December 18 from 1:30 to 3:30 p.m. in the Board of Commissioners/Holmes and Shipley Room at 4500 SW… Read more: Community Invited to Retirement Celebration for Benton County Commissioner Xan Augerot - Community Health Centers of Benton and Linn Counties Awarded Federal Grant to Expand Access to Care for Justice-Involved Individuals
The Community Health Centers of Benton and Linn Counties (CHC) is honored to be one of the recipients of the Biden-Harris Administration’s $52 million federal grant initiative aimed at improving health outcomes for individuals reentering communities after incarceration. This transformative funding, announced by the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA), underscores a commitment to providing… Read more: Community Health Centers of Benton and Linn Counties Awarded Federal Grant to Expand Access to Care for Justice-Involved Individuals - Benton County and AFSCME Reach Agreement on New Contract Benton County and ASFCME Local 2064 reached agreement on a new labor contract late in the day on Tuesday, Nov. 19. The contract will be presented to the Benton County Board of Commissioners for approval in the Regular Board Meeting scheduled for Tuesday, Dec. 3. The contract will take effect immediately upon ratification. AFSCME representatives… Read more: Benton County and AFSCME Reach Agreement on New Contract
- Some Benton County Services Resume Following Temporary Suspension With 57% of the total workforce reporting to work, Benton County is pleased to be able to reintroduce some services that were temporarily suspended last week because of a labor strike. These services are now available: AFSCME employees are still on strike and contract negotiations are ongoing, with the next mediated bargaining scheduled for Tuesday,… Read more: Some Benton County Services Resume Following Temporary Suspension
- Increased Flood Risk for South Corvallis and Kiger Island Areas***Español a continuación*** Benton County urges the community to be cautious of possible flooding risks this week. The timing of the flooding may change, but it is currently expected to occur Wednesday, 11/20 through Saturday, 11/23. Flooding: River monitoring shows that the Willamette River may have impacts all along the riverbanks and into south Corvallis… Read more: Increased Flood Risk for South Corvallis and Kiger Island Areas