Lane County Board of Commissioners

The East and West Lane County Commission districts offer a wealth of opportunities for leadership.

The West Lane County Commissioner seat, position 1, is open. Also, up for election are position 2, representing Springfield, and position 5, East Lane County.

Lane County commissioners voted unanimously Tuesday to make Juneteenth a paid holiday for county employees.

Lane County has been through a tough couple of years with the COVID-19 pandemic and the Holiday Farm Fire of September 2020. In his State of the County address Monday, Commission Chair Joe Berney expressed gratitude for health care, and other frontline workers, who have saved lives. He also referenced the January 6th insurrection at the U.S. capitol last year.

The Lane County Board of Commissioners passed a resolution, 4-1, on Tuesday declaring the second Monday of October Indigenous Peoples' Day. This is the…

Lane County received $3.5 million in federal funding to support services to reduce youth homelessness. This is the first time the county has been awarded…

The Lane County Board of Commissioners passed a motion on Tuesday banning fireworks in unincorporated areas during fire season.The ban goes into effect…

Lane County Public Health gave a sobering COVID-19 update to the Board of Health today/Tuesday. Its commissioners responded by issuing an Emergency Public…

In a 3 to 2 vote Tuesday Lane County Commissioners effectively put a stop to a quarry project on TV Butte near Oakridge.Local residents, including the…

At a Board meeting on Tuesday, July 13, commissioners discussed a potential fireworks ban that would be automatically triggered when fire season is…

Lane County Commissioners Tuesday declared a state of emergency due to extreme drought conditions. This action puts the county in the process to be added…

Lane County has met the state’s 65% metric for COVID-19 vaccinations and will now move to the Low Risk category—permanently. Changes in community…