JoCo candidate Horban addresses resources, regulations and access
From our weekly issue dated April 07, 2010
Jadd Horban, a Josephine County commissioner candidate, addressed members of Southern Oregon Resource Alliance (SORA) during its Monday, April 5 morning meeting at a restaurant in Grants Pass.
SORA is a non-profit organization that advocates utilization of the region“s timber, mining, aggregate and agricultural resources. It was founded in the 1970s by former Josephine County Commissioner Anne Basker.
Horban, 29, attended elementary school in the county, and graduated from Grants Pass High School in 1999. He also attended Rogue Community College in Grants Pass.
For three years, Horban worked for the Grants Pass Dept. of Public Safety, first as a community service officer and then as a patrol officer. While his wife attended Oregon Institute of Technology in Klamath Falls, Horban worked for two years at a car dealership there.
Since returning to Grants Pass four years ago, Horban has been running his own auto paint supply business.
Horban told SORA members that in his business dealings, he sees firsthand how hard it is for companies to comply with the various rules and regulations that they face from governing bodies.
Although he has a lot of family in the area, Horban said, they have not been involved politically. But Horban, who has two young children, emphasized that young people must become more active, as they are affected by what happens in the public arena.
Also addressed by Horban was funding for the Josephine County Sheriff“s Office (JCSO). He lamented the fact that JCSO deputies often move on to other agencies due to lack of stable funding and job security.
“We can“t just become a training ground all the time,“ Horban said.
Horban said that if he is not elected, he might end up serving as a JCSO reserve deputy. He said that even if the county can“t fund law enforcement, it still has the obligation to provide it.
Maintaining access to public land is “very important“ for the county, Horban said, along with the responsible utilization of natural resources. A small tax increase may also be necessary for the county to be “completely self-sufficient,“ he said.
He said that the county might also benefit from implementation of a justice of the peace court system. That would help keep more revenue in the area, instead of being sent to Salem, he said.
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