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Loss of health care for Ashland mayor and council tied to city charter
Mail Tribune, Medford, Ore. via Yahoo News· 1 year agoNov. 18—Ashland City Manager Joe Lessard said the decision to discontinue health insurance coverage for City Council members and the mayor is connected to a wider upheaval from the creation ...
2 Ashland ballot measures affecting parks go down to defeat
Mail Tribune, Medford, Ore. via Yahoo News· 2 years agoNov. 9—Two ballot measures proposed by Ashland City Manager Joe Lessard that would have affected city parks failed Tuesday. Measure 15-210 was defeated 65% to 35%, according to election results ...
Ashland city manager receives raise
Mail Tribune, Medford, Ore. via Yahoo News· 2 years agoAug. 19—Ashland City Council approved a pay raise Tuesday for City Manager Joe Lessard, bumping his pay from $163,477 a year to $171,651. The raise was a part of Lessard's contract, Sabrina ...
Ashland again debates proposed ballot measures
Mail Tribune, Medford, Ore. via Yahoo News· 2 years agoJul. 6—Two proposed ballot measures aimed at altering parks funding dominated a tense Ashland City Council meeting Tuesday. City Manager Joe Lessard has proposed a ballot measure that would ...
Ashland town hall invites residents to help city plan
Mail Tribune, Medford, Ore. via Yahoo News· 1 year agoDec. 26—As Ashland prepares to draw up a budget for the next biennium, city officials hope residents will help them choose priorities for the new fiscal year. Mayor Julie Akins, City Manager ...
Ashland cold weather shelter in new location
Mail Tribune, Medford, Ore. via Yahoo News· 1 year agoNov. 30—The city of Ashland has extended its cold weather shelter and changed the location in the face of this weekend's winter storm. Ashland City Manager Joe Lessard authorized the extension ...
Ashland ballot measure might not accomplish all of its goals
Mail Tribune, Medford, Ore. via Yahoo News· 2 years agoOct. 5—A charter change proposal on the Ashland ballot in November might not accomplish everything its backers are hoping. Ballot Measure 15-210, proposed by Ashland City Manager Joe Lessard ...
Ashland to buy new fire engine
Mail Tribune, Medford, Ore. via Yahoo News· 2 years agoAug. 3—Ashland City Council voted unanimously to use a significant portion of the city's contingency fund to buy a new fire engine. Ashland Fire & Rescue Chief Ralph Sartain and City Manager ...
Ashland council makes moves to offer better extreme weather shelter
Mail Tribune, Medford, Ore. via Yahoo News· 1 year agoDec. 9—Ashland City Council took action Tuesday night to address problems plaguing the city's extreme weather shelter operations. The council granted City Manager Joe Lessard the authority to ...
Child care, weather shelters, cleanliness among Ashland goals
Mail Tribune, Medford, Ore. via Yahoo News· 2 years agoNov. 2—Child care availability, severe weather shelters, new partnerships, cleanliness and equity are key goals for the city of Ashland moving forward, Ashland City Manager Joe Lessard told ...