NEWS SUMMARY
December 2017
Jackson-Frazier Wetland community meeting scheduled for January 2018

The Natural Areas and Parks department will host a community meeting on Thursday, January 18, 2018 to present and discuss the Jackson-Frazier Wetland Long Term Restoration Plan.

The event will be held from 5:30-7:00 PM in Cafeteria Room 49 at Cheldelin Middle School, 987 NE Conifer Blvd, Corvallis, OR 97330.

The Long Term Restoration Plan seeks to increase and preserve the diversity, functions and values with the Jackson-Frazier Wetland conservation area. 

Annual flood outreach publication available

Benton County property owners with some portion of their property within the FEMA-designated floodplain received the annual Flood Facts publication this month.

Floods are the nation's most common and costly natural disaster and cause millions of dollars in damage every year. The damage from just one inch of water can cost more than $20,000. Floods can happen anywhere-more than 20% of flood claims come from properties outside the high risk flood zone.

OSU requires vaccinations in light of sixth meningococcal disease case 

Effective Dec. 20, 2017, Oregon State University will require all of its Corvallis students 25 and younger to be vaccinated for meningococcal B disease by Feb. 15, 2018.

The new vaccine requirement was announced in response to health officials reporting a sixth case of meningococcal disease infecting a student enrolled at Oregon State University in Corvallis, and are encouraging undergraduate students during winter break to receive vaccinations for meningococcal B disease.

Jail overcrowding and upcoming criminal justice system assessment featured in local media





Tom Adams, a reporter with KVAL News based in Eugene, Oregon, visited Benton County jail and spoke with Commissioner Augerot and Sheriff Jackson about the county's jail overcrowding issues and the upcoming criminal justice system assessment.  Watch now.